The star William Friedkin desperately wanted for ‘The French Connection’: “He costs too much money”
Gene Hackman won a well-deserved Oscar for his role in the film, but Friedkin had someone else in mind. Luckily, his first ...
The action director William Friedkin called better than cinema’s 21st century indie darlings
William Friedkin believed 'Narc' director Joe Carnahan was better than 21st-century indie darlings like PTA, Spike Jonze, and Wes Anderson.
William Friedkin's Panned Crime Thriller Jade Deserves More Recognition
During the brief erotic thriller craze brought about by the success of Paul Verhoeven's Basic Instinct, Caruso took a role in Jade. A thriller, released in 1995 and directed by William Friedkin, also ...
The exhausting movie Gene Hackman hated making: “Wasn’t a lot of fun”
The actor played some highly volatile characters before retiring from acting in 2004, but his difficulties on this production ...
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The Batman - Part 2 Should Take Inspiration From This Genre
As the Riddler stalked Gotham, picking off prominent city members, Batman’s investigation showed the influence of directors ...
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Top 10 80s Movie Songs You Forgot Were Awesome
These epic tracks helped make these 80s movie moments unforgettable! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for those deep cut tunes from 1980s movie soundtracks that we feel ...
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The plot of William Friedkin’s suspense thriller originated with the same Georges Arnaud novel that inspired Henri-Georges Clouzot’s French suspense classic ...
Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino – A meandering but not unengaging memoir from Hollywood’s enduring oddball
The star reflects on his ‘difficult’ reputation, his baffling and hilarious money troubles, and how drinking ‘saved his life’ ...