Unbelievably Incredible

Fantastic Fest II is for real

"...works like Terry Gilliam's Tideland, Aronofsky's The Fountain, and William Friedkin's Bug – are dozens of smaller independent outings..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Clouzot and Melville ride the old wave

"...nitroglycerin 300 miles through treacherous Brazilian terrain (remade by William Friedkin as 1977's Sorcerer), the rig cabs alone evoke..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Le Corbeau

"...Yves Montand vehicle The Wages of Fear (remade by William Friedkin in the Seventies as Sorcerer), and particularly 1947's..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Gene Hackman Films

A Salute to America's Anti-Hero, Gene Hackman

"...Connection (1971): His hard-nosed narc Popeye Doyle in the William Friedkin classic brought him an Oscar for Best Actor...."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Beating the Hollywood Dole-Drums

"...that gave us Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, William Friedkin, Peter Bogdanovich, Mike Nichols, Milos Forman, and many..."

June 16, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Taggart

Election Donors

"...Co. P.C.$371,368 Charles C. ButtSan AntonioH.E.B. Grocery$346,000 John Eddie WilliamsHoustonWilliams Bailey Law Firm$333,376 John M. O’QuinnHoustonO’Quinn Laminack & Pirtle$319,000..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Natural Selection

This locally shot black comedy examines the bizarre feedback loop that exists among celebrity psychopaths, the increasingly tabloidized mainstream news media, and, not least, our own bad selves.

"...whose fiendishly inventive conjury of classic creepo flicks by Friedkin, Craven, and Richard Donner (The Omen) is the single..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Warden, William Hopper...."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Austin Film Festival Drops and Gives Us 10

Lineup includes latest from Jonathan Demme, Alexander Payne

"...Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) hosting a screening of Billy Friedkin’s classic The French Connection; unofficial AFF mascot Shane Black..."

Aug. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Video Box Sets

"...of God, which includes interviews with Ellen Burstyn, Bill Friedkin, William Peter Blatty, Linda Blair (hell-o!!), and makeup man..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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