Category: Max Von Sydow

An Uneven Sequel, My Guilty Pleasure – EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max Von Sydow, Ned Beatty, Richard Burton, Sequel, The Exorcist II: The Heretic, William GoodhartLeave a comment

This sequel to William Friedkin's original horror classic is far from perfect. Yet I'll be damned if it isn't my guilty pleasure.

Minority Report’s Speculative Fiction is All Kinds of Awesome

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Colin Farrell, Film, Max Von Sydow, Mystery, Peter Stormare, Philip K. Dick, Samantha Morton, Sci-Fi, Tom CruiseLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG7DGMgfOb8 Minority Report. 2002. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Screenplay by Jon Cohen & Scott Frank; based on the short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. Starring Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Anna Maria Horsford, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Tim Blake Nelson, Lois Smith, Mike …

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The Devil Traffics in Needful Things

On By C.H. NewellIn 1993, Amanda Plummer, Bonnie Bedelia, Crime, Drama, Ed Harris, Fantasy, Film, Max Von Sydow, Novel, Stephen KingLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKCJxsO1jt8 Needful Things. 1993. Directed by Fraser C. Heston. Screenplay by W.D. Richter; based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Starring Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh, Ray McKinnon, Duncan Fraser, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, William Morgan Sheppard, Don S. Davis, Campbell Lane, Eric Schneider, Frank C. …

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Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND: This is Your Brain, This is Your Brain Under Repression

On By C.H. NewellIn 2010, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Lehane, Film, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, ThrillerLeave a comment

Scorsese & Lehane together as one? That's how you get a spooky, mind-bending thriller like SHUTTER ISLAND.

William Friedkin Gets to the Pulse of Fear with The Exorcist

On By C.H. NewellIn 1973, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Dick Smith, Directors, Effects, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Linda Blair, Literature, Max Von Sydow, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Special Features, The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, William Friedkin, William Peter BlattyLeave a comment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15h02Y0MDY The Exorcist. 1973. Dir. William Friedkin. Written by William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. Warner Brothers Rated 18A. 132 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) By now, everyone has either seen The Exorcist …

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