Francis Ford Coppola on legacy, creative control, and the state of independent film.

Despite numerous Academy Awards and decades of critical acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola claims he never got to make the films he really wanted to make. Coppola is responsible for some of the greatest films of the last 30 years: The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy. He has worked with some of the finest actors in the world: De Niro, Pacino, Brando. And yet…

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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are the duo responsible for the inspired lunacy that is The Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! An absurdist comedy showcase that scathingly satirizes the entertainment industry (and, probably, the entirety of modern life), their mad creation pushes boundaries and busts guts with its mix of bizarre characters, lo-tech psychedelic effects, and thoroughly brilliant—if cringe-worthy—nonsense. Considering how flat-out strange each episode is—shifting from sketch to sketch in a stream-of-consciousness manner while…

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A slew of re-issue labels are bringing forgotten vinyl to the web. Vintage vinyl seduced me early. First it was scraps from the family turntable—my mother’s Joni Mitchell, dad’s Bob Seger. Then it was scratched 45s culled from various neighborhood yard sales. By the time I was 12, I was making what.. Read & Discuss

Francis Ford Coppola on legacy, creative control, and the state of independent film.

Despite numerous Academy Awards and decades of critical acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola claims he never got to make the films he really wanted to make. Coppola is responsible for some of the greatest films of the last 30 years: The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy. He has worked with some of the finest actors in the world: De Niro, Pacino, Brando. And yet…

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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are the duo responsible for the inspired lunacy that is The Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! An absurdist comedy showcase that scathingly satirizes the entertainment industry (and, probably, the entirety of modern life), their mad creation pushes boundaries and busts guts with its mix of bizarre characters, lo-tech psychedelic effects, and thoroughly brilliant—if cringe-worthy—nonsense. Considering how flat-out strange each episode is—shifting from sketch to sketch in a stream-of-consciousness manner while…

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A slew of re-issue labels are bringing forgotten vinyl to the web. Vintage vinyl seduced me early. First it was scraps from the family turntable—my mother’s Joni Mitchell, dad’s Bob Seger. Then it was scratched 45s culled from various neighborhood yard sales. By the time I was 12, I was making what.. Read & Discuss