William Friedkin‘s The Exorcist turns 50 this month. To celebrate, the Halloweenies head to Georgetown to spend 50 minutes talking about how the film — the greatest horror of all time? — has influenced culture over the past 50 years. It’s a freewheelin’ chat that discusses the origins, the talent, and the cult phenomenon — […]
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Warning: The following contains major spoilers for The Exorcist (1971) and The Exorcist: Believer (2023). On lists ranking the scariest movies of all time, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist invariably falls at or near the top. Faithfully adapted from the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, the 1973 film stunned audiences with its brutal vulgarity involving […]
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William Friedkin’s horror classic The Exorcist turns 50 years old here in 2023, and the film’s raw power is felt as much today as it was all those decades ago. One of the most enduring images of the 1973 masterpiece is the face of the demon Pazuzu, played by Eileen Dietz. The image flashes on […]
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While you wait for The Exorcist: Believer, in theaters on October 6, Fathom Events wants you to relive the terror of the original horror classic on the biggest screen you can find. This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist and Fathom Events is bringing it back to theaters nationwide as part of Fathom’s annual Fright Fest lineup. […]
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Filmmaker William Friedkin forever changed horror with 1974’s The Exorcist, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He returned to the genre again in 1980 with the Giallo-like thriller Cruising and fearlessly got weird with gory folk horror The Guardian in 1990. Fearless perfectly encapsulates Friedkin’s style and his approach to life; he was never afraid to speak his […]
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One of the all-time great filmmakers, Oscar-winner William Friedkin has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 87, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon. William Friedkin won “Best Director” at the Academy Awards in 1972 for The French Connection, and he was nominated in the same category just two years later for The […]
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