#friedkin uncut

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Friedkin Uncut (Francesco Zippel, 2018):

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Friedkin Uncut Francesco Zippel Italy, 2018 ★★★

[oldmanpeace]

My favorite movie from each year, 1960+.

1960. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock) 1961. Breakfast At Tiffany's (Blake Edwards) 1962. Cleo from 5 to 7 (Agnés Varda) 1963. 8½ (Federico Fellini) 1964. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick) 1965. Pierrot le Fou (Jean-Luc Godard) 1966. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone) 1967. The Fearless Vampire Killers (Roman Polanski) 1968. Bullitt (Peter Yates) 1969. Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper) 1970. Kelly's Heroes (Brian G. Hutton) 1971. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby) 1972. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola) 1973. Badlands (Terrence Malick) 1974. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Sam Peckinpah) 1975. Jaws (Steven Spielberg) 1976. The Bad News Bears (Michael Ritchie) 1977. Smokey and the Bandit (Hal Needham) 1978. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick) 1979. Alien (Ridley Scott) 1980. Dressed To Kill (Brian De Palma) 1981. Thief (Michael Mann) 1982. Diner (Barry Levinson) 1983. Scarface (Brian De Palma) 1984. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders) 1985. To Live and Die in L.A. (William Friedkin) 1986. Hoosiers (David Anspaugh) 1987. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick) 1988. Big (Penny Marshall) 1989. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee) 1990. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese) 1991. JFK (Oliver Stone) 1992. Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest) 1993. Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater) 1994. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont) 1995. Heat (Michael Mann) 1996. A Time to Kill (Joel Schumacher) 1997. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki) 1998. Fucking Åmål (Lucas Moodysson) 1999. Fight Club (David Fincher) 2000. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears) 2001. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson) 2002. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi) 2003. The Station Agent (Tom McCarthy) 2004. Sideways (Alexander Payne) 2005. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Shane Black) 2006. Volver (Pedro Almodóvar) 2007. Into the Wild (Sean Penn) 2008. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh) 2009. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman) 2010. Hesher (Spencer Susser) 2011. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn) 2012. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow) 2013. Nebraska (Alexander Payne) 2014. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson) 2015. Sicario (Denis Villeneuve) 2016. Hell or High Water (David Mackenzie) 2017. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh) 2018. Manbiki kazoku (Hirokazu Koreeda) 2019. Uncut Gems (Benny & Josh Safdie) 2020. Nomadland (Chloé Zhao) 2021. Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson) 2022. The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh) 2023. The Holdovers (Alexander Payne)

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection will be released on November 26 via Universal. The 4K Ultra HD + Digital set collects six of the Master of Suspense's classic thrillers: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds.

Limited to 5,150, the six-disc collection is housed in premium book-style packaging featuring artwork by Tristan Eaton along with photos, bios, and trivia.

The uncut version of Psycho is included. Special features are detailed below.

1954's Rear Window is written by John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder." James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr star.

Rear Window special features:

Audio commentary by Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film author John Fawell

Rear Window Ethics - 2000 documentary

Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Masters of Cinema

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Rear Window

Production photo gallery

Theatrical trailer

Re-release trailer narrated by James Stewart

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

1955's To Catch a Thief is written by John Michael Hayes (Rear Window), based on David Dodge’s 1952 novel of the same name. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, and John Williams star.

To Catch a Thief special features:

Audio commentary by Hitchcock historian Dr. Drew Casper

Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief

Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly

A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.

1958's Vertigo is written by Alec Coppel (No Highway in the Sky) and Samuel A. Taylor (Sabrina), based on Boileau-Narcejac’s 1954 novel The Living and the Dead. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones star.

Vertigo special features:

Audio commentary by filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist)

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece

Partners In Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators

Saul Bass: Title Champ

Edith Head: Dressing the Master’s Movies

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock’s Maestro

Alma: The Master’s Muse

Foreign censorship ending

100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo

Theatrical trailer

Restoration theatrical trailer

A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.

