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“That’s Ian.”
“This is Max. We call
him Mad Max.”
“We saw you on the
escalator...”THE CONNECTION
FromWeird Science
(1985), referring to
Mad Max: Fury Road
on the cover.SPINE QUOTE #
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“Alex, you gotta try some
of this! I feel good. I feel
like a king again.”THE CONNECTION
FromMadagascar(2005),
referring toThe Lord Of
The Rings: The Return Of
The Kingon the cover.SPINE QUOTE #
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“The idea had been
growing in my brain for
some time. True force. All
the king’s men cannot put
it back together again.”THE CONNECTION
FromTaxi Driver(1976),
referring toStar Wars:
The Force Awakens
on the cover.THE WINNER
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Merchant. You’ve scored
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empire@bauer-mediaMAD ABOUT
MAX
One of
the most
terrifying
fi lms I’ve
ever seen
was 1973’s
The Exorcist,
but what
elevated the fi lm from B-grade horror
schlock was the superb acting of Max Von
Sydow as Father Merrin. I was surprised
to learn of the Swedish thespian’s recent
passing at age 90, mainly ’cos I thought he
was an old man even back in ’73.
MOLLY, BURWOOD, NSW
While his best-known movie is probably
William Friedkin’s tale of possession and pea
soup, we also loved him in many other fi lms,
including Woody Allen’s Hannah And Her
Sisters (1986) and Ingmar Bergman’s The
Seventh Seal (1957). Anyone for chess?
FEELING DIZZY
Regarding March’s Ranking on Alfred
Hitchcock, I put Rear Window at No.1...
because Vertigo doesn’t have Grace Kelly
(sigh!!!). I’d also include Frenzy (1972)
- Condon and Sangster’s The Complete
Hitchcock rated this movie highly.
DON, VIA EMAIL
We could discuss which of the master’s
movies are better with fellow Hitch-heads
for hours, but we’d prefer to devote that
time to watching them instead.
LET US PREY
I’m bitterly disappointed Birds Of Prey
hasn’t lit up the box offi ce – I think it’s
a really fun fi lm. Everyone apart from
Huntress gets a decent chance to shine.
I really hope we get to see a sequel.
Any chance of a Birds Of Prey poster –
my wall will not be complete without it.
DALE, VIA EMAIL
Writers this month will
receive a Bong Joo Ho
retrospective:
a DVD pack containing the
Academy Award-winning
Parasite and two of his
earlier fi lms, The Host
andMother.
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@EMPIREAUST (#EMPIREAUST) / FB.COM/EMPIREAUSTNOT. HAPPY. FAN
I’ve been very disappointed in several recent high-profi le fi lms. Men In Black 4
was lazy and went nowhere, while no one cared about Charlie’s Angels [above].
Terminator: Dark Fate was DOA and Star Wars IX stunk up the place. I can’t
believe the hack job that was put on the screen. The ideas from the previous
two entries were missing – leaving me, the average cinemagoer, feeling hollow
and empty. That same horrid feeling came over me after I saw Birds Of Prey
...don’t get me started on that latest embarrassment from DC.
BORIS, PERTH, WA
You’re a hard man to please, Boris.Sadly, Dale, the Birds have...ahem, fl own
the coop. Maybe we can run a poster for
the sequel (fi ngers crossed).EDDIE FURPHY
I love your magazine, but I’m struggling
with you guys at the moment. In your list
of Top 10 Eddie Murphy movies in your
January issue, you DIDN’T include Shrekor Shrek 2! They’re two of the best
animated movies of all time and
Donkey is one of his most iconic
characters. This injustice must be
stopped. Please!
ALYSSA, VIC
We feel like total asses about those
omissions. In hindsight, Norbit
should have received a nod, too.LETTER
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