
William Friedkin
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‘The Boys in the Band’ Film Review: Ryan Murphy Turns a Classic Queer Drama Into Waxwork Karaoke
By Alonso Duralde | September 30, 2020 @ 10:30 AMWilliam Friedkin’s 1970 adaptation of Mart Crowley’s play wasn’t perfect, but it had a pulse missing from this slavish re-creation
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‘The Exorcist’ Steps in Georgetown Could Become a Historic Landmark
By Brian Welk | October 31, 2018 @ 8:59 AMWashington D.C. historic preservation board will decide to grant landmark status on Nov. 15
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Nazi Titanic: The Horrific True Story of the Nazis’ $180 Million Propaganda Film (Podcast)
By Tim Molloy | July 20, 2018 @ 5:25 PMThe strange story of a failed propaganda film, and its role in thousands of deaths
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William Friedkin’s Real-Life Exorcist Doc ‘The Devil & Father Amorth’ Lands at The Orchard
By Thom Geier | January 17, 2018 @ 3:27 PMCompany plans April 20 theatrical release
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‘The Devil and Father Amorth’ Review: William Friedkin Tackles Satan Again, This Time Awkwardly
By Alonso Duralde | August 30, 2017 @ 9:36 AMVenice: The ”real-life exorcism“ in this hand-held doc plays as phony and/or exploitative
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‘The Exorcist’ Review: Demonic Possession, Done TV-Style
By Tim Grierson | September 21, 2016 @ 7:03 PMFox returns to the 1970s thriller for a new series with Geena Davis as a mother battling unseen evil
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Fox’s ‘Exorcist': Here’s Why You Won’t Hear Much of ‘Tubular Bells’ Theme Music
By Scott Collins | August 8, 2016 @ 4:57 PMTCA 2016: ”I don’t think you’ll be hearing it too many times in the future,“ producer says
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‘The Exorcist’ Reboot Pilot Ordered by Fox
By Daniel Holloway | January 22, 2016 @ 4:00 PMJeremy Slater will write and executive produce one-hour drama
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‘Karate Kid’ Star Ralph Macchio Remembers Producer Jerry Weintraub: ‘You Were 1 of a Kind’
By Joe Otterson | July 6, 2015 @ 3:25 PMActor worked with legendary producer on three films in popular 80’s franchise
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Halloween Viewing Guide: 19 of the Week’s Most Hauntingly Awesome Offerings
By Travis Reilly | October 28, 2014 @ 4:17 AMFrom ”The Exorcist“ to ”It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown“ — this week’s TV lineup has something spooky for everyone
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‘Interior. Leather Bar.’ Review: James Franco Peers Behind Al Pacino’s ‘Cruising’ Mask
By Alonso Duralde | January 2, 2014 @ 6:11 PMFranco and collaborator Travis Mathews use the controversial 1980 thriller as a prism for examining explicit gay imagery and an actor’s journey
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Bette Midler Set to Star, Executive Produce HBO’s Mae West Biopic
By Jethro Nededog | December 9, 2013 @ 4:11 PM”The Exorcist“ director William Friedkin will direct and executive produce
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Why Matthew McConaughey Embraced a Homophobe ‘Bastard’ in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
By Steve Pond | October 31, 2013 @ 3:25 PMThe actor talks with TheWrap about finding the humanity in Ron Woodruff and his transition from studio leading man to indie actor
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James Franco’s Sundance Drama ‘Interior. Leather Bar’ Cruising to Strand Releasing
By Jeff Sneider | August 19, 2013 @ 1:09 PMThe film is inspired by 40 minutes of sexually explicit footage rumored to have been cut from "Cruising"
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William Friedkin Recalls Public’s Angry Reaction to ‘Exorcist 2': They Chased WB Execs. Out of Theater (Video)
By Greg Gilman | August 13, 2013 @ 5:31 PMAudiences ran out of the theater — but not because they were scared