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Francis Ford Coppola

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Coppola's Whites Are Just The Thing For Spring

    Hey fellow lushes! The Wino's got an offer you can't refuse. Sorry, couldn't resist trotting out that line from "The Godfather", or as my husband likes to refer to it -- the greatest movie ever made. Francis Ford Coppola doesn't make films anymore, but he does crank out some mighty fine fermented ... More >>

  • Music

    November 30, 2011

    This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Chick Corea to Dan Deacon.

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2011

    Dan Deacon

    From Chick Corea to Dan Deacon.

  • Arts

    August 11, 2010

    Stage Review: Domestic Surveillance

    In ACT’s Yankee Tavern, 9/11 conspiracies collide.

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Your Arts & SLU Block Party Weekend Planner

    ​Pay no attention to the weather. Instead, bring a sweater to the South Lake Union Block Party, which begins our weekend's fun-and-culture activities. Our Britt Thorson tells why you should head down to SLU: There's nothing like hot, sweaty people gathering together on a summer day to celebra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Francis Ford Coppola Pours Wine Windfall Into Tetro

    His name forever associated with the Godfather trilogy, Oscar-winning writer/director Francis Ford Coppola was in town earlier this month for SIFF. There, he was the subject of a festival tribute for his self-produced new indie release, Tetro, which opens this Friday, June 19 at the Harvard Exit. (J ... More >>

  • Film

    June 17, 2009

    PICK Tetro: Francis Ford Coppola’s Imaginary Family History

    His name forever associated with the Godfather trilogy, Oscar-winning writer/director Francis Ford Coppola was in town earlier this month for SIFF. There, he was the subject of a festival tribute for his self-produced new indie release, Tetro, which opens this Friday, June 19 at the Harvard Exit. (J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    SIFF Review: Tetro

    Did you know that SIFF was originally slated for the world premiere Francis Ford Coppola's latest? It's true - he turned down a Cannes berth in favor of a spotlight showing at SIFF. And then Cannes upped the ante by giving him the opening night slot in the "Director's Fortnight" sidebar. In other wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Cannes Report, Part II

    Yes, there are other film festivals in the world besides SIFF. And here's J. Hoberman's dispatch from Cannes: "Memorable for its in-your-face sensationalism, the 62nd Cannes Film Festival opened with the 3-D computer animation Up, saving the "Yours" for the final minutes of the competition's penult ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Spike at SIFF

    Twenty years ago, who had heard of Barack Obama? Surely not Spike Lee, who had a different politician on his mind during the summer of 1989. That was New York Mayor Ed Koch, whom Lee and other African Americans accused of racial insensitivity, and worse, following what became known as the Howard Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Mickey Rourke, Bruised and Interviewed

    You can read J. Hoberman's new review of The Wrestler here. Meanwhile, our colleague Scott Foundas recently sat down to talk with Mickey Rourke, who's won plaudits for his comeback role, along with plenty of Oscar talk. Here's their conversation:"I hated the '90s. The '90s fuckin' sucked," says prof ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Tom Cruise Defends Self Against Nazi Charges

    Currently starring in the WWII thriller Valkyrie (review), in which he plays a German officer trying to assassinate Hitler, Tom Cruise recently sat down with our colleague Scott Foundas. Director Bryan Singer was also part of the sit-down; here's Scott's account: It's July 20, 1944, and Adolf Hitle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    The Godfather I and II

    Currently starring in the WWII thriller Valkyrie (review), in which he plays a German officer trying to assassinate Hitler, Tom Cruise recently sat down with our colleague Scott Foundas. Director Bryan Singer was also part of the sit-down; here's Scott's account: It's July 20, 1944, and Adolf Hitle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    The Godfather

    Currently starring in the WWII thriller Valkyrie (review), in which he plays a German officer trying to assassinate Hitler, Tom Cruise recently sat down with our colleague Scott Foundas. Director Bryan Singer was also part of the sit-down; here's Scott's account: It's July 20, 1944, and Adolf Hitle ... More >>

  • Film

    December 19, 2007

    Youth Without Youth: Coppola Should Stick With the Winery

    Currently starring in the WWII thriller Valkyrie (review), in which he plays a German officer trying to assassinate Hitler, Tom Cruise recently sat down with our colleague Scott Foundas. Director Bryan Singer was also part of the sit-down; here's Scott's account: It's July 20, 1944, and Adolf Hitle ... More >>

  • Film

    December 5, 2007

    Francis Ford Coppola Goes Back to 'Nam

    And other new releases

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    From the Tsars to the Stars

    Film

  • Arts

    January 31, 2007

    Apocalypse Then

    A play about war reporting aims for timeliness, and misses.

  • Film

    April 5, 2006

    Carroll Ballard

    The director of Wolf and Stallion wants to get your kids back to the wild.

  • Film

    January 14, 2004

    Two From the Heart

    How one lonely critic failed to save a film 22 years ago, and how Francis Ford Coppola came back to thank her for it.

  • Arts

    October 29, 2003

    Opening Nights

    How one lonely critic failed to save a film 22 years ago, and how Francis Ford Coppola came back to thank her for it.

  • Arts

    October 22, 2003

    This Week's Arts Picks

    How one lonely critic failed to save a film 22 years ago, and how Francis Ford Coppola came back to thank her for it.

  • Film

    September 24, 2003

    TIFF Picks for SIFF

    With SIFF director Darryl Macdonald gone, SW critic ventures some suggestions for next year's festival programming . . . plus a few notes on the stars, of course.

  • Food

    June 18, 2003

    Grapeland!

    Silver Lake Winery.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Me and Ms. Jones

    Get a thing going on with post-Bridget wannabes

  • Film

    June 19, 2002

    Gosford Park

    Get a thing going on with post-Bridget wannabes

  • Film

    February 27, 2002

    The warriors

    Brutal combat, male bonding—but no politics, please.

  • Arts

    January 30, 2002

    Book briefs

    A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.

  • Arts

    January 16, 2002

    Book briefs

    A novel that should've stayed a short story; a murder that keeps generating print.

  • Film

    September 26, 2001

    Notes

    Listening to fall flicks.

  • Film

    August 22, 2001

    Flashback

    Still looking for meaning, 22 years later.

  • Arts

    June 6, 2001

    Small World

    Are you experienced?

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Thermal dynamics

    Previewing the sticky floors of summer cinema.

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    The last picture show

    What went wrong at AtomFilms, and what does its departure mean to Seattle?

  • Food

    January 31, 2001

    Eighty percent of Northwest wines aren't worth drinking

    What went wrong at AtomFilms, and what does its departure mean to Seattle?

  • Film

    May 3, 2000

    The Virgin Suicides

    Sofia Coppola's lyrical fusion of memory and chastity.

  • Food

    December 15, 1999

    Earth & Ocean

    Down-to-earth food that's ultimately out of focus.

  • Film

    July 21, 1999

    When noir was noir

    Turner Classic Movies brings back the real McCoy.

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