The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...William Friedkin sits back on a couch in the Four..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist

The master filmmaker revealed, under the guise of examining his film.

"...opportunity: I was invited to spend an hour with William Friedkin to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Devil and..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...week's paper, we have a Q&A with legendary director William Friedkin, whose latest film Killer Joe opens in theatres..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...O. Philippe would want to make a documentary about William Shatner. The Swiss director's filmography combines explorations of pop..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rampage

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Michael Biehn, Alex Mcarthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Chips

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Nick Nolte, Mary Mcdonnell, Ed O'Neill, J.t...."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Not Your Average Joe

William Friedkin on serial killers and 'spandex movies'

"...Film director William Friedkin doesn't back down from much. Whether it's a..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roadracers

"...Starring: David Arquette, Salma Hayek, John Hawkes, Jason Wiles, William Sadler, Mark Lowenthal and Johnny Reno. In his first..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Connection

The French-made Connection owes much to The French Connection

"...A Gallic companion piece to William Friedkin’s seminal 1971 film, The French Connection, The Connection..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

"...within the genre. (I wonder what John Woo and William Friedkin think of this guy?) Despite these blatantly commercial..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Killer Joe

Matthew McConaughey's Killer Joe is sociopathy incarnate; William Friedkin adds visual punch to the venality within Tracy Letts' screenplay.

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jade

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bug

The Exorcist's William Friedkin directs this psychological thriller that never really gets under your skin.

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins,..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Horror, the Horror

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist and screenwriter of the infamously terrifying film, discusses the recently released The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen and his life on both sides of the camera.

"...gallons of split-pea soup: That's how most people remember William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin in..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: You Can Call Me Bill

A meditation on death from the liveliest man you'll see

"...William Shatner is going to die, and he's made some..."

March 19, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Box Sets of Blood

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Nightbreed, and more Vincent Price

"..."I'm about ready to call a cop," gasps Kirk (William Vail) after he helps kick the maniac hitchhiker (Ed..."

Oct. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rules of Engagement

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Dale Dye, Ben Kingsley, Anne Archer, Blair..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Exorcist: Believer

David Gordon Green moves from Halloween to another massive horror franchise

"...from the start. While it's a narrative sequel to William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty's genre-defining 1973 masterpiece, it..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow,..."

March 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunted

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lynch/Oz

Is David Lynch's whole career an homage to The Wizard of Oz?

"...be dull. His arguable Ph.D. defense, Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist, was wisely built on getting..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jon Amiel; with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.)..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Jon Amiel; with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.)..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...most perfect imaginable: a 50th anniversary retrospective screening of William Friedkin's The Exorcist at the Central Presbyterian Church. (Although..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cruising

"...Cruising D: William Friedkin (1980); with Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...D: William Friedkin; with Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair,..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Feeling Extra Queer

'Interior. Leather Bar.' highlights what it's like to be an extra in an explicitly gay film

"...It was the year that William Friedkin's Cruising was released to widespread critical derision, a..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...COLDBLOODEDD: M. Wallace Wolodarsky; with Jason Priestley, Kimberly Williams, Peter Riegert, Robert Loggia, Janeane Garofalo. A dry, black..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU'VE NEVER SEEND: William Friedkin; with Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow,..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

DVDanger: Hellions

We binge-watch this month's horror for you

"...geniuses trip over their feet of clay. In 1989, William Friedkin was a cinematic hall-of-fame sure thing. Between canon..."

Feb. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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