News broke today of the death of Santa Fe's Gene Hackman. He was 95 and had been retired the past 20 years.
We reviewed three of his films in recent years. His comedy chops were at their peak in "The Royal Tenenbaums" from 2001 (see below). He made his bones with the gritty classic "The French Connection" in 1971. But treat yourself to the obscure release from a couple of years later, "Scarecrow," the shaggy-dog story that teamed him with Al Pacino. It is streaming on Turner Classic Movies.
We will take an opportunity in the coming weeks to catch up on Hackman's catalog. That will include Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974), a touchstone we've never seen.
BONUS TRACK
"That's the last time you put a knife in me, hear me?!"
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