Tag: 1977

Animal Kingdom – Season 4, Episode 9: “SHTF”

On By C.H. NewellIn Animal Kingdom, Crime, Ellen Barkin, Finn Cole, Season 4, TNTLeave a comment

Smurf is off taking care of business while the family's falling apart back at home

The Magical Sci-Fi of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

On By C.H. NewellIn Adventure, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Fantasy, Film, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Sci-Fi, Star WarsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=367FSjWvNB4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. 1977. Directed & Written by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Jack Purvis, and James Earl Jones. Lucasfilm/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 121 minutes. Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-fi ★★★★★ Even though I do …

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The Sentinel is a Ride into Haunted House Hell

On By C.H. NewellIn 1977, Burgess Meredith, Chris Sarandon, Haunted House, Horror Movies, Jeffrey Konvitz, Michael Winner, Novel, The SentinelLeave a comment

The Sentinel. 1977. Directed & Written by Michael Winner; based on the novel by Jeffrey Konvitz. Starring Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam, John Carradine, José Ferrer, Ava Gardner, Arthur Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, Sylvia Miles, Eli Wallach, Christopher Walken, Jerry Orbach, and Beverly D'Angelo. Universal Pictures/Jeffrey Konvitz Productions. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ When I …

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The Creeper a.k.a Rituals: Early Canadian Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 1977, Backwoods Horror, Hal Holbrook, Horror Movies, Review, Rituals, The Creeper2 Comments

The Creeper a.k.a Rituals. 1977. Directed by Peter Carter. Screenplay by Ian Sutherland. Starring Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James, Gary Reineke, Murray Westgate, Jack Creley, and Michael Zenon. American Pop Classics. Rated R. 100 minutes. Adventure/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ This 1977 horror-thriller, The Creeper a.k.a Rituals, is one I've heard about for about for well over a …

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Keanu Takes the Brunt for All Men in Knock Knock

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Eli Roth, Erotic Thriller, Guillermo Amoedo, Horror Movies, Remake, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

Knock Knock. 2015. Directed by Eli Roth. Screenplay by Guillermo Amoedo/Nicolás López/Eli Roth; based on the 1977 film Death Game, story by Anthony Overman & Michael Ronald Ross. Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Ignacia Allamand, Aaron Burns, and Colleen Camp. Black Bear Pictures/Camp Grey/Dragonfly Entertainment/Elevated Films/Sobras International Pictures. Rated 18A. 99 minutes. …

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