The Godfather: A Definitive American Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0VGcWHkNeA The Godfather. 1972. Directed & Written by Francis Ford Coppola; based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, John Cazale, & Rudy Bond. Paramount Pictures/Alfran …

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The Conjuring is a Genuine Creepshow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k10ETZ41q5o The Conjuring. 2013. Directed by James Wan. Screenplay by Chad & Carey Hayes. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Marion Guyot, Morganna May, & Amy Tipton. New Line Cinema/The Safran Company/Evergreen Media Group. Rated 14A. …

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Raising Cain: There’s Better De Palma and There’s Worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498jRT9XJl4 Raising Cain. 1992. Directed & Written by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, & Gabrielle Carteris. Pacific Western. Rated R. 91 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★ Brian De Palma is one of those classic directors of his generation, leaving his mark indelibly …

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Secret Window: A Mixed Bag of Stephen King Treats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QboGT3v7c5A Secret Window. 2004. Directed & Written by David Koepp; based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King from the collection Four Past Midnight. Starring Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S. Dutton, Len Cariou, Joan Heney, John Dunn-Hill, Vlasta Vrana, Matt Holland, Gillian Ferrabee, Bronwen Mantel, & Elizabeth …

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Outcast – Season 1, Episode 2: “(I Remember) When She Loved Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fre5fuLu9Lc Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 2: "(I Remember) When She Loved Me" Directed by Howard Deutch Written by Jeff Vlaming * For a review of the first episode, "A Darkness Surrounds Him" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "All Alone Now" - click here I've been waiting for Friday …

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The Devil Traffics in Needful Things

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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The Dark Half: One Part King, One Part Romero Equals a Sweet Bit of Horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ekfkUfyVQE The Dark Half. 1993. Directed & Written by George A. Romero; based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy, Kent Broadhurst, Beth Grant, Rutanya Alda, Tom Mardirosian, Larry John Meyers, Patrick Brannan, Royal Dano, Glenn Colerider, Sarah Parker, & Elizabeth Parker. Orion …

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1408: Hell is Other Peoples Hotel Rooms

This comes as one of the better adaptations of a King story, bringing along with it some fun, frightening terror, as one man's memories become a haunted house in a creepy hotel room.