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It was wonderful to see ‘the Godfather of makeup’, Mr. Dick Smith, honored during the In Memoriam tribute at the 2015 Oscar Awards. His image and sketches of his most famous creations, including a possessed Regan MacNeil, went to air. Dick Smith passed away on July 30 2014 in Los …

Linda Blair fans will be happy to see this rare footage. In 1982 The Exorcist star, in her early twenties at the time, was a guest-star on the popular US comedy series The Love Boat. She played the high school sweetheart and fiance of soon-to-be MacGuyver himself, Richard Dean Anderson. The video comes …

An extremely rare film reel has surfaced documenting how cinemas, audiences and the media handled the release of The Exorcist in America in 1974. Titled The Cultural Impact of The Exorcist, the short documentary features real- time audience reactions from people seeing the iconic film for the first time in early 1974. It’s …

The Oscars official YouTube channel has uploaded Linda Blair’s heartwarming tribute speech to make-up artist Dick Smith at the 2011 Governors Awards. Dick Smith received an honorary Oscar on the night for his illustrious career and groundbreaking achievements in make-up special effects. The award was presented to him by Rick …

I’m going to tuck my personal opinion away and just let people know that this exists and move on. Decide for yourselves whether this is a good or bad thing… Electronica group Mystery Skulls decided to spoof (or pay homage to?) The Exorcist in the music video for their new …

Lucky Australian fans (myself included!) had the good fortune of meeting Linda Blair and attending exclusive screenings of The Exorcist during Linda’s recent tour Down Under to promote the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray release as part of Monsterfest. Linda’s Australian tour was scheduled to start in Brisbane but she had to …

William Peter Blatty was live in studio and William Friedkin called in to a recent episode of The World Over hosted by Raymond Arroya. Together they discussed the 40th Anniversary of The Exorcist, touching on many topics including their relationship over the years, how the film remains relevant, the Extended …

The Oscars official YouTube channel finally uploaded William Peter Blatty’s acceptance speech from the 1974 ceremony, where he won the Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay–based on material from another medium) for The Exorcist. Fittingly, the award was presented by Jason Miller with Angie Dickinson. Blatty’s speech was short and humble, …

USA Today have filmed a short piece to mark the 40th Anniversary release of The Exorcist on Blu-ray today. It features director William Friedkin and author/producer William Peter Blatty revisiting locations around Georgetown where The Exorcist was filmed. You can watch it below.

Linda Blair’s smile melts photographers as they snap their countless shots while reporters throw repetitive questions in her direction, all of them answered with a gracious patience. An innocent fifteen year old girl being swept up in the hype of the most controversial horror film of all time, braving the …

Following The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive excerpt a few days ago, website Awards Daily have posted a new excerpt from director William Friedkin’s fast-selling memoir, The Friedkin Connection. This one details casting the main players for the The Exorcist; Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow and, of course, Linda Blair. …

Many Exorcist fans have been saddened by the passing of visual effects specialist Marcel Vercoutere, who worked on The Exorcist during the film’s production in 1972/3. Marcel died on April 13, 2013. Like me, most fans would have first been exposed to Marcel through the 1998 documentary The Fear of …