Julia Armfield on THE EXORCIST

<p>In the first episode of Old Movies - the world’s first film podcast - novelist Julia Armfield joins Paul to discuss the most infamous horror movie of all time:<em> The Exorcist</em>. In a wide-ranging chat on the film from two card-carrying Exorcist nerds, topics covered include the creative and ideological tension underpinning the between Williams Peter Blatty and Friedkin, the heroic portrayal of the priesthood, its complex treatment of women both on and off screen, and much more besides. There’s even a space for Julia to get off some scorching hot takes on modern horror movie darlings towards the end (with some spoilers along the way). Expect a lot of enthusing, plenty of not-so-subtle Simpsons references, and good evil vibes. <br />Support the pod on Ko-fi:<a href=" https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast</a><br /><br />Watch and share the video version here: https://youtu.be/YlC45AT_4MU<br /><br />Subscribe to the Youtube channel:http://www.youtube.com/@OldMoviesPodcast<br /><br />Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast</a><br />Follow us on ‘X’: <a href="https://x.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">x.com/oldmoviespodcast</a><br />Follow us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social</a><strong></strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FURTHER READING/WATCHING:</strong></p><p>Julia’s essay ‘Guts’: <a href="https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/guts/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/guts/</a></p><p>Friedkin and Blatty’s 1998 interview: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_N2497Puec" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_N2497Puec</a></p><p>The infamous French and Saunders Exorcist parody (DO NOT WATCH): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BczGvH60a38" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BczGvH60a38</a></p><p>Julia’s Substack on <em>Weapons</em>: <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-172717459" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://substack.com/home/post/p-172717459</a></p><p>Tickets to Julia’s event with M. John Harrison at the London Review of Books Bookshop: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/m-john-harrison-julia-armfield-the-end-of-everything-tickets-1987073081076" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/m-john-harrison-julia-armfield-the-end-of-everything-tickets-1987073081076</a></p><p>Buy <em>Highway to Hell</em> from Radiance Films: <a href="https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/highway-to-hell-le" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/highway-to-hell-le</a></p>