Another report on the French Connection screening I attended last night.
By the way: As we were all sitting there waiting for the show to start, the theater was playing music from the soundtrack to The French Connection, which is very odd in that context. It fits the film perfectly but it really didn't fit the setting of getting seated in a swanky theater. Then just before the proceedings commenced, they switched over to an instrumental of the theme from The Night They Raided Minsky's, which was also directed by William Friedkin. Reportedly, Mr. Friedkin disowned the film which was significantly recut and which underwent major revisions after he was done with it. I dunno how he feels about it today.