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Critic’s Notebook: William Friedkin’s Towering ‘The Exorcist’ Redefined Horror

THR, Esq. 2023-08-08

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‘Exorcist’ Star Ellen Burstyn, Jason Blum Remember William Friedkin: “Undoubtedly a Genius”

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Tony Lo Bianco, Actor in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Seven-Ups,’ Dies at 87

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Peter White, ‘Boys in the Band’ and ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dies at 86

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James Gray on William Friedkin: “Beneath the Unsentimental Toughness, a Wellspring of Soul and Sensitivity”

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Venice Flashback: A Decade Ago, William Friedkin Was Lionized on the Lido

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William Friedkin’s Last Film, ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,’ to Roll out on Paramount+ Internationally

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