William Friedkin, the director best known for the archetypal 1970s blockbusters The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at the age 87. Friedkin was famously part of the '70s New Hollywood movement - the group of young bucks who stormed in and revitalized Hollywood's then-failing studio system. You've probably never heard of it. No big deal. It also included a bunch of under-the-radar filmmakers like
R.I.P. William Friedkin
R.I.P. William Friedkin
R.I.P. William Friedkin
William Friedkin, the director best known for the archetypal 1970s blockbusters The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at the age 87. Friedkin was famously part of the '70s New Hollywood movement - the group of young bucks who stormed in and revitalized Hollywood's then-failing studio system. You've probably never heard of it. No big deal. It also included a bunch of under-the-radar filmmakers like