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  1. 'Exorcist' Director Reveals the Struggle to Make the Classic Film

    8:00 am 4/26/2013
    • by As told to Gregg Kilday

    With a new memoir and a 40th anniversary Blu-ray on the way, William Friedkin remembers how Warner Bros. refused to hire him, the fight to cast Ellen Burstyn and the shocking confession that got Linda Blair the part.Read more

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  2. CinemaScore Flunkees: Brad Pitt's 'Killing Them Softly' and 7 Other Movies That Earned an F With Audiences

    1:16 pm 12/4/2012
    • by THR Staff

    "Killing Them Softly" and seven others achieved that feat.Read more

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  3. Matthew McConaughey Says His 'Killer Joe' Character Is 'Like a Black Panther' (Video)

    4:05 pm 7/26/2012
    • by Todd Gilchrist

    The actor tells THR that he enjoyed an incredibly fruitful collaboration with director William Friedkin: "I was like, OK, I'm in great hands here."Read more

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  4. 'Killer Joe': Matthew McConaughey and Co. Sound Off on Violent Films and the Aurora Tragedy

    5:40 am 7/24/2012
    • by Jordan Zakarin

    "Anybody who would point the finger at us, as opposed to the ability to buy 6000 rounds of ammunition, is out of their goddamn mind," Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts said.Read more

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  5. 'The Bourne Legacy' Set to Storm the Normandy Beaches at 38th Annual Deauville American Film Festival

    8:20 am 7/17/2012
    • by Rebecca Leffler

    The fest will also pay homage to the careers of William Friedkin and Melvin Van Peebles.Read more

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  6. The Exorcist: Theater Review

    7:37 pm 7/13/2012
    • by Myron Meisel

    Playwright John Pielmeier and director John Doyle interpret William Peter Blatty's iconic suspense novel of demonic possession for the stage.Read more

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  7. William Friedkin to Serve as Guest Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival

    3:56 pm 5/15/2012
    • by Gregg Kilday

    The fest also names Danny Elfman, Michael Voltaggio and Raphael Saadiq as its artists in residence.Read more

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