I talked to the Alamo Drafthouse Owner Tonight, and found out that for this event... 18 and older ARE allowed!

Hey folks, Harry here... This Saturday... as in two days.. William Friedkin will be at the Alamo Drafthouse presenting... THE FRENCH CONNECTION, one of the absolute best films of the Seventies.... and period... As best as I can tell, Friedkin doesn't do this sort of thing often, but I managed to convince him to come down and bring what I am told is the best most amazing restored print of THE FRENCH CONNECTION on planet Earth... to show. After the screening Friedkin will be doing a Q&A where you can ask questions about everything from THE FRENCH CONNECTION to THE EXORCIST to THE SORCEROR to TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. to... any of his other work. You can ask about what life was like as a director in the Seventies... when film got real and tough. It will be my honor to present William Friedkin at the Drafthouse, and I hope you folks attend. For ticket details... Click Here and Visit the Alamo Drafthouse!!!

SAT, SEPTEMBER 16 6:00 PM

WILLIAM FRIEDKIN LIVE IN PERSON WITH A BRAND NEW RESTORED PRINT OF THE FRENCH CONNECTION

(1971, d. William Friedkin, 104 min, R, $15, 21 and up, passes not valid, tickets go on sale August 25)

The French Connection is director William Friedkin's brilliant, fast-paced realistic police/crime film featuring an unsympathetic protagonist - the vulgar, brutal, tireless, unlikable, maniacal and sadistic Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) as an undercover New York City narcotics cop who passionately and obsessively pursues drug pushers with his partner Buddy "Cloudy" Russo (Roy Scheider).

French Connection was a multiple-Academy Award winning effort, taking accolades in five categories: Best Director, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman), Best Editing (Jerry Greenberg), and Best Picture. The authenticity of the film is accentuated by dozens of sordid, on-location NYC sets (the Lower East Side, Times Square, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Grand Central Station, among others), sub-titles for the French dialogue, rough police work, brutal winter scenes in the city, hand-held camera shots, and gutsy, nitty-gritty performances.

Director William Friedkin will introduce the film and conduct a Q&A following the screening.

See ya there!!!