The Omen

...by Richard Donner, who for my money has only directed one worthwhile movie: The first "Superman." Donner's other films, including "The Omen," "Ladyhawke," "Scrooged," "Maverick," "Conspiracy Theory," "Timeline," and all four "Lethal...

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...studios dried up and the demand for Hammer films dwindled. As more sophisticated psychological thrillers such as The Exorcist and The Omen came into being, Hammer struggled to adapt. Throughout the Eighties and Nineties their films were rarely...

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...31, 7 p.m. The Shining: Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St. W., Oct. 31, 9:30 p.m. Suspiria: Dusk TV (formerly Scream), Oct. 31, 11 p.m. The Omen: TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies, Nov. 1, 12:40 a.m. The house is dark and quiet. There is a...

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...to death, which leaves her blood to pour down the plughole. It pipped Jerry Goldsmith''s Ave Satani song, which featured in The Omen, to land the honour. Hans Zimmer''s ''Samara''s Song'' in The Ring came third followed by Andrew Lloyd...

In this article: Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ring, Norman Bates, Hans Zimmer, Mike Oldfield, Bernard Hermann, Janet Leigh, Jerry Goldsmith, and Andrew Lloyd Webber

...Leigh) to death, leaving her blood to pour down the plughole. It beat Jerry Goldsmith's eerie Ave Satani song, which featured in The Omen, to claim first place. Hans Zimmer's 'Samara's Song' in The Ring was third and Andrew Lloyd...

In this article: Psycho, Janet Leigh, Alfred Hitchcock, The Ring, Norman Bates, Hans Zimmer, Mike Oldfield, Bernard Hermann, and Jerry Goldsmith

...and splattered, and those inescapable "forces of evil" often depicted as victorious. Ever since Richard Donner's gigantic hit, "The Omen," in 1976 (stupidly remade in 2006), it's been fashionable for horror movies to have cynical, unhappy...

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Jerry Goldsmith was a master of almost every Hollywood genre. Nominated for 18 Oscars (he won for "The Omen"), he scored "Alien," "Chinatown" and five "Star Trek" features. One of his standout genres was war ("Patton," the "Rambo"...

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...operate a drive-in and showcase a series of movies that Pinewood played a role in creating. Movies unspooling will start with "The Omen" and "The Shining" this Halloween. Other films to be offered include "The Bourne Ultimatum," "2001: A...

In this article: Pinewood Studios, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Shining, 007 Stage, London, and U.K.

Damien topped the poll with nine out of 10 respondents uneasy about the associations with the devil child from the 1970s film The Omen. Myra, was the next most feared and distrusted name at 83 percent, potentially due to associations...

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...a descendant from a long line of cinematic evil children. Still, despite similarities to predecessors like "The Bad Seed" and "The Omen," this well-crafted flick has frights all its own. Director Jaume Collet-Serra, working from a...

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