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Gene Hackman’s Best Action Thriller Had an Even Darker Sequel

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 ...
New York Post

‘Law and Order’ and ‘The French Connection’ actor Tony Lo Bianco dead at 87

Actor Tony Lo Bianco, best known for his role in the movie “The French Connection,” has died. He was 87. His representative confirmed on Wednesday that he died of prostate cancer. “Tony Lo Bianco ...
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Gene Hackman's Superpower Was Anger — 'The French Connection' Was His Rageful Masterpiece

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...
New York Post

Gene Hackman’s friend and legendary NYPD mentor, 91 — the last living ‘French Connection’ detective

The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...
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'The Exorcist,' 'The French Connection' director William Friedkin dead at 87

LOS ANGELES -- William Friedkin, the filmmaker behind 1973's adaptation of novelist William Peter Blatty's horror novel "The Exorcist," has died at age 87. Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College of ...
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Sonny Grosso, Cop Who Severed 'French Connection,' Dies at 89

Sonny Grosso, the true-blue New York City police detective who with his gung-ho partner made the record heroin bust that inspired the Oscar-winning film “The French Connection,” died Wednesday at his ...