William Friedkin

To Live and Die for Authenticity: How Friedkin Made One of the Best Films of the Eighties

  August 8, 2022   All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

“No One Is Just Anything”: In William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’, Four Reduced Men Must Gamble with Life to Give It Value

Sorcerer original motion picture soundtrack cover art by Tony Stella, https://www.tony-stella.com/   By Tim Pelan   The film became an…

4 years ago

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…

8 years ago

‘To Live and Die in L.A.’: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkin’s Career

  By Sven Mikulec If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in…

8 years ago

A Discussion with William Friedkin: ‘I See a Diminishing of All Art Forms These Days’

December 6, 2015   By Sven Mikulec   It was The Exorcist and The French Connection that put William Friedkin…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

William Friedkin’s ‘The French Connection’: The Seventies’ Peak of Cinematic Excitement

  By Sven Mikulec One of the first things that come to mind when The French Connection is discussed is…

9 years ago