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Pro-Wrestling Knows What ‘The Godfather’ Knows: The Art of the Sell

Pro-Wrestling Knows What ‘The Godfather’ Knows: The Art of the Sell

You’ve gotta be tough to sell one helluva story. That’s just one thing that Coppola’s The Godfather Trilogy and Pro-Wrestling have in common.

A Giant Shadow: The Continuing Influence of Akira Kurosawa on World Cinema

A Giant Shadow: The Continuing Influence of Akira Kurosawa on World Cinema

It’s impossible to imagine a world without Akira Kurosawa’s films. He’s one of the greatest directors in movie history, having made many first-tier masterpieces.

Old Kings Yelling at Clouds: Art vs. Commerce in the Battle for Box-Office Relevance

Old Kings Yelling at Clouds: Art vs. Commerce in the Battle for Box-Office Relevance

Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and other members of the old guard might be battling with the MCU about the quality of superhero movies, but the business of how we consume film is changing, like it or not.

Tom Waits: Preacher on a Pale Horse

Tom Waits: Preacher on a Pale Horse

A guide to nine songs for the faithful, the faithless, and the searchers.

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Live Cinema’ Is an Indispensable Jewel for Film Student and Film Aficionado Alike

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Live Cinema’ Is an Indispensable Jewel for Film Student and Film Aficionado Alike

A master filmmaker searches for new ways to tell old stories.

Apocalypse, American Style

Apocalypse, American Style

Apocalypse Now is the most iconic American film about America’s War in Vietnam. But we are not here to expand the myth. We are here to explode it.

Behind Francis Ford Coppola’s Magic, the Work: ‘The Godfather Notebook’

Behind Francis Ford Coppola’s Magic, the Work: ‘The Godfather Notebook’

No one other than Coppola could have directed The Godfather, because the mental effort to work Puzo’s world into film is on the level of science fiction.
Roberto M. Dainotto Explores the Making of the Mafia Myth

Roberto M. Dainotto Explores the Making of the Mafia Myth

The Mafia: A Cultural History offers a Sicilian perspective on the enduring popularity of organized crime stories.

‘Twixt’ Is Francis Ford Coppola’s Story of Artistic Reinvention

Abandoned ‘Star Wars’ Plot Points Episode II: The Force Behind the Scenes

More Than Any Other New American Director, Francis Ford Coppola Reminds Me of Orson Welles

100 Essential Directors – Francis Ford Coppola

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