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Tag Archives: Francis Ford Coppola
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
My second piece for Epicurious on food and film, this one on The Godfather.
Posted in Movies
Tagged Al Pacino, drama, Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, reviews
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Through the Fishtank: Mickey Rourke in The Rainmaker
Francis Ford Coppola directed Mickey Rourke in Rumblefish in 1983. In 1997, Coppola put the by-then-fallen Mickey Rourke in The Rainmaker, where he played the sleazy lawyer Bruiser Stone. There is something about Mickey Rourke’s career that loops back in … Continue reading
S.E. Hinton and Her “Rumble Fish”
The author of Rumble Fish, during the filming of the movie, staring through the fishtank.
The Weird Wonderful Look of Rumble Fish
I’m saving up all my big talking for the piece I’m working on about Mickey Rourke right now, but I saw Rumble Fish in high school (it was the big Matt Dillon – S.E. Hinton collaboration that swept the nation, … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies
Tagged Dennis Hopper, Francis Ford Coppola, Mickey Rourke, Rumble Fish, S.E. Hinton
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The Books: “The Kid Stays In the Picture” (Robert Evans)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: The Kid Stays in the Picture: A Notorious Life, by Robert Evans You want to know how Hollywood works? Read this book. Read the story of a man who RAN Hollywood for a good decade, … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment biography, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, The Kid Stays In the Picture
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The Books: “Brando: The Biography” (Peter Manso)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Brando: The Biography, by Peter Manso Peter Manso has an opinion about Marlon Brando, and it colors this entire book – which is 10,000 pages long – so that’s a long time to stick with … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment biography, Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, Stella Adler
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