MetaFilter posts tagged with coppola

Tuesday is Francis Ford Coppola Day

Joe Beese — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:38:07 -0800

After creating four successive masterpieces in the 1970s, culminating in the tortured production of Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola began the 1980s by directing "a romantic comedy, a musical fantasy and an erotic love story set amidst the neon glitter of Las Vegas on a Fourth of July weekend." In a year when Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was filmed for $11 million, One From The Heart ended up costing $27 million - due to Coppola's insistence on building enormous sets rather than filming on location and its then-revolutionary production techniques which would later become industry standard. The buzz was terrible. And the resulting financial losses were so punishing that Coppola had to spend the rest of the 80s and much of the 90s working them off. But the Tom Waits soundtrack was nominated for an Academy Award. And the film has always had its admirers. Opening titles Raul Julia and Teri Garr tango Yes. that was all shot in the studio

Koyaanisqatsi

phrontist — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:12 -0800

Koyaanisqatsi (wiki, previously)

And a little bit of mystery goes out of your life ...

WCityMike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:34:47 -0800

Bob: "______________” Charlotte (Johansson): “Okay.” Lost in Translation's mysterious whisper finale revealed by audio processing. (via kottke)

Happy New Year!

CunningLinguist — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:56:49 -0800

"Champagne" in a can. An offer you can refuse?

Sir Lord, meet Miss Boop-a-Doop-a-Dee

yankeefog — Mon, 09 May 2005 09:08:51 -0800

In 30 years of going to Cannes, Roger Ebert has witnessed Francis Ford Coppola suffering from post-Apocolypse insanity and learned Jerry Lewis's secret for preventing riots--but the most interesting character he ever met there was a loudmouthed, fast-talking Texan named Silver Dollar Baxter with an uncanny gift for bluffing...

tracy — Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:58:17 -0800

Longtime dream of Francis Ford Coppola finally comes true. I posted this on my site like 5 times just because I think it's so cool. I've never posted on Metafilter before but felt I had to share this since other blog types aren't blogging it. It's a revolution for artists of all types that (writers, screenwriters, photographers, actors, graphic designers, and more) just opened yesterday. Coppola has been dreaming of it for a while. I've been a member of the earlier Zoetrope site for short stories for two years and can tell you that this is the result of a lot of hard work on the part of the webmasters and Zoetrope company. Go there. Share your stories. Share your images. Share your headshots. Share whatever. I know there are writers and budding photographers and filmmakers among you. And if you go, email me or post it here so I can invite you to my private message board area over there -- it's really one big, fun, family.