The saga of American movies in the 1970s is now a mythology. In the first half of the decade, the movies that emerged from the New Hollywood were unprecedented in their realism, their immersion in the ...

The first R-rated movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture, William Friedkin's 1971 crime thriller The French Connection, remains a milestone in movie history. It paved the way for a new era of gritty ...

He, his wife and a dog were found dead in their New Mexico home. His superb body of work included 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'I Never Sang for My Father,' 'The Conversation,' 'Hoosiers' and 'Unforgiven.' By ...

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 ...

William Friedkin, one of the great directors of the New Hollywood era who helmed classics like The Exorcist and Oscar-winner The French Connection, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 87.

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics such as “The French Connection,” “The Conversation” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected performers in ...

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 ...

A new edit of ‘The French Connection’ removes a racial slur. But nit-picking old artworks for breaking today’s rules inevitably makes it harder to see the complete picture. By Niela Orr The remarkable ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kate Bachelder Odell, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Image: Scott Morgan/Reuters A highlight of moving to New York City after ...

William Friedkin, the acclaimed director best known for his Oscar-winning 1971 film "The French Connection" and the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist," has died at 87. Friedkin died Monday in Los ...