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William Friedkin

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William Friedkin (August 29, 1935 - August 7, 2023) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing "The French Connection" (1971) and "The Exorcist" (1973); for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Some of his other notable films include "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "Sorcerer" (1977), "Cruising" (1980), "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), "Blue Chips" (1994), "Jade" (1995), "Rules of Engagement" (2000), "The Hunted" (2003), "Bug" (2006), and "Killer Joe" (2011).

In 1965, Friedkin moved to Hollywood and two years later released his first feature film, "Good Times," starring Sonny and Cher. Several other "art" films followed, including the adaptation of Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" and most notably "The Birthday Party," based on an unpublished screenplay by Harold Pinter, which he adapted from his own play. Friedkin, however, did not want to be known as an art house director, but rather for action and serious drama through stories about an America upended by crime, hypocrisy, the occult, and amorality. All of which he mounted up into his films to reflect what was going on in an America that was changing in the wake of Vietnam, the Sexual Revolution, and Watergate.

In 1971, his "The French Connection" was released to wide critical acclaim. Shot in a gritty style more suited for documentaries than Hollywood features, the film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Friedkin followed up with 1973's "The Exorcist," based on William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel, which revolutionized the horror genre and is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time. "The Exorcist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won the Best Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing.

Following these two pictures, Friedkin, along with Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich, was deemed one of the premier directors of New Hollywood. In 1973, the trio announced the formation of an independent production company at Paramount, The Directors Company. Whereas Coppola directed "The Conversation" and Bogdanovich the Henry James adaptation, "Daisy Miller," Friedkin abruptly left the company, which was soon closed by Paramount. Friedkin's later movies did not achieve the same success. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Friedkin's films received mostly lackluster reviews and moderate ticket sales. However, his action/crime movie "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985), starring William Petersen and Willem Dafoe, was a critical favorite and drew comparisons to Friedkin's own "The French Connection" (particularly for its car-chase sequence). In 2011, Friedkin directed "Killer Joe," a black comedy written by Tracy Letts, and starring Matthew McConaughey. Killer Joe premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, prior to its North American debut at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In April 2013, Friedkin published a memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." He was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in September.
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espinof.com hace 6 meses

Después de lo visto en 'Halloween: El final' , las expectativas sobre 'El exorcista: Creyente' , el nuevo intento de David Gordon Green de revitalizar una saga de largometrajes icónica, estaban bajo mínimos. Sorprendentemente, la producción de Blumhouse que recoge el testigo del clásico de William Friedkin, se las apañó para ya no decepcionarme más de lo previsto, sino dejarme totalmente indiferente ante su retahíla de lugares comunes y su falta de alma.

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espinof.com hace 6 meses

El pasado mes de agosto tuvimos que despedir a una de las grandes leyendas de Hollywood. William Friedkin nos dejó a los 87 años dejando tras de sí un legado cinematográfico rebosante de iconos de la talla de 'El exorcista' , 'Carga maldita' , 'Vivir y morir en Los Angeles' o 'French Connection' , pero sus fieles siervos aún tendremos una oportunidad de celebrar al maestro con un largometraje póstumo que acaba de publicar su …

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espinof.com hace 7 meses

La franquicia ' El exorcista ' regresa a la pantalla grande por primera vez desde 2005 en una nueva secuela bajo el título ' El exorcista: Creyente ' que iba para calentar la temporada de Halloween pero que al final se estrenará en cines el 6 de octubre de 2023, también en España, tras cambiarse en Estados Unidos al conocerse que el documental sobre un concierto de Taylor Swift había roto récords de preventa.

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