1959's North by Northwest is written by Ernest Lehman (The Sound of Music, West Side Story). Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Jessie Royce Landis star.

North by Northwest special features:

Audio commentary by writer Ernest Lehman

North by Northwest: Cinematography, Score, and the Art of the Edit

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest

The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

1960's Psycho is written by Joseph Stefano (The Outer Limits), based on Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel of the same name. Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, and Janet Leigh star.

Psycho special features:

Original uncut and standard re-releases version of the film

The Making of Psycho

The Making of Psycho audio commentary with Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho author Stephen Rebello

Psycho Sound

In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy

Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho

The Shower Scene: With and Without Music

The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass

The Psycho Archives

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Psycho

Posters and ad gallery

Lobby card gallery

Behind-the-scenes photo gallery

Production photo gallery

Psycho theatrical trailers

Psycho re-release trailer

A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.

1963's The Birds is written by Evan Hunter (High and Low), based on Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 short story of the same name. Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Veronica Cartwright star.

The Birds special features:

The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie

All About The Birds

Original ending

Deleted scene

Tippi Hedren’s screen test

The Birds is coming (Universal International Newsreel)

Suspense Story: National Press Club hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)

100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics

100 Years of Universal: The Lot

Hitchcock/Truffaut - Audio recording from filmmaker François Truffaut’s in-depth interview with director Alfred Hitchcock about Vertigo

Theatrical trailer

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Pre-order Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection.

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#TCM honors William Friedkin tonight starting with Francesco Zippel’s 2018 documentary, FRIEDKIN UNCUT. Can’t wait!

[bollywoodisforlovers]

Netflix and Dil: Angry Young Men, Angrier Young Viewers

We checked out the latest talking heads documentary about Bollywood cinema, Namrata Rao's Angry Young Men. Did we learn anything?

Show notes:

De Palma

Friedkin Uncut

Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Angry Young Men

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My favourite films that I watched for the first time in 2023:

Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) The Insider (Michael Mann, 1999) Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Paul Schrader, 1985) The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955) Suspiria (Dario Argente, 1977) To Live and Die in L. A. (William Friedkin, 1985) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992) Uncut Gems (Safdie brothers, 2019) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

Runners up:

Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023) Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014) Cutter’s Way (Ivan Passer, 1981) Good Time (Safdie Brothers, 2017) Inland Empire (David Lynch, 2006) Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006) Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002) Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023) Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023) Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)

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Top 10 Censored Horror Movies

Horror films have always pushed boundaries, but some have gone so far in their depictions of violence, terror, and taboo subjects that they’ve faced censorship or outright bans in various countries. Here are ten horror movies that have been censored or heavily edited for their intense content:

1. A Serbian Film (2010)

Director: Srđan Spasojević

Plot: A retired porn star is lured back into the industry for what he thinks is an art film but soon finds himself trapped in a violent and disturbing scenario.

Why It’s Censored: Known for its extreme violence, graphic sexual content, and shocking scenes, A Serbian Film was banned or heavily edited in many countries. It remains one of the most controversial films in horror history.

2. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

Director: Ruggero Deodato

Plot: A documentary crew goes missing in the Amazon, and the footage they left behind reveals brutal and violent encounters with indigenous tribes.

Why It’s Censored: The film’s realistic violence and actual animal cruelty led to its banning in multiple countries. Deodato was even arrested and had to prove that the actors weren’t actually killed in the film’s infamous death scenes.

3. The Exorcist (1973)

Director: William Friedkin

Plot: A young girl, Regan, becomes possessed by a demonic entity, prompting her mother to seek the help of two priests.

Why It’s Censored: The Exorcist was controversial due to its intense depiction of demonic possession, explicit language, and religious themes. It was banned in several countries and was subjected to censorship edits for its re-releases.

