Tag: The Exorcist
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Taylor Swift’s Box Office Appeal Is the Only Thing That Scares Jason Blum
If you want to scare off a demon, you might want to reconsider calling Father Merrin. Sure, he might get rid of the demon Pazuzu eventually, but one mention of Taylor Swift will send everyone running for the hills, as Jason Blum has admitted today. The founder of Blumhouse, the horror studio that has terrified…
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The Most Satanic Film of All Time Preys on Our Deepest Fears
While it’s hard to pin down a singular “golden period” in the history of Hollywood cinema, the 1970s were certainly responsible for many of the classic horror films often cited as being influential today. The rise of the “New Hollywood” era allowed a younger generation of filmmakers, international auteurs, and maverick independent directors reach a…
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When Evil Lurks Review: A Cruel, Bloody Possession Movie For Sickos, By Sickos [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Possession movies, much like zombie movies, are a dime a dozen. They follow most of the same tropes and aesthetics established in part by William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist.” This is to say, there are not many movies that can make the sub-genre feel fresh. “When Evil Lurks” is one such movie. Demián Rugna’s follow-up to “Terrified”…
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‘The Devil on Trial’ Sets Haunting Halloween Release Date
Humanity’s fascination with the afterlife and demons has had a complex history. Especially when things like demonic possession started to get depicted on film and the satanic panic era of the late 20th century took shape. Whether it’s classics like The Exorcist or modern gems like The Conjuring, our fear of the supernatural has only…
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The Haunting at 60: is it still one of the scariest films ever made?
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg count the slow-burn 1963 horror as one of the greatest of all time but it wasn’t always seen as a classicThere’s a strange kind of pride that many people take in not being frightened by certain celebrated horror films. “Oh, it’s not scary at all,” they’ll say loftily about The…
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‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: Argentinian Demonic Infection Movie Is Feverishly Mediocre
Disease has always been fertile ground for the horror genre: what’s a zombie or vampire movie if not the story of a particularly nasty virus making its way from host to host? Demonic possession onscreen often has a similar subtext; look at the definitive example, 1973’s “The Exorcist,” where hosting an ancient evil leaves a…
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‘Mother, Couch’s Director Spills the Tea on How He Scored His Dream Cast
Starring Ewan McGregor and The Exorcist’s Ellen Burstyn, Mother, Couch marks writer-director Niclas Larsson’s debut feature film, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. While there promoting the film, Larsson stopped by Collider’s studio at the Cinema Center by Marbl to speak with Editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub about this unexpected journey with an unbelievable…
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Which Slasher Killer Has the Most Kills?
In the 1970s and ’80s horror went from being a niche genre enjoyed by a select audience to a pop culture sensation. Suddenly, horror wasn’t something to be ashamed of. It’s what everyone was going to the movies for. It started with films like The Exorcist and The Omen before a new subgenre took over:…
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial review – William Friedkin’s final film looks for the truth
Venice film festival: A courtroom drama based on events in Herman Wouk’s second world war novel The Caine Mutiny, Friedkin leaves us with a valuable last effortThe ghosts of film history can be seen all over Venice, the city where Dirk Bogarde sat down in a deck-chair and died and Donald Sutherland was bewitched by…
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Damien Chazelle Pays Tribute to William Friedkin in Moving Speech at ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ Venice Premiere: ‘He Was Fearless’
Damien Chazelle paid tribute to late great director William Friedkin on Sunday in a moving speech at the Venice Film Festival where Friedkin’s last film “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” premiered out-of-competition to warm applause.Friedkin, who died on Aug. 7 in Los Angeles at age 87, completed the film – which stars Kiefer Sutherland as Lt.…