Francis Ford Coppola

THE PUBLISHING SENSATION OF THE YEAR FOR EVERY FILM FAN The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world’s most iconic films. The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and directed it—Francis Ford Coppola, then only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 making this seminal film. With his meticulous notes and impressions of Mario Puzo’s novel, the notebook was referred to by Coppola daily on set while he directed the movie. The Godfather Notebook pulls back the curtain on the legendary filmmaker and the film that launched his illustrious career. Complete with an introduction by Francis Ford Coppola and exclusive photographs from on and off the set, this is a unique, beautiful, and faithful reproduction of Coppola’s original notebook. This publication will change the way the world views the iconic film—and the process of filmmaking at large. A must-have book of the season. Nothing like it has ever been published before.

The Godfather Notebook

Fred Saberhagen

James V. Hart

A fifteenth century crusader finds immortality as a vampire in order to be reunited with his dead wife

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Eiko Ishioka

Coppola and Eiko on Bram Stoker's Dracula

From one of the masters of twentieth-century cinema comes this indispensable and entertaining guide to a visionary new form of moviemaking. So convinced is Francis Ford Coppola that "live cinema" will become a powerful medium within the larger film industry that he has crafted this instructional book, filled with lively anecdotes and invaluable lessons?a boon for moviegoers, film students, and teachers alike. As digital moviemaking, like live sports, can now be performed by one director or by a collaborative team working across the Internet, it is only a matter of time before "cinema auteurs" will create "live" movies of the highest creative quality that will be sent instantly via satellite to be viewed in faraway theaters. Whether recounting his own boyhood obsession with film, tracing the origins of "live cinema" through a history of early film and live 1950s television shows, or presenting state-of-the-art techniques on everything from rehearsals to equipment, Coppola demonstrates that the spontaneity of this genre of "live cinema" will transport filmmaking into a new era of creativity previously unimaginable. 20 illustrations

Live Cinema and Its Techniques

The literary journal Zoetrope, founded in 1997 by film director Francis Ford Coppola, has been the launching pad for some of the 20th century's most exciting voices from Britain, the USA and beyond. This collection features some of the best from Zoetrope, including David Mamet.

All Story

Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope

John Milius

In May 1979, Francis Ford Coppola unveiled a 'work in progress' cut of his film, Apocalypse Now, at the Cannes Film Festival. After winning the prestigious Palme d'Or, the convention-shattering film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and became a worldwide phenomenon. In 2001 Coppola introduced a new version - wholly re-edited from the original raw footage - that included forty-nine minutes of never-before-seen footage: Apocalypse Now Redux.Apocalypse Now relocates Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam War, focusing on the hazardous mission of Captain Willard to find and terminate 'with extreme prejudice' a renegade American colonel in Cambodia.

An Original Screenplay

Apocalypse Now Redux

Bram Stoker

Anthony Hopkins

Gary Oldman

Winona Ryder

Wojciech Kilar

Bram Stoker&s Dracula

Gene Hackman

John Cazale

Allen Garfield

"Harry Caul is a respected but less-than-perfect surveillance expert who is wracked with self-doubt and carrying a heavy conscience since his work led to the death of two of his subjects. So when he comes to believe that his latest assignment - eavesdropping on a pair of young lovers - may end in murder, Harry can no longer avoid confronting the moral consequences of his chosen profession." [box cover note].

The Conversation

Collects literary works integrating the worlds of film and fiction, incorporating original essays and featuring stories by Jennifer Egan, Pinckney Benedict, Peter Greenaway, Rick Moody, and Francine Prose.

Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope All-story 2

From a Novel by S. E. Hinton

The Outsiders

Michael Herr

By Jack Kerouac

On the Road

The official pictorial book tie-in to the film Bram Stoker's Dracula, including the complete screenplay

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