4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Director: Tobe Hooper

Plot: A group of friends falls victim to a cannibalistic family while traveling through rural Texas, encountering Leatherface, a chainsaw-wielding maniac.

Why It’s Censored: The film was banned or heavily cut in multiple countries for its graphic violence and disturbing themes. It faced bans in the UK and several other nations, remaining one of the most infamous “video nasties.”

5. The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011)

Director: Tom Six

Plot: A disturbed man is inspired by the original Human Centipede film to create his own grotesque "human centipede" by kidnapping and mutilating victims.

Why It’s Censored: This sequel was even more graphic than the original, leading to bans and heavy censorship. Its explicit and gory content caused the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to initially refuse classification, which kept it from being released uncut.

6. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

Director: Meir Zarchi

Plot: A woman is brutally assaulted by a group of men and later exacts violent revenge on each of her attackers.

Why It’s Censored: The film’s lengthy and graphic assault scenes led to bans and cuts in numerous countries. Often labeled as exploitative, it was pulled from shelves in places like the UK and Australia, where it was branded as obscene.

7. Hostel: Part II (2007)

Director: Eli Roth

Plot: A group of female travelers is captured by a sadistic organization that sells humans to wealthy individuals looking for extreme torture experiences.

Why It’s Censored: Hostel: Part II features brutal and explicit torture scenes, leading to it being censored in several countries and even receiving an adult rating in the US. Its scenes of body horror and sadism pushed boundaries of acceptability.

8. The Evil Dead (1981)

Director: Sam Raimi

Plot: A group of friends heads to a remote cabin and accidentally unleashes demonic forces from the Book of the Dead.

Why It’s Censored: Despite being a cult classic, The Evil Dead faced censorship due to its excessive gore and disturbing scenes. It was banned in several countries and was part of the UK’s infamous "video nasties" list, forcing edits to be made.

9. Faces of Death (1978)

Director: John Alan Schwartz

Plot: This pseudo-documentary presents graphic scenes depicting death, supposedly real, but mostly simulated.

Why It’s Censored: Marketed as real “death footage,” Faces of Death shocked audiences with its staged scenes. It was banned in numerous countries due to its graphic imagery, and some of its most gruesome scenes were cut from international releases.

10. Antichrist (2009)

Director: Lars von Trier

Plot: After a tragedy, a couple retreats to a cabin in the woods, where they experience terrifying and violent psychological breakdowns.

Why It’s Censored: Antichrist faced censorship due to its graphic sexual violence, disturbing visuals, and brutal depiction of psychological trauma. It was banned or cut in multiple countries for its explicit nature, and it remains a polarizing film.

These films represent some of the most notorious in the horror genre, testing the boundaries of censorship and viewer endurance with their graphic and provocative content. For horror fans, they serve as infamous examples of the extremes filmmakers have gone to explore the darkest aspects of humanity and horror.

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Friedkin Uncut

I am, perhaps, not the most receptive audience for a documentary about William Friedkin. I find his films technically accomplished and often quite stirring but ultimately empty. So, watching him speak with no filters as the filmmakers cut to adoring, sometimes perceptive comments by people who’ve worked with him and young directors influenced by him can be a bit of a chore.

Francesco Zippel’s FRIEDKIN UNCUT (2018, TCM, Hulu) jumps all over the place. It starts with THE EXORCIST (1973) and then uses one statement about his being raised as a Jew to move to Friedkin’s childhood. After mentioning his first film — the documentary THE PEOPLE VS. PAUL CRUMP (1962), which helped get its subject off death row — it bypasses his early fiction films to focus on just six features. That’s a pity, as his GOOD TIMES (1967) and THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (1968) are hard to find. The rest of the organization is rather haphazard. It’s not completely chronological. Zippel cuts to whatever the conversation brings up. But he doesn’t explore a lot of the topics very fully. And there are an awful lot of shots that seem there just to break things up. Do we really need to see a cigarette being lit as former detective Randy Jurgensen mentions the stunt driver’s smoking before filming the chase in THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) or shots of a book’s pages being rifled when they talk about THE EXORCIST? There are also lots of sequences of Friedkin’s attending festival tributes without much in the way of context. And for all the adulation, the only interview subjects to bring any real joy to the table are Quentin Tarantino, Willem Dafoe and Ellen Burstyn (if you could bottle the spirit she radiates, you’d make a fortune).

