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The Devil and William Friedkin

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

by Richard Whittaker January 5, 2019September 30, 2025

Not Your Average Joe

William Friedkin on sex, violence, and ‘spandex movies’

by Marjorie Baumgarten August 3, 2012September 30, 2025

Billy Friedkin Kills It

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

by Marjorie Baumgarten August 2, 2012September 30, 2025

Getting Their Due

Texas Film Hall of Fame 2003 inductees

by Margaret Moser March 7, 2003September 30, 2025

The Horror, the Horror

An Interview With Exorcist Author and Screenwriter William Peter Blatty

by Marc Savlov March 24, 2000September 30, 2025

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