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George Clooney Names 'Deliverance,' 'The Exorcist' & 'Jaws' Among His Favorite 100 Films
In an exclusive interview with PARADE, out this Sunday, George Clooney declared 1964 to 1976 "the greatest time in filmmaking by far."
The actor says, "I'm a product of the '70s filmmakers. I grew up with that. ... That was the era that I was watching movies the most. I gave all my friends for Christmas 100 films between 1964 and '76 — movies that were really changing the face of filmmaking."
In a Parade.com exclusive, Clooney revealed his list of 100 favorite films. His top five are:
Network
All the President's Men
Dr. Strangelove
Carnal Knowledge
Harold and Maude
Check out Geroge C...
READ MOREThe actor says, "I'm a product of the '70s filmmakers. I grew up with that. ... That was the era that I was watching movies the most. I gave all my friends for Christmas 100 films between 1964 and '76 — movies that were really changing the face of filmmaking."
In a Parade.com exclusive, Clooney revealed his list of 100 favorite films. His top five are:
Network
All the President's Men
Dr. Strangelove
Carnal Knowledge
Harold and Maude
Check out Geroge C...
'Twilight,' 'Psycho,' 'Inception' & More: 17 Classic Film Scenes Recreated With LEGOs
"I'm an enormous film fan and when I was growing up everybody had a big bucket of Lego or knew somebody who did," says film student Alex Eylar, 22, of Oakland, Calif.
The aspiring screenwriter began collecting LEGOs when he was five years old and now he boasts somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 pieces in his collection, which he now uses to recreate classic movie scenes.
"I make all my Lego projects at a table in the corner of [my] living room. I've got five of those big plastic drawer bureaus, filled with pieces divided by color, style, function. For smaller projects, the build can ...
READ MOREThe aspiring screenwriter began collecting LEGOs when he was five years old and now he boasts somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 pieces in his collection, which he now uses to recreate classic movie scenes.
"I make all my Lego projects at a table in the corner of [my] living room. I've got five of those big plastic drawer bureaus, filled with pieces divided by color, style, function. For smaller projects, the build can ...
'The Exorcist' To Join The Library Of Congress
Iconic films including The Empire Strikes Back, The Exorcist and Saturday Night Fever are to be preserved as American national treasures with an induction into the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
Twenty five films have been selected to be stored in the national archives as part of an annual drive to preserve movies with artistic, cultural or historical significance.
George Lucas' 1980 sci-fi sequel is among the 2010 inductees and will join the Star Wars film in the archive, while Saturday Night Fever, starring a disco-dancing John Travolta, horror classic The Exorcist, and ...
READ MORETwenty five films have been selected to be stored in the national archives as part of an annual drive to preserve movies with artistic, cultural or historical significance.
George Lucas' 1980 sci-fi sequel is among the 2010 inductees and will join the Star Wars film in the archive, while Saturday Night Fever, starring a disco-dancing John Travolta, horror classic The Exorcist, and ...
Best And Worst Movies About The Occult
Care for some voodoo or good old exorcism? I've got the list of the best and worst flicks for a good scary night in.
THE BEST
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) WES CRAVEN
“Don't bury me, I am not dead!”
Imagine this... you're paralyzed but conscious, however unable to move or in any other way able to communicate with others. You can't even signal that you are alive. Those around you pronounce you dead. Doesn't sound like a happy ending, now does it?
Bill Pullmann plays an anthropologist who travels to Haiti upon hearing rumors that a powerful drug is being used by voodoo practitioner...
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THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) WES CRAVEN
“Don't bury me, I am not dead!”
Imagine this... you're paralyzed but conscious, however unable to move or in any other way able to communicate with others. You can't even signal that you are alive. Those around you pronounce you dead. Doesn't sound like a happy ending, now does it?
Bill Pullmann plays an anthropologist who travels to Haiti upon hearing rumors that a powerful drug is being used by voodoo practitioner...
Kids Who Scare The Crap Out Of Us!
Horror movies are usually full of tall, lurking serial killers, big bad monsters or vengeful victims, but every so often there’s a film that transforms what seems to be an innocent child into a frightening nightmare. In celebration of this weeks release ‘Let Me In’ let’s take a look back at some other kids that scare the crap out of us.
‘Orphan’
Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)
An adopted child wreaks havoc on her new family and while the mother quickly becomes aware of Esther’s wicked ways, she has a hell of a time finding anyone to believe her. The way Esther manipulates her new parent’s...
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Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)
An adopted child wreaks havoc on her new family and while the mother quickly becomes aware of Esther’s wicked ways, she has a hell of a time finding anyone to believe her. The way Esther manipulates her new parent’s...
