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The French Connection
The Exorcist
To Live And Die In LA
Sure he made a lot of rubbish but that right there is an incredible legacy to leave behind. I had the great opportunity to see him speak live introducing the underrated Sorceror (terrible title though) and he’s every bit as an arrogant genius that he comes across as.
He made a couple of other interesting films as well that from a historical point of view are important:
Cruising - a deeply sleazy horrible film that astoundingly got made by a big time director and a big time star.
Rampage - one of the most unappreciated and completely forgotten about serial killer movies that really unpacks the psychological nature of the subject
Killer Joe - a very recent and very solid return to form that showed he was still capable of incredible dexterity and wtf cinema
Rules Of Engagement - one of the through lines of his career was he was very good at court room drama and did it a number of times this is another great example
Conversation with Fritz Lang - an incredibly fascinating documentary interview that is exactly what the title says it is
Twilight Zone mid 80s - he did a great episode called Nightcrawlers about a returning war veteran.
I’m embarrassed to say I have never seen The Boys In The Band and The Night They Raided Minskys, his first two films, but I hear great things about them and will have to seek them out.
And in the year that his greatest film is getting released in 4K and a sequel to the same film is coming out.
What a unique, complicated staggering talent. He will be missed.
RIP William Friedkin
The Exorcist
To Live And Die In LA
Sure he made a lot of rubbish but that right there is an incredible legacy to leave behind. I had the great opportunity to see him speak live introducing the underrated Sorceror (terrible title though) and he’s every bit as an arrogant genius that he comes across as.
He made a couple of other interesting films as well that from a historical point of view are important:
Cruising - a deeply sleazy horrible film that astoundingly got made by a big time director and a big time star.
Rampage - one of the most unappreciated and completely forgotten about serial killer movies that really unpacks the psychological nature of the subject
Killer Joe - a very recent and very solid return to form that showed he was still capable of incredible dexterity and wtf cinema
Rules Of Engagement - one of the through lines of his career was he was very good at court room drama and did it a number of times this is another great example
Conversation with Fritz Lang - an incredibly fascinating documentary interview that is exactly what the title says it is
Twilight Zone mid 80s - he did a great episode called Nightcrawlers about a returning war veteran.
I’m embarrassed to say I have never seen The Boys In The Band and The Night They Raided Minskys, his first two films, but I hear great things about them and will have to seek them out.
And in the year that his greatest film is getting released in 4K and a sequel to the same film is coming out.
What a unique, complicated staggering talent. He will be missed.
RIP William Friedkin