Category: William Friedkin

BUG’s Symbiotic Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Ashley Judd, Drama, Film, Harry Connick Jr, Horror, Michael Shannon, Thriller, Tracey Letts, William FriedkinLeave a comment

One of his best, Friedkin's BUG is an exploration of the toxicity in co-dependency, that darker side of romance.

William Friedkin’s Cruising: Serial Murder on the Margins

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Cruising, Directors, Drama, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Gay Bar, Joe Spinell, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, S&M, Serial Killer, Thriller, William FriedkinLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJ5K8Vt5V8 Cruising. 1980. Directed & Written by William Friedkin; adapted from the novel by Gerald Walker. Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, and Joe Spinell. Warner Brothers. Rated R. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★1/2 (DVD release) Cruising came about for William Friedkin in a number of ways: through his own observations …

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Mr. Babadook & the Horror of Single Parenthood

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Drama, Essie Davis, Female Filmmakers, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, Jed Kurzel, Jennifer Kent, Movies, Reviews, The Babadook, The Exorcist, Thriller, VOD, William FriedkinLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw The Babadook. 2014. Directed & Written by Jennifer Kent. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, and Tim Purcell. Entertainment One. 93 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ This movie certainly has been hyped up a lot as of late. Several critics who've written about it all seemed to enjoy it a great deal. Most recently, William Friedkin …

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William Friedkin Gets to the Pulse of Fear with The Exorcist

On By C.H. NewellIn 1973, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Dick Smith, Directors, Effects, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Linda Blair, Literature, Max Von Sydow, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Special Features, The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, William Friedkin, William Peter BlattyLeave a comment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15h02Y0MDY The Exorcist. 1973. Dir. William Friedkin. Written by William Peter Blatty, based on his novel. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair. Warner Brothers Rated 18A. 132 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) By now, everyone has either seen The Exorcist …

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William Friedkin’s THE HUNTED – A Retrospective Review

On By C.H. NewellIn 2003, Action, Benicio Del Toro, Blogs, Cinematography, Connie Nielsen, Crime, Directors, Drama, Fighting, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Movies, Paramount Pictures, Retrospective Review, Reviews, The Hunted, Thriller, Tommy Lee Jones, William FriedkinLeave a comment

A look back at an underrated William Friedkin film.