This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Georgetown-set religious horror movie “The Exorcist,” which was filmed on Georgetown’s campus in 1972 and was the first horror film nominated for best ...

Pacino infamously had a contentious dynamic with the late auteur, who died in 2023. “I didn’t even see ‘The Exorcist’ in my life,” Pacino said, adding, “It’s a great film, I hear. I should see it. I ...

The Exorcist’s director, William Friedkin, who died in August at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movie’s lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like several ...

Whether spinning cinematic yarns about New York cops or a South American convo, the late William Friedkin prized authenticity above all things. That even applied to scenarios that seemed beyond the ...

Few horror films have left as deep and lasting a mark as The Exorcist. Even more than 50 years after its release, William Friedkin’s 1973 cinematic juggernaut still rattles nerves, ignites passionate ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Although most horror movies are at least somewhat familiar with the concept of dread, it’s rarely ...

Rachael Severino is a writer from New York. She was awarded her Bachelor's in Classical Archaeology and Literature from Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently completing her MFA at Columbia ...

With this weekend’s release of “The Exorcist: Believer,” filmgoers will once again witness young, possessed girls blaspheming, shrieking and levitating as their parents try to wrest a godless demon ...

Alec is always watching movies, sometimes more than one a day. This makes him annoyingly trustworthy when discussing classic or contemporary cinema. His favorite filmmakers include Martin Scorsese, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn in a harrowing scene from William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, The Exorcist. (Photo Illustration: ...