The Godfather (1972) Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and James Caan Written by Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and Mario Puzo (screenplay, novel) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola I've become fascinated with stories of regular people becoming extraordinarily bad ones. I'm not talking about the "fairy tales from a villain's perspective" story that have become a … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather (#3)
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The AFI Top 100 Films: On The Waterfront (#8)
On the Waterfront (1954) Starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Lee J. Cobb Written by Budd Schulberg Directed by Elia Kazan Terry Malloy (Brando) is a New Jersey dock worker whose brother is in the mob. That mob runs the Worker's Union, and as long as you play by the rules you get the … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: On The Waterfront (#8)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Apocalypse Now (#28)
Apocalypse Now (1979) Starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Most war movies take great care to show you how disorienting it is to be in the middle of battle, and a lot of these set pieces end up being some … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Apocalypse Now (#28)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 