The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial star Kiefer Sutherland praised the late William Friedkin and The French Connection. The passing of William Friedkin last August put a cloud over what ended up being his final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. At the same time, it predsented an opportunity to celebrate the legendary director, whether it’s from his … Read more
William Friedkin’s serial killer thriller Rampage, which was filmed in 1986 but not released in North America until 1992, is coming to 4K Director William Friedkin (who passed away earlier this year) made a lot of great films, including Best Picture winner The French Connection and one of the best horror movies ever made, The … Read more
Guillermo del Toro gushes about working with the great William Friedkin on his final movie, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. It’s always great to hear directors gush about their colleagues, and few do it with the same enthusiasm as Guillermo del Toro. While speaking with IndieWire, Guillermo del Toro spoke about the late William Friedkin and … Read more
In this episode of WTF Happened to This Celebrity, we look back at the turbulent life and times of a sci-fi icon, William Shatner! Whether you know him as Captain James T. Kirk, Sgt. T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane, or General Mortars from National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1, William Shatner is one of entertainment history’s most iconic … Read more
WALTER CHAW William Friedkin was deeply into sin. His films operate on what the disgraced psychiatrist (Robin Williams in his greatest role) of Kenneth Branagh’s bonzer “Dead Again” called the “karmic payment plan,” namely, you “buy now pay forever.” Most often grouped with the film brats of the New American Cinema, Friedkin was an autodidact, … Read more
I am on the board of the LA Opera, and the President and CEO, Christopher Koelsch, notified us of the quite extensive opera background of Friedkin’s that I was not aware of. “Billy had a profound impact on the LAO community with his extraordinarily insightful and extremely popular productions of Bluebeard’s Castle/Gianni Schicchi (2002), Ariadne auf Naxos (2004) and Il Tabarro/Suor … Read more
After “Sorcerer” turned out to be a box office disappointment, Friedkin again looked for movies he could make without too much fuss. This, alas, was a feint. His two comedies, 1978’s charming “The Brink’s Job” (which reunited John Cassavetes’ leads Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands) and his 1983’s disappointing “Deal of the Century,” were also … Read more
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
The late William Friedkin’s The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial starring Kiefer Sutherland will play at the Venice Film Festival. Earlier today, the world lost one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers, William Friedkin. As condolences and wishes for peace pour in from family, friends, co-workers, and fans, we’d like to remind everyone that Friedkin’s final work, The Caine … Read more
Despite it being a huge hit, American Pie only earned co-star Seann William Scott a shockingly low salary. While American Pie was one of the biggest comedy hits of the nineties, grossing over $235 million on an $11 million budget (and millions more on DVD), one of its stars received a pretty paltry salary. Seann … Read more