The Godfather

Coppola's unhinged dream world Coppola's unhinged dream world

Reborn as a brash indie auteur at age 70, the "Godfather" director uncorks a loony, black-and-white tango fantasy
By Andrew O'Hehir Jun 11, 2009

  • Coppola, Spielberg, Hammer Films and you

    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 September 22, 2008

  • Gone fishin'! Back soon -- here's what awaits

    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 Andrew O'Hehir September 10, 2008

  • Back story

    Livia Soprano went to a convent school but gave it up because she knew too much about life.
    By David Thomson March 2, 2001

  • The art of the Caan

    In "The Way of the Gun," veteran badass James Caan shows whippersnappers Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillippe exactly how it's done.
    By Stephen Lemons September 8, 2000

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for July 4-8, 2001
    By Joyce Millman July 4, 2001

  • The Schlockfather

    By Allen Barra
    By July 25, 2000

  • The Schlockfather

    Mario Puzo wasn't ruined by the movies -- he was a crummy writer to begin with.
    By Allen Barra July 20, 2000

  • Bachelor No. 1

    Perhaps I could learn a thing or two about women from Matthew McConaughey. Nah.
    By David Goodman May 19, 2000

  • Addicted to violence

    American culture and politics have glorified violence for years. So why are we surprised when 6-year-olds kill?
    By Stanley Crouch March 15, 2000

  • Will Uncle Junior sing?

    Actor Dominic Chianese of "The Sopranos" talks about the hit show, James Gandolfini, Francis Coppola, Al Pacino and Gilbert & Sullivan.
    By Michael Sragow January 21, 2000

  • We are family

    You don't have to be Italian for "The Sopranos" to hit home.
    By Joyce Millman January 14, 2000

  • Francis Ford Coppola

    At his best, his formidable creative energy has shaken up American movies and reinvigorated cinema both as art and popular culture.
    By Michael Sragow October 19, 1999

  • Mario Puzo

    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 Albert Mobilio July 9, 1999

  • Coppola's many passions

    The renowned filmmaker has tackled winemaking, television and publishing -- and he's always on the lookout for something new.
    By Lynn Elber June 9, 1999

  • "A Simple Plan" avoids the shallow grave

    'A Simple Plan' offers a brutally realistic portrayal of what can happen when upright people take one wrong turn.
    By Charles Taylor December 11, 1998

  • (Un)married ... with Kingdom

    Shekhar Kapur's "Elizabeth" restrains her passion for men, but exhibits a ravenous appetite for ruling England.
    By Laura Miller November 6, 1998

  • My grandmother, the godfather

    She who stirs the pot, wears the pants
    By Camille Peri July 28, 1997

  • In Nonna's Kitchen

    From "In Nonna's Kitchen: Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Grandmothers" by Carol Field, HarperCollins, 1997.
    By Carol Field July 28, 1997
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