jn 1.jpg — Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

**Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli**
Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov
**Rated: TV-G**
**Run Time: 6h 22m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Epic Scale, Respectful Treatment of Material**
**Weakness: Length, Certain Performances, Racial Representation**

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

January 16, 2020

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

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**Directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard**
**Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wendy Foxworth**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Fun, Some Story Developments**
**WEAKNESSES: Huge Logic Problems**

Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

October 31, 2019

Michael Meyers returns to Haddonfield once again to try to kill his niece, Jamie.

Halloween (1978)

October 31, 2019

A psychotic mental patient who has been imprisoned for fifteen years after the brutal murder of his sister escapes confinement and returns to his hometown to kill again.

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**Directed by: Joe Chapelle**
**Starring: Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Two Cool Kills**
**WEAKNESSES: Everything Else**

Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

October 31, 2019

Jamie Lloyd is once again stalked by Michael Myer, but this time, a mysterious cult also joins the hunt.

91JBDNJohpL._SL1500_.jpg — Halloween II (1981)

**Directed by: Rick Rosenthal**
**Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Fun, Some Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: A Bit Over the Top**

Halloween II (1981)

October 31, 2019

Immediately following the events of the first “Halloween.” Dr. Loomis and his colleague search for Michael Meyers, while Laurie Strode is rushed to the hospital.

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**Directed by: John Carpenter**
**Starring: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Susan Blanchard, Dennis Dunn**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Concept, Some Creepy and Surreal Moments, Last Ten Minutes**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Characters, Acting**

Prince of Darkness (1987)

October 1, 2019

A research team studies a strange cylinder left in a deserted church and mysterious occurrences begin happening in the surrounding area.

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**Directed by: John Sturges**
**Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some War Violence)**
**Running Time: 2 h 52 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Writing, Directing, Story, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Great Escape (1963)

January 21, 2019

Allied prisoners of war plan an escape from a German camp during World War II.

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**Directed by: Ted Kotcheff**
**Starring: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Sylvia Kay**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Setting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Extended Sequence of Animal Cruelty**

Wake in Fright (1971)

January 18, 2019

A schoolteacher in the remote reaches of the Australian Outback tries to escape the wilderness during his holiday, but the outback has other plans for him.

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