March 12, 2008
Godfather haikus
Don Vito is gone
now the score must be settled
baptism and blood
Mike whacks Sollozzo
to protect the family
it's strictly business
All-out gangland war
Sonny pays a heavy toll
riddled with bullets
Kay wants to believe
but she's already lost him
Mike is now the Don
Corleone wedding
war hero Michael comes home
godfather holds court
I'm gonna make him
an offer he can't refuse
horse head in the sheets
Such a thoughtful thug
Clemenza says leave the gun,
take the cannoli
A Haikuvie sums up the plot of an entire movie in just 7 haiku poems. It captures the essence of the film and mixes in commentary and humor as space permits
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February 12, 2008
Where would John Cazale be if he was still alive?
John Gazale was one of my favorite actors. He only played in five movies before dying of cancer, but all of them were nominated for Best pictures, and all of them I could (and did) watch again and again:
He was known by his first name in all those rolls. He excelled playing all those characters - Fredo at The 2 Godfathers, stosh at The Deer Hunter, Stan at The conversation and Sal at Dog Day Afternoon
So, Where would he be today if he didn’t die?
And where would we be if he never existed? Streepless and Pacinoless
Extra: Moe Green (Alex Rocco) in Jack Woltz bedroom scene
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August 09, 2007
The Codfather
Brando Speed painting by Martin Missfeldt
A Basenji dog sings to the tune of the Godfather theme song (YT)
More YouTube: Guns N' Roses (Slash solo)
The Breakup (Best to watch in full screen mode)
Interview with Robert Duvall
The Codfather and other fishy movie posters
Re-post: The Godfather transcript by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola
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March 12, 2007
Family values
Andre Rieu live in Tuscany
The Odd Father - Mad Magazine cover #155 December 1972. (From an interview with Doug Gilford of Collect Mad on Ephemera)
Who says Giuliani lacks family values ?
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December 16, 2006
Shaq-speak
A Letter to Congress from Michael Corleone
What could happen if you cross Godfather with the Simpsons and give the role of Michael Corleone to Bart Simpson. Simpsons: The Godfather
Shaquille O'Neal and the Corleone brothers
The GoodFather, gift for new and expecting dads
Godfather: The Game gets almost everything about The Godfather, the movie, exactly wrong. (Click on pix above to biggify)
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May 16, 2006
Instead of a Bum
Horse in a bed. From Cheltenham Horse racing Festival
How did you react when seeing The Godfather for the first time?
The draft of Brando’s speech at the Academy Awards ceremony when he refused his Oscar
About the capirotes parade at GF3
I’ll have a Pepsi, Capisce?
Youth without Youth. Coppola is reported to be returning to directing after an eight-year break
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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July 11, 2005
“He'd kill us if he got the chance”
“Someday, and the day may never come, I may call upon you to do a favor for me” – The new EA Godfather game.
(But Coppola is not too happy with Electronic Arts' adaptation)
Artifacts from the recent Marlon Brando auction
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As much as I love The Godfather, my favorite F. F. Coppola film is “The Conversation”. I could watch it again and again (And i did). Here are some clips: “He’s not hurting anyone” - Neither are we...
Some San Francisco Locations where the movie was shot
The music Theme by David Shire (RealPlayer)
“To the best bugger on the West Coast” - The Trailer
“This is a world where nothing is private” - Conversation Trivia
31 Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes - 94% Fresh
There’s something about this film that brings about long, intellectual discussions by academics. Here are some: Brenda Austin-Smith and Megan Ratner at “Senses of Cinema”, Paranoia and the Camera in Coppola's The Conversation
The Zoetrope Studios website
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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June 05, 2005
A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man
A Sicilian message. In a desperate attempt to understand his own psychosis, Jonn Elledge presents ten suspicious parallels between the War on Terror and The Godfather trilogy.
