You can breathe a sigh of relief, Popeye Doyle fans: Gene Hackman is okay after getting hit by a car while riding his bike in the Florida Keys. His rep told People, "He's suffered minor bumps and bruises and is already on his way home."
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Gene Hackman Not Wearing Helmet While Cycling And Getting Hit By Car
Gene Hackman Airlifted To Hospital After Getting Hit By Car While Riding Bike
Gene Hackman was airlifted to a Miami hospital earlier today after getting hit by a car while riding his bicycle in the Florida Keys. The Florida Highway Patrol tells TMZ that The Royal Tenenbaums star suffered injuries to his head and body. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, and at press time it remained unclear whether Hackman was faking his injuries as part of an elaborate plan to get back together with his estranged wife and precocious children.
The Royal Tenenbaums Cast Reminisces About "Scary" Gene Hackman
Last night, some of the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums reunited at the 10th anniversary screening of the film at the New York Film Festival. Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston and Bill Murray appeared alongside director Wes Anderson, who also co-wrote the film with Owen Wilson. According to Moviefone, much of the discussion centered around Gene Hackman, who played the movie's patriarch.
Flashback: The French Connection
The late NYPD detective Eddie Egan gained fame after he helped bust up an organized crime ring in 1961 with his partner Sonny Grosso. They seized 112 lbs of heroin, and the investigation became the subject of a book by Robin Moore, called The French Connection. By 1971 the story was hitting the big screen, with Egan being portrayed by Gene Hackman (he won an Oscar for his performance—the film also won Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Editing). His character was called Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle—the nickname being Egan's real life nickname. You can watch Hackman's Oscar acceptance speech here, and the movie's trailer below (along with that famous car chase scene).
Talking and Blogging About Movies
The Conversation is also the lesser-lauded but truly incredible Francis Ford Coppola film starring Gene Hackman. Gothamist will be watching the Golden Globes (and some pre-show as well - we're only human and we will be seething at both the Rivers sideshow and Star Jones Reynolds...as for the telecast, expect some tsunami shout-outs), and then blogging into the wee hours with a wrap-up post. [Gothamist on the nominations and our commentary from last year's telecast]
Terminal Cases
5:40: Bored by the paper, I sidle up to the Howes, an Australian couple on their way to France. I ask Mr. Howe if I can borrow his book. He says, "When I saw you walk out here, I told my wife, 'What's this nutter doing?' But you seem like a nice guy." Emboldened, I ask to borrow $10. He hands me a $20.
6:12: I move closer to the boarding area, where Joy Mistele, 49, offers me a piece of her Nature Bar. I tell her I'm on standby. "That's good," she says, "because I thought you'd lost your mind. Either that or you were on your way to L.A."
6:50: I line up for my flight, but the ticket-taker informs me there's no room. Otherwise, he's unfazed by my appearance. (Security ... ha!) Gothamist likes how the Post makes its reporters act like like a crime family boss. It's all well and good, but let's face it, no one really expects to live in an airport, let alone be there for 24 hours. Whenever Gothamist sees the people stranded at the airport because of snowstorms, it doesn't look so fun.
6:12: I move closer to the boarding area, where Joy Mistele, 49, offers me a piece of her Nature Bar. I tell her I'm on standby. "That's good," she says, "because I thought you'd lost your mind. Either that or you were on your way to L.A."
6:50: I line up for my flight, but the ticket-taker informs me there's no room. Otherwise, he's unfazed by my appearance. (Security ... ha!) Gothamist likes how the Post makes its reporters act like like a crime family boss. It's all well and good, but let's face it, no one really expects to live in an airport, let alone be there for 24 hours. Whenever Gothamist sees the people stranded at the airport because of snowstorms, it doesn't look so fun.
Best Sports Movies
With last week's release of Seabiscuit, the Palm Beach Post's sports writers come up a list of the best sports movies ever made. Not surprisingly, the list skews towards more recent films, but Gothamist was surprised to see how much we agreed with the selections. We were especially glad that Hoop Dreams, one of the best films ever made, period, made the list, thereby not getting the short shrift for being a documentary. The top ten:
Movies I'm seeing this weekend:
, which starred Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Frances McDormand. In David Gale, Kate Winslet is the journalist who tries to save him before "it's too late." Ahem.
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