The Events that Led Coppola to Apocalypse Now | Ep1 | Making Apocalypse Now
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In Episode 1 of Making Apocalypse Now, we look at Francis Ford Coppola’s life leading up to Apocalypse Now including his time at UCLA, his work on Patton, his work for Roger Corman, the founding of American Zoetrope, THX 1138, The Godfather, The Conversation, and The Godfather Part II.
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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.
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(Coppola) Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola:
(Cowie) The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie:
(Travers) Coppola’s Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers:
(Commentary) Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut:
(Playboy)The Playboy Interviews: The Directors:
(Martin) New Waves in Cinema by Sean Martin:
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse:
(Phillips) Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola By Gene D. Phillips:
Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now:
(Great ’Lost Photographs’ of Apocalypse) - Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now (2019 dir. Baris Azman):
Wired: Roger Corman:
Flavorwire: Roger Corman:
Sirius XM - Francis Ford Coppola Didn’t Originally Want to Direct ’The Godfather.’
92nd Street Y
Francis Ford Coppola on the Future of Cinema, Marlon Brando and Regrets
: Francis Ford Coppola:
DGA (2011)
Wikipedia
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The Godfather (1972 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
The Godfather Part II (1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Heart of Darkness with Orson Welles
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975 dir. Miloš Forman)
Jaws (1975 dir. Steven Spielberg)
Midnight Cowboy (1969 dir. John Schlesinger)
The Wild One (1953 dir. László Benedek)
The Godfather Part II wins Best Picture (1975 Oscars)
Directors Guild of America (2011)
October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927 dir. Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1959)
The New Cinema (1968)
Silence of the Lambs (1991 dir. Jonathan Demme)
Apollo 13 (1995 dir. Ron Howard)
Empire of Dreams (2004 dir. Kevin Burns, Edith Becker)
Dementia 13 (1963 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
American Graffiti (1973 dir. George Lucas)
The Rain People (1969 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Easy Rider (1969 dir. Dennis Hopper)
Patton (1970 dir. Franklin J. Schaffner)
Coppola wins Oscar for Patton
THX 1138 (1971 dir. George Lucas)
A Diary (by George Lucas)
The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966 dir. Sergio Leone)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984 dir. Sergio Leone)
Robert Evans interviewed by Wes Anderson
The Conversation (1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Francis Ford Coppola talks Marlon Brando (Marmar)
The Godfather wins Best Adapted Screenplay
The Godfather Part II wins Best Adapted Screenplay
Francis Ford Coppola wins Best Director for The Godfather Part II
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