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THE ESCAPE ARTIST is Real Magic
A young boy peels a carrot with a knife, chomping at the end as he readies his things to flee into the night. In his suitcase, he packs his clothes and a small collection of […]
Francis Ford Coppola
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The Gold at the End of FINIAN’S RAINBOW
What happens when someone finally finds the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Finian McLonergan is about to find out. Little does Finian know, the owner of the pot of gold is […]
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The Black Stallion Returns (from Halfway Around the World)
A boy and his horse. Regardless of the fact that it’s a sequel, The Black Stallion Returns (1985) thrives on the relationship between a boy and his beloved horse. Robert Dalva, the cinematographer of the original film, brilliantly […]
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Death is the Ultimate High: Two 70’s Films on Heroin and Sex
Unsurprisingly, in the past few years heroin suppliers have been finding new and innovative ways to kill their clients. From late 2013 and into 2014, there were at least 700 deaths connected to fentanyl-cut heroin. […]
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5 Reasons to Watch Coppola’s THE COTTON CLUB (and 3 reasons not to).
The other night, my fella suggested we watch Francis Ford Coppola’s The Cotton Club (1984). It seemed like a great idea. After all, we have a canvas print of The Cotton Club hanging in the living room, […]
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B-Roll: Francis Ford Coppola’s DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
You can’t fault Dementia 13 for its ambition: a gothic, slow-burn horror film thick on atmosphere and dread. You can, however, fault director Francis Ford Coppola and producer Roger Corman for everything else: stilted dialogue, […]