Smithsonian (blog)When Uncle Sam Backs Your FilmSmithsonian (blog)When Stanley Kubrick filmed an attack on an Army base in Dr. Strangelove, he had to rent weapons and armor for the scene. And for Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola turned to the Filipino army for help with helicopters and weaponry.and more »
8 February 2012 | 11:44 am
Preview: 'The River' brings paranormal activity to ABCWausau Daily Herald... who has gone upriver, melting into the jungle and, perhaps, into madness, there is also a lot of "Apocalypse Now" in it as well: "We're so close to the source," Emmet says on a recovered videotape, sounding a little like Francis Ford Coppola's Col.and more »
8 February 2012 | 2:42 am
Star attractionsToronto SunBy Diane Slawych ,QMI Agency Francis Ford Coppola's winery is a sort of Disneyland for wine lovers. (FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA WINERY PHOTO) Robert Redford's Zoom restaurant in Park City is at the hub of his Sundance Film Festival.and more »
7 February 2012 | 9:01 pm
DVD: The ConformistThe Arts DeskVittorio Storaro's cinematography broke new ground and inspired many other great film makers, not least Coppola who hired him for Apocalypse Now. In a series of seamlessly handled flashbacks, the film tells the story of Marcello Clerici, ...
2 February 2012 | 5:38 pm
PHOTOS: Complex's Guide to Artistic NepotismHuffington PostAcademy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola is the man behind some of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of our time. From the Oscar winning The Godfather to Apocalypse Now, and even Bram Stoker's Dracula, Coppola has managed to keep us intrigued, ...
31 January 2012 | 1:33 pm
Second generation directors on the riseNew Zealand Herald (blog)The pre-eminent second generation director these days is Sofia Coppola, the daughter of Godfather and Apocalypse Now director Francis. Coppola the younger dazzled with her 1999 debut The Virgin Suicides, but garnered mainstream success with her second ...
30 January 2012 | 12:52 pm
New Play at Bushwick Starr Weaves Classic War Films with True Vets' StoriesDNAinfoAlex Moen is stationed in Fort Washington, Ky., but on Tuesday night a Bushwick audience can hear his story performed live on stage — interspersed with scenes from Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film "Apocalypse Now." The play, “Gonna See a Movie ...
24 January 2012 | 11:45 am
A.V. Club New YorkFrancis Ford CoppolaA.V. Club New YorkBut by the mid-'70s, Lucas was making Star Wars, Milius had become a studio hand, and American Zoetrope was foundering, so Coppola claimed Apocalypse Now for himself and headed to the Philippines to shoot it with a big cast and big effects, ...
19 January 2012 | 10:05 am
The GuardianOne From the HeartThe GuardianThe most ambitious film-maker of the 1970s, Francis Ford Coppola had a string of critical and box-office successes before his triumph with Apocalypse Now. But he actually achieved disaster with One From the Heart, a grand folly comparable with ...and more »
14 January 2012 | 4:07 pm
Francis Ford Coppola to Reveal 'Twixt' in New Art ExhibitionWomen's Wear DailyFor his last three films, the famed director of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” has opted to write, produce, distribute and finance them on his own with pretty much a 15-person crew. Twixt draws from Coppola's fondness for American Goth, ...
13 January 2012 | 2:13 pm