[ad_1] Friedkin’s life ended like a true Friedkin film. It’s hard to tell if he won or lost, or something in between, or if those terms even apply. Photo: Laura Lezza/Getty Images Was William Friedkin the best director of the 1970s? Maybe. He was certainly the most 1970s director, making ’70s movies long after the… Continue reading Remembering William Friedkin, A Hollywood Director Possessed
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William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows
[ad_1] William Friedkin. Photo: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images This interview was original published in 2013. We are recirculating it again in light of Friedkin’s recent passing. In 1971 and 1973, William Friedkin found himself on top of the film world with the one-two punch of The French Connection and The Exorcist. Then things got interesting:… Continue reading William Friedkin on His Career Highs and Lows
William Friedkin On The Terror Of Filming An Actual Exorcism
[ad_1] This interview was originally published in 2018. We are circulating it again in light of Friedkin’s recent passing. In February of 2016, director William Friedkin — famous for The French Connection, The Boys in the Band, and The Exorcist, to name just a few films — was in Lucca, Italy, to receive the Puccini Award… Continue reading William Friedkin On The Terror Of Filming An Actual Exorcism