The Godfather

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7 Most Intense Arguments in Movies, From Marriage Story to Goodfellas

If you love a good verbal sparring, you'll enjoy this list of the seven most intense arguments in movies.

11 months ago
  • The Rundown

DC Overhaul; Deer Hunter Era v. Now; The Godfather Visual Impact

The new Warner Bros. Discovery bosses eye an overhaul of their DC Entertainment brand; after many serious roles, The Northman…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Richard Linklater Q&A; Chris Rock Protected Will Smith; Best ’70s Films

We talk with Richard Linklater about Apollo 10½, perhaps the most Richard Linklater of all Richard Linklater movies; Oscars producer…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Coppola Gets A Star; James Caan Is Still Annoyed; A Three-Horse Oscars Race

The Godfather turns 50 this week and director Francis Ford Coppola gets a much-deserved award commemorating his career; meanwhile, James…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Jussie Smollett Gets Jail Time; Pacino on The Godfather at 50; Dune: Part Two Casting

Jussie Smollett is sentenced to five months in jail for carrying out a hate crime hoax in 2019; Al Pacino…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

The Batman-Godfather Connection; What Vanessa Kirby Hates; Red-Hot Wayne’s World Gossip

What The Godfather inspired about The Batman, besides the whole "The" thing; Vanessa Kirby doesn't love the name of her…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

A Signature Jackass Stunt Reimagined; Fighting for The Godfather; How Battinson Happened

The gang gets back together for Jackass Forever and the group's longtime director goes in depth on a truly nutty…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

The Invisible Art: Why Sound Design Is Finally Getting Its Due

Nathan Ruyle is a sound designer and founder of This Is Sound Design, where he has created sound for 150…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Godfather Coda, the New Godfather III Re-Edit, Shows the Limits of Editing

Francis Ford Coppola is marking the 30th anniversary of The Godfather Part III by re-editing and re-releasing it as The…

3 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Godfather Casting; Directors Plead for Theaters; Borat Teaser

In today's Movie News Rundown: A movie about making The Godfather casts its leads, excellently; many of your favorite filmmakers…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Tenet v. Mulan Will Shape Movies’ Future; Pattinson Tests Positive; Charlie Kaufman’s Memories

In today's Movie News: Tenet and Mulan provide a high-stakes test of how to release movies now; a Charlie Kaufman…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Godfather Do-Over: Coppola to Release Re-Edited Godfather: Part III

Francis Ford Coppola will release a re-edited version of his often-maligned The Godfather: Part III that will include a new beginning,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Hollywood’s Four Classic Narrative Types, Part II: Hero Versus the World

The four narrative types established in my previous article, Celebratory, Cautionary, Tragic, and Cynical have one thing in common: they…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Hollywood’s Four Classic Narrative Types, Part I: When the Bad Guys Win

Cinematic stories give lessons on human thought and behavior. This is their most basic social purpose. The story places a…

7 years ago
  • Acting

In the Lion’s Den: Watch How Al Pacino’s Performances Chew the Scenery—and Everyone Else In Frame (Video)

A select few actors have managed to maintain some semblance of control while going "over the top." By now the…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Anatomy of a Whacking: Learn To Milk Unbearable Tension With This Godfather Script-to-Screen Breakdown (Video)

Not unlike many of the auteurs of the New Hollywood of the 1970s and beyond, Francis Ford Coppola's moviemaking mantra…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Start and End With a Bang When Writing Your Screenplay’s First and Last Visuals

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Why the First and Last…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: What are Plot Patterns, and Why Should You Identify Them in Movies?

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What if I told you…

8 years ago
  • Blog - I Found It At The Movies

I Found It At the Movies: 1972–The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)

Inspired by Dave Hicks’ excellent blog, I have decided to write about my favorite film for each year from 1926-2008.…

13 years ago
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Robert Duvall: Soldier of Fortune

Certain actors always stop me cold. Cruising through the channels on late-night TV, God help me if I should stumble…

21 years ago