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Articles tagged "francis ford coppola" NewsStill larger than life, Francis Ford Coppola now thinks smallerby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][25.Jan.08] :. It’s been 10 years since the great Francis Ford Coppola made a movie, 10 years since we’ve read stories about him battling the elements, the studios, the banks, his actors and himself as... NewsLightning strikes Francis Ford Coppola againby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][20.Dec.07] :. Francis Ford Coppola, director of classics, blockbusters, oddities and misfires, has returned to the screen with a metaphysical mystery. Weary of the cumbersome machinery of American feature films,... Featured Article DVD Film ReviewHearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypseby George Tiller[19.Dec.07] :. The openness and honesty with which Eleanor Coppola portrays her husband is by far the greatest asset of Hearts of Darkness.  Film ReviewYouth Without Youthby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.07] :. Based on the writings of Mircea Eliade, Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is goofy, contrived, and self-absorbed.  DVD Film ReviewBram Stokers Draculaby Adam Besenyodi[5.Oct.07] :. Coppola's take on Bram Stoker's masterpiece is a visual stunning feast worth revisiting in a Collector's Edition that is more than just a time capsule.  DVD Film ReviewThe Outsiders: The Complete Novel (1983)by Michael Christopher[21.Oct.05] :. Rarely does a director's cut reflect a vision 'truer' to a source text. But, like most everything else surrounding the picture, The Outsiders: The Complete Novel is quite an anomaly. The Godfather: Part II (1974)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Jul.05] :. Francis Ford Coppola's focus on his family, in the film and his memory, could not be more poignant or more public. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Tobias Peterson'Apocalypse Now Redux', ultimately, allows us to celebrate a film that has become indelibly ingrained into American popular consciousness while, at the same time, forcing us to question the violence and inhumanity that characterize the troubling past of this same culture. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Apocalypse Now' -- 'Redux' or regular -- is well worth seeing for just such insights, its flashes of brilliance, failures, and virtuous intentions. In both versions, it's that rare movie that looks hard at the culture that produced it. |
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