Linda Blair's Dog Shot During Pig Attack
Police were called to Linda Blair's animal shelter on Sunday after a neighbor allegedly shot dead the actress' dog to stop it attacking a pet pig.
The Exorcist star's Labrador cross is said to have escaped from her WorldHeart Foundation rescue center in Los Angeles, before running to a nearby ranch, where it reportedly mauled a miniature potbellied pig.
The ranch owners allege the dog clawed the pig in a "death grip" so they fired five shots into the air to scare it away. When the dog failed to loosen its grip, Blair's neighbors claim they had no choice but to gun down the canine.
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READ MOREThe Exorcist star's Labrador cross is said to have escaped from her WorldHeart Foundation rescue center in Los Angeles, before running to a nearby ranch, where it reportedly mauled a miniature potbellied pig.
The ranch owners allege the dog clawed the pig in a "death grip" so they fired five shots into the air to scare it away. When the dog failed to loosen its grip, Blair's neighbors claim they had no choice but to gun down the canine.
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Is It OK To Dislike Caddyshack?
Caddyshack isn't that good, and it's not very funny. If you're 9 out of 10 red blooded American men, that last sentence just infuriated you like I just made slanderous remarks about your grandmother. I've never met your grandmother, but I have seen Caddyshack - and it kind of sucks. My editors were quick to advise me that although they were giving me the go-ahead on this piece, they would have to include a bigger than usual disclaimer saying that the opinions expressed are solely that of Matthew J. Swanson. I'll tell you that right now, too: it is just my opinion, but it happens to be t...
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Katie Holmes is frightening - IDLYITW
Jenna Elfman compares scientology criticism to torture of Christians - Celebitchy
Mary Kate & Ashley battle over potential matching boob jobs - Star
Knucklehead Rays fan gets pwned:
The least scary supernatural TV shows of all time - Television Without Pity
10 Last-minute halloween costume ideas that are quick and easy; brought to you at the...
READ MOREKatie Holmes is frightening - IDLYITW
Jenna Elfman compares scientology criticism to torture of Christians - Celebitchy
Mary Kate & Ashley battle over potential matching boob jobs - Star
Knucklehead Rays fan gets pwned:
The least scary supernatural TV shows of all time - Television Without Pity
10 Last-minute halloween costume ideas that are quick and easy; brought to you at the...
Underrated & Overrated Horror Films
Today is Halloween. No introduction necessary. Check out our list of five of the most overrated and underrated horror movies of all time:
UNDERRATED
5. "Scream" (1996)
Ah, the classic case of so overrated it became underrated. Actually, it's more that this movie was so good and influential that its hallmarks have become so deeply ingrained in moviedom that we can't imagine a time that existed before it. It didn't invent the slasher genre, it just brought it to a new level, adding humor and bringing a spot of intelligence to its leads. It was also a perfect parody of ...
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5. "Scream" (1996)
Ah, the classic case of so overrated it became underrated. Actually, it's more that this movie was so good and influential that its hallmarks have become so deeply ingrained in moviedom that we can't imagine a time that existed before it. It didn't invent the slasher genre, it just brought it to a new level, adding humor and bringing a spot of intelligence to its leads. It was also a perfect parody of ...
Satan's Helpers: Powerhouse Actors Embody The Devil
Another Halloween is upon us, and in addition to witches and goblins "All Hallows Eve" conjures up images of everyone's favorite bad guy, Satan. Here's a list of some of Hollywood's best actors and their interpretation of the world's "worst" guy.
Tim Curry in "Legend" as "Darkness"
Only in the darkness will Satan have power and only in a Ridley Scott film will Tim Curry be the ultimate Satan for all time as "Darkness" itself. Amazing costume and make-up design help to bring the most sexual and darkly beautiful embodiment of the Devil to film. Darkness is a lonely and sadly...
READ MORETim Curry in "Legend" as "Darkness"
Only in the darkness will Satan have power and only in a Ridley Scott film will Tim Curry be the ultimate Satan for all time as "Darkness" itself. Amazing costume and make-up design help to bring the most sexual and darkly beautiful embodiment of the Devil to film. Darkness is a lonely and sadly...
A History Of Violence: Great Britain's Video Nasties
In the mid-1980s while American mothers panicked over the influence rock music had on the nation's youth, the mothers of Great Britain panicked over an entirely different matter. Rather than setting their crosshairs on Quiet Riot or Prince, the British went after ultra-violent exploitation films. While in America, the music industry carried on mostly unharmed, the rabble of concerned parents in the UK influenced legislation which led to dozens of films being banned by the government. In 1984, the British government released a list of films they considered too vile for public consumption. Th...
