Classic rock radio station KGGO Radio spoke with Linda Blair recently about the upcoming blu-ray release of The Exorcist. The interview is a short segment (lasting only 8 minutes) and touches on the remarkable restoration of the film, the amazing behind-the-scenes footage and some typical questions about Linda Blair’s supposed trauma …
Read More »VIDEO: Preview new footage from behind the scenes of THE EXORCIST ahead of the Blu-ray release
Some fantastic snippets from the behind-the-scenes documentaries appearing on the upcoming Blu-ray of The Exorcist have been made available online (via movieweb). I have embedded the video clips below. The main documentary is Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist, which features newly-shot interviews with cast and crew and includes never-before seen …
Read More »Video: THE EXORCIST Blu-ray press conference with Linda Blair, Owen Roizman, Bill Malley and Bud Smith
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment recently held a round table press conference to promote the October 5 release of The Exorcist on Blu-ray. Present to discuss their experiences of making 1973 film were Linda Blair, Director of Photography Owen Roizman, Production Designer Bill Malley and Editor Bud Smith. They also discussed …
Read More »Linda Blair reflects on the Devil inside in a new interview
A new interview with Linda Blair has emerged via HollywoodChicago.com who spoke with her at the Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show in March of this year. She spoke candidly of her life within the world of The Exorcist and beyond. Here are some exerts from the interview: That a lot of people don’t realize that …
Read More »Great new interviews with author William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty has been busy promoting his newly-released book Dimiter, which you’ll find in your local bookstore now (or, if you’d like to support The Exorcist Fansite, buy it via Amazon.com here). Part of the promotion has included some great new and exclusive interviews. The first I want to share …
Read More »New interview with Eileen Dietz reveals she’s writing a book
I don’t think anyone had an inkling, back when The Exorcist was first released, that the controversial subliminal images of Captain Howdy flashing up on the screen were actually the face of a female. I’ve always been of the understanding that Eileen Dietz was hired to be Linda Blair’s body double for the …
Read More »William Friedkin talks Exorcist remake, 3D, IMAX and Blu-ray re-releases.
The Exorcist director William Friedkin recently had an interview with MovieWeb and discussed the possibilities of The Exorcist being re-released in 3D, on IMAX, remake rumours and the upcoming Blu-ray disc. Thankfully, he states, as long as he is alive a 3D version of The Exorcist is never going to …
Read More »Exorcists: The True Story documentary video
A 2004 documentary called Exorcists: The True Story has finally found its way to the internet, thanks largely to Exorcist Fansite members columbiancannon and Ryan. The documentary explores the belief in possession and the practice of exorcism, featuring a dramatisation of the real 1949 Maryland exorcism, which was the inspiration …
Read More »Rare Exorcist press-books and articles
What started as a simple gift from Mike a few months back has turned into a complete revamp of one of my favorite sections. Mike emailed me scans of a very rare and precious pess-book for Exorcist II: Heretic which was used to help promote the film in ’77 (as …
Read More »The Exorcist Remake: A mini-series written by Blatty, Directed by Friedkin!
Here’s one way to avoid a (potentially) horrible remake of The Exorcist: Have the author of the original novel and screenplay pen a brand new take of his own story as a television miniseries, then have the original director agree to direct. That’s exactly what Exorcist scribe William Peter Blatty …
Read More »Old interview with William Peter Blatty is a brilliant read
I’ve always enjoyed the way William Peter Blatty speaks. His voice is engaging no matter the topic; but when the topic is his great triumph The Exorcist, the combination is bliss. So, it was with glee that I recently re-read an interview with Blatty which was originally conducted by Steve …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Paul Schrader
This interview was originally conducted and published exclusively for bloodynews.com by Erik Kristopher Myers in 2005. Five days before its premiere at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, BloodyNews staffers Erik Kristopher Myers and David Harrington were invited to New York for a private screening of Paul Schrader’s Exorcist: …
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