Word: exorcist
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...their movies. Steven Spielberg was so nervous on the set of Jaws that he put celery in his pillow at night because he found the smell soothing. When he initially screened Star Wars, a disheartened George Lucas felt it would be considered just another kiddie flick. And The Exorcist's director, William Friedkin, became almost demonically possessed himself, foaming at the mouth and throwing objects...
Help! Somebody call the exorcist! It seems that Starr is possessed by Joseph McCarthy's malevolent spirit. Come election time, the political parties had better scour the countryside for monasteries. Only a monk with an interest in politics will do as a candidate. GERA KORTE Kapaa, Hawaii...
...that their own miasmic backwater is uneventful. After Maria is bitten by a dog and begins to act strange, the local bishop suspects demonic possession. Cayetano is sent as an exorcist, but after one look at the girl's blue eyes and cascading copper hair, all that gets exorcised is his own inhibition. A Latin American Abelard and Heloise? Not quite. Garcia tells a story of forbidden love, but he demonstrates once again the vigor of his own passion: the daring and irresistible coupling of history and imagination...
...program lists the sources for the play's development and enactment. Besides citing most of the Faust versions, it also cites the rock group Front 242 and "The Exorcist III". Indeed, "The Remnant" does not underestimate the audience's erudition. But the play alludes to more references than it has time to reconcile, leaving a residue of pretension...
Anne's getting that glazed look in her eyes; I grope for an analog analogy. ``Remember The Exorcist? Well, Raster has just been possessed, like the chick in the flick. Except it's not just Beelzebub. It's a customer-service...