In this special episode, Amartya and Dhruv remember William Friedkin -- the great American director who recently passed away at the age of 87.
First, we discuss our introductions to his filmography, simultaneously elaborating upon his status as a critical 70s New Hollywood filmmaker. Then, we take a deep dive into 5 of his films, some seminal from the 70s -- "The French Connection" (1971) and "Sorcerer" (1977) -- others cult-classics from the 80s and 2000s -- "To Live and Die in LA" (1985), "Bug" (2006) and "Killer Joe" (2011).
("The Exorcist" is excluded because we will be discussing it come Halloween!)
Listen to the full, geeky, spoiler-filled episode to celebrate all things Friedkin (plenty of the director's hilarious anecdotes are discussed and sampled throughout the episode!).
TIMECODES
Overview: [00:00 - 03:39]
Introductions to William Friedkin: [03:40 - 13:43]
"The French Connection" (1971): [13:44 - 35:41]
"Sorcerer" (1977): [35:42 - 56:36]
"To Live and Die in LA" (1985): [56:37 - 01:10:21]
Dhruv's "SORCERER IS PG!": [01:10:21 - 01:11:50]
Friedkin -- Late 80s to Early 2000s: [01:11:51 - 01:19:32]
"Bug" (2006): [01:19:33 - 01:30:49]
"Killer Joe" (2011): [01:30:50 - 01:38:56]
Friedkinphillia: [01:38:57 - 01:47:53]
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