Lew Wasserman slammed his open palm on the slick surface of his mahogany Chippendale desk. The desk, free of all objects, as always, rested on an oriental rug. He glared at me through black horn ...

William Friedkin’s Misunderstood 1977 ‘Sorcerer’ Getting Re-Release (Exclusive) The "Wages of Fear" remake nearly sank Friedkin's career when it hit theaters ...

Paramount/Universal Blu-Ray The opening title card for "Sorcerer." Director William Friedkin couldn't have been on more of a hot streak: "The French Connection, " released in 1971, won five Oscars ...

In 1977, he released a movie he would later call the best of his career: "Sorcerer." But "Sorcerer" was a bomb, grossing only $6 million worldwide — short of its $21 million budget — and ...

Evil Sorcerer. Originally published in the May 1977 issue of Hot Rod magazine. ... The Sorcerer is glued together around an 86.5-inch-wheelbase Don Long birdcage chassis of heat-treated chrome moly.

The only thing funky about this ‘70s gem is its misleading title. “Sorcerer” is a moody, beautifully shot and tensely scored character study with a simple premise executed perfectly. And it has ...

So many expected big things for Friedkin’s next film, 1977’s “Sorcerer.” But it came and went quietly, barely getting noticed. And that was a travesty, according to many of its new fans.

It was released in 1977 to great fanfare, but a couple of weeks after “Star Wars,” which changed the zeitgeist as no other film before. “Sorcerer” got bad reviews and was a box office flop.

William Friedkin's "Sorcerer" -- a film that fell victim to shifting tastes when it opened more than three decades ago -- will be remastered and released in theaters and for the first time on Blu ...

Director William Friedkin discusses the challenges he faced to get his 1977 thriller "Sorcerer" made. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV Plus Icon What To Watch Plus Icon Music Plus Icon Docs ...

Lew Wasserman slammed his open palm on the slick surface of his mahogany Chippendale desk. The desk, free of all objects, as always, rested on an oriental rug. He glared at me through black ...