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The production itself was fraught with major delays, set-destroying storms, excessive spending, a heart attack and an unexpectedly overweight Marlon Brando. At that point, several directors (including Steven Spielberg and George Lucas) had declined to take on the project, even at Coppola’s behest. Written and developed over the course of a few years, Apocalypse Now seemed more and more like a pet project by the time Coppola took the helm as director. With hits like The Godfather (plus its sequel) and The Conversation under his belt, he hardly needed to prove himself with an artsy war epic. Thus began a series of Ladybrain Reviews: Smalls’ favorite films of all time.īy the time Apocalypse Now hit theatres in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola was already one of the most famous writers and directors in Hollywood.

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So before you wax poetic about how Full Metal Jacket is your favorite movie, take another look at what you’re promoting. Homophobia, classism, sexism, ableism-it’s all there. You suddenly see the rape apologia and racism in wholesome old comedies.

These are pieces of art that ushered us through our angsty teenage years, comforted us on rainy days and provided invaluable shared experiences with family and friends.īut at some point, one revisits those works as an adult person. There comes a time in every feminist’s life when she (or he or zie) turns that critical feminist lens on her old favorite films, books and music: the classics.

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