He came to acting in his late twenties, studying at the Pasadena Playhouse. He and his room-mate Dustin Hoffman were voted joint "Least Likely to Succeed". (Ironic, then, that Hackman lost out on the ...

The film captured an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as did Gene Hackman ... with the real story, Hackman is the reason to watch. His performance is part Popeye Doyle from The French ...

Traveling to France, Nick quickly manages to be the most blatant fish-out-of-water cop since Gene Hackman’s Popeye Doyle blustered his way through Marseille in French Connection II. Meanwhile ...

Gene Hackman can be more than happy with the cinematic legacy he left behind, even if he harbours some regrets over his ...

The Oscars have given out 96 awards for Best Picture in their long history. Here’s one thing you should know about each film, ...

But that's the deal the Chancellor's cut with his nuclear suppliers. It's his very own French Connection. C'mon Gene Hackman, where is "Popeye" Doyle when we need him? This is a far cry from the days ...

Most cinephiles consider the 1970s a high point for American movies. By the end of the 1960s, the studio system that ...

And just when you thought drive-ins were a thing of the past – particularly in the dead of winter –  Easton’s Academy Art ...