A nearly 40-year-old movie has managed to generate a specialized sort of controversy as The French Connection sees its first release in the Blu-ray format. For this release of his crime classic, ...
New to Blu-ray and up for grabs in this contest is The French Connection and French Connection II starring Gene Hackman as “Popeye” Doyle on Blu-ray Disc. We have five sets of the two French ...
On Oct. 9, 1971, the William Friedkin thriller starring Gene Hackman hit theaters enroute to winning the best picture Oscar.
It’s the heart-stopping moment when a bashed-in Pontiac LeMans hurtles beneath NYC’s elevated subway at 90 miles an hour, dodging traffic and pedestrians in a wild race to keep up with a hijacked N ...
A pivotal, transitional year for cinema. One winner after another. "What an excellent day for an exorcism." Timeless thrills. "All right, Popeye's here!" "George would cut with footage from old war ...
Some observers say French Connection peaked in its FCUK heyday in the late 1990s and early noughties, when consumers flocked to T-shirts emblazoned with the subversive slogan. It is a statement Simon ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. Nov 11, 2021, 01:00pm EST This article is more than 4 years old.