Francis Ford Coppola

Donald Richie dies at 88; interpreted Japan for the West

2013-02-23 22:30:00

Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture — from cinema to Zen to tattoos — in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his...

New releases: 'On the Road' seeks a style both poetic, realistic

2013-03-24 07:00:00

On the Road Available on VOD beginning Monday Director Walter Salles, screenwriter Jos� Rivera and producer Francis Ford Coppola have given themselves the almost-impossible task of adapting Jack Kerouac's beloved Beat Generation novel "On the Road," a...

Steve Schapiro's photos in 'Then and Now' offer a mix of emotions

2013-02-24 06:00:00

When photographer Steve Schapiro first arrived on the Lower East Side set of "The Godfather" in 1971, there were rumors floating around that Marlon Brando was not well. Moving closer to the action, he noticed an old man in an overcoat and hat talking to...

Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped

2013-02-15 08:00:00

I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...

Rare Tucker 48 formerly owned by George Lucas headed to auction

2013-02-14 07:30:00

Martyn Donaldson leans hard against the hulking 1948 Tucker 48 and rolls it out of his small restoration shop in Pacoima. Although the color on its build sheet is listed as maroon, the midafternoon sun reveals a metallic luster in the showroom quality...

Las Vegas: Inglenook wines plans comeback at Bellagio event

2013-01-15 07:00:00

After a nearly 40-year absence from restaurant wine lists, California’s Inglenook label is poised for a comeback and plans to proclaim it at a wine-and-food pairing in Las Vegas. The Jan. 26� event, the first of Bellagio’s 2013 Epicurean...

Oscars nominations 2013: Academy Award trivia to boost your savvy

2013-01-10 08:30:00

� The 85th Academy Award nominations certainly managed a few surprises Thursday morning --no nominations for directors Ben Affleck ("Argo")�or Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"),�lots of Oscar warmth for�"Beasts of the Southern�Wild" and Michael...

'This Is 40:' How can Judd Apatow's woes be fixed?

2012-12-27 13:20:00

The "sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked Up’” is how Universal marketed Judd Apatow’s comedy “This Is 40,” a perfect slogan for a movie about which many of us felt ambivalent. “This Is 40” is of course Apatow&...

A conversation with Francis Ford Coppola

2012-12-07 16:50:00

Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola makes movies to understand himself. "When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question," Coppola said over the phone from his home in Northern California. "When it's finished, you know...

Osvaldo Golijov misses yet another deadline for violin concerto

2012-11-29 13:24:00

Osvaldo Golijov is one of the most in-demand composers working today, with commissions from major orchestras around the world. But the past few years have been difficult for the Argentine composer: He has missed deadlines for new pieces and was accused...

The Hudson and 'On the Road' are finally in gear

2012-12-08 06:00:00

From inside the rocket-shaped time capsule of a silver 1949 Hudson Super Six, West Hollywood looked astonishingly modern to Brazilian director Walter Salles. Salles, who has devoted the last eight years to adapting Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" for the...

Elevator Repair Service takes on the great 'Gatz'

2012-11-27 06:00:00

In his younger and more vulnerable years, director John Collins flatly rejected the idea that theater is about bringing words on paper to life. He instead placed his trust in actors, space and movement as the most basic building blocks of stagecraft. "I...

Director Francis Ford Coppola on set of 'Youth Without Youth' in 2006. Coppola is most famous for The Godfather trilogy and 'Apocalypse Now.'

2013-03-13 14:48:02

From left, Jennifer Furches, writer/producer Roman Coppola, Eleanor Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola.

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Number of Coppolas nominated for Oscars -- Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire, Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola and now Roman Coppola, nominated this year with Wes Anderson for original screenplay for "Moonrise Kingdom."

2013-02-20 12:33:04