Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Kitty Winn, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, Rose Portillo, Shane Butterworth, Belinda Beatty, Fiseha Dimetros, Joey Green, Barbara Cason, Joely Adams
Regan (Linda Blair) is back, and it seems that there are still problems remaining from her demon possession. An investigation is in order as to just how her exorcist priest, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), died. Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) has invented a device that hypnotizes and then links the minds of two people together. She hypnotizes Regan and witnesses Regan's memories of the exorcism. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) is investigating the death of Father Merrin and heads to Africa seeking help from Kokumo (James Earl Jones) who Father Merrin exorcised when he was a young boy (Joey Green).
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 The Exorcist 1973  R, 122 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Jack MacGowran, Titos Vandis, Mercedes McCambridge, Vasiliki Maliaros, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson, Rudolf Schundler, Gina Petrushka, Robert Symonds
When Megan (Linda Blair) exhibits bizarre behavior that includes violence and foul language, her mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), calls in a young priest, Father Karras (Jason Miller), to help her. Father Karras is sure that Megan is possessed by the devil and asks exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) to come to her aid by staging an exorcism. Many horrors ensue as Father Merrin confronts the supernatural spirit. This film caused quite a stir at the time of its release. Academy Awards were received for Best Writing and Sound as well as eight other nominations including Best Picture, Actress (Burstyn), Supporting Actor (Miller) and Actress (Blair), and Director. Two sequels follow
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The Last Hurrah 1977  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, John Anderson, Dana Andrews, Jack Carter, Mariette Hartley, Burgess Meredith, Patrick O'Neal, Patrick Wayne, Kitty Winn, Arthur Franz
This is a TV remake of John Ford's 1958 film based on the bestselling novel by Edwin O'Connor. Carroll O'Connor takes on the role (formerly played by Spencer Tracy) of the flamboyant, shady Mayor Frank Skeffingon. A good effort, especially by O'Connor, though not on a par with the 1958 film.
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Message to My Daughter 1973 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Cast: Martin Sheen, Bonnie Bedelia, Kitty Winn, Neva Patterson, Mark Slade, Lucille Benson, Jerry Ayres, King Moody, Bob Goldstein, John Crawford
A troubled teenager (Kitty Winn) unearths some tapes her mother (Bonnie Bedelia) recorded before her untimely death several years earlier.
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The Panic in Needle Park 1971 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino, Joe Santos, Sully Boyar, Michael McClanathan, Larry Marshall
Set in New York City, this is the story of young drug addicts (Al Pacino and Kitty Winn) whose futures are going nowhere as they sink deeper and deeper into the abyss. A well-made film.
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Peeper 1975  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
aka: Fat Chance
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn, Michael Constantine, Thayer David, Timothy Carey, Dorothy Adams, Liam Dunn, Don Calfa, Robert Ito, Snag Werris, Gary Combs
In this spoof on 1940s' detective films, private detective Leslie C. Tucker (Michael Caine) is hired by Anglich (Michael Constantine) to find his long-missing daughter. The trail leads to the Prendergast family and their two daughters Ellen (Natalie Wood) and Mianne (Kitty Winn)–one of whom just might be Anglich's missing daughter.
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They Might Be Giants 1971  G, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins, Al Lewis, Rue McClanahan, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Kitty Winn, Sudie Bond, Ron Weyand, Oliver Clark, Theresa Merritt, Jenny Egan, Eugene Roche
Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) is a retired judge who becomes convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes, and his brother (Lester Rawlins)–hoping to have him committed–hires a psychiatrist (Joanne Woodward) to look into the matter. Her name just happens to be "Dr. Watson," and she becomes intrigued with Justin, which leads to complications. This film was remade for TV as "The Return of the World's Greatest Detective."
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| 1. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The Last Hurrah (1977)
4. Message to My Daughter (1973)
5. The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
6. Peeper (1975)
aka: Fat Chance
7. They Might Be Giants (1971)
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