Peter Bart Remembers His Friend William Friedkin: Brilliant, Brooding, Cerebral & A Lover Of Film

Prince William is now in charge of Prince Harry’s former military unit — by order of their father, King Charles III.

Eduardo Williams’ latest Locarno main competition title “The Human Surge 3.” Ever since he broke into the festival scene with 2011’s “I Could See a Puma,” and later solidified his festival standing with Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present winner “The Human Surge” (2016), Eduardo Williams’ oeuvre has stood out by embracing the formal possibilities of new media, and rethinking our relationship with images through its insightful inquiries on human connectivity and digital textures. These thematic concerns are also integral to “The Human Surge 3,” in which he continues his ever-present forage for novel cinematic avenues.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have received more new titles.

Naman Ramachandran A 4K uncut restoration of Chen Kaige’s 1993 Palme d’Or winner “Farewell My Concubine” is a highlight of the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Classics strand while Jean-Luc Godard’s last film will feature in Wavelengths. The Classics strand also includes Canadian producer-director Brigitte Berman’s Oscar-winning feature documentary “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got” (1985), portraying the life of the clarinettist and bandleader, and, after decades of oblivion Jacques Rivette’s New Wave classic “L’amour fou” (1969), whose original celluloid elements were damaged in a fire.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to make a notable change to their upcoming film adaptation of a best selling novel in what could be perceived as a swipe at Prince William, according to a royal expert.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced this year’s Wavelengths and Classics sidebars, the former section known for its politically charged, geographically diverse fare with a wide range of work drawn from the worlds of documentary, contemporary art, and international art-house cinema.

Prince Harry's feud with brother Prince William may need a third party mediator to fix, according to one royal expert. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex were once very close, but their relationship has come under a lot of strain in recent years after Harry and wife Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2020.

An argument between Meghan Markle and her brother in law Prince William got so heated that the future King was said to have “pointed a finger in her face”.

King Charles III, Prince William and Princess Kate are figuring out how to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death later this year.

Brent Lang Executive Editor William Petersen was a theater actor from Chicago when William Friedkin changed the course of his life. In 1984, the Oscar-winning director tapped the then-unknown performer to play Richard Chance, a Secret Service agent willing to bend rules and break laws in order to capture a shadowy counterfeiter (Willem Dafoe) in “To Live and Die in L.A.” The crime thriller was a return to form for Friedkin, who had summited the heights of the movie business with “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” only to suffer a string of disappointments. Petersen and Friedkin would later collaborate on a Showtime remake of “12 Angry Men” and two episodes of “CSI.” Friedkin died on Aug.

Prince William and Kate Middleton will reportedly lead tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II marking the 1-year anniversary of her death on September 8.

Princess Diana spent some of her final days on in 1997 recently sank in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat, named Cujo, sunk off the coast of France, reports. The site reports that the boat hit an unidentified object and experienced a leak while sailing near the French Riviera.

Before he could reach the height of his fame, Hank Williams Jr.'s life was nearly cut short following a tragic accident that left the musician hospitalized and fighting to survive in 1975. Now, Williams Jr. is reflecting on the incident that nearly changed his life so many decades ago.

Prince Harry's "His Royal Highness" title was removed from his profile page on the royal family's website, more than three years after he and his wife Meghan Markle stepped down from their roles as working royals. As part of the agreement made between the couple and the royal family in January 2020, Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, would no longer use their "HRH" titles after stepping back from their official positions.

Prince Harry will no longer be referred to as «His Royal Highness» on his family's website.The U.K. news outlet noticed on Friday that the Duke of Sussex was called «His Royal Highness» twice in his bio on the royals' website, despite stepping down from senior royal duties in 2020 with his wife, Meghan Markle, and relinquishing that title. However, by Tuesday, those references had been removed from the website in reference to Harry.The reported last week that the royal website did not appear to have been completely updated since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hoping to return to the UK!

Prince William and Kate Middleton are to lead the tributes to the late Queen on the first anniversary of her death.

Prince Harry’s well-known regal signifier “His Royal Highness” has been stripped away in his official bio.

“The Exorcist” stars Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair are remembering just how much of a powerful force of talent the late director William Friedkin was.

