Get ready for some grit. The Exorcist director William Friedkin is a master of realistic action scenes. From the iconic car chases in The French Connection (for which he won his Oscar for Best Director) and To Live and Die in L.A., to the almost unbearably tense Sorcerer, featuring Roy Scheider transporting nitroglycerin across the Latin American jungle (as well as a very suspect wooden bridge).
The Big Picture The Exorcist director William Friedkin is a master of realistic action scenes. From the iconic car chases in The French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A., to the almost unbearably tense Sorcerer, featuring Roy Scheider transporting nitroglycerin across the Latin American jungle . Friedkin got his start making documentaries, which would help hone the filmmaker's naturalistic style of his later films.
'The Hunted' Is Some of William Friedkin's Sharpest Work By the time The Hunted was released in 2003, the director was long considered a master of action filmmaking. In the same behind-the-scenes interview referenced above, Friedkin even claims to have perfected the art of the action film, stating, "It seems to me that a lot of action thrillers are too long and too long-winded. The more you make them the more you realize that you don't need to stretch this stuff out.
Efficient and Simple Storytelling Lets the Action Soar All of this happens within the first ten minutes of the movie, and both the lead characters have already been quickly and adequately established, perfectly showcasing the director's "get to the point" mentality. For the most part, the rest of the movie really is just Tommy Lee Jones chasing the elusive Benicio Del Toro. Sure, the F.B.I.
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William Friedkin, Director 'The Exorcist,' Dies at 87William Friedkin, the director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' has passed away at the age of 87. Friedkin had a remarkable career in the film industry and his death was confirmed by Variety. No cause of death has been revealed at this time.
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