Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Power of Christ Compels You!

**Trust in the hyperlinks will direct you.
dir-william friedkin
dop-owen roizman
 written and adapted his own novel: William Peter Blatty
producer(s)- william p. blatty and neil marshall
quick historical fact. this movie was the definition of a [(block)buster] in the ripening 1970s
of American filmmaking. Steven Spielberg's JAWS which entered the year of art vs commerce. These artists saw the value in both art and commerce. Some did it better than others. As Martin Scorsese, conintued his reputation to make personal films throughout this era which is known as the Era of the Blockbuster, The Exorcist, Jaws, and The Godfather continued to rack up the box office dollars.  [Martin Scorsese's] Taxi Driver distributed by Columbia
was a financial success in 1976. Benefited from not only the box office success from The Exorcist. Warner Brothers recouped their dissipating connection with their audience with the
William Peter Blatty novel The Exorcistand the deepening public interest in the horrific imagery, thematic execution and star/director power within the studio system at the time. It was in 1977 where a certain film absolutely revolutionized the philosophy, aesthetic and the monetary value (expectations) that the Feature Film Blockbuster was to achieve for their financiers (the studio(s)). ENTERTAINMENT AS A WHOLE ENTIRELY CHANGED FOR THE GOOD, FOR THE BAD, BEAUTIFUL OR UGLY. The era where artistic freedom with the films and the studio financial backing flourished. This was called the New Hollywood in 1960s to 1980.
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather was the 
first film to be released simultaneously on more than 3200 
screens and we all know the themes explored and (exploited) in the Godfather parts 1,2, and 3.  


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