Tag: Francis Ford Coppola

• One From The Heart (1981)

  April 12, 2021

  1980s, Arthouse Cinema, Drama, Fantasy, Las Vegas, Melodrama, Music, Musicals, Noir, Romance

  I used to love Tom Waits. When I was younger, I bought up most of his discography. At some point, I grew a bit tired of the barroom drifter persona and the sound; I still like him and his music, but I think I moved on from it at a certain point. Even with his… Read.

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  The State Of Things (1982)

  September 30, 2020

  1980s, Arthouse Cinema, Drama, Existential, German Cinema, Independent Film, Los Angeles, Movies About Filmmaking, Noir, Uncategorized

  I’ve always been curious about The State Of Things (1982; Der Stand der Dinge), a black-and-white movie Wim Wenders directed after his German road movie trilogy. I didn’t realise it was actually something he made while he was on a break having a tough time filming the detective movie Hammett (based on Dashiell Hammett) in… Read.