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'The Exorcist': The real-life horror stories behind the making of William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic
Friedkin and Ellen Burstyn addressed one of the movie's most controversial scenes in 2018.
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Gene Hackman, 91, gives his 1st public interview in years on the 50th anniversary of 'The French Connection'
The Oscar-winning actor discusses his iconic role in William Friedkin's 1971 classic.
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9 horror movies to look out for, from Aubrey Plaza in 'Black Bear' to the acting debut of Spielberg's son
The New Flesh podcast, in conjunction with Yahoo Entertainment, immersed itself in Nightstream’s freaky offerings and emerged with this list of nine upcoming horror movies that you’ll definitely want to see.
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MVPs of Horror: Ellen Burstyn and William Friedkin reveal the most painful scene in 'The Exorcist'
The star and the director of the classic horror film take us inside the moment she suffered an injury during a key sequence, and why that would not fly today.
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45 years after 'The Exorcist,' William Friedkin believes he's seen (and filmed) an exorcism
In 2016, the director found himself in a small room in Italy filming a renowned Catholic priest and prolific exorcist attempting to cast a demon out of a troubled woman. The footage forms the centerpiece of his new documentary, "The Devil and Father Amorth."
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Remember How Frank Sinatra Almost Played Dirty Harry?
Clint Eastwood as the title character in the 1971 film ‘Dirty Harry’ (AP Photo/Warner Bros.) Dirty Harry’s vigilante police detective Harry Callahan is one of the defining roles of Clint Eastwood’s career — but it was meant to be played by Frank Sinatra. In an interview for Alec Baldwin’s podcast Here’s the Thing, director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) revealed that he’d spent months developing the gritty 1971 crime drama with the crooner-turned-actor in mind. “My prod