Long before high-speed CGI chases became a Hollywood staple, The French Connection proved that practical filmmaking could be ...

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In 1970, producer Philip D’Antoni and director William Friedkin set out to make a film based on the true story of one of the biggest drug busts in America history. They battled through studio ...

The story goes that 1970s Hollywood was a golden age for creative freedom, a time when maverick filmmakers could make their freewheeling passion projects without interference from studio suits. But ...

Former NYPD Detective Randy Jurgensen watched the classic car chase in “The French Connection” from a front row seat: The passenger’s side of Popeye Doyle’s 1970 four-door Pontiac sedan. The ex-cop ...

This week, cinephiles and filmmakers around the world came together to mourn the loss of William Friedkin. The iconic director passed away at the age of 87, leaving behind a catalog of films that is ...

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 ...