Tag: Deliverance
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Adam Brody’s River Wild Is Bringing White Water Horror Back To Life On Netflix
One of the latest thrillers to hit the ever-changing digital carousel over on Netflix is a new take on an old classic called “River Wild.” Currently one of the most viewed releases on the streamer, the adventure film sends viewers hurtling down treacherous whitewater rapids in a fairly straightforward story of survivalist horror. Inspired by…
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Ned Beatty, star of Deliverance, Network and Superman, dies aged 83
Prolific supporting actor also appeared in All the President’s Men, Nashville, The Big Easy and Hear My SongNed Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including Deliverance, Network and Superman, was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83.Beatty’s manager, Deborah Miller, said…
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Ned Beatty, Who Made Quite the First Impression in ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 83 (Report)
Ned Beatty, who made an indelible first impression in Deliverance before turning in noteworthy efforts in Nashville, Network and Homicide: Life on the Street as one of the most respected character actors of his time, has died, according to TMZ. He was 83.Beatty reportedly died Sunday in his sleep at his home. Further details were…
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Water Cooler: Capone, Back to the Future, Dave, Cinema Paradiso, Itaewon Class, The Perfection, Deliverance, Bad Times at the El Royale, Z, Not Another Teen Movie
On the May 15, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:…
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John Boorman: ‘You think the holy grail is lost? No. I have it on my piano’
The director of classic Hollywood films including Excalibur, Point Blank and Deliverance lives alone in a giant house in rural Ireland. He talks about his career, growing old – and his obsession with the trees in his gardenLast summer, John Boorman embarked on what may prove to be his final film production. The location was…
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Burt Reynolds, Star of ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ Dies at 82
Burt Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men during the ’70s and early ’80s in such films as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit, “The Longest Yard” and “Semi-Tough,” has died. His rep confirmed that he died Thursday in Jupiter, Fla. He was 82.He later earned an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor in Paul…
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‘Mohawk’ Review: A Native American Woman Takes Charge In This Brutal Revenge Thriller
Horrible things have always happened in the woods in horror movies, and “Mohawk” is no exception to the rule. But director Ted Geoghegan (“We Are Still Here”) twists the familiar revenge tropes in his historical thriller, exposing the brutality of racism and the dire future being faced by members of the Mohawk tribe in New…