The only movies to ever change cinema, according to William Friedkin
Three heavy-hitters.
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William Friedkin named the best movie he ever made: “And I still feel that way”
“An overlooked gem…”
How William Friedkin’s mob connections helped create one of cinema’s most illegal stunts
‘Marvin the Torch’ to the rescue.
William Friedkin named his only perfect movie: “The one film that I would not change a frame of”
It’s not ‘The Exorcist’.
Anatomy of a Scene: ‘The French Connection’ reinvents the cinematic car chase
You couldn’t get away with it now.
The Al Pacino movie he was so ashamed of he donated his entire salary to charity
Pacino had a serious change of heart about this controversial picture.
The star William Friedkin desperately wanted for ‘The French Connection’: “He costs too much money”
Gene Hackman wasn’t his first choice.
The action director William Friedkin called better than cinema’s 21st century indie darlings
Friedkin was certain this director was better than the likes of PTA, Wes Anderson, and Spike Jonze.
Anatomy of a Scene: the hair-raising bridge crossing of William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’
This mammoth undertaking was genuinely life-threatening to those involved.
“You just have to make up a lot of bullshit”: William Friedkin’s novel way of dealing with method actors
Friedkin knew just what to do with a method actor.