Tag: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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10 Posthumously Released Movies by Acclaimed Directors
Legendary director William Friedkin’s contemporary version of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial has come in the wake of his recent passing from heart failure and pneumonia. At the age of 87, Friedkin left behind a significant body of work—ranging from documentaries to crime thrillers to an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In the film community,…
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William Friedkin, director of ‘The French Connection,’ dies at 87
The director’s latest film is set to premiere at the Venice festival.William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning American director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, has died aged 87.According to the New York Times, Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing, the former head of Paramount Pictures, said the filmmaker died of heart failure and pneumonia at his home…
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William Friedkin dies at 87
The director’s latest film is set to premiere at the Venice festival.William Friedkin, the Oscar-winning American director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, has died aged 87.According to the New York Times, Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing, the former head of Paramount Pictures, said the filmmaker died of heart failure and pneumonia at his home…
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Streaming: the best of William Friedkin
A new-to-streaming documentary about the Exorcist director prompts a look through his fascinating back catalogueFor a director who hasn’t made a major film in nearly a decade, William Friedkin is undergoing something of a surprising revival. The 84-year-old American director’s up-and-down career has enjoyed a collective critical appraisal in recent years, while he has been…
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Film Review: ‘Body at Brighton Rock’
Filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin spends a tad too much time on the character-establishing setup during the first act of her “Body at Brighton Rock.” Once she has lured her audience into joining her plucky but ill-prepared protagonist into a secluded area of a picturesque state park, however, the first-time director efficiently ratchets up the suspense —…