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
  • 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).
  • 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!
  • Back story

    Livia Soprano went to a convent school but gave it up because she knew too much about life.
  • 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.
  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for July 4-8, 2001
  • The Schlockfather

    By Allen Barra
  • The Schlockfather

    Mario Puzo wasn't ruined by the movies -- he was a crummy writer to begin with.
  • Bachelor No. 1

    Perhaps I could learn a thing or two about women from Matthew McConaughey. Nah.
  • Addicted to violence

    American culture and politics have glorified violence for years. So why are we surprised when 6-year-olds kill?
  • Will Uncle Junior sing?

    Actor Dominic Chianese of "The Sopranos" talks about the hit show, James Gandolfini, Francis Coppola, Al Pacino and Gilbert & Sullivan.
  • We are family

    You don't have to be Italian for "The Sopranos" to hit home.
  • Francis Ford Coppola

    At his best, his formidable creative energy has shaken up American movies and reinvigorated cinema both as art and popular culture.
  • 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.
  • Coppola's many passions

    The renowned filmmaker has tackled winemaking, television and publishing -- and he's always on the lookout for something new.
  • "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.
  • (Un)married ... with Kingdom

    Shekhar Kapur's "Elizabeth" restrains her passion for men, but exhibits a ravenous appetite for ruling England.
  • My grandmother, the godfather

    She who stirs the pot, wears the pants
  • In Nonna's Kitchen

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

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