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The Conversation
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"This may be the best Seventies paranoia film, chock full of astounding actors: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forest, Cindy Williams, Teri Gar, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, and others. This was written and directed in 1974 by Francis Ford Coppola, and Coppola and his actors were at the height of their talents. Hackman plays Harry Caul, a surveillance expert who has caused the death of at least one innocent person and may be on the threshold of the deaths of other innocents. Or maybe not. He's so paranoid, who can tell? Forest and Williams play a young couple who walk around Union Square in San Francisco and have puzzling conversations that only Caul can arrange to surveil. Are they going to be murdered? Or are they just lovers on a lunch break? Hackman gives Caul a soul-wrenching angst that lifts "The Conversation" out of the run of the mill genre like "Three Days of the Condor" and "Night Moves," another Gene Hackman movie. John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Harrison Ford make majo ... "
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"Shia LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso reworked Hitchock's “Rear Window” for the teen set with adequate results in last year's “Disturbia.” With “Eagle Eye,” the two return in an attempt streamline Francis Ford Coppola's “The Conversation” for the text message set. Call it “The CNVRS8SHN.” On second thought, don't call it at all. “Eagle Eye,” a project long-shelved by LaBeouf's number-one cheerleader Steven Spielberg, has a kernel of an interesting idea rattling around in its hollow head, but it defaults back to the clamor and clatter of the worst of summer blockbusters. With visuals that suggest the film was edited in a Jeep traveling at top speed on a cobblestone street, the film does not so much transition but spasms from one scene to the next. The only reason I sat through "
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The Lives of Others
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"A companion piece to Black Book only for the significant contribution of Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman. But Ulrich Mühe takes the film and its heart. In a way Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler is a poor man's Oskar Schindler but in this case - he is a champion of the arts first. The production values on the film are first rate (filmed in David Fincher greens ala Zodiac) and the palpable fear of 1980s East Germany is brilliantly portrayed. Back to Black Book. The story concerns the totalitarian state in its last phase just as in Black Book's Nazi Holland.The story of Surveillance harkens back to The Conversation in the way it affects the lives of those on both sides of the table. Earlier this week 'name the plot game' had this as the answer but could have very well been The Conversation.The only weakness in the film is the pat way Wiesler is dismissed at the end.Really enjoyed this film and Ulrich Mühe's performance is fantastic.
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"Ostensibly looking to replicate the success of their existing, cinema-inspired period series, AMC is planning to spin a series off of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film, The Conversation. The original is topical, says producer Erik Jendresen. “Watching The Conversation today is fascinating in light of the Patriot Act. But this is not a series that’s blatantly making a statement; it will still be very true to the original vision of the character.” Another day, another name for the Inglorious Bastards call sheet. This time it’s B.J. Novak from The Office. Meryl Streep will continue her midlife career resurgence as star of glossy chick coms by toplining the latest effort by Nancy Meyers. She’ll play a woman at the center of a love triangle with two men. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth "
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"Ostensibly looking to replicate the success of their existing, cinema-inspired period series, AMC is planning to spin a series off of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film, The Conversation. The original is topical, says producer Erik Jendresen. “Watching The Conversation today is fascinating in light of the Patriot Act. But this is not a series that’s blatantly making a statement; it will still be very true to the original vision of the character.” Another day, another name for the Inglorious Bastards call sheet. This time it’s B.J. Novak from The Office. Meryl Streep will continue her midlife career resurgence as star of glossy chick coms by toplining the latest effort by Nancy Meyers. She’ll play a woman at the center of a love triangle with two men. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog "
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"Yesterday, in response to David Gordon Green’s talent being (presumably) wasted on Pineapple Express, I brought you my picks for the 5 worst directorial sellouts of all time (or, as I should have titled it, 5 Worst Attempts at Mainstream Success). And now, as promised, are my picks for the best, because occasionally a great filmmaker can take a seemingly sellout gig and deliver a masterpiece. (tie) The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) - Everyone should know that Francis Ford Coppola didn’t want to make the first Godfather film. He wanted to make smaller movies, such as The Conversation, which he was able to make at Paramount only because he directed The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. I prefer the film he wanted "
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Not-So-Great 'Gatsby'
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"I first considered myself at a disadvantage to comment upon a filmed version of 'The Great Gatsby,' being that I hadn't read the book for years, and even then, I really wasn't old or experienced enough to really appreciate it. But this is instead the best way to approach a film adaptation of a novel - if you have no prejudices based on another incarnation, you can be free to interpret the material fresh.I last saw the 1974 film version of 'The Great Gatsby' at the same time I read the novel - roughly 15 years ago when I was in high school. At that time, I can't remember the film making much impression on me, other than seeing a parallel to the character Robert Redford played in 'Indecent Proposal.' Today, it's hard to believe this film came out in the midst one of Hollywood's greatest periods. I was surprised to see Francis Ford Coppola credited as the screenwriter. This film was released, in fact, the same year that Coppola's masterp ... "
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