Boys in the Band: A Gay Old Birthday Bash
Cliff Gorman and Kenneth Nelson. Photo: National General Pictures We have Natalie Wood to thank for the play ”The Boys in the Band”. She met the playwright, Mart Crowley, in…
Sorcerer: Calamity in Colombia
Photo: Paramount The premiere of Sorcerer, a remake of the equally excellent Wages of Fear (1954), was marred by a troubled production in the jungles of the Dominican Republic, bloated…
The Exorcist: Touched by a Demon
Linda Blair. Photo: Warner Today it may be hard to understand the impact The Exorcist had on people upon its release in 1973. The film followed in the footsteps of…
French Connection: How It Was Broken
Gene Hackman. Photo: 20th Century Fox In 1971, William Friedkin was not happy at all. The French Connection had the potential to become not only his breakthrough but also a…