READ MOREUnderrated & Overrated Child Performances
Everybody loves a good child performance. This might start with parents parading their children out to sing songs at dinner parties or the endless school plays parents are forced to attend, but whatever it is, kid actors are ingrained in a positive way in the eyes of many filmgoers.
It seems that if a kid simply manages to speak in a way that can be understood the performance earns praise. It's been this way since the 1920s and has since grown to a degree that certain kiddie performers are more powerful than their veteran contemporaries.
But not all such performances are great, i...
READ MOREIt seems that if a kid simply manages to speak in a way that can be understood the performance earns praise. It's been this way since the 1920s and has since grown to a degree that certain kiddie performers are more powerful than their veteran contemporaries.
But not all such performances are great, i...
Torchwood Recap: Dead Man Walking
Where we left our heroes:
Owen had been shot and pronounced dead by guest Torchwood member Martha Jones. Everyone is sad and stuff, forgetting that they live in the land of sci-fi.
So what happens next?
Jack and this creepy little girl have a meeting, during which I realize I could write a book comparing Torchwood to Angel, then I conclude I don't have the time and keep watching. The creepy little girl with the Tarot fetish sends Jack to church, which houses what can only be described as a Weevil slumber party. It is here that Jack finds what he has been searching for, a second res...
READ MOREOwen had been shot and pronounced dead by guest Torchwood member Martha Jones. Everyone is sad and stuff, forgetting that they live in the land of sci-fi.
So what happens next?
Jack and this creepy little girl have a meeting, during which I realize I could write a book comparing Torchwood to Angel, then I conclude I don't have the time and keep watching. The creepy little girl with the Tarot fetish sends Jack to church, which houses what can only be described as a Weevil slumber party. It is here that Jack finds what he has been searching for, a second res...
Celebrity Birthdays, January 7
Happy Birthday to "Saved By The Bell" actor Dustin Diamond (1977), baseball players Alfonso Soriano and Eric Gagne (1976), "National Treasure" actor Nicolas Cage (1964), Today Show host Katie Couric (1957), "CSI: Miami" star David Caruso (1956), "Buck Rogers" actress Erin Gray (1950), singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins (1948), "Exorcist" screenwriter William Peter Blatty (1928), "Little Shop of Horrors" actor Vincent Gardenia (1922; d. 1992), baseball hall-of-famer Johnny Mize (1913; d. 1993), "The Addams Family" creator/cartoonist Charles Addams (1912; d. 1988), and 13th President of the Unit...
READ MORELegendary Director William Friedkin Directs Episode Of 'CSI'
Legendary director William Friedkin is following in the footsteps of Quentin Tarantino - he's directed an episode of hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Friedkin, best known for filming '70s movie classics The French Connection and The Exorcist, stepped behind the camera to shoot new CSI episode Cockroaches, which aired on CBS last night.
And, working on the show, allowed Friedkin to reunite with CSI actor William Petersen, who starred in his 1985 movie To Live And Die In LA.
Petersen says, "I have a movie career because of him. He's the first guy I ever learned from...
READ MOREFriedkin, best known for filming '70s movie classics The French Connection and The Exorcist, stepped behind the camera to shoot new CSI episode Cockroaches, which aired on CBS last night.
And, working on the show, allowed Friedkin to reunite with CSI actor William Petersen, who starred in his 1985 movie To Live And Die In LA.
Petersen says, "I have a movie career because of him. He's the first guy I ever learned from...
Actor Robert Symonds Dead At 80
Dynasty star Robert Symonds has died of complications from prostate cancer. He was 80.
The actor, who played Dr. Jonas Edwards on the cult TV soap from 1982 to 1987, will also be remembered for movie roles in The Exorcist and Micki & Maude, in which he starred with his wife Priscilla Pointer.
But Symonds is perhaps best known to theatre fans in America after teaming up with Pointer in a series of hit plays that wowed critics in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The couple also performed English-language plays in their adopted Paris, France annually.
(This news article p...
READ MOREThe actor, who played Dr. Jonas Edwards on the cult TV soap from 1982 to 1987, will also be remembered for movie roles in The Exorcist and Micki & Maude, in which he starred with his wife Priscilla Pointer.
But Symonds is perhaps best known to theatre fans in America after teaming up with Pointer in a series of hit plays that wowed critics in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The couple also performed English-language plays in their adopted Paris, France annually.
(This news article p...
French To Honor Friedkin
Director William Friedkin has been named an Officer In The Order Of Arts And Letters by the French government. The filmmaker, best known for his classic 1970s movies The French Connection and The Exorcist, will be presented with his honor at a ceremony in Paris this autumn.
