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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

The director was best known for his groundbreaking work in the 1970s which also included the box-office sensation, "The Exorcist." ...

Variety reports Friedkin died Monday in Los Angeles. Born in Chicago, Friedkin made his directing debut with an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” in 1965. Other television credits include “The ...