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On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I get lost and attempt to find ourselves in the cult of nonfiction filmmaking. We find rewards, new meaning in our lives, but that’s before things got dark. That’s right, it’s another documentary special episode of the podcast! We start this show off with a few brief thoughts on William Friedkin‘s “The Devil and Father Amorth” but don’t spend too much time on it as it’s kinda, sorta bad as a movie (read The Playlist’s review here).

Continue reading AYT Documentary Special: Discussing ‘Garry Shandling,’ ‘Wild Wild Country’ & ‘The Devil And Father Amorth’ [Adjust Your Tracking Podcast] at The Playlist.

Recently, we were happy to share a clip of legendary filmmaker William Friedkin talking to director Nicolas Winding Refn. In the clip, it’s obvious that Friedkin suffers no fools and is not interested in wasting his time with idle chatter. So, when you see that he was brutally honest and open in a recent interview with the Guardian, it makes complete sense.

The interview came about because Friedkin is promoting his most recent film, a documentary called “The Devil and Father Amorth.” The doc has come under fire since its premiere, due to people claiming that the film might actually be a hoax.

Continue reading William Friedkin Calls Film Critics “Schmucks” And Refuses To Discuss Harvey Weinstein at The Playlist.

One question looms evocatively over the 69 minutes consuming “The Devil and Father Amorth,” Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin‘s (“The French Connection”) latest documentary about real-life exorcisms: “is this really the random invasion of an external force?” A question that has perpetuated the widening of the gap between science and religion, the Vatican’s performance of exorcisms continues to be subject to scrutiny by both non-believers and even those who proclaim belief in Christ.

Continue reading ‘The Devil And Father Amorth’ Continues William Friedkin’s Obsession With Evil [Review] at The Playlist.

It’s been a few years since William Friedkin released his last film, 2011’s underrated “Killer Joe,” but the famous director is back at with a new documentary “The Devil and Father Amorth,” which just released its first trailer today. The film follows Friedkin as he meets with a church-approved exorcist. Here’s the official synopsis:

“In his latest, William Friedkin returns not only to his documentary roots but to the subject of one of his most towering works, 1973’s THE EXORCIST.

Continue reading ‘The Devil And Father Amorth’ Trailer: William Friedkin Revisits ‘The Exorcist’ at The Playlist.

With the steady stream of blockbusters starting to dry up, fall festival season is fast approaching, and following big TIFF and NYFF announcements earlier in the week, Venice debuted their 2017 slate this morning. The Lido-based festival is one of our favorites, and while it’s sometimes existed in the shadow of Cannes, that’s begun to shift in recent years thanks to some killer lineups (Paul Thomas Anderson and Terrence Malick being among those who’ve debuted movies there), and a killer Oscar run – with “Gravity,” “Birdman,” “Spotlight” and “La La Land” all debuting there before going on to enormous awards season success.

Continue reading Venice 2017 Line-Up Led By Darren Aronofsky, Guillermo Del Toro, George Clooney, William Friedkin & More at The Playlist.

Things have been pretty quiet from “The Exorcist” director William Friedkin lately, and six years have passed since his nasty, underrated “Killer Joe.” A slew of projects have been lined up during that time — “The Winter Of Frankie Machine,” a TV series based on “To Live And Die In L.A.,” a TV series based on “Killer Joe,” and a Mae West biopic starring Bette Midler — but nothing has come to pass.

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