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Book and Film Globe Podcasts 

BFG Podcast #189: The 90-Day Theatrical Window, Amazon Buys James Bond, and a Tribute to Gene Hackman

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Anora, Gene Hackman, James Bond, Sean Baker

Your one-stop shop for all the issues that matter in the worlds of books and film and streaming TV

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Night Moves
FILM 

The Best of Gene Hackman

February 27, 2025March 4, 2025 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, James Woods, Mel Brooks, Night Moves, Richard Harris, Scarecrow, Superman, The Birdcage, The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven, Young Frankenstein

More than a handful of clips from an indelible body of work.

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Friedkin
FILM Remembrance 

We Lost a Lot More Than William Friedkin Yesterday

August 8, 2023August 12, 2023 Ben Schwartz 1 Comment Dirty Harry, Fritz Lang, Gene Hackman, Linda Blair, Sorcerer, Star Wars, The Exorcist, The French Connection, William Friedkin

A way of making movies, and thinking about movies, is vanishing

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The French Connection
FILM 

The French Disconnection

June 9, 2023June 14, 2023 Michael Washburn 1 Comment Gene Hackman, Roald Dahl, Stephen King, The Criterion Channel, The French Connection, The Stand, William Friedkin

Criterion Channel’s edit of a classic 1971 film is latest attempt to expunge all traces of past insensitivity

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Emily the Criminal
FILM 

Aubrey Plaza: Queen of Noir

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Al Pacino, Aubrey Plaza, Breaking Bad, Emily The Criminal, Gene Hackman, The White Lotus

In ‘Emily The Criminal,’ she’s found her genre

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Nuclear
FILM 

The Best Movies About Nuclear War

June 13, 2022October 11, 2022 Samuel Porteous 8 Comments Anthony Edwards, Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington, Dr. Strangelove, Gene Hackman, George C. Scott, Gregory Peck, Jason Robards, Mare Winningham, Miracle Mile, On The Beach, Peter Sellers, Stanley Kubrick, Steve De Jarnatt, The Day After, The Forbin Project, Threads

The Cold War is back, so let’s revisit some apocalyptic classics

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Olympics
FILM 

The Best Movies about The Olympics

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 Samuel Porteous 3 Comments Ben Cross, Cary Grant, Chariots Of Fire, Downhill Racer, Eric Bana, Foxcatcher, Gene Hackman, I Tonya, Ian Charleston, Ian Holm, James Salter, Miracle, Munich, Olympics, Robert Redford, Samantha Eggar, Steve Prefontaine, Steven Spielberg, Walk Don't Run, Without Limits

A biennial pursuit of cinematic excellence

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Ned Beatty
FILM 

The Best of Ned Beatty

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back to School, Burt Reynolds, Deliverance, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Network, Paddy Chayefsky, Rango, Superman, White Lightning

Remembering one of the great character actors, who died Sunday at age 83

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Pluto TV
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Five Great Films to Watch for Free on Pluto TV

March 18, 2020March 20, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, David Lynch, Fear of a Black Hat, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale, John Hurt, Pluto TV, Robert Mitchum, Rusty Cundieff, The Conversation, The Elephant Man, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle, Throw Momma From The Train

Hearkening back to the golden age of channel surfing

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The Way Back
FILM 

‘The Way Back’ and The Bad Coach Playbook

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Bad News Bears, Ben Affleck, Emilio Estevez, Gene Hackman, Hardball, Hoosiers, Keanu Reeves, Mighty Ducks, The Way Back, Walter Matthau

Five movie coaches who probably shouldn’t be around kids

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Featured Stories

‘Primetime’ Is Ready for Prime Time, But Maybe That’s About All
Featured Stories FILM 

‘Primetime’ Is Ready for Prime Time, But Maybe That’s About All

September 28, 2026October 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0

Robert Pattinson stars in Lance Oppenheim’s debut fiction feature

Will America Find Japan’s Bestselling Novelist Through ‘Stray Dogs’?
BOOKS Featured Stories Graphic novels 

Will America Find Japan’s Bestselling Novelist Through ‘Stray Dogs’?

September 27, 2026October 1, 2026 J. Barnes 1
Men or Snakes? Who Are the ‘Monsters of God’?
Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION 

Men or Snakes? Who Are the ‘Monsters of God’?

September 25, 2026September 30, 2026 Robert Dean 0
Carla Baratta: The BFG Interview
BOOKS Featured Stories FILM 

Carla Baratta: The BFG Interview

September 24, 2026September 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0

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