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1. www.nytimes.com › 1973/12/27 › archivesBlatty's ‘The Exorcist’ Comes to the Screen - The New York Times

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   Dec 27, 1973 · To marvel at the extent to which audiences will go to escape boredom by shock and insult. According to trade reports, “The Exorcist” cost about $10‐million. The money could have been better ...

   • ‘The Exorcist’ at 50

     Jan. 2, 1974. ‘Exorcist’ literally makes filmgoers sick —...

   • Remembering ‘The Exorcist’ at 50

     The vehement reaction to “The Exorcist” when it premiered in...

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3. www.nytimes.com › interactive › 2023/10/17‘The Exorcist’ at 50 - The New York Times

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   Oct 17, 2023 · Jan. 2, 1974. ‘Exorcist’ literally makes filmgoers sick — especially the fainthearted. “Steven Houghton, a theater employee, said a stockpile of smelling salts was on hand to accommodate ...

4. www.nytimes.com › video › moviesRemembering ‘The Exorcist’ at 50 - The New York Times

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   Nov 22, 2023 · The vehement reaction to “The Exorcist” when it premiered in late 1973 helped create a special place for it in pop culture. The New York Times critic Jason Zinoman gives his perspective on the ...

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     The Exorcist has been named the scariest horror movie of all time, a study of 2,000 horror movie fans has found, with most of them saying they would never watch it again

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6. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › filmsThe Exorcist: Unearthed New York Times article recounts chaos ...

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   Jan 11, 2020 · A New York Times article detailing the ... Screenings of the R-rated movie were packed long after it premiered on 26 December 1973, despite the mixed reviews it received. ... In 1974 The Exorcist ...

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7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-exorcist-1973The Exorcist movie review & film summary (1973) | Roger Ebert

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   The Exorcist. Drama. 122 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1973. Roger Ebert. December 26, 1973. 5 min read. The year 1973 began and ended with cries of pain. It began with Ingmar Bergman ’s “ Cries and Whispers,” and it closed with William Friedkin ’s “The Exorcist.”. Both films are about the weather of the human soul, and no two films could be ...

8. theconversation.com › 50-years-later-the-exorcist50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood ...

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   Dec 20, 2023 · In November 1973, a month before “The Exorcist” premiered, The New York Times reported that among U.S. Catholics, attendance at weekly mass had dropped to 48% from 61% between 1972 and 1973.

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   Is the Exorcist a good movie?

   • If movies are, among other things, opportunities for escapism, then “The Exorcist” is one of the most powerful ever made. Our objections, our questions, occur in an intellectual context after the movie has ended. During the movie there are no reservations, but only experiences.

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   Was 'The Exorcist' a success?

   • When the “ The Exorcist ” premiered 50 years ago, in December 1973, some theatergoers fainted or broke down in tears. A few even vomited. The film, which cast a young Linda Blair as a girl claiming to be possessed by the devil, was an almost instant success, with moviegoers waiting in line for hours to secure tickets.

   50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s

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   Did 'The Exorcist' start a movie about Satan?

   • Still, critics generally credit “The Exorcist” with kicking off a run of movies about Satan and demonic possession. The Italian theatrical poster for the 1974 film ‘Beyond the Door.’ Wikimedia Commons Imitations appeared all over the world.

   50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s

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   Does the Exorcist stay a millimeter on this side?

   • There is a fine line to be drawn there, and “The Exorcist” finds it and stays a millimeter on this side. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. The year 1973 began and ended with cries of pain.

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   Was the Exorcist still in the zeitgeist?

   • Bettmann Archive/Getty Images “The Exorcist” and its imitators were very much still in the zeitgeist during the satanic panic of the 1980s, which involved thousands of false accusations of Satanic ritual abuse throughout the U.S. and Canada.

   50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s

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   Why is The Exorcist a good book?

   • “The Exorcist” works on multiple fears of the unknown: the confusion of a parent over the changes of a child approaching puberty; the intimidating jargon of doctors. But its most important fear, one achieved through the clash of aesthetics between Blatty and Friedkin, stems from the mysteries of faith.

   ‘The Exorcist’ at 50: How One Horror Movie Shocked the World

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10. www.latimes.com › entertainment › moviesWilliam Peter Blatty reflects on 40th ... - Los Angeles Times

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    Oct 8, 2013 · His 1971 novel sat atop the New York Times bestseller list for more than four months, and director William Friedkin’s 1973 blockbuster film version, for which Blatty earned the adapted ...