Tag: William Peter Blatty
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‘Exorcist’ Box Office: ‘The Believer’ Eyes $28M Domestic Opening, $47.1M Globally
The Exorcist: Believer topped the Friday box office with $11.9 million, including $2.9 million in previews. At this pace, the R-rated horror pic should open to $28 million domestically, a tepid number considering the high price paid for rights to the series.Globally, the film looks to open to $47.1 million for the weekend.The David Gordon…
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‘The Exorcist’ Ending Explained: Is Regan Freed From Her Possession?
Widely considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) exploded into the pop culture zeitgeist quickly becoming a nationwide phenomenon, complete with literal fainting during some screenings and lines around the block in frigid weather. It was a movie that everyone needed to have a take on which…
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The Exorcist: Believer Ending Explained: People Who Need People
This post contains major spoilers for “The Exorcist: Believer.”William Friedkin, the immortal director of the original 1973 “The Exorcist,” who passed away earlier this year, was fond of saying that his film of William Peter Blatty’s novel was all about the “mystery of faith.” Faith, especially the religious kind, is a continually hot topic given humanity’s ever-increasing body…
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Director on His Future With the Franchise
In 1973, filmmaker William Friedkin broke the mold of what was possible for horror films when he adapted William Peter Blatty’s novel The Exorcist for the big screen. After the release of the critically acclaimed film, a franchise was born, spawning two sequels and two prequels from Friedkin’s original production. Though it’s been a while…
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No One Hated ‘The Exorcist II’ More Than William Friedkin
It goes without saying that William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece The Exorcist is one of the greatest films of all-time. It doesn’t even need to be exclusively judged under the parameters of the horror genre. Unlike other American horror films at the time, the film brought a level of realism and emotional authenticity to a possession…
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The Exorcist review – Friedkin’s head-swivelling horror is still diabolically inspired
The 50th anniversary extended director’s cut of the 1973 tale of teenage possession still shocksWilliam Friedkin’s deadly serious contemporary horror, adapted for the screen from the bestseller by novelist William Peter Blatty, is back now in cinemas for its 50-year anniversary in the extended director’s cut. This is the film that whispered its evil into…
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The Exorcist’ Had a Real-Life Murderer in Its Cast
There are many reasons people are talking non-stop about The Exorcist again. Apart from it being one of the greatest horror movies of all time, its 50 anniversary is fast approaching, and a direct sequel, The Exorcist: Believer will hit theaters just in time for Halloween. On top of all that, it was sadly announced…