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...devil, at least according to a study by the Center for Policy Research. The Manhattan-based agency studies social trends, and the findings of a recently published survey show, among other things, a marked increase in belief in the devil. The survey, taken last spring well before the current Exorcist craze, sampled the opinions of 3,546 adults across the U.S. and found that 48% were certain that the devil exists. Another 20% thought his existence probable. In a similar 1964 poll, only 37% of those surveyed were convinced that the devil exists. Clyde Z. Nunn, senior research associate...
...line on Manhattan's Madison Avenue started forming before 8 a.m. each day. By 10 it had reached the proportions of a queue for The Exorcist or a new Linda Lovelace flick, except that there was something different about these people: everyone seemed to be clutching some kind of precious bundle. In fact, bundles of cash are what many of those in line now expect...
...cautiously balanced set of Oscars that were handed out last week. The Sting sweep (best picture, best director, best original screenplay, four minor prizes) could have surprised only those who cling to the fantasy that Hollywood's Academicians enjoy rewarding controversy (The Exorcist), truth telling (Cries and Whispers, American Graffiti) or success that is merely modest (A Touch of Class). The best-actor and best-actress choices-Jack Lemmon and Glenda Jackson-were also safe and sane. He is a popular local boy; she is a remote great lady winning her second Oscar in three years. Youth...
MOTHER OF THE YEAR: William Peter Blatty's. The Exorcist writer's tribute to her topped all the other expressions of genetic gratitude because she had the good sense to immigrate to the U.S. on a suitably humble cattle boat...
SOREST LOSERS: The Exorcist bunch, miming superiority to the whole business as crass commercial competitors kept walking off with the prizes that they felt their delicate little art film should have...