Gene Hackman recalls ‘The French Connection’ 50 years later: ‘A moment in a checkered career of hits, misses’

Opening in 14 cities, “The French Dispatch” is estimated to earn $1.3 million this weekend for an average of around $25,000 per venue. By comparison, the per-theater average for “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which set a post-shutdown opening record of $90 million in wide release, had an average of $21,300.

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch did what a glum arthouse market was waiting for, revved it up with a smashing three-day average. “If Wes builds it, they will come,” said an elated Searchlight Pictures after a two year wait to get the film into theaters.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The French Dispatch,” director Wes Anderson’s tribute to 20th-century magazines, opened at the domestic box office with a robust $1.3 million from only 52 theaters.For platform releases like “The French Dispatch,” the key metric is per-theater average rather than overall box office tally because indie movies kick off in a handful of theaters while commercial pictures start in thousands of venues.

X Factor star Cher Lloyd has been left heartbroken after her French Bulldog, Buddy, sadly passed away this week. Cher, 28, paid a touching tribute to her “best boy” on Instagram on Tuesday, confessing, “our hearts are broken.” Sharing a series of cute snaps of her beloved pooch, the singer wrote: “Yesterday we said goodbye to Buddy.

We Happy Few developer, Compulsion Games, is working on a new third-person narrative-focused single player game.The news comes from an interview with French gaming website, Xbox Squad, and via VGC. In the interview, community manager, Naila Hadjas, explained that “I think we gave ourselves a little time to learn.

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen get cozy on the red carpet at the premiere of The Tragedy Of Macbeth during the 2021 BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (October 17) in London, England.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s RAI Com, which is the sales arm of Italian state broadcaster RAI, is scoring sales to key territories on Gabriele Mainetti’s “Freaks Out,” following the genre-bending film’s launch in competition at Venice.Mainetti’s lavish historical fantasy set in 1943 Rome, where four “freaks” who work in a circus are left to their own devices when the Eternal City is bombed by Allied Forces, has been sold to Metropolitan Film for France and to The Klockwork

Manchester United have no plans to recall Axel Tuanzebe from his season long-loan at Aston Villa amid their defensive injury issues.

The Last Duel, in which Comer speaks with a French accent as Marguerite de Carrouges, the wife of Matt Damon’s Jean de Carrouges.In her internationally acclaimed show Killing Eve, Comer speaks primarily with a Russian accent when playing assassin Villanelle.However, when Comer and Affleck were recently together at the Venice Film Festival promoting the film, Affleck was shocked to hear Comer speak in her native voice.“I think that was the first time Ben heard me solidly speaking in my own voice,

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter breaking ground in France, Franck Gastambide’s hit Canal Plus show “All the Way Up” (“Validé”), a comedy drama series unfolding on France’s vibrant rap scene, is set to roll out around the world.

Phil HarrisonThe hoofers have barely touched the dancefloor and it’s time for movie week. Costumes, wigs and song choices can do a lot of the work in the legendary themed bonanza, but there are plenty of contenders to make it as fabulous as the time Ed Balls went full green-faced Jim Carrey for a samba.

War Thunder forum user claiming to be a French army tank crewman has leaked part of the Leclerc Main Battle Tank’s classified user manual. This is the second time this year that a tank’s classified specifications have been revealed on the forum.As initially reported by the UK Defence Journal, the information was shared on Sunday night as two forum users argued over the in-game accuracy of the Leclerc.

DEALSThe parent company of French high-quality music platform Qobuz – Xandrie SA – has acquired Japanese hi-res download service e-onkyo from electronics manufacturer Onkyo Corporation. “Thanks to the acquisition of e-onkyo music, Qobuz has taken a new step in its international development and is successfully pursuing its growth ambitions on the Asian market”, says Qobuz Deputy CEO Georges Fornay.

Gene Hackman is a Hollywood legend, but he typically keeps to himself after retiring in 2004.