A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Apocalypse Now (1979) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola Narration written by Michael Herr Based on Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness Starring: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Harrison Ford, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, G.D. Spradlin Kurtz: I've seen horrors... horrors that you've seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that... but you have no right to judge me. It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror... Horror has a face... and you must make a friend of horror. Apocalypse Now, director Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War epic, is one of the greatest films ever made. Winner of the 1979 Palme d’ Or award at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Picture at the 1979 Academy Awards, Apocalypse Now was also a com...

(C) 1978 Warner Bros. and DC Comics Superman: The Movie (1978) Directed by Richard Donner Written by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton, and Tom Mankiewicz (uncredited) Story by Mario Puzo Based on the DC Comics character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Starring: Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Valerie Perrine, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp Superman: I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way.   Lois Lane: [laughs] You're gonna end up fighting every elected official in this country! Starring Oscar-winning actors Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando as Lex Luthor and Jor-El, and co-starring Christopher Reeve in the dual role of Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent, Superman is a witty, exciting action-adventure based on the DC Comics character created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. You’ll Believe a Man Can Fly Gen...