Tag: Apocalypse Now
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This Documentary About Apocalypse Now Is Almost Better Than the Film
Apocalypse Now is such a great movie that its pop culture legacy spans two separate motion pictures. So great that it warranted the creation of a documentary about its making – Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, a feature that took its name from the source material inspiration for Apocalypse Now. This documentary brings viewers…
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Francis Ford Coppola’s Most Troubled Productions
Any list of the greatest filmmakers of all time would be incomplete without the inclusion of Francis Ford Coppola. The incredible director behind such all-time classics as The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The Rainmaker, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Peggy Sue Got Married is a creative force like…
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10 Best ‘New Hollywood’ Movies, According to IMDb
New Hollywood was a movement in American cinema between the 1960s and ’70s, where the director took on a greater role than the studio. This era is often cited as a cinematic golden age, producing classics including The Graduate, Rosemary’s Baby, and Apocalypse Now. Filmmakers got more experimental and tackled a wider range of themes…
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Nightmare Film Shoots: The Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from ‘Deliverance’ to ‘Mad Max’ to ‘Avatar 2’
Editor’s note: The following list was first published in 2019 and has been updated multiple times since.Sometimes you have to go through hell to make a great movie. Just ask Alexander Skarsgård, who said that the grueling shoot for Robert Eggers’ “The Northman” left him “so exhausted that you want to cry.”Like “Jaws,” “Apocalypse Now,”…
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Kirk Douglas Thought Marlon Brando’s Legacy Led To A Lot Of Bad Acting
It would be hard to find two more legendary American actors than Kirk Douglas and Marlon Brando. They’re some of the most prominent figures in 20th century media, playing iconic roles in some of the greatest films of all time. Surely nobody but Brando could have starred in “The Godfather” or “Apocalypse Now.” Surely only…
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Martin Sheen Regrets Changing Name, Wishes He Had the ‘Courage’ to Go by Ramon Estévez
When Martin Sheen began pursuing an acting career in the early 1960s, he made a crucial choice that would follow him for the rest of his life. The then-young actor, who was raised by a Spanish father and an Irish mother, opted to abandon his given name of Ramon Estévez and use the stage name…
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‘George Lucas is Making This Space Movie’: Robert Englund on Helping Mark Hamill Land ‘Star Wars’ Audition
With “Obi-Wan Kenobi” revisiting some of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most iconic characters on Disney+, nostalgia for the series is a hot topic right now. The fan reaction to seeing actors like James Earl Jones reprise their roles from the films serves as a reminder of how inseparable the characters can be from the actors…
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Francis Ford Coppola to Spend His Own $120 Million on New Film: I Don’t Care ‘About the Financial Impact’
Francis Ford Coppola is putting down $120 million of his own money to make his long-in-the-works passion project “Megalopolis.” Coppola wrote “Megalopolis” in the early 1980s and has been reportedly in talks with Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker and Cate Blanchett to finally get the film off the ground. The issue Coppola has faced is that…
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How The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Nearly Killed One Of Its Stars
Sergio Leone’s “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” is a landmark Western film, and like any classic piece of cinema with a meticulous director, the quintessential spaghetti Western had its fair share of on-set issues (see: “Apocalypse Now“). Eli Wallach, who played the titular “Ugly” character Tuco Ramirez, shared some of the most dramatic…