Tag: The Conversation

  • Gene Hackman Almost Directed and Starred in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

    Gene Hackman Almost Directed and Starred in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

    Gene Hackman is one of those actors who feels like they’ve lived nine lives (or careers). He was one of the most employed and accomplished actors of the ’70s and ’80s. In particular, Hackman was known for his work in the Best Picture winner The French Connection (for which he won the Best Actor Oscar),…

  • Francis Ford Coppola’s Favorite Film That He Directed Isn’t What You Think

    Francis Ford Coppola’s Favorite Film That He Directed Isn’t What You Think

    The masterpieces of legendary New Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola prove almost too many to count on one hand between The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, but fans of the director’s titanic oeuvre will be surprised to know that his favorite film of his isn’t any of the aforementioned, but his 1983 adaptation of…

  • Frederic Forrest obituary

    Frederic Forrest obituary

    Consummate character actor who came close to stardom in the 70s with roles in Apocalypse Now, The Conversation and The Rose“He’d kill us if he got the chance.” Those words, spoken by a bespectacled, beige-suited young man (Frederic Forrest) as he wanders through Union Square in San Francisco with his lover (Cindy Williams), are secretly…

  • This Surveillance Thriller Is Peak Francis Ford Coppola

    This Surveillance Thriller Is Peak Francis Ford Coppola

    Francis Ford Coppola’s unhinged conspiracy masterpiece The Conversation was first released in 1974. The film was riding on the wave of the cultural Zeitgeist at the time, which was highly critical of government corruption after Watergate, The Pentagon Papers, and the failure of the Vietnam War. Numerous films from the period captivated this critical and…

  • Harrison Ford Cut The Movie Acting Bs Out Of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

    Harrison Ford Cut The Movie Acting Bs Out Of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

    Harrison Ford nearly torpedoed his career early on as a member of Columbia Pictures’ New Talent Program in the 1960s. The wet-behind-the-ears actor had the stature and looks of a born movie star, but he didn’t want to coast on his physical gifts. When a studio executive told him Tony Curtis had famously distinguished himself…

  • Francis Ford Coppola’s Most Troubled Productions

    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…

  • ‘Friends’ Creator: It Was a ‘Mistake’ Misgendering Kathleen Turner’s Trans Character, I ‘Feel Stupid’

    ‘Friends’ Creator: It Was a ‘Mistake’ Misgendering Kathleen Turner’s Trans Character, I ‘Feel Stupid’

    “Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman opened up about the misstep in referring to Chandler Bing’s transgender parent, played by Kathleen Turner, in the original series as a man.Kauffman, who created the 1994 to 2004 series with David Crane, admitted that “referring to her as ‘Chandler’s father’, even though Chandler’s father was trans” was a “mistake.”“Pronouns were…

  • Robin Williams Kept Steven Spielberg Sane While Filming Schindler’s List

    Robin Williams Kept Steven Spielberg Sane While Filming Schindler’s List

    1993 was a landmark year. First off, I was born. Pretty big deal. Secondly, Steven Spielberg had one of the greatest years any director has ever had, as 1993 saw the release of both “Jurassic Park” and “Schindler’s List.” What a one-two punch. He made a timeless blockbuster that started a franchise that runs through…

  • Why Francis Ford Coppola Was Nearly Fired During The Godfather’s Production

    Why Francis Ford Coppola Was Nearly Fired During The Godfather’s Production

    While Mario Puzo’s book “The Godfather” isn’t usually mentioned in the canon of the Great American Novel, Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation is unquestionably one of the Great American Movies. In the 10th-anniversary edition of the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Movies list, “The Godfather” was second only to “Citizen Kane.” However, Coppola’s reputation as the premier auteur of…

  • Steven Soderbergh Reintroduces His Cult Classic ‘Kafka’ After Decades of Tinkering

    Steven Soderbergh Reintroduces His Cult Classic ‘Kafka’ After Decades of Tinkering

    This year’s TIFF has been a subdued affair compared to its pre-pandemic days, but the announcement of a new, secret Steven Soderbergh film built up a lot of interest and buzz for festival patrons. There were a few theories about what the project could be: a recut of one of the director’s older films, most…