The Quarantine Stream: 'Blue Chips' Is One Of The Great Basketball Movies Of The 1990s
With Nick Nolte playing an empassioned college basketball coach desperate to break a losing streak, Blue Chips is a great basketbal movie.
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The Morning Watch: The Night Terrors Of 'A Nightmare On Elm Street', The Different Versions Of 'The Exorcist', And More
In this edition, go behind the scenes of A Nightmare on Elm Street and the night terrors within, learn about different versions of The Exorcist, and more.
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'Leap Of Faith' Trailer: The 'Exorcist' Documentary Heads To Shudder
The director of the Psycho documentary 78/52 sets his sights on The Exorcist with Leap of Faith.
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'Friedkin Uncut' Trailer: William Friedkin's Career Comes Into Focus In This New Documentary
The director of The Exorcist and more is the focus of the new documentary Friedkin Uncut. Watch the trailer here.
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'The Devil And Father Amorth' Review: 'Exorcist' Director William Friedkin Smirks At The Devil
Our The Devil and Father Amorth review looks at the new documentary from The Exorcist director William Friedkin, who here films a real-life exorcism.
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'The Devil And Father Amorth' Trailer: The Director Of 'The Exorcist' Witnesses A Real Exorcism
In The Devil and Father Amorth trailer, The Exorcist director William Friedkin dives into the world of real-life exorcisms in a documentary following the exploits of the Vatican's exorcist, Father Amorth.
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A Horror Newbie Watches 'The Exorcist' For The First Time
Horror newbie Hoai-Tran Bui dives into William Friedkin's acclaimed supernatural horror film, The Exorcist. This seminal, Oscar-nominated movie would spawn an entire genre of demonic possession films...so how does it play for a non-horror fan?
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William Friedkin Reflects On 'Exorcist' Sequels, Says He Liked 'It'
Director William Friedkin talks Exorcist sequels and It, which recently dethroned The Exorcist as the biggest horror movie of all time.
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'The Exorcist' Director William Friedkin To Appear On 'The Simpsons' Halloween Special
You can look forward to a William Friedkin Treehouse of Horror cameo in this year's The Simpsons Halloween special.
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'The Exorcist' TV Series: Rupert Wyatt Will Direct The Pilot
The Exorcist TV series has been kicking around for a few years now, with Sean Durkin even once involved. The pilot has just landed a director, Rupert Wyatt.
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Francis Ford Coppola Doesn't Want To Make "Factory Movies"
Read the Francis Ford Coppola studio movies comment. Lately Coppola has been directing more experiential work, not what he calls "factory movies."
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William Friedkin Developing Don Winslow's 'The Winter Of Frankie Machine'
It's a thrill to see William Friedkin developing new projects. He's got his hands in a TV show based on his own film To Live and Die in L.A., and now he's moving forward with a film based on Don Winslow's novel The Winter of Frankie Machine, about a retired mob killer with a new life as…
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William Friedkin Directing 'To Live And Die In LA' TV Series For WGN
A To Live and Die in LA TV series is in the works, and William Friedkin, who made the 1985 movie that inspires the show, is directing and producing.
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Watch Audiences React To 'The Exorcist' In Vintage 1973 Footage
Exorcism movies are cliche now, but in 1973, The Exorcist was something new, and people were freaked. Watch audiences react to The Exorcist in 1973.
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William Friedkin Considering A Gig On 'True Detective' Season 2
Who will direct True Detective season 2? Oscar-winning director William Friedkin is considering working on the HBO series. Read the quotes here.
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'Killer Joe' And 'To Live And Die In LA' TV Series In Development
Perhaps inspired by Fargo, there could be a Killer Joe TV series, based on the film from William Friedkin and Matthew McConaughey.
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Star Wars Bits: Producer Talks Episode VII Canon, 3D Blu-Ray Rumor Plus Books, Boba Fett And Breakfast
There's a galaxy of Star Wars news out there, so let's dive into today's Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following: The Star Wars film canon is limited to the films. Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch jokes about Star Wars Episode VII return. Behind the Scenes stage hosts for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim revealed.…
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William Friedkin Directing Bette Midler In Mae West Biopic
Mae West was one of the original legends of Hollywood, but even so at this point the announcement of a biopic about the actress, with Bette Midler in the lead role, might not arouse huge attention at the outset. There are biopics for seemingly everyone, so one more is just a drop in the bucket.…
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Nicolas Cage Declares 'I Am Wrath'; William Friedkin Could Direct
Just days after he boarded the David Gordon Green drama Joe, the very busy Nicolas Cage has signed on for yet another new project. And unlike Green's gritty literary drama, this one puts Cage back in the thriller genre where he's apparently most comfortable. Emmett/Furla Films, which was also behind Cage's recently wrapped The Frozen…
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Exclusive Clip: Matthew McConaughey Tells A Sickening Story In 'Killer Joe'
Matthew McConaughey is one of those actors that isn't afraid to try new things. He can go from iconic role (Dazed and Confused), to blockbuster leading man (A Time To Kill), anchor a romantic comedy (Failure to Launch), or give a stunning, award-worthy supporting performance (Magic Mike). And that's not even the half of it.…
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'Killer Joe' Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Murders For Money
"Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap!" Wait. Hiring Matthew McConaughey to kill someone costs how much? Twenty-five grand? Ok, maybe not 'dirt cheap,' then. Anyway, The Exorcist director William Friedkin is back this year with Killer Joe, a Southern-fried thriller in which McConaughey is hired by Emile Hirsch to kill his mom (Gina Gershon). But complications…
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2011 Venice Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Carnage,' 'A Dangerous Method,' And 'Dogtooth' Director's Latest
Hot on the heels of the release of a massive batch of films that will appear in the Toronto Film Festival, we've got the main lineup for the 68th Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10. We knew that George Clooney's The Ides of March would open the fest (the trailer…
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First Toronto Festival Announcements Include New Work From George Clooney, David Cronenberg And Francis Ford Coppola
If you're more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer's glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a…
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William Friedkin Preparing To Film Another William Peter Blatty Adaptation?
The first collaboration between director William Friedkin and author/screenwriter William Peter Blatty produced one of the most famous / notorious horror films in movie history. (Um, The Exorcist.) Now, as Mr. Friedkin promotes a limited theatrical re-release and Blu-ray disc of The Exorcist and prepares to shoot the film Killer Joe in Louisiana, he may…
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William Friedkin Casts Matthew McConaughey And Emile Hirsch In 'Killer Joe'
For the past few months, word has been kicking around Louisiana that William Friedkin would be shooting a new film with Matthew McConaughey called Killer Joe. And now the news is official; Friedkin has lined up McConaughey and Emile Hirsch for the film, which will shoot late this fall. THR says that a November 8…
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William Friedkin And William Peter Blatty Reteaming For An Exorcist Remake?
William Peter Blatty, author of the original Exorcist novel and subsequent Oscar winning screenplay, has revealed that the big boss of the 1973 movie, William Friedkin, has agreed to direct a new version. Brace yourself for a 3D do-over with a younger cast and all-CG effects... then unbrace because, actually, I don't think that's what…
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