. And, as usual, the execution was flawless.The champion tennis player, who is , showed off her growing baby bump on Instagram on August 7, wearing a Gucci two-piece set.

Pregnant Serena Williams is all about embracing her baby bump — and her latest fashion statement is proof. 

The Prince and Princess of Wales "definitely snubbed" Meghan Markle with their decision to not publicly acknowledge her 42nd birthday last week, according to a royal expert.

Linda Blair, whose performance as the demonically possessed Regan MacNeil in William Friedkin’s iconic 1973 horror film The Exorcist, is remembering the late director as a genius, a maverick, a game changer and the man who “changed my life forever.”

With all of the interest in the royal family, people across the world want to know as much about them as possible. That even means that there’s curiosity about what sorts of food they eat.

Francis Ford Coppola and William Friedkin went back more than half a century, including their days in the Directors Company, the short-lived production entity they and Peter Bogdanovich launched in the early 1970s.

EDITOR’S NOTE: William Friedkin’s passing is a gutting experience for anyone lucky enough to have sat as he reminisced over his classic movies, with measures of regret for the recklessness, humor, and keen observations of why Hollywood’s Auteur Era gave way to the global blockbuster, and whatever it is we have today as two guilds strike seeking transparency, and residuals for writers and actors. This interview was originally published August 6, 2015 under the title ’70s Maverick Revisits A Golden Era With Tales Of Glory And Reckless Abandon. I am feeling a bit gutted by Friedkin’s passing. I looked forward to a long interview with him for his Venice-bound Showtime remake of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. After spending time with Billy and his elegant wife Sherry Lansing at Peter Bart’s 90th birthday where the back and forth between them proved the highlight of the evening, I wanted them to write a column for Deadline. On anything. None of that can happen now, and Deadline can only offer condolences to Sherry. And to Deadline readers who are Friedkin fans, a replay of this bracingly honest look at his career, done as he got a reissue of Sorcerer, the adaptation of the Georges Arnaud novel that first was filmed as 1953’s The Wages of Fear. The whole interview is presented as originally published nearly a decade ago. 

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The saga of American movies in the 1970s is now a mythology. In the first half of the decade, the movies that emerged from the New Hollywood were unprecedented in their realism, their immersion in the gritty side pockets of everyday life, their perception of the darkness hidden in the American Dream. Then, of course, came Lucas and Spielberg, who kicked off the blockbuster revolution — the transformation of movies from reality into fantasy.

The French Connection and The Exorcist has died at the age of 87.Friedkin passed away today (August 7) at home in Los Angeles. His death was confirmed by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, who is a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing.The filmmaker rose to fame in the ’70s along with Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola and Hal Ashby, who were seen as a new generation of envelope-pushing directors.

Oscar-winning film director William Friedkin has died aged 87 his family have announced. Mr Friedkin, whose work includes the classic horror film The Exorcist and crime thriller The French Connection - died in Los Angeles today (Monday). No cause of death has yet been confirmed.

Ellen Burstyn has paid her respects to William Friedkin, the filmmaker who guided her to a second Oscar nomination with his classic 1973 horror The Exorcist.

and, has died. He was 87.

William Earl Production veterans John Attard and David “Doc” Abbott have launched Showdog Studios, a content company based in Franklin, Tenn. The partners are self-financing the business and have established a development fund to create their own content. The pair are at work on an anthology series, “Revive: Portraits of Redemption,” with producer Tom Evans that they intend to shop to buyers down the road.

Powerhouse horror producer Jason Blum has addressed the passing of William Friedkin, the iconic filmmaker whose 1973 classic The Exorcist is the basis for a forthcoming trilogy his company Blumhouse is producing for Universal.

The iconic filmmaker, William Friedkin, has passed away at the age of 87. One of the famous directors to spawn from the “New Hollywood” era of film is probably best known for his work on the legendary horror film, “The Exorcist.” That film was nominated for 10 Oscars after its release, including Best Director.

Refresh for updates… Horror film director Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever) is among the colleagues, friends and fans paying tribute to the late William Friedkin, the great director of The Exorcist and The French Connection who died today.

told the Los Angeles Times. “Winning the Academy Award [and the Directors Guild Award for 1971’s ‘The French Connection’] was an enormous honor.