William Friedkin's 1971 action thriller features a famous chase scene that has gone down as one of the best in cinema, but filming the scene was quite risky. Friedkin's The French Connection opened to ...

Philip D’Antoni, who won an Oscar as producer of “The French Connection” and produced another memorable crime drama with a classic car chase,”Bullitt,” died at age 89 on April 15 at his home in New ...

The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...

The twin triumphs of Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” at Cannes and Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” at Venice made 2025 a banner year for international auteurs embracing the ...