Gene Hackman

How The French Connection reinvented the Hollywood cop movie

By Jarek Kupść

Gene Hackman maniacally navigates New York’s crime world in William Friedkin’s enduring procedural.

Why I love Gene Hackman’s performance in The Conversation

By Alexander Boucher

His role as taciturn surveillance expert Harry Caul is a masterful portrayal of alienation and loneliness.

Red Earth Resistance – Remembering Geronimo: An American Legend

By James Clarke

Walter Hill’s under-appreciated historical drama reminds us how powerful Hollywood cinema can be.

How Unforgiven laid the classic movie western to rest

By David Pountain

Clint Eastwood’s gritty 1992 film dispelled many of the myths which he helped to popularise.

Wes Anderson says Isle of Dogs is inspired by Akira Kurosawa

By Jack Godwin

The director recently revealed details about his new film in an hour-long video masterclass.

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