Tag: william friedkin

Raindance 2019: Friedkin Uncut (2018)

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by Admin

By Matt Harries Despite professing to not be a political film maker, William Friedkin demonstrated his social conscience at the very beginning of his directorial career. The People Vs Paul Crump was Friedkin’s 1962 debut and follows the story of the titular Crump, sentenced to death by electric chair for his part in a bungled […]

Stairway to Hell: The Exorcist

Posted on February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 by Admin

By special guest contributor Marc Lissenburg “What’s the scariest film you’ve ever seen?” It’s a query I am faced with on an alarmingly regular basis when folk learn of my fervent horror movie fanaticism. Despite the somewhat tedious probing, my enthused and instantaneous retort each time is – “THE EXORCIST!” Now I accept one man’s […]