Hollywood has lost one of 20th century’s most successful and acclaimed directors. William Friedkin, who helmed two all-time masterpieces — The Exorcist and The French Connection — and many more superb movies over the course of a remarkable career, has died. His passing was confirmed by Variety; no cause of death has been revealed as of this writing. Friedkin was 87 years old. … Read more
Halloween Horror Nights at the Universal theme parks includes haunted houses based on Chucky, Universal Monsters, and the new Exorcist movie Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights event will be returning to the Universal Orlando Resort on September 1st, and the festivities will begin at Universal Studios Hollywood on September 7th. A couple months ago, we … Read more
The new Exorcist movie, The Exorcist: Believer, is a direct sequel from the 50-year-old original film. It co-stars Ellen Burstyn, reprising her role as Chris MacNeil, the mother of the little girl Regan who was possessed by a demon in the original film. But there’s no trace of Regal — or the actress who played her, Linda Blair, … Read more
This fall, it will be 50 years since the world first came to fear pea soup and tall Washington D.C. staircases. December 26, 1973 was the date of the release of the original The Exorcist, which became one of the biggest horror movies of all time, and launched a franchise that will now resume for modern audiences … Read more
The development of a brand-new sequel to the original film of The Exorcist was revealed nearly two years ago. Now the movie is just a few months from release, and it has its first posters and an official title: The Exorcist: Believer. The project is a full-on legacyquel, with Ellen Burstyn reprising her role from … Read more
A sequel to The Pope’s Exorcist, which stars Russell Crowe as real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, is in early development Made on a budget of $18 million, the supernatural thriller The Pope’s Exorcist (read our review HERE), which stars Russell Crowe as real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, has racked up over $52 million at the … Read more
Unfortunately, “The Pope’s Exorcist” is a watchable but far-from-special rehash of exorcism movie cliches, with detours into a Vatican conspiracy plot that has been compared to Dan Brown’s novels but half-assedly connects with church atrocities and scandals. The punchline is so convoluted and ridiculous that it seems to let the Church off the hook for … Read more