The award recognises people who have made a significant contribution to the arts.
Friedkin says, "I'm deeply honoured to receive this award. Simply, because of the profound influence French cinema has had on all the filmmakers of my generation."
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READ MOREThe award recognises people who have made a significant contribution to the arts.
Friedkin says, "I'm deeply honoured to receive this award. Simply, because of the profound influence French cinema has had on all the filmmakers of my generation."
(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Net...
Celebrity Birthdays, January 22
Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980), character actor Balthazar Getty (1975), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" actress Olivia d'Abo (1967), "Unfaithful" star Diane Lane (1965), Will Smith partner DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965), late INXS singer Michael Hutchence (1960; d. 1997), "Exorcist" star Linda Blair (1959), "Dawson's Creek" actor John Wesley Shipp (1956), Journey singer Steve Perry (1949), British actor John Hurt (1940), "Incredible Hul...
READ MORECelebrity Birthdays, January 7
Happy Birthday to "Saved By The Bell" actor Dustin Diamond (1977), baseball players Alfonso Soriano and Eric Gagne (1976), "National Treasure" actor Nicolas Cage (1964), Today Show host Katie Couric (1957), "CSI: Miami" star David Caruso (1956), "Buck Rogers" actress Erin Gray (1950), singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins (1948), "Exorcist" screenwriter William Peter Blatty (1928), "Little Shop of Horrors" actor Vincent Gardenia (1922; d. 1992), baseball hall-of-famer Johnny Mize (1913; d. 1993), "The Addams Family" creator/cartoonist Charles Addams (1912; d. 1988), and 13th President of the Unit...
READ MORE'Exorcist' Role Made Finding Work Difficult for Linda Blair
Actress Linda Blair is convinced her leading role in The Exorcist left her cursed because she has struggled to make it as an adult star after finding fame aged just 14. The 47-year-old, who played Regan in the 1973 horror classic, is jealous of Anthony Hopkins' career rejuvenation after he terrified audiences as Hannibal Lector in The Silence Of The Lambs.
She tells New York Daily News, "Why can Anthony Hopkins play the other most horrific character in film history, then go on to do wonderful dramatic, romantic leads and so on? And with me, they are much more difficult, and that hurts...
READ MOREShe tells New York Daily News, "Why can Anthony Hopkins play the other most horrific character in film history, then go on to do wonderful dramatic, romantic leads and so on? And with me, they are much more difficult, and that hurts...
'The Exorcist' Scared Damon Wayans Off Horror Films
Damon Wayans refuses to watch horror films after he was mentally scarred by watching The Exorcist as a child. The actor insists he doesn't need extra scares in his life. He says, "When I was a little boy, they showed it in a church in New York at an after-school program, and it messed me up."
He added, "To this day I don't see scary movies. I'm scared enough of life, I don't want to be worried by anything else."
The 1973 film, starring Linda Blair as a possessed girl, was recently named the "Scariest Film Ever" is magazine Stuff.
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READ MOREHe added, "To this day I don't see scary movies. I'm scared enough of life, I don't want to be worried by anything else."
The 1973 film, starring Linda Blair as a possessed girl, was recently named the "Scariest Film Ever" is magazine Stuff.
(This news article provided by World Entertai...
'The Exorcist' Named Scariest Movie Ever Made
Horror classic The Exorcist has been named the "Scariest Movie Ever Made" in a new magazine poll. The 1973 film beat Rosemary's Baby and The Shining in the Stuff survey, which appears in the men's magazine's November issue. The top 10 films on the list are:
1. The Exorcist
2. Rosemary's Baby
3. The Shining
4. Halloween
5. Jaws
6. A Nightmare On Elm Street
7. Psycho
8. Candyman
9. Planet Of The Apes
10. Alien
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READ MORE1. The Exorcist
2. Rosemary's Baby
3. The Shining
4. Halloween
5. Jaws
6. A Nightmare On Elm Street
7. Psycho
8. Candyman
9. Planet Of The Apes
10. Alien
(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
Halloween Horror Movie Guide
It’s that time of year again … leaves start changing colors, homes fill with the scent of wood burning stoves, and movie buffs head to the theaters and video stores to watch gory, bloody and disgusting horror films. This October, scary movie fans can catch three spine-tingling classics-in-the-making: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Grudge 2 and Saw III. For a list of retro horror films and other scary movies, check out the "Starpulse Halloween Horror Movie Guide" ...
Classic Horror Flicks:
Halloween (1978)
The Shining (1980)
Psycho (1960)
Friday the 13th (1980...
READ MOREClassic Horror Flicks:
Halloween (1978)
The Shining (1980)
Psycho (1960)
Friday the 13th (1980...
