“No One Is Just Anything”: In William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’, Four Reduced Men Must Gamble with Life to Give It Value
By Tim Pelan The film became an obsession. It was to be my magnum opus, the one on which I’d stake my reputation. I…
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Rats In the Attic: William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’
By Tim Pelan Forty-five years after its powerful debut, and with all the attendant publicity, analysis and second-hand knowledge, from satire to theological debate…
William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’: Cautionary Tales Have Rarely Taken Such an Amazing Artistic Form
I’m very happy when films I’ve made are still recognized by whomever decades after they were made, but for most part you make films for…
‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career
If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in the history of the motion pictures, it’s more than…
A Discussion with William Friedkin: ‘I See a Diminishing of All Art Forms These Days’
It was The Exorcist and The French Connection that put William Friedkin on the cinematic top of the world, but the attention-worthy films in this…
William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’: The Most Terrifying Film We Ever Laid Eyes On
It’s difficult to think of a horror film that caused so much controversy and polarized the audience to this degree as did The Exorcist in…
William Friedkin’s ‘The French Connection’: The Seventies’ Peak of Cinematic Excitement
One of the first things that come to mind when The French Connection is discussed is the famous car chase scene, the breathtaking endeavor of…