This commentary’s title gives the impression that I’m writing about the 1971 film, “The French Connection,” starring Gene Hackman. I’m not. This is about the utterly insulting relationship between the ...

It’s the dead of winter. As Santa Claus rings his bells on a pavement in Brooklyn, a hot dog vendor wanders into a bar. That’s when the commotion begins. A drug dealer with a knife bursts out of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Disney) Film fans are expressing their fury after a scene in The French Connection was censored without explanation. Those ...

In director William Friedkin’s 1971 crime classic, “The French Connection,” two New York cops work to catch a massive heroin shipment from France. Gene Hackman plays pugnacious police officer Jimmy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behind The French Connection and The Exorcist who was one of the most admired directors to ...

Tony Lo Bianco, who played the key role of Sal Boca in Best Picture Oscar winner The French Connection and appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows during a 60-year screen career, died Tuesday of ...

As we mourn the death of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, I thought now would be a good time to look back on how he and director William Friedkin changed movie car chases forever with his unforgettable ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...