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Her efforts and contributions may open Hollywood to more women who wish to work behind the camera. That is a bit ambitious, sad to say.

What is it about certain families that make them exceptional? Whether by genes or nepotism, many famous Hollywood names got their "in" through their famous relatives.

In case you haven't noticed, vampires are so in right now. Thank HBO's True Blood and the Twilight series (the books and movies) for covering the generational spread.

The co-hosts of The View discussed the Tony Awards, twitter, romantic date nights, and schools paying students for good grades before interviewing Francis Ford Coppola.

Frank Coppola Jr thought he had a once-in-a-lifetime season at Saratoga in 2008 when he set a seasonal win record (321) and was named Driver and Horseman of the Year.

Celebrity winemakers have the cash to indulge their inner vintners by making wine as a posh pastime. But are celebrity wines any good?

Dementia 13 is often dismissed as a bad B movie. The flick takes elements from earlier Gothic treatments while adding the slasher dimension that has grown so popular.

"Paper or plastic" is now a question for wine drinkers that isn't just about how you're going to get your latest finds home from the store.

She has subsisted in her husband's shadow - but with this delicate, introspective and textural journal, Eleanor Coppola comes to the fore

Two brothers almost come to blows in Tetro, Francis Ford Coppola's wondrous look at a family in turmoil set amidst the hot Latin quarter in South America.

Although viewed as one of the best American films ever made, The Godfather also earned infamy for its mafia ties as well as controversial castng decisions, and nepotism.

Francis Ford Coppola's stunning remake of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' is brutal, sensuous film-making, incisively poking at the heart of humanity and sanity.

On the few occasions he sank his acting chops into a movie project, the late Michael Jackson worked with some of the best in the business. CAPTAIN EO was no exception.

In this version of Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder put a medieval spin on a 19th century ghost story.

Apocalypse Now brought Vietnam out of hiding. It turned genuine accounts of US imperialism into an abstract and philosophical cinematic presentation of good and evil.

A look back at the revolutionary upheaval of the Hollywood studio system

From his exotic beginnings to his exotic shoe designs. How did a boy from the Canary Islands become the most influential shoe designer today?

During a recent stop in Seattle, S.E. Hinton muses about writing her classic male coming-of-age bibles and being allowed on set as they were adapted for the big screen.

Movies to watch with that special someone in your life come in all shapes and sizes. But these six films offer something new; something original and unexpected.

Visiting the Napa Valley vineyards in California is even more popular since the movie Sideways. Wine tourism is big business, with hundreds of vineyards to choose from

Zoetrope: All-Story creates a viable bridge between writer and film, with quarterly publications, virtual studio, and annual contests.

These Oscar winning best pictures from 1970 to 1974 included a war movie, a buddy-cops film, one featuring an elaborate scam, and the two best gangster movies ever made.

Vampires have been a mainstay of horror folklore and literature since the 19th Century, but their homoerotic subtexts give the legends a wholly different dimension.

Innovative scenes that changed how audiences not only see, but listen to, films.

The films of the 1970's were attempts to explore the mindsets of a society undergoing tremendous change through honest portrayals of real people

November 2009 sees the stop-motion picture release of the children's classic.

Viggo Mortensen throws down an Oscar-caliber performance as a Russian mobster in David Cronenberg's latest film, Eastern Promises.

How did vampires evolve from blood-sucking monsters to sexy immortals in today's movies and TV? This article discusses their evolution from revenant to anti-hero.

George Clooney (at least his agent) has confirmed that he has taken title role in animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Wes Anderson will direct Roald Dahl adaptation.

Not all actors can fill any role. A few such as Alan Tudyk, Giovanni Ribisi and Shia LaBeouf have proven they can by successfully portraying diverse characters.

Spider Baby is genuinely creepy, and in many ways surpasses Hitchcock's Psycho in style and humor to capture the poignancy of what it is to be freaks in a world gone mad.

The American Film Institute has chosen The Godfather as the number one gangster film of all time. AFI has ranked the top ten, with movies about crime from 1931 to 1994.

What distinguishes the films of French New Wave cinema icons such as Truffaut, Godard and Chabrol? How have they influenced Tarantino, Scorsese and Jeunet?

These top ten classic gangster films are great inexpensive movie rentals. Plan a double feature weekend with DVD rentals and a potluck dinner.

Greed is good, I'm as mad as hell--iconic lines from movie monologues in Wall Street, Network, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Of Human Bondage and Glengarry Glen Ross.

The envelope please ... here is a compilation of Oscar trivia that film fans can use in blogs, websites or in games for Oscar parties.

The following list barely touches the tip of the iceberg, concerning the film industry's highlights, over the past ten years. This is not a list of the best movies,

Phoenix may not be a household name yet, but this French indie-rock quartet is poised to be the next big thing.

Turner Classic Movies debuts its two-part documentary on Marlon Brando. Like the subject himself, it's dense, diverse and deeply introspective.

Dennis Hopper, Academy Award nominated actor, has been making movies since 1955. He worked with James Dean, Peter Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson.

Having expertly photographed some of our modern culture's most influential figures in the past four decades, Annie Leibowitz' tumultuous life is explored, on DVD.

It's been ten years since ol' blue eyes checked out of the saloon - leaving a handful of memorable dramatic performances

Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke in career defining performances in a tragic family melodrama

The annual Spacey Awards honour Roger Corman (Little Shop of Horrors) and Stan Winston (Aliens)

Patterns? Check. Color? Double check. Bold, brave, beautiful clothes any woman can mix, match, and play with? SUNO's Spring/Summer 2010 has it all.

U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R) of Michigan has introduced a bill called Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years, or the Happy Act.

One week until Beowulf hits theatres and we have three more one-sheets for Robert Zemeckis film. Beowulf opens November 16th.

No surprises with The Departed, Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker winning top honors.

Celebrating some of the career highlights of master actor Al Pacino, and how his iconic roles as villanous characters have earned him the title of a classic anti hero.

Thanks to La-La Land Records, Shirley Walker's stirring and coveted music for Batman: The Animated Series, has finally seen the light of day.