William Friedkin


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BirthPlace
08/28/1935
Chicago, IL
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  • Classic Hollywood Movie Spotlight: The Exorcist
    By: Zay Amsbury August 30, 2010 6:43am EST
    We dare you to watch William Friedkin's 1973 thriller alone in the dark.
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    Before you see 'The Last Exorcism', read about the first films to feature the religious practice
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    By: WENN.com Source November 25, 2009 4:00am EST
    Horror classic The Exorcist is coming back to possess a new audience - it's to be remade into a new TV mini-series.
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    By: WENN.com Source November 16, 2009 9:24am EST
    Horror classic 'The Exorcist' is coming back to possess a new audience -- it's to be remade into a new TV miniseries.
  • Top 10 Car Chases: Addendum
    By: Kit Bowen August 26, 2008 8:17am EST
    We recently picked 10 car chases we thought were pretty darn memorable but according to our readers, we may have missed a few key ones (yes, we gasp! forgot Bullitt). And so, to those adrenaline junkies who are keeping score, here are 10 MORE car chases we neglected to include (and yes, Bullitt is there):
  • William Friedkin Taking 'Inconvenient Truth' to the Opera House
    By: WENN.com Source July 08, 2008 7:50am EST
    The Exorcist director William Friedkin has been recruited to direct the forthcoming opera adaptation of global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
  • Bug Review
    By: Mike Szymanski May 25, 2007 7:49am EST
    With Bug, masterful thriller director William Friedkin hands us a creepy paranoia tale about a cute but creepy guy filled with conspiracy theories who goes into a bedbug frenzy and sucks Ashley Judd into his delusions..