The Godfather Parts I & II, Castro, Friday through next friday. Francis Coppola, taking the job simply because he needed the money, turned Mario Puzo's potboiler into the Great American Crime Epic. Marlon Brando may have top billing, but Al Pacino owns the film (and became a star) as Michael Corleone, the respectable son inevitably … Continue reading What’s Screening: September 5-11
Day: September 4, 2008
Elegy
Sexual drama Written by Nicholas Meyer, from a novel by Philip Roth Directed by Isabel Coixet Beautiful young women attract older men. Some are even attracted to them. In a typical Hollywood entertainment, a 30-year gap between the romantic leads is just par for the course. But Elegy's filmmakers use it to explore a proud … Continue reading Elegy
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