Survey Reveals Most Haunting Movie Moments
Participants in a Halloween survey by Blockbuster said that the scene in the film The Ring in which the dead Samara crawls out of the television haunts them more than any other, although scenes from Hannibal, The Exorcist and The Blair Witch Project come close behind.
Close to 60 percent of those surveyed reported being unable to get a scary image out of their mind after watching a horror film. It's easy to see why, with a feast of frightening films to see that include Hannibal Lecter dining on Ray Liotta's brains while he's still alive in Hannibal.
10 Most Haunting Movie Moments ...
READ MOREClose to 60 percent of those surveyed reported being unable to get a scary image out of their mind after watching a horror film. It's easy to see why, with a feast of frightening films to see that include Hannibal Lecter dining on Ray Liotta's brains while he's still alive in Hannibal.
10 Most Haunting Movie Moments ...
Linda Blair To Guest Star on 'Supernatural'
Actress Linda Blair is set to come full circle in an upcoming episode of drama Supernatural when she plays a detective who arrests the series' stars for conducting illegal exorcisms. Blair played Regan MacNeil in 1973 horror classic The Exorcist.
"Supernatural" is set in the dark world of the unexplained. Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) are two young brothers who are bound to an "other worldly" mission. Traveling the country in their 1969 Chevy Impala, they fulfill their father's quest to quell the supernatural forces responsible for their mother's murder 20...
READ MORE"Supernatural" is set in the dark world of the unexplained. Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) are two young brothers who are bound to an "other worldly" mission. Traveling the country in their 1969 Chevy Impala, they fulfill their father's quest to quell the supernatural forces responsible for their mother's murder 20...
UK Poll: 'Bridget Jones's Diary' Has Best Bedroom Scene
A saucy scene from 2001 movie Bridget Jones's Diary has topped a list of U.K. moviegoers' favorite bedroom scenes. Movie fans chose the embarrassing moment when Jones, played by Renee Zellweger, picks up the phone and says, "Bridget Jones, wanton sex goddess, with a very bad man between her thighs . . . Dad . . . Hi."
The survey, conducted by British bed manufacturer Silentnight, placed the gory ice-pick murder scene from Basic Instinct in second place, with Linda Blair's portrayal of a possessed teenager in The Exorcist coming third.
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READ MOREThe survey, conducted by British bed manufacturer Silentnight, placed the gory ice-pick murder scene from Basic Instinct in second place, with Linda Blair's portrayal of a possessed teenager in The Exorcist coming third.
(This news article provided by World Entertai...
Black Eyed Peas' Fergie Has a Bit of Devil in Her
Black Eyed Peas star Fergie nearly became a "devil worshipper" because of her childhood obsession with classic horror film The Exorcist. The singer admits her mother became so concerned with her addiction to the 1970s horror classic, she taped over her copy.
She says, "I keep going back to 'The Exorcist.' When I was a kid I had a copy of it, but my mom taped over it because she thought I was going to become a devil worshipper. How close was that to the truth? Well, I guess at certain points of my life she was right, I was a bit off the dial, but you can't deny it's a great movie, so ...
READ MOREShe says, "I keep going back to 'The Exorcist.' When I was a kid I had a copy of it, but my mom taped over it because she thought I was going to become a devil worshipper. How close was that to the truth? Well, I guess at certain points of my life she was right, I was a bit off the dial, but you can't deny it's a great movie, so ...
Celebrity Birthdays, January 22
Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980), character actor Balthazar Getty (1975), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" actress Olivia d'Abo (1967), "Unfaithful" star Diane Lane (1965), Will Smith partner DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965), late INXS singer Michael Hutchence (1960; d. 1997), "Exorcist" star Linda Blair (1959), "Dawson's Creek" actor John Wesley Shipp (1956), Journey singer Steve Perry (1949), British actor John Hurt (1940), "Incredible Hul...
READ MOREToday's Celebrity Birthdays, Jan. 7
Happy Birthday to "Saved By The Bell" actor Dustin Diamond (1977), baseball players Alfonso Soriano and Eric Gagne (1976), "National Treasure" actor Nicolas Cage (1964), Today Show host Katie Couric (1957), "CSI: Miami" star David Caruso (1956), "Buck Rogers" actress Erin Gray (1950), singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins (1948), "Exorcist" screenwriter William Peter Blatty (1928), "Little Shop of Horrors" actor Vincent Gardenia (1922; d. 1992), baseball hall-of-famer Johnny Mize (1913; d. 1993), "The Addams Family" creator/cartoonist Charles Addams (1912; d. 1988), and 13th President of the Unit...
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