William Friedkin—the Oscar-winning director of such films as The Exorcist and The French Connection—has died. The news was confirmed by his wife, former producer Sherry Lansing, per The Hollywood ...

Acclaimed filmmaker William Friedkin, best known for directing classics such as “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” is being mourned by Hollywood as “one of the most impactful directors of all ...

"He was a petty tyrant and utterly incompetent." Showtime has unveiled an official trailer for filmmaker William Friedkin's final film titled The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, arriving for streaming in ...

The release this week of “The Exorcist: Believer,” a direct sequel to the late William Friedkin’s 1973 horror masterwork, “The Exorcist,” along with the new version of “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Screenwriter, director, and producer William Friedkin – a Chicago native – was commemorated with an honorary street name in the city on Monday. Ridge Avenue at Ardmore Avenue, ...

The 1973 blockbuster nominated for 10 Oscars leaves an unparalleled stamp on the genre and in popular culture, sending chills down countless spines to this day. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic But ...

Those are exact quotes from William Friedkin talking about William Friedkin, in the context of the filmmaker’s intentional lack of conventional artifice on what became his biggest hit and the most ...

The great American filmmaker William Friedkin made movies about a police officer whose methods were scarcely discernible from criminals (The French Connection), a priest challenged on his own failings ...