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March 4, 2024

Monday Movie: Apocalypse Now, by Tyler Smith

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Apocalypse Now originally ran as part of our Top 100 movies list. The strange thing about war is that, even when you’re doing everything right, you’re...

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December 25, 2023

Monday Movie: The Godfather Part II, by David Bax

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of The Godfather Part II originally ran part of our top 100 movies. Not being content to simply have made one of the most quintessential films about...

alexander miller / movies / trailer project / video

July 26, 2021

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #31: Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)

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October 19, 2020

Monday Movie: One from the Heart, by David Bax

Thanks to my friendship with Tom Waits superfan Tyler Smith, I was familiar with the songs of Francis Ford Coppola’s One from the Heart years before I ever saw the movie. In fact, all I really knew about the film...

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December 11, 2019

Criterion Prediction #220: The Conversation, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Conversation Year: 1974 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr, Frederic Forest, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford Synopsis: Noted surveillance expert Harry Caul (Hackman) is drawn into a case where he and his...

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November 5, 2018

Home Video Hovel: Tucker: The Man and His Dream, by David Bax

Francis Ford Coppola’s Tucker: The Man and His Dream, from 1988, is kind of a perfect movie for Blu-ray, on which Lionsgate has recently released it. With photography like warm honey from Vittorio Storaro and thrumming original music by Joe...

movies / musical notation / podcast / west anthony

August 14, 2018

Musical Notation: Joe Jackson’s Tucker: the Man and His Dream

In this episode, West plays music composed by Joe Jackson for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1988 film Tucker: The Man And His Dream. Music in this episode includes: “Captain Of Industry (Overture)” “The Car Of Tomorrow – Today!” “No Chance Blues”...

movies / musical notation / podcast / west anthony

February 6, 2018

Musical Notation: Stewart Copeland’s Rumble Fish

In this episode, West plays music composed by Stewart Copeland for the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film Rumble Fish. Music in this episode includes: “Tulsa Tango” “Brothers On Wheels” “Hostile Bridge To Benny’s” “Party At Someone Else’s Place” “Excesses” written...

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December 12, 2017

BP’s Top 100 Challenge #2: The Godfather, by Sarah Brinks

I decided to undertake a movie challenge in 2017. This seemed like a good way to see some classic movies that I have unfortunately never seen. The Battleship Pretension Top 100 list provided such a challenge. This is a bit of...

movies / sarah brinks / top 100 challenge

December 7, 2017

Tagged: francis ford coppola

Monday Movie: Apocalypse Now, by Tyler Smith

Monday Movie: The Godfather Part II, by David Bax

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #31: Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)

Monday Movie: One from the Heart, by David Bax

Criterion Prediction #220: The Conversation, by Alexander Miller

Home Video Hovel: Tucker: The Man and His Dream, by David Bax

Musical Notation: Joe Jackson’s Tucker: the Man and His Dream

Musical Notation: Stewart Copeland’s Rumble Fish

BP’s Top 100 Challenge #2: The Godfather, by Sarah Brinks

BP’s Top 100 Challenge #4: Apocalypse Now, by Sarah Brinks

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