So, what do we learn about Friedkin? He thinks “rehearsals are for sissies.” He prefers to get a scene on the first take, even if there are technical issues. The only one of his films of which he thinks highly is SORCEROR (1977). And he never thinks of politics when he’s making a film. That latter, I think, says a lot about his work. I’m not suggesting he should find himself hobbled by political concerns, but maybe thinking of the ramifications of his plots might, I don’t know, deepen them a bit. It says a lot about the documentary that only one commentator, critic Samuel Blumenfeld, calls him on that statement. But then Blumenfeld also calls THE FRENCH CONNECTION and CRUISING (1980), two of Friedkin’s most tone-deaf films, the defining movies of their decade. YMMV, as we say on the net, and in my case it Vs with a vengeance.

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Friedkin Uncut (Sub Esp)

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Friedkin Uncut (2018)

Friedkin is a glorious weirdo and maybe a little bit of a genius. He increasing both sounded and talked like Trump in his later life, which makes this a wild ride when he says things like "I don't admire Hitler at all."

[sesiondemadrugada]

Friedkin Uncut (Francesco Zippel, 2018)..

[fallimentiquotidiani]

Qualcuno mi aveva consigliato di vedere il giardino zen, ho pensato: "Ma che diamine è il giardino zen?".

Ci sono andato, lì c'è un giardino in cui il terreno è fatto di sabbia pettinata, sulla sabbia ci sono dei sassi, i sassi sono collocati in maniera sparsa su questo tappeto di sabbia.

Ci sono delle panchine intorno dove ti puoi sedere e restare a contemplare il giardino zen.

Io mi sono seduto lì, ci saranno state solo venti persone, erano tutte in silenzio, ho pensato: "ma che cos'è? è un mucchio di sassi adagiati su un tappeto di sabbia".

Però, ti lascia andare a questi pensieri, e succede che guardi questo posto cercando di capire quale sia l'attrazione.

Perché è così famoso? Nessuno sa quando siano stati collocati i sassi né da chi.

I pensieri iniziano a pervaderti la mente, e all'improvviso ti rendi conto che quei sassi sono come continenti separati, che non si toccheranno mai, resteranno sempre separati tra di loro, come i continenti sulla terra.

E poi, inizi a realizzare che sono come le persone, famiglie che vivono sole, e poi passi a pensare che questa è la natura umana: che siamo tutti soli qui.

Non importa quanto siamo vicini a famigliari e amici, ci ritroviamo in questo mondo completamente da soli.

Mi fa effetto ancora adesso, mi basta il semplice rievocarlo, mi sarà bastato un quarto d'ora per scoppiare a piangere.

Le lacrime hanno iniziato a scendermi sulle guance, ero profondamente commosso da un'immagine semplice che rappresentava la lontananza che tutti noi sperimentiamo rispetto agli altri.

Mi commuove ancora oggi, non dimenticherò mai l'esperienza a Kyoto e mi agita l'idea di riviverla.

Sono passati forse quarant'anni, ma non passa un solo giorno senza che io riviva quell'esperienza.

Sono stato in giro per il mondo, ma per me l'abbellimento resta quel giardino zen: un giardino con nient'altro che sabbia e sassi.

William Friedkin, Friedkin Uncut

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Friedkin Uncut (2018)

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William Friedkin explores his career in the first trailer for Friedkin Uncut.

[power-chords]

Adam: Friedkin Uncut? Makes it sound like he’s not circumcised.

Me: I GUARANTEE you he is circumcised.