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					Stream and ScreamThe Top 25 Horror Movies From The First 25 Years Of The 21st CenturyBy Walter Chaw •Here are some choice picks to fill up your autumn nights with eldritch thrills.
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					“Terence Stamp. He behaved unreasonably.”
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					Val Kilmer Was Gen X's Brando: Messy, Gorgeous, and DefiantBy Walter Chaw • 310 SharesKilmer could never completely hide his wisdom.
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					Gene Hackman Was At His Best When Portraying Powerful Men In CrisisBy Walter Chaw •In movies like The Conversation and Hoosiers, he played men who made mistakes and had to hide them.
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					David Lynch's work is a map without a legend.
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					Stream and ScreamTony Todd's Physical Presence Was Only Eclipsed By The Weight and Intonation Of His VoiceBy Walter Chaw •Todd’s career spanned five decades and hundreds of good roles on stage and screen.
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					Teri Garr Was Funny, Smart, And Beautiful — And Always Came Out On Top When Sparring With MenBy Walter Chaw • 101 SharesDavid Letterman was never better than he was when sparring with her, because very few people brought their A-game like she unfailingly did.
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					Queue And AGregg Araki Knows His Films Aren't For Everyone, But Relishes Knowing "People That Get Them, *Really* Get Them"By Walter Chaw •Araki's advice to Gen Z? "Appreciate your freedom. Embrace your freedom. Engage in quality f***ing."
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					James Earl Jones Was Best Known For His Booming Voice, But His Power Came From His Keen Ability To Listen IntentlyBy Walter Chaw •Jones stuttered so badly as a child that he just gave up on speaking for awhile — and learned the value of listening.
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					Rowlands performed like a daredevil with a death wish.
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					Take Two'Alien 3' Was Not What Anyone Expected — But Its Reputation Is Finally Starting To TurnBy Walter Chaw • 106 SharesIn more than a few ways, it resembles Halloween III.
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					'Heathers' Would Never Have Worked If Not For Shannen Doherty's Iconic "Megabitch" TransformationBy Walter Chaw •If Doherty weren’t believable in this transformation from foot soldier to Red Queen, the film falls in on itself.
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					ThrowbackRobert Towne Always Knew How To Bring Out The Best In The Movie Stars He BefriendedBy Walter Chaw •The careers of Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, and Tom Cruise would look a lot different if not for Robert Towne.
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					A Tribute To Donald Sutherland: The Quintessential Actor Of The '70s, American Cinema's Greatest DecadeBy Walter Chaw •This awkward, gawky kid from Canada somehow became the decade's least likely sex symbol, as well as an icon of the sensitive everyman.
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					ThrowbackDabney Coleman Was A Miserable, Irascible Keeper of Antiquated Attitudes In Movies Like '9 To 5' and 'On Golden Pond'By Walter Chaw •A real a-hole's a-hole, Dabney Coleman's death reminds us of a long ago time when we used to be able to love people we vehemently disagreed with.
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					ThrowbackRoger Corman Proved There's Nothing Schlocky About Being One Of Hollywood's Most Influential MentorsBy Walter Chaw •Without Corman, there's a good chance there's no John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Gale Ann Hurd, Pam Grier, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, or James Cameron.
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					M. Emmet Walsh Was The Rare "Character Actor" Who Also Happened To Be The Best Part Of Every Movie He Appeared InBy Walter Chaw •We call people “character actors” in “supporting roles” without really taking time with the words and what they’re supposed to describe.
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					Carl Weathers Imbued Apollo Creed — The Embodiment of the American Dream —With Power, Confidence, and IntelligenceBy Walter Chaw •“This is the land of opportunity, right?”
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					ThrowbackNorman Jewison's 'Moonstruck' Remains An Incandescent Miracle That's Positively Bursting With LifeBy Walter Chaw •Jewison’s directorial touch here is so light it’s the movie equivalent of a Fred Astaire number.
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					Tom Wilkinson Was One Of Those Increasingly Rare Character Actors That Never Failed To Imbue Each Role With Real StakesBy Walter Chaw •Wilkinson died on December 30, 2023 at the age of 75 surrounded by his family in the North London home where he lived.