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What an excellent day for a new Exorcist novel
The 40th Anniversary edition of William Peter Blatty’s iconic horror novel The Exorcist has hit shelves and is finding its way into the hands of fans everywhere (get your copy from Amazon if you haven’t already!)
After 40 years being recognized as one of the scariest novels ever written,...
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THE EXORCIST takes to the stage
Some of this criteria comes dangerously close to indicating a remake of The Exorcist might be right around the corner: A new LA-based production based on William Peter Blatty’s most famous novel is about to get underway. However, it’s not the TV mini-series we’ve been praying for, nor is...
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Regan’s Tongue t-shirt design
As fans of The Exorcist know, coming across official memorabilia for the film is a difficult task. Marketing for motion pictures was handled very differently back in 1973 (Star Wars in ’77 soon changed all that!), there wasn’t exactly an abundance of t-shirts, lunch boxes, posters or figurines to...
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All of Owen Roizman’s rare footage from the set of The Exorcist, uninterrupted
One of the most fascinating aspects of The Exorcist blu-ray release last year was the famed Owen Roizman footage from behind the scenes finally being shown for the first time. Never-before-seen footage of cast and crew working diligently in silence (the footage has no sound) to make one of the most famous...
The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty hopes he might have his latest novel directed to the screen by The Exorcist director and good friend William Friedkin. It’s been almost 40 years since the two worked together on the 1973 horror masterpiece.
This time the film would be an adaptation of the novel Blatty published earlier this year, titled Dimiter. He recently...
There’s no denying The Exorcist Blu-ray release is one of the biggest releases of the horror masterpiece since it first arrived on DVD in the late 90′s. Jam-packed with both versions of the film and three brand new behind-the-scenes documentaries, Warner Brothers have been busy promoting the film across the web ahead of its release this week.
Movieweb sat with...
After months of waiting (a delay that lasted over a year) The Exorcist finally arrives on Blu-ray today. Bundled with a newly restored Extended Director’s Cut, the Original Theatrical Cut, a retrospective book, brand new commentaries and three new documentaries filled with never-before-seen footage from behind the scenes, this Blu-ray is one of the hottest to hit the...
For one very special evening on September 30th, 2010, The Exorcist was officially shown on cinema screens across the U.S. Warner Brothers released the horror masterpiece to selected theaters with the promise viewers would see the Extended Director’s Cut (formally known, and previously released in 2000, as The Version You’ve Never Seen) followed by a behind-the...
FEARnet have released a short video interview with The Exorcist star Linda Blair and cinematographer Owen Roizman. You can watch it embedded below.
This is another clip in what is becoming many publicity interviews being strewn across the internet promoting The Exorcist on blu-ray, released October 5, 2010. It’s one of the most highly anticipated releases on the format,...
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 as a result of playing Regan–...
Toy and merchandise manufacturer NECA obtained the license to produce Exorcist-related items back in 2007, and boy am I glad they did! As die-hard Exorcist fans, we’re devoted to a film that came before ‘blockbusters’ as we know them today; before merchandising was part of the complete movie package. We’ve never had much to collect beyond posters,...
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 footage from...
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 how so much fantastic behind-the-scenes footage...
Spooked TV and The Booth Brothers (as seen on SyFy – NBC-Universal) are currently promoting their new paranormal film The Haunted Boy, The Secret Diary of The Exorcist which is based on the infamous, true story behind the terrifying, bestselling book and motion picture, The Exorcist.
The filmmakers, Christopher and Philip Booth have spent two years traveling through...
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If you hadn’t already noticed, the official Exorcist website at Warner Brothers has recently been updated in anticipation for the upcoming Blu-ray release (October 5th, 2010).
The new site recently launched a preview of the book that will come with the two-disc Blu-ray release, where the visitor can flip a few pages and experience some media that is associated with...
