William Friedkin‘s memoir, The Friedkin Connection, hit book stores and e-readers last week and has been receiving positive reviews. Not surprising, considering the director’s flair with words and his illustrious career. Exorcist fans should most definitely scoop up a copy, but if you were hesitant to rush out and get …
Read More »Article: William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman revisit THE EXORCIST for Rue Morgue Magazine
In their latest issue, Canadian publication Rue Morgu Magazine have featured interviews with author William Peter Blatty and cinematographer Owen Roizman as they revisit their experiences on The Exorcist. The article has been superbly written by John W. Bowen and has kindly been scanned and shared via Blatty-dedicated website The Ninth Configuration, …
Read More »William Friedkin: Blu-ray is the best print that has ever been made of THE EXORCIST
The Toronto Sun has published a great interview piece with The Exorcist director William Friedkin. In it, he describes working with 13-year-old Linda Blair and how The Exorcist affected his approach to religion. He also speaks about the miraculous job the Warner Brothers restoration team did on saving the original 35mm print …
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 Condensed Novel by William Peter Blatty
Ebay is a glorious thing, Exorcist fans. Slowly but surely we’re digging up all sorts of goddies on the greatest horror film of all time. On this occasion CaptainHowdy.com long-time member and webmaster of The Ninth Configuration Ryan secured this condensed copy of William Peter Blatty’s novel, released in 1971 …
Read More »Scans of William Friedkin’s interview with High Definition Review magazine: THE BLU CONNECTION
Earlier this week I posted that William Friedkin revealed in an interview with High Definition Magazine that the upcoming Blu-ray special edition release of The Exorcist will use ‘The Version You’ve Never Seen’ transfer. The interview is actually about Friedkin’s film The French Connection, for which he won an Oscar. …
Read More »Newest HorrorHound features Exorcist retrospective
The latest issue of HorrorHound magazine (issue #14) will celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Exorcist with a detailed retrospective on the greatest horror film of all time. “It’s the 35th anniversary of the scariest movie ever made, The Exorcist, and in true HorrorHound fashion, we take a look at …
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