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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/27/kagemusha/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/27/kagemusha/index.html?source=rss How George Lucas and Francis Coppola helped the Japanese master create the greatest spectacle of his late career By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/11/tetro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/11/tetro/index.html?source=rss Reborn as a brash indie auteur at age 70, the "Godfather" director uncorks a loony, black-and-white tango fantasy By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/09/22/roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/09/22/roundup/index.html?source=rss News roundup: I'm back, and so is New York's oh-so-cultured fall fest. Plus: Coppola's controversial "restoration," Hammer Films reborn, and 12 movies you haven't seen (but should have). By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/09/10/vacation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/09/10/vacation/index.html?source=rss Alan Ball, the Coens, a re-release of the greatest film of the '70s and a tribute to Britain's most important filmmaker -- and I'm on vacation! By Camille Peri Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/06/26/eleanor_coppola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/06/26/eleanor_coppola/index.html?source=rss Eleanor Coppola -- Francis Ford's wife and Sofia's mom -- talks about life in a famous Italian-American family and finding her artistic voice. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/12/14/youth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/12/14/youth/index.html?source=rss Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years makes you wonder if the veteran director has completely lost his marbles. By Brian Libby Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/09/23/sofia_coppola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/09/23/sofia_coppola/index.html?source=rss Sofia Coppola talks about her crazy childhood, the "Dolce Vita" energy of Tokyo, and casting Bill Murray as a romantic lead in "Lost in Translation." By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/05/29/cq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/05/29/cq/index.html?source=rss This debut film by Roman Coppola (son of Francis) is a frothy, sexy, '60s delight with a movie lover's heart. By Allen Barra Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/08/03/apocalypse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/08/03/apocalypse/index.html?source=rss A new version and 53 extra minutes of Francis Ford Coppola's often brilliant, maddeningly incoherent war horse only illuminate the film's shortcomings. By Amy Reiter Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/06/25/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/06/25/npmon/index.html?source=rss Another season isn't out of the question; Dylan's made a stone saint. Plus: Crudup and Pitt to be Coppola's Beat boys, and Danny Bonaduce wrecks his boat and hits his head! By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2001/02/06/conversation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2001/02/06/conversation/index.html?source=rss Coppola divulges the dream that informed his classic paranoid thriller. By Michael Sragow Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2001/01/25/2001/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2001/01/25/2001/index.html?source=rss The great works of Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and F.W. Murnau make today's movies look like bags of tricks or boxes of soap. By Michael Sragow Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/07/24/apocalypse_now/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/07/24/apocalypse_now/index.html?source=rss This may not be the ultimate package, but at least Coppola sheds some light on the picture's spectacular and eerie nighttime blaze. By Amy Reiter Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/10/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/10/npwed/index.html?source=rss Anakin cast! 19-year-old Canadian Hayden Christensen snags Jedi role; and what's that pacifier doing in Elizabeth Hurley's mouth? Plus: Not a good week for stalkers. By Michael Sragow Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/04/27/murch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/04/27/murch/index.html?source=rss How wizard Walter Murch created a soundtrack of horror for Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now." By Sean Elder Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/log/2000/03/16/awards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/log/2000/03/16/awards/index.html?source=rss The monthly sweeps five National Magazine Award nominations, but its resurrection is still a work in progress. By Laura Denham Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/02/22/zoetrope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/02/22/zoetrope/index.html?source=rss Francis Ford Coppola's online writers workshop is part literary utopia, part hair-raising free-for-all. By Mark Ebner Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/02/01/coppola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/02/01/coppola/index.html?source=rss Director Sofia Coppola talks about her film adaptation of "The Virgin Suicides," her proud father and Vincent Gallo's sex life (sort of). By Janelle Brown Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/12/08/rupaul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/12/08/rupaul/index.html?source=rss Even drag queens are getting rich off dot-com mania, as RuPaul becomes the latest Internet celebrity spokesperson. By Michael Sragow Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/10/21/withnails/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/10/21/withnails/index.html?source=rss "With Nails" author Richard E. Grant on auteurs, actors and the importance of being overpaid in Hollywood. By Michael Sragow Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/10/19/coppola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/10/19/coppola/index.html?source=rss At his best, his formidable creative energy has shaken up American movies and reinvigorated cinema both as art and popular culture. By Sarah Vowell Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/08/11/cameo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/1999/08/11/cameo/index.html?source=rss Alfred Hitchcock's first rule of directing was to treat actors like cattle -- and even in his own cameos, he was no sacred cow. By Albert Mobilio Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/07/09/puzo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/07/09/puzo/index.html?source=rss His saga of a Mafia family is one of the most familiar stories in American culture, and Don Vito Corleone surely keeps company with Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby as one of the most indelible icons of American fiction. By Amy Reiter Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/06/10/macbeth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/06/10/macbeth/index.html?source=rss C'mon over, baby, whole lotta Shakespeare going on! Plus: The case of the exceedingly unpleasant cream puff; and Stone and DeGeneres slated to sing, "She's havin' my baby ..." By Lynn Elber Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/06/09/coppola/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/06/09/coppola/index.html?source=rss The renowned filmmaker has tackled winemaking, television and publishing -- and he's always on the lookout for something new.