Comments on: Watch: William Friedkin Spends 15 Minutes Talking About His Favorite Films Of All Time https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-20140108/ Fri, 13 May 2016 08:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: MistaTMason https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-20140108/#comment-40800 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:22:50 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-90353/#comment-40800 This interview could have easily become a shitstorm of controversy if the right media outlet got ahold of it. I know he wasn't actually defending the KKK, but his line about PC America looking down on Birth of a Nation because they don't like to acknowledge the KKK's efforts in responding to the "raping and pillaging" by the newly freed slaves during Reconstruction sounds really bad. I've heard different historical accounts as to whether any of that "raping and pillaging" actually happened or whether it was just paranoia spread by 19th Century Bill O'Reillys.

]]> By: Tobi https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-20140108/#comment-40801 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:22:50 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-90353/#comment-40801 I just clapped out loud to myself when he said that 'All About Eve' was one of the best screenplays ever made. Damn straight it was.

This was a great, great watch from Friedkin.

]]> By: CB https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-20140108/#comment-40802 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:22:50 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2014/more/uncategorized/watch-william-friedkin-spends-15-minutes-talking-about-his-favorite-films-of-all-time-90353/#comment-40802 Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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