Francis Ford Coppola
Language
English
Formats
Description
The '20s never roared louder than in this sumptuously romantic retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic. Robert Redford stars as Jay Gatsby, who had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), then lost her to a rich boy. But now Gatsby is mysteriously wealthy... and ready to risk everything to woo Daisy back. A winner of two Academy Awards, THE GREAT GATSBY features a stellar cast and an elegant script by Francis Ford Coppola....
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A guide to a visionary new form of filmmaking discusses how advances in digital technology have made it possible to create a "live" film that can be sent instantly via satellite for viewing around the world.
"Keenly aware that advancements in digital tools have literally revolutionized every technological aspect of cinema over the last twenty-five years, Francis Ford Coppola is convinced that this same transformation will profoundly alter the way...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p1998, c1979
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : digital, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a shipwreck leaves Alec (Kelly Reno), a courageous young boy, and The Black, a wild Arabian stallion, stranded on a desolate island, the two share a frightening adventure of survival which forges a lasting bond of friendship between them. Upon their rescue Alec and the magnificent horse continue their adventures when they join forces with jockey and horse trainer, Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney). Recognizing the winning combination of The Black's...
Author
Publisher
Regan Arts
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Regan Arts edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and directed it--Francis Ford Coppola, then only thirty-two years old--reveals the intense creative process that went into creating this seminal film. With meticulous notes and impressions of Mario Puzo's novel, the Notebook was referred to by Coppola daily on set while he directed the movie. [This book] pulls...
Language
English
Formats
Description
“The most powerful, loved, and hated film critic of her time.” – Roger Ebert on Pauline Kael (1919-2001). In a field that has historically embraced few women film critics, Kael was charismatic, controversial, witty, and discerning. Her decades-long berth at The New Yorker energized her fans (“Paulettes”) and infuriated her detractors on a weekly basis. Her turbo-charged prose famously championed the New Hollywood Cinema of the late 1960s...
6) Patton
Language
English
Formats
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this lavish, 1930s-era drama, Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. Now, Francis Ford Coppola's extraordinary film is brought tovivid new life with never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences thatdeepen and enrich the storylines.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the early 1900s, the young Vito flees Sicily for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy. There he kills the local Black Hand Fanucci after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's stature grows. The family legacy is upended by Michael's business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael...
12) The Godfather
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (175 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Corleone Family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged.
13) The great Gatsby
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1920s Long Island, a mysterious American millionaire's efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
14) Rumble fish
Series
Criterion collection volume 869
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen director-approved two DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, black and white with 1 color sequence ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Language
English
Description
"In this deeply personal tale of estrangement and reconciliation between two rebellious brothers, set in a dreamlike and timeless Tulsa, Francis Ford Coppola gives mythic dimensions to intimate, painful emotions. The director's "art film for teenagers" was his second adaptation of young-adult novelist S. E. Hinton's work in a single year, after the more classically styled The Outsiders. Graced with a remarkable cast headed by Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke,...
Series
Criterion collection volume 765
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Walter Farley's classic children's novel, in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse. After surviving together, they develop a bond and begin training to race once they are rescued.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2007, c1997
Edition
Special collector's ed.; widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A rookie lawyer is working on a high profile case involving a dying boy and the insurance company that denied his claim. He must battle seasoned lawyers in an attempt to uncover the corruption of the insurance company.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen. Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca.113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1983, Francis Ford Coppola's film of S.E. Hinton's novel struck a powerful chord with audiences. Coppola has revisited the film and reintegrated 22 minutes of character-enriching footage, including a new beginning and ending more true to the book.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2002
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word meaning variously: crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating, life out of balance (the subtitle for this film), and a state of life that calls for another way of life. Presented by Francis Ford Coppola, this creation of director Godfrey Reggio, cinematographer Ron Fricke, and composer Philip Glass seems to flash by your eyes but lingers in your mind.
19) The conversation
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
©2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A provoking mystery-suspense drama explores the morality of privacy in the story of Harry Caul, a surveillance expert, who conducts a routine surveillance job only to later find himself suspicious that he has become an unwitting player in a murder scheme.
20) The Rainmaker
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case hires a feisty paralawyer who specializes in flunking the bar. Their chances of winning are slim to none, until they uncover a trail of corruption.