1. Both have a rich and powerful family at their centre, fighting a war to ensure their own continued dominance.
2. Both are incredibly violent.
3. Both feature an enemy that will blow up cars and kill innocent people in their attempts to damage the Family.
4. Neither begins in earnest until a terrible peace time attack on the Family and their interests leads to a growing desire for revenge, and the Family's son – who incidentally looked lovely in his nice military uniform – needs to prove to all the doubters that he is a strong leader in his own right. But you cannot get rid of this lingering feeling that he just wants revenge for what they did to his dad. (More)
Upcoming Mafia game from Electronic Arts “The Godfather”. Some screen shots
Corleone's Family T-shirt
Mostly negative reviews for The Godfather Returns. Praise for the book on Mark Winegardner’s site
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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September 16, 2004
Johnny Fontane will never get that movie
It looks like Khartoum's racing days are over: The Godfather Horse Head Pillow for the film buff who has everything and whose wife won't let them own a revolver. From Kropserkel, creators of elaborate costumes and props. Also there, among many other such delights, The Hannibal Lecter restraint mask, a Silence of the Lambs replica, and Fight Club Soap Replica
What’s with all the oranges of The Godfather ?
For sale - Godfather Life Mask
Café Niebaum-Coppola, 916 Kearny Street, San Francisco. The Niebaum-Coppola online wine store
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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June 13, 2004
$100 Million to the people of Sicily - GF-3
On the one bicep a Godfather Tattoo, on the other Taxi Driver… Cute.
The Italian way of death by Camille Paglia
One of the Bravo Channel Godfather Commercials
Don Altobello: Treachery is everywhere…
"My dear children, it is now better than several years since I moved to New York..." Sheet music of 9 themes from the movie
Pizza by Enzo, the Baker - You no like, you no pay
Cavalleria Rusticana and metatextuality in Coppola’s “Godfather III”
Nothing about Joey Zasa, Johnny Fontane and Dom Abbandando today. Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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April 11, 2004
“Luke, I am Your Godfather”
Did you know that Raf Vallone, who played the Pope, was considered for Brando's role in Part I ? Many more at Godfather Part 3 Trivia
IMDB’s Alternate Versions for The Godfather
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, as played in GF3
Abe Vigoda’s Tessio is still alive…
“Take the gun… “ Cannoli Enterprises is proud to be sponsor of Miss International 2001 Dayana Cadeau, one of the top bodybuilders in the world… Also, Holy Cannoli Mona Lisa Bakery in Brooklyn
Book Review of The Godfather and American Culture: How the Corleones Became "Our Gang."
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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January 31, 2004
The 2003 "Godfather" link collection from the old "Grow-a-Brain"
Blood on their Hands - The Special Effects Artists Behind "The Goodfather" Saga, and A Shooting in New York - 11/24/03
Brando before and after make-up
Corleone fonts - 11/8/03
Diane Keaton's clown paintings - 8/25/03
"Everything is Relative" Family and Gender Relationships in "The Godfather" Part 2, written by Kathleen L. Amen - 1/15/04
Film Production at American Zoetrope
Francis Ford Coppola Awards and Biorhythms
From "Forbes": The Godfather returns
Here are some family photos from a trip to Fleur du Lac , Henry kaiser's Lake Tahoe estate. (Wouldn't you know it, the place was sold to a developer who tore it down & built exclusive water-front condominium development there ...) While we're on the subject of the real Mafia life, here is Goodfellows' Henry Hill's personal website , and short biographis of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Colombo and Bonanno families . (Note, the interesting Google ad-sense on top of page: "Donate to
Charity - 100% Tax-Deductible Donations Free Pickup. No Hassles!" ... ) - 8/25/03
Image Research Project: Italian Culture on Film (1928-2002)
"It's a Sicilian message - It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes" - More nice WAVs, and Jerry Capeci's "Gang Land" - 1/3/04
John Cazale (Fredo) was Meryl Streep's fiance...
Movie Directors - 1/14/04
Mr Cranky called it "The Bomb"
Neri, Dressed as a Policeman, Shoots Barzini Projects by Jon Haddock - 11/3/03
Pixelated drawing of Fredo getting shot in the boat (From "Isometric Screenshots" ) -9/19/03
Review of Nino Rotas’s Film