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A Quickie With Lisa Marie: I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (dir....
Despite only appearing in 5 films and dying 8 years before I was born, John Cazale is one of my favorite actors. You might not recognize his name but, if you love the films of the 70s, you know who...
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What could have been: The Godfather
I don’t know about you but I love to play the game of “What if.” You know how it works. What if so-and-so had directed such-and-such movie? Would we still love that movie as much? Would so-and-so...
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Horror Film Review: Dementia 13 (dir. by Francis Ford Coppola)
For today’s excursion into the world of public domain horror, I offer up the film debut of Francis Ford Coppola. Before Coppola directed the Godfathers and Apocalypse Now, he directed a low-budget,...
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A Quickie With Lisa Marie: The Conversation (dir. by Francis Ford Coppola)
As a result of my continuing effort to see every single film ever nominated for best picture, I’ve been lucky enough to both discover and rediscover a handful of excellent films that, for whatever...
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Scenes I Love: The Opening of the Godfather
I was recently lucky enough to catch a showing of the classic film The Godfather at the Cinemark West Plano theater down here in DFW and, in honor of that occasion, allow me to present this scene that...
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Scenes I Love: Apocalypse Now
It’s been awhile since I put up a scene I love from a film I love. Time to change that and what better way to do it than pick a favorite scene from one of the best films ever made: Apocalypse Now. This...
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Documentary Review: Seduced and Abandoned (dir by James Toback)
I recently watched James Toback’s 2013 Seduced and Abandoned on HBO. This documentary failed to seduce me but it certainly left me feeling abandoned. Seduced and Abandoned follows James Toback and...
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Shattered Politics #31: The Godfather (dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
“I got something for your mother and Sonny and a tie for Freddy and Tom Hagen got the Reynolds Pen…” — Kay Adams (Diane Keaton) in The Godfather (1972) It probably seems strange that when talking about...
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Shattered Politics #53: The Godfather Part III (dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
Well, it’s come to this. First released in 1990, The Godfather Part III was nominated for best picture (it lost to Goodfellas Dances With Wolves) but it’s got a terrible reputation. Over the past two...
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Horror on the Lens: The Terror (dir by Roger Corman)
Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself, “I’d love to see a movie where a youngish Jack Nicholson played a French soldier who, while searching for a mysterious woman, comes across a castle...
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Horror on the Lens: Dementia 13 (dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
(I originally shared this film back in 2011 — can you believe we’ve been doing this for that long? — but the YouTube vid was taken down. So, I’m resharing it today!) For today’s excursion into the...
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4 Shots From 4 Films: Akira Kurosawa
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals...
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Horror on the Lens: The Terror (dir by Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola,...
(As some of you may have noticed, I shared this movie last year as well. However, since the video that I embedded in the previous post was subsequently taken down, I figured I might as well post it...
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Horror on the Lens: Dementia 13 (dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
(I originally shared this film back in 2011 — can you believe we’ve been doing this for that long? — but the YouTube vid was taken down. So, I’m resharing it today!) For today’s excursion into the...
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2016 in Review: Lisa Marie’s 10 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2016
My look back at the previous year continues with 10 of my favorite non-fiction books of 2016! Now, it should be noted that, because this is an entertainment-related website, I’m only listing my...
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Growing Pains: YOU’RE A BIG BOY NOW (Warner Brothers 1966)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Francis Ford Coppola was still a UCLA film student when he made YOU’RE A BIG BOY NOW, the 1966 coming of age comedy he used as his MFA thesis. The young...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #264: The Cotton Club (1984, directed by Francis Ford Coppola)
The time is the 1930s and the place is New York City. Everyone wants to get into the Cotton Club. Owned by British gangster Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins), the Cotton Club is a place where the stage is...
View ArticlePlaying Catch-Up With The Films of 2017: Paris Can Wait (dir by Eleanor Coppola)
Anne (Diane Lane) is the wife of Michael (Alec Baldwin). Michael is an internationally renowned film producer. As is established early on, their marriage is not perfect. Michael is consumed with...
View Article4 Shots From 4 Films: A Streetcar Named Desire, Reflections in a Golden Eye,...
4 Shots from 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots from 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!...
View Article4 Shots From 4 Christmas Films: The Godfather, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Die...
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking....
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