Tag: Regan
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‘The Exorcist’s Iconic Theme Wasn’t Even Supposed To Be in the Movie
“Something beyond comprehension is happening to a little girl on this street, in this house. A man has been sent for, as a last resort to try and save her.” A deep voice delivers this narration, heard over the theatrical trailer for The Exorcist (1973) right as frightening black-and-white images flash on the screen for…
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The Behind-the-Scenes Drama of the Demon’s Voice in ‘The Exorcist’
With the recent passing of the great William Friedkin and the release of The Exorcist: Believer, ’tis the season once again to revel in what an unholy miracle The Exorcist is. Still one of the scariest films ever made that hasn’t aged a day, it’s a masterpiece of atmosphere, weaving bone-crunching technique with sophisticated domestic…
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In 1973, ‘The Exorcist’ Was as Big as Watergate
There was a lot going on at the end of 1973 heading into the new year. The President of the United States Richard Milhous Nixon was embroiled in the fallout from the bungled robbery attempt of the Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Hotel, and a revolutionary horror classic hit movie screens just a day…
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Trailer Watch: Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper
Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Prize at Sundance this year, the trailer arrives for Scrapper, the feature debut from British writer-director Charlotte Regan. The film will hit U.S. theaters—including New York City’s IFC Center—via Kino Lorber on August 25. An official synopsis reads: This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a…