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 ...

As we mourn the death of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, I thought now would be a good time to look back on how he and director William Friedkin changed movie car chases forever with his unforgettable ...

What’s the greatest chase scene in American movies? One could easily make a convincing argument for the lengthy action sequence that anchors Buster Keaton’s “The General,” or for the kinetic urban set ...

Jon Favreau reveals how William Friedkin's Oscar-winning neo-noir thriller inspired a scene from The Mandalorian and Grogu.

About 28 years ago, producer Phil D'Antoni told me the story of The French Connection. It was then a book he had just optioned, based on the true story of an important narcotics investigation that ...

The film's cinematographer breaks down the filming of the chaotic subway ride that was "too much" for Spike Lee.

Paul Thomas Anderson had a strong visual sense of what he wanted “One Battle After Another” to look like. Cinematographer Michael Bauman sat down for Variety’s Inside the Frame and explained that the ...

Ron Shelton's buddy film didn't find the audience it deserved in 2003, but it contains Harrison Ford's loosest, funniest performance and some of the best action set pieces of all time. What’s the ...