Francis Ford Coppola

Guillermo Del Toro Crafting Dark Pinocchio

With the help of Jim Henson Co., Guillermo del Toro is developing a darker version of the Pinocchio fairy tale as a stop-motion feature. According to Variety, the project will be produced by JHC co-toppers Brian Henson and Lisa...

'B List' highlights obscure film gems

By Mae Anderson Associated Press "The B List" (Da Capo Press. $15.95. 288 pages), edited by David Sterritt and John Anderson The literary version of having a movie-critic friend intent on convincing you that there's a movie of...

Movies: Danny Boyle

From the magazine issue dated Nov 24, 2008 Best known for " Trainspotting " and " 28 Days Later, " the British director delivers a more upbeat tale in his latest, " Slumdog Millionaire, " a rags-to-riches story set in Mumbai....

An offer you can't refuse

It's rare, indeed, that a Hollywood sequel is as good, or better than, the original film - rarer still when the original is one of the greatest American films ever. All the more reason to cherish The Godfather: Part II , which...

Murder, he wrote

By Nawaid Anjum Farrukh Dhondy dons many hats: author, journalist, playwright, screenplay-writer, broadcaster. The London-based author, who has earlier dealt with genres like short stories, novels, plays, biography and...

Million-Dollar Tucker

This extremely rare 1948 Tucker Torpedo recently broke the million-dollar mark at auction Preston Tucker's promise of "the first completely new car in 50 years" struck a chord in the hearts of the public in 1948 and again with...

Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola gambles but we are the losers. FRANCIS Ford Coppola has never been afraid of the yawning gulf between grand and grandiose. Now Coppola is back, taking risks again with his first film as a director in eight...

Through a Glass and Darkly

Today, Veterans Day, is a day to reflect and appreciate the countless citizens who served or are now serving our country in military uniform. My father and his brother were in the Navy in WWII, having enlisted right after Pearl...

Bohdan Stupka conquers Rome... With a Warm Heart

Although Romes hosted the Internal Film Festival only for the third time, critics believe it is a worthy rival to the oldest cinema forum in Venice. Upholding the best traditions of major festivals, such as the red carpet, top...

A Kurosawa Celebration, From Many Angles

Akira Kurosawa, left, with Francis Ford Coppola during the filming of Kagemusha AMPAS/Margaret Herrick Library Kurosawa's fanciful, color-saturated scene studies are part of this photo gallery hosted at Oscars.org: 'Akira...

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