Tag: Francis Ford Coppola

Dracula: Francis Ford Coppola’s Risky Vision Remains As Poignant Over 30 Years Later

February 14, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

At the time of its release, Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a risky venture. Coppola was coming off the disappointment of The Godfather Part III, which capped off his mafia trilogy on a somewhat sour note. And Dracula hadn’t been on the big screen since the moderately success 1979 adaptation starring […]

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Dementia 13 Spins a Passable Tale of Greed and Revenge

January 4, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Before Francis Ford Coppola revolutionized film-making with The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, he directed Dementia 13. A low-budget, black-and-white chiller, Dementia 13 is the type of movie with which only die-hard horror fans are familiar. In this respect, Coppola’s directorial debut is an ideal candidate for the remake treatment. After making little to no waves […]

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