It all started a couple of weeks ago. Okay, actually it all started in 2021, but we’ll get to that. On June 3, the colorful internet columnist Jeffrey Wells posted a bit of information he’d received ...
Classic film fans are up in arms this week over the apparent censorship of the acclaimed 1971 crime thriller, The French Connection, on digital platforms—including the version of the film currently ...
The first time it happened, I assumed it was a misunderstanding. After the third, fourth, and fifth time, I realized that something had shifted since I had last—prior to the summer of 2020 and the ...
A new edit of ‘The French Connection’ removes a racial slur. But nit-picking old artworks for breaking today’s rules inevitably makes it harder to see the complete picture. By Niela Orr The remarkable ...