'The Exorcist' director talks about 'The Devil and Father Amorth', which is showing at Alamo Drafthouse Friday night with a double feature
The video above is a WFAA interview from May 2018 about the 2017 exorcist documentary film,"The Devil and Father Amorth."It's been 50 years since"The Exorcist" shocked audiences with its graphic, profane portrayal of demonic possession...and inspired plenty of pea soup jokes, too! Now Richardson-born directorhas made a sequel that directly relates back to the original. And he cast an O.G., Ellen Burstyn, who played Regan's mother in the 1973 film.
The biggest disappointment is how Burstyn is used. What a coup, then what a waste! In fact, the entire film feels like a missed opportunity. This is planned as the first of a trilogy, just like Green's recent"Halloween" sequels. He's got two more chances to drive out the devil in the details.writes and directs the story of an opera composer, played by Peter Dinklage, who has writer's block. Anne Hathaway plays his wife, a meticulous therapist.
fans might be disappointed if they don't do their research."Strange Way of Life" is a short. The vintage-style Western is our answer to: What if the acclaimed Spanish filmmaker directed 2005's"Brokeback Mountain?" He turned down that job, certain the studio would not let him present the cowboys' relationship as 'animalistic' enough.
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