Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

"...Directed by: Joe Chappelle. Starring: Donald Pleasence, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Hagan, Paul Rudd, Mariah O'Brien,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Screamlines

"...D: John Carpenter (1978) w/Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J.Soles..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Risky Business

"...D: John Carpenter (1987) with Donald Pleasence, Alice Cooper, Victor Wong..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Feature

Wake in Fright

Originally released in 1971, this Australian oddity has been recently restored to its waking-nightmare intensity.

"...Directed by: Ted Kotcheff. Starring: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Jack Thompson, Chips Rafferty and Sylvia Kay...."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Only Live Twice

Connery didn't want to play Bond anymore, and it shows, although Donald Pleasence's villain is as demonic as they come.

"...by: Lewis Gilbert. Starring: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi and Donald Pleasence. Connery didn't want to play Bond anymore, and..."

Feb. 17, 2000 Movie Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Ong, Stephen Chang, Frances You, Johnny Mah, Callum Rennie, Donald Fong. Multiculturalism as a concept is something to which..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Ong, Stephen Chang, Frances You, Johnny Mah, Callum Rennie, Donald Fong. Multiculturalism as a concept is something to which..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

DVDanger: 'Halloween'/'Prince of Darkness'/'Eyes Without a Face'

Three throwback horrors for your Halloween pleasure

"...come to your little town," as shrink/soothsayer Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) warns the sheriff...."

Oct. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Adam White, Ben Pascoe, Michael Dalmon, Robert Cyrus Ryland, Donald Sneed. A More Perfect Union plays like a movie..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Halloween

The night he came home again (for the first time)

"...by the late Dr. Loomis (a stellar imitation of Donald Pleasence). But it's not Michael that's interesting, it's Laurie...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Halloween II

Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 remake of the original Halloween features Michael Myers coming back to town to wrap up some family business.

"...(originally portrayed with far nuttier nuance by the late Donald Pleasence), and the inclusion of some downright Lynchian dream..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Race to Witch Mountain

In this updated remake of the beloved Disney series of family movies, two siblings with supernatural powers seek refuge with a cabbie and a UFO specialist.

"...for it) green-pinstriped Winnebago, with villians Ray Milland and Donald Pleasence in hot pursuit. This third Witch Mountain outing..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Christmas

Although this horror remake isn't as suspenseful or emotionally draining as its influential 1974 predecessor, the film almost makes up for that with its overriding weirdness.

"...like Michael Myers but without the calming influence of Donald Pleasence's urbanely histrionic headshrinker. Flash-forward to the present, and..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later

"...Michael, of course, is back in town, and without Donald Pleasence's Dr. Loomis around to keep him on a..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERSD: Joe Chappelle; with Donald Pleasence, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Hagan, Paul Rudd, Mariah O'Brien,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Chronicle Recommends: Animal Movies

Let these furry friends act their way into your heart

"...a hoity-toity Swiss boarding school as she assists wheelchair-bound Donald Pleasence in uncovering a series of brutal murders. The..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: Halloween

Does the sequel that ignores all the other sequels work?

"...by the late Dr. Loomis (a stellar imitation of Donald Pleasence). It's not him that's interesting, but Laurie. After..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits – Jennifer Connelly in Phenomena

This week's horror couture reveals how phenomenal Jennifer Connelly looks in Armani

"...the help of a wheelchair-bound forensic entomologist played by Donald Pleasence...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

DVDanger: 'The Vincent Price Collection'

The master of horror at the height of his Poe powers

"...the enfant terrible Reeves butted heads (the director wanted Donald Pleasence for the lead). Tonally it's completely different to..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chew on This

Allez cuisine, with a generous helping of movie culture: Meet Ron Deutsch, Austin's Chef du Cinema

"...Zwigoff's delightfully disturbing documentary on cartoonist R. Crumb) to "Donald Pleasence's Fillet of Sole Bonne Femme" (a culinary Cul-de-sac..."

June 29, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Go Greek: AFS Essential Cinema

AFS Essential Cinema: From the Shadows: Greek Independent Cinema

"...blend of Greek myth, Hammer Films' Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence, and, we kid you not, a prog-rock score..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Escape From New York (Special Edition)

Subsequent to both The Warriors and Mad Max, yet predating Blade Runner by a year, Escape From New York laid the groundwork for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's ensuing masterpiece, 1982's The Thing

"...tight-lipped gunslinger to save the president (a wonderfully buffoonish Donald Pleasence) from the baddies (Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau,..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Great Escape

One of the all-time great action movies also features an all-star international cast. Steve McQueen is unforgettable as the "Cooler King" in the drama about an Allied prisoner escape from a Nazi POW camp.

"...James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Richard Attenborough, David McCallum and Donald Pleasence. One of the all-time great action movies, The..."

Jan. 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night Creature

"...Directed by: Lee Madden. Starring: Donald Pleasence and Nancy Kwan. A big-game hunter brings a..."

Oct. 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night of the Living Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Last House on the Left

Louis Black reviews Night of the Living Dead, Last House on the Left, Texas Chain-saw Massacre, and Halloween -- all featured in IFC's new documentary, American Nightmare

"...independent filmmakers of all stripes.HalloweenD: John Carpenter (1978); with Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles, Charles..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Escape to Witch Mountain

"...Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann and Donald Pleasence. One of Disney’s best and most popular live-action..."

May 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Halloween

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles, Charles..."

Oct. 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Advocate

"...Leslie Megahey. Starring: Colin Firth, Lysette Anthony, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi and Nicol Williamson. This British-made production..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten