Director William Friedkin cast real-life detectives. Only one is still alive today.

French Connection II (1975) is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer. Serving as a sequel to the 1971-released French Connection, the movie sees detective Popeye Doyle ...

In a biography of Howard Hawks, author Todd McCarthy writes that when William Friedkin was living with Hawks' daughter Kitty in the early 1970s, Friedkin asked the famed director what he thought of ...

"George would cut with footage from old war movies, right?" "You talkin' to me?" Was this the greatest decade for film? Do you feel the need for speed? To Live and Exorcise like a French Sorcerer. The ...

Jon Favreau reveals how William Friedkin's Oscar-winning neo-noir thriller inspired a scene from The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Classic film fans are up in arms this week over the apparent censorship of the acclaimed 1971 crime thriller, The French Connection, on digital platforms—including the version of the film currently ...