One of the most exciting chase films ever made' that would go on to win five Oscars will be shown on TV tonight. The French Connection will be aired for free for viewers to enjoy a classic film ...

An actor who imbued charm or intensity to any role he played, Gene Hackman swallowed the scenery. Here are some of the ...

Oh, and it has one of the greatest car chase sequences ever put to film. The French Connection won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (for the late William Friedkin), and Best Actor (for Hackman), ...

More than half a century after William Friedkin’s revolutionary action film stunned viewers, Geoffrey Macnab looks at how the rogue cop at its centre manages to be so perversely sympathetic ...

The film's impact was monumental, sweeping five Academy Awards post-release, including Best Actor for Hackman and accolades for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Jerry ...

From his signature roles in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’ to stunners like ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ ‘Night Moves’ and ‘The Conversation’ and forays into comedy like ‘The Birdcage’ and ‘The Royal ...

The Coolidge and Somerville theaters pay tribute to the remarkable actor's body of work with screenings of his hits and ...

The 1990s weren’t a good time for the movie musical. Aside from the Madonna-helmed film adaptation of “Evita” and Lars von Trier’s grim “Dancer in the Dark,” movie musicals were ...

Indeed, French Connection has probably done more to solidify an unsavory reputation of Marseille than any other film—a reputation both deserved and unjust. Nowadays, both cities are, for the ...