EPISODE · Oct 13, 2023 · 2H 33M
Satan Goes Mainstream: The Exorcist (1973)
from Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast · host Sam Ludwig and Elena Gibson
When we found out that the 70s classic The Exorcist was to be the latest victim in Hollywood’s obsession with Legacy Sequels, a terrifying truth became all too clear: we would have to cover BOTH films on the podcast. This week your hosts braved the original William Friedkin film; widely considered to be a genre-defining work that changed the future of cinema, and the newly released The Exorcist: Believer by David Gordon Green which…is…also a movie! Topics include: the two films' respective views on religion, William Friedkin’s questionable tactics as director, and Ellen Burstyn’s iconic haircut.
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When we found out that the 70s classic The Exorcist was to be the latest victim in Hollywood’s obsession with Legacy Sequels, a terrifying truth became all too clear: we would have to cover BOTH films on the podcast. This week your hosts braved the original William Friedkin film; widely considered to be a genre-defining work that changed the future of cinema, and the newly released The Exorcist: Believer by David Gordon Green which…is…also a movie! Topics include: the two films' respective vi...
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