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‘The Conversation’: Watch The Rerelease Trailer For Francis Ford Coppola’s Masterpiece Of Paranoia Coming Back To Theaters In March

February 19, 2020 10:05 am

One of the greatest achievements in the history of modern-day cinema was legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola directing and releasing two films in the same year. One was the magnum opus "The Godfather Part...

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Quentin Tarantino Says He Originally Considered Paul Newman & Gene Hackman For The Max Cherry Role In ‘Jackie Brown’

Charles Barfield

February 3, 2020 3:34 pm

News

Without question, there isn't another person quite like Quentin Tarantino. The filmmaker, who is likely going to see his latest film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," earn some Oscars next weekend, not only ma...

The Essentials: The Best Gene Hackman Villains [Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

January 30, 2019 1:10 pm

News, Podcasts

Gene Hackman is one of the best actors of the 20th century — full stop. And his seemingly abrupt retirement in 2004 has allowed him to be canonized differently and earlier than fellow New Hollywood icons (read:...

Re-Release Trailer For Clint Eastwood’s Newly Restored ‘Unforgiven’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 2, 2017 9:17 am

News, Trailers

It's a bit of a shame that most of the press attention at the Cannes Film Festival tends to go to the buzzy new films, while the Cannes Classics programming gets neglected. We get it, everyone wants to know abo...

Wes Anderson Discusses His Influences, Films, Love of Christmas Specials & More In New 1-Hour Masterclass

Will Ashton

March 13, 2017 11:36 am

Festivals, News

You can’t really predict one’s process. Or from what they draw upon. These are words spoken by Wes Anderson, a filmmaker who needs no introduction around these parts. That said, the influence of ‘60s European c...