Feb 11th, 2008 · Actor Roy Scheider has died. Best known for facing down a man-eating shark in Jaws, Scheider had in recent years struggled with blood cancer; he died from related complications. While Jaws catapulted Scheider to stardom in the summer of 1975, it was The French Connection, released four years earlier, that gave him his big break.
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Sep 14th, 2006 · William Friedkin, director of The French Connection, is now at the helm of a different production: opera. He explains what Puccini and the Marx Brothers have in common, and reflects on that legendary chase scene.
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