COPPOLA RETURNS TO WRITING WITH NEW FILM

From Natasha Curry

CNNstartclickprintexcludeendclickprintexcludestartclickprintexclude endclickprintexcludeCANNES, France (CNN) -- When it comes to telling a story, few know how to do it better than Francis Ford Coppola.The director of films such as "The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now" and "Tucker" is at the stage in his career...Read more

"TETRO"

In 2007, Francis Ford Coppola, one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, returned to the director's chair for the first time in ten years with his adaptation of Mircea Eliade's novella, "Youth Without Youth."  The film was a personal one for Coppola, who saw it as a meditation on time and consciousness, two themes he's explored before in his incredible body of work. 

Interestingly, Coppola shot the film on a Sony HDC-F900 in High Definition and edited it on Final Cut Pro.  And, although the critical reception wa...Read more

THE MILLER BROTHERS

I first met Logan and Noah Miller (aka "The Miller Brothers) back when I was working as a Creative Executive at Mace Neufeld Productions and they were working to break into Hollywood as screenwriters. 

In the years since, they've gone on to distinguish themselves as the writers, producers, directors, and stars of "Touching Home," a personal film based on their r...Read more

R.I.P. J.G. BALLARD

(CNN) -- British author J.G. Ballard, whose boyhood experience in a World War II internment camp became the novel and film "Empire of the Sun," died Sunday at age 78, his literary agent said. He had suffered from cancer for several years.

"J.G. Ballard has been a giant on the world literary scene for more than 50 years," Margaret Hanbury said Monday."His acute ...Read more

NEW DOS EQUIS AD CAMPAIGN (AKA "THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD")

It appears that the spies in my midst have been working not for various foreign intelligence agencies as previously thought but rather for the top brass at Dos Equis.  Not only that, they also appear to have been following me and my movements closely for the past few years and, now, quite brazenly, have launched a new ad campaign inspired by yours truly.  My friends, I give you "The Most Interesting Man in the World."  Please enjoy while I plot my revenge...

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KLITSCHKO RETAINS WBC BELT, TKOs GOMEZ IN 9TH!

From the Associated Press...

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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Vitali Klitschko has retained the WBC heavyweight title by stopping Juan Carlos Gomez in the ninth round on Saturday night.The 37-year-old Klitschko twice put down the Germany-based Cuban defector, in the seventh and ninth, before the referee Daniel Van de Wiele stopped the fight wit...Read more

VITALI KLITSCHKO AIMS TO IMPRESS U.S. FIGHT FANS

From the Associated Press...

STUTTGART, GERMANY: Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko hopes to impress the lucrative American market when he defends his WBC title against Cuban defector Juan Carlos Gomez on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Ukrainian's bout is being shown live (21:00 GMT, 17:00 EDT) by the ESPN network in the United States, the traditional h...Read more

R.I.P. NATASHA RICHARDSON

During my tenure at Mace Neufeld Productions, I had the great privilege of working on the development team that oversaw the adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, "Asylum."  As a result, I also had the great privilege of talking to Natasha Richardson, who was attached to play the role of Stella and personally championed the project for many years, on a number of memorable occasions.  The ...Read more

"OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE LOST CHILDREN OF VIETNAM"

About a week and a half ago, I drove from New Orleans up to Dallas on business regarding a project that I’ve been developing off and on for a couple of years now.  I enjoy coming to Dallas because I went to college here and a good number of my old college buddies still remain.  Therefore, it’s always fun to get together for drinks, catch up on each other’s lives, and, if the mood catches us right, go streaking across the old campus in our birthday suits.  The hardest part of returning to Dallas is ...Read more

JOHN MILIUS ARTICLE

By Thom Patterson

You know that line in "Dirty Harry" in which Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan describes the power of the .44 Magnum? John Milius wrote that line.

Remember the line in "Jaws" when Robert Shaw, playing the shark hunter, talks about his buddies being eaten alive by sharks during World War II? That was Milius.How about the line in "Apocalypse...Read more