Film fans are expressing their fury after a scene in The French Connection was censored without explanation. Those watching William Friedkin’s 1971 drama on US streaming platform Criterion Channel ...

William Friedkin, the maverick film director who helped revolutionize 1970s Hollywood with the electrifying, era-defining classics “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” died Monday, according to ...

Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, legendary filmmaker behind the 1971 crime thriller The French Connection, and 1973’s The Exorcist, among many others, died Monday in Los Angeles at the age of ...

It all started a couple of weeks ago. Okay, actually it all started in 2021, but we’ll get to that. On June 3, the colorful internet columnist Jeffrey Wells posted a bit of information he’d received ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...