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Create-A-Caption: The Exorcist

10.25.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Halloween, horror films, Linda Blair, The Exorcist | no comments

Since its initial release in 1973, The Exorcist has repeatedly been called the scariest film ever made. Whether or not you agree with that assessment remains a matter of personal opinion, but one thing is certain — the film is…

“The Wife” and a Criterion Collection Release of “In the Heat of the Night” Are Now Available

01.29.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Academy Award Winners, Ben Vereen, Bob Fosse, Criterion Collection, David Niven, Gary Oldman, Gerard Butler, Glenn Close, Helen Mirren, In the Heat of the Night, Jane Greer, Jessica Lange, Joel Edgerton, Joel McCrea, Jonathan Pryce, Larry Hagman, Linda Blair, Mark Hamill, Maureen O'Hara, Maureen O'Sullivan, Penelope Spheeris, Peter Lawford, Rod Steiger, Roy Scheider, Russell Croew, Sidney Poitier, Superman, Tarzan, Tarzan Movies, The Wife, Warner Archive Collection | 2 comments

Glenn Close‘s Academy Award-nominated performance in The Wife is the most notable DVD/Blu-ray of the week, and it is joined by several acclaimed films getting Criterion Collection and Warner Archive Collection releases, as well as other theatrical hits and critical…

William Friedkin and “The Exorcist”

07.01.18 | Peter Bell | Tags: 1970s Films, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, The Exorcist, William Friedkin, William Peter Blatty | 1 comment

MovieFanFare welcomes our newest guest blogger, Peter Bell, who shares his thoughts on why The Exorcist is such an enduring classic: “I have my finger on the pulse of America.” These were the words of William Friedkin, Director, upon the…

Create-A-Caption: The Exorcist

05.20.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1970s Films, Linda Blair, The Exorcist, William Friedkin | 1 comment

Q: Is there a horror movie more disturbing than The Exorcist? A: No. No there is not. William Friedkin‘s terrifying and deeply unsettling 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty‘s best-seller stars Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil, a young girl possessed…

Wes Craven and Linda Blair Team Up for a “Summer of Fear”

10.15.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1970s Movies, Cult Films, Lee Purcell, Linda Blair, Wes Craven | no comments

On Halloween night in 1978, NBC aired the television event Stranger in Our House. The movie starred Linda Blair — still a horror commodity due to her legendary work in The Exorcist — and was directed by a then-unknown director…

“The House” and “Dynasty: The Complete Series” Lead This Week’s New Releases

10.10.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Amy Poehler, Dynasty, Fran Drescher, Frank Grillo, Jim Henson, John Candy, John Hughes, Jon Bernthal, Linda Blair, Sean Connery, Sherilyn Fenn, Steve Martin, Will Ferrell | no comments

“That’s entertainment!” Those two words instantly spring to mind when thinking about this week’s new releases. We’ve got the latest comedy from two hilarious Saturday Night Live veterans, the most notorious prime-time soap opera ever, a 30th anniversary of the…