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"Do You Want Me to Wear Your Face?" - On Gratuity, Manipulation and Mathew McConaughey in Killer Joe

Adam Mohrbacher wrote 8 hours ago: William Friedkin rediscovers his electric and pulpy 70′s roots in Killer Joe – which stands as one o … more →

Tags: essays, American Film, Deliverance, film, Gina Gershon, Jon Boorman, Killer Joe, Matthew McConaughey, Peeping Tom

Surprising Early, Alternate Versions of Iconic Movie Posters

jason605 wrote 1 day ago: Movie posters, as we’ve discussed before, are a tricky business, and a great movie poster must serve … more →

Tags: Buzz, Design, film, a clockwork orange, Batman, Clint Eastwood, movie posters, Paul Newman, pulp fiction

Double Feature: The Exorcist (1973) and Don’t Look Now (1973)2 comments

davecrewe wrote 3 days ago: (Double Feature is a series of “double length” (400-word) posts where I’ll discuss … more →

Tags: Film (2), Double Feature 2, film, Horror, The Ring, the thing, Triangle, Mama, Double Feature

Did the Star Trek Into Darkness Writers Steal Its Plot?

David Kilmer wrote 5 days ago: SPOILER ALERT! Anyone else notice the remarkable similarity between the major plot points of Star Tr … more →

Tags: films, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci, Star Trek Into Darkness, To Live and Die in L.A.

Top 5 Matthew McConaughey Performances

Philip Cummins wrote 6 days ago: Originally published by Entertainment.ie, Monday 13th May, 2013. To read the original, please click … more →

Tags: film, Cinema, features, Profiles, Folk music, Music 2, Journey Man, Entertainment, Internet

Dream Thief Dreams Of Being A Superhero On The Wednesday Run–May 15, 2013

JP Fallavollita wrote 1 week ago: Who doesn’t like a good “possession” story? Yep, those sorts of ghost/demon/entity tales wherein a s … more →

Tags: JP Fallavollita, the Wednesday run, JP/Japer, JP, Comics, Super Hero, Horror, Dark Horse Comics, 2013

This Day In Actioners History 5/14/03

The Actioners wrote 1 week ago: 10 years ago today, William Friedkin’s The Hunted (2003) starring Tommy Lee Jones & Benici … more →

Tags: News, the hunted, Benicio Del Toro, Tommy Lee Jones, 2003, History, Movies

Arguing the merits of violence in the film Inside (2007)

milambc wrote 1 week ago: For my horror film class I had a lot of room to write a term paper. The general guideline was that i … more →

Tags: Fear, Scary, Horror, Wes Craven, Last House on the Left, new french extremity, Alysson Paradis, Bruno Dumont, Béatrice Dalle

Sorcerer location: Bisti Badlands.3 comments

Toby wrote 1 week ago: William Friedkin (from The Friedkin Connection): “The one sequence left to shoot was the last … more →

Tags: John Box, Locations

To Live and Die in L.A. whilst Cycling1 comment

Erica Gutiérrez wrote 1 week ago: The phrase “To Live and Die in L.A.”, the title of William Friedkin’s popular 1985 … more →

Tags: Food & Wine, Blogging, city planning, Architecture & Planning, Los Angeles, films, Sports & Fitness, Transportation, publictransit

Killer Joe (2011) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

garethrhodes wrote 2 weeks ago: Killer Joe (2011) Directed by William Friedkin. With Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Emile Hirsch, … more →

Tags: Film Reviews, Black Comedy, Cinderella, Emile Hirsch, Film Review, fried chicken scene, Gareth Rhodes, Gina Gershon, Juno Temple

Haules Baules Creeper

Campari Safari wrote 2 weeks ago: sniffing on that rag …. creeper got mad and angry eyes one look can paralyze…. BUY on wa … more →

Tags: andrew weatherall, a love from outer space, skatt, Bros, ALFOS, hardway bros, haules baules, Cruising, Al Pacino

Next Stop: The Aero Theatre.1 comment

Toby wrote 2 weeks ago: On Thursday, May 9, Friedkin and that nice 35mm print of Sorcerer will appear at the Aero Theatre at … more →

Tags: Festivals / Screenings

'Exorcist' director Friedkin to get lifetime award in Venice

Reuters wrote 2 weeks ago: “The Golden Lion (for Lifetime Achievement) is something I never expected but am proud to accept wit … more →

Tags: Culture > Top Stories, Venice Film Festival, the exorcist, The French Connection

The K-Fry-C

mikeyzjames wrote 2 weeks ago: Film #15 – Dredd (Writer: Alex Garland; Director: Pete Travis) Pete Travis’s Dredd just … more →

Tags: Movies, 2012 Films, dredd, Pete Travis, judge dredd, 2000ad, Karl Urban, Lena Headey, game of thrones

The Sorcerer of The Pines

mintyblonde wrote 2 weeks ago: Some  interesting news today which those in the know have been monitoring for about a year, but fina … more →

Tags: film, London, sundance, Cinema, Movies, Hollywood, sorcerer, digitial

Warner Bros. and Universal to get Sorcerer up and running.3 comments

Toby wrote 3 weeks ago: Warner Bros. and Universal will share the honor of polishing up Sorcerer and putting it back on the … more →

Tags: Festivals / Screenings, DVD and BLU RAY

Venice Fest to Lionize William Friedkin3 comments

Leo Barraclough wrote 3 weeks ago: ROME — William Friedkin will be feted with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the 70t … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Markets & Festivals, Alberto Barbera, Venice Film Festival

15 Great Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter

jason605 wrote 3 weeks ago: Film fans on Twitter have known for a few weeks now that Steven Soderbergh has what he calls “sort o … more →

Tags: Buzz, film, Brad Bird, Carl Reiner, Darren Aronofsky, Duncan Jones, Edgar Wright, joe dante, Judd Apatow


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