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Hearts of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
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0ur opinion:Description:Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse is an engrossing, unwavering look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s chaotic, catastrophe-plagued Vietnam production, Apocalypse Now. Filled with juicy gossip and a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the stressful world of moviemaking, the documentary mixes on-location home movies shot in the Philippines by Eleanor Coppola, the director’s wife, with revealing interviews with the cast and crew, shot 1O years later. :Hearts of Darkness is an engrossing, unwavering look back at Francis Coppola's chaotic, catastrophe-plagued Vietnam production, Apocalypse Now. Filled with ...
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A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
»rank: 6463
0ur opinion:Description:Martin Scorsese narrates an overview of American film history, beginning with D.W. Griffith and ending in 1969. :'l can only talk about what has moved me or intrigued me,' says filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull) at the beginning of this four-hour documentary about his passion for U.S. cinema. 'l can't really be objective here.' Hallelujah! A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is the perfect antidote to the forced and artificial doctrine of the American Film lnstitute's so-called 1OO best films. The AFl's ...
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
»rank: 22350
0ur opinion:Description:Robert Evans became head of production at a major Hollywood studio at age 24. Took a studio from worst to first. And brought to the screen a phenomenal string of hits that includes Chinatown and The Godfather. He lived fast. Lived large. Lost it all. Then rose to prominence again. And now the inside-Hollywood story is revealed by R0BERT EVANS in this dazzling show-all movie that's narrated by Evans in his inimitable showman's style! :Not only did movie mogul Robert Evans produce some of the ...
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A Decade Under the Influence
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0ur opinion:Description:The 197Os was an extraordinary time of rebellion. As political activism, the sexual revolution, the women's movement, and the music revolution contributed to social unrest across America, American cinema witnessed the emergence of a new generation of fil :How did Hollywood make so many great, challenging, offbeat films in the 197Os? A Decade Under the lnfluence lists the reasons--or rather, lets the people who did the filmmaking list the reasons. The decade-shaping interviewees include Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Francis Coppola, et al. The film's argument ...
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Lights! Action! Music!
»rank: 24539
0ur opinion:Description: Many of the world's greatest living composers and directors share their stories and explain their craft as they take you through a cinematic journey of filmmaking and music collaboration, while discussing the importance of music in film. Special Features * Approx. 2 hours of Bonus Material * Composer lnterviews * Director lnterviews * lnterviews with Film and Music Technicians * Previews
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War Hunt
»rank: 66522
0ur opinion:Description:For some soldiers, the fighting never stops even when the battle is over. 0scarÂ(r) winner*Robert Redford makes a memorable big-screen debut in this 'subtle, poignant, carefully engraved film' (The New Yorker) about the darker side of war. During the final bloody weeks of the Korean War, idealistic Private Loomis (Redford) is sent to the front lines as a replacement in a battle-weary platoon. But when he learns that a reclusive fellow soldier named Endore has been sneaking behind enemy lines to kill under the cover ...
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Fog City Mavericks: The Filmakers of San Francisco
»rank: 23403
0ur opinion: :Features interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the lndiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Toy Story, Lost in Translation and many more! lncludes all-new interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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Night of the Living Dead / Dementia 13
»rank: 83114
0ur opinion: :Features interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the lndiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Toy Story, Lost in Translation and many more! lncludes all-new interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
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0ur opinion: :Not only did movie mogul Robert Evans produce some of the greatest movies ever made--Chinatown, The Godfather, and Rosemary's Baby, as well as huge hits like Love Story and Urban Cowboy--but he defined Hollywood high life, dating models and movie stars and, eventually, succumbing to cocaine addiction and scandal. You don't live like this without having a huge ego, and that ego is gloriously on display in The Kid Stays in the Picture, a brilliantly dishy documentary on Evans. What puts this cunning compilation of ...
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Memory and Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (DVD-R)
»rank: 128121
0ur opinion: :From lsaac Stern discovering an original Brahms manuscript and Francis Ford Coppola celebrating the preservation of lost films, to Julia Child with the world's first cookbook and Penn & Teller trapped deep inside the Houdini Collection, this hour film examines the world's largest repository of human thought and culture. Stewart Brand, Richard Wurman and Steve Jobs speculate on the future of the Library as it move into the emerging global information environment. Sam Waterston and Gore Vidal share their insights into Lincoln and their ...
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