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Page 12 September 11 - 17, 2023 Of the films that the late director William Friedkin was known for, "The French Connection" particular- ly endures for a number of reasons … not the least of which is one of the screen's greatest car pursuits, which Friedkin admitted he shot in a renegade style that only enhances its impact and legend. Turner Classic Mov- ies shows the picture Thursday, Sept. 14, to lead a memorial salute to Friedkin, who died in August. He won an Oscar for the fact-inspired 1971 police thriller (named its year's best picture at the awards), as did Gene Hackman as "Popeye" Doyle, a tough New York detective determined to get the goods on a seemingly untouchable international drug smuggler (Fernando Rey). Roy Scheider also attained stardom as Doyle's partner, and while there's much else to recommend about the movie, the chase that puts a wild-driv- ing Doyle on the trail of an overload train is a highlight that's hard to beat. (TCM has scheduled a second Friedkin tribute night, including "The Exorcist," for Nov. 26.) By Jay Bobbin Gene Hackman in "The French Connection" "The French Connection" drives William Friedkin's talent home "The Adventures of Superman" (Heroes & Icons, Sunday, Sept. 10): before the 1950s series turned a bit more light and comical under different producers (and in color), the first-season episode "Drums of Death" was a good example of how foreboding the stories it presented could be. 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