William Friedkin held court on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, where he received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement ahead of the world preem of a restored and recolored copy of his 1977 ...

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LOS ANGELES -- William Friedkin, the filmmaker behind 1973's adaptation of novelist William Peter Blatty's horror novel "The Exorcist," has died at age 87. Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College of ...

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Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. Friedkin's final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, is ...

For the record, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” will go down as director William Friedkin’s final film before his death at 87 in August, but — and let’s be honest here — whatever else it is, it won’t ...

ROME (Reuters) - William Friedkin, director of the 1973 classic film "The Exorcist", is dealing with the devil again but don't expect more twisting heads, levitating beds or spurts of green vomit.

We found a number of varied film events happening in LA tonight, from a Horrible Movie Night Screening of "Death Machines" to more serious fare with films by Paul Schrader, Thom Andersen and Heinz ...