‘Before Nausea’: A Case Somewhat For – But Mostly Against – The Most Pretentious Trilogy of All-Time

Less than seven minutes in I could sense there would be trouble. The opening scene took place in a rail car – scattered riders, mostly German. There was a French girl, then an American, both of them en route from … Read MoreRead More

Classic Capsule: Shadow of The Vampire

“My film is not about Vietnam. My film is Vietnam.” This is what Francis Ford Coppola told reporters at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Coppola was referring to Apocalypse Now, a movie that had left him on the preening edge … Read More