Max Von Sydow
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Exorcist USA 1973 Director: William Friedkin Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Pazuzu The Exorcist was the first horror movie to make me realise the genre can deal with hefty subject matter. The first time I saw the film almost a decade after its initial release, it was… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #151: The Quiller Memorandum
The Curator of Schlock #151 by Jeff Shuster The Quiller Memorandum (His name is Quiller and he’s got a memorandum.) There’s a scene in the beginning of The Quiller Memorandum where a couple of English gentleman are eating lunch at a fancy restaurant. One is eating pheasant and declares that it’s rather good. It dawned… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #26: Strange Brew [Hamlet] (1983)
26. Strange Brew [Hamlet] (1983) Ever since I noticed that Jon Finch, who played the title role in Polanski’s Macbeth, looked like Max Von Sydow, I’ve been suffering from some degree of Sydowmania. The Swedish actor who played chess with Death in The Seventh Seal has recently lent his gravitas to The Force Awakens and… Continue reading
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