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The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

“Listening in on The Conversation has never been so rewarding, thanks to Lionsgate’s stunning new 1080p transfer and wealth of extras, both old and new.” Read my review of Francis Ford Coppola’s masterwork, The Conversation, now out on Blu-ray from … Continue reading →

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“Disaster Capitalism”: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Michael Bay, 2011)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

For its first twenty minutes or so, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is not only eminently watchable, it’s also downright fascinating, putting forward—in a clever and calculatedly streamlined fashion—an Autobot-centered conspiracy theory behind the Space Race, leading up to Apollo … Continue reading →

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Voluptuous Immobility

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

The Cult of Death in The Brotherhood, The Leopard and The Godfather Trilogy Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood (1968) can be situated as a middle term between Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (1962) and Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather Trilogy (1972, 1974, 1990).  … Continue reading →

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