Tag Archives: Paul Schrader

The highly anticipated arrival of every single Exorcist sequel/prequel on Blu-ray format is happening September 23. You can have your copy delivered on the day (and in some cases, sooner) by pre-ordering The Exorcist Complete Anthology via Amazon.com right now. First announced by William Peter Blatty back in May, the Blu-ray box-set …

The Exorcist‘s sequels and prequels are coming to Blu-ray for the first time this year and Warner Brothers have a sales sheet which reveals the release date: September 23. Titled The Complete Anthology, the 6-disc collection will include: The Exorcist (Original Theatrical Version) The Exorcist (Extended Directors Cut) Exorcist II: The Heretic The …

Any production being consumed by mainstream media that even remotely revolves around demonic possession might as well face the fact: it is destined to be compared to The Exorcist. After 40 years, William Friedkin’s masterpiece remains the measuring stick for anything to do with demonic possession, exorcisms and the dramatic …

During my short visit to the set of Exorcist: The Beginning I was able to listen to Paul Schrader (back when he was still directing) answer a question about directing a film under The Exorcist banner. He answered that nobody could ever ‘top’ The Exorcist and it would be ridiculous …

It will go down as one of the most famous Hollywood studio debacles in film history: Director Paul Schrader being fired from Exorcist: The Beginning after principal photography was complete, only to have the studio hire a new director (Renny Harlin) then proceed to fund a further 40 million dollars …

Review by Erik Kristopher Myers originally posted on and exclusive for BloodyNews.com Few would argue the significance of Exorcist: The Beginning on cinematic history. This is the first time a studio has financed a film and then fired the director¦and then hired a new screenwriter and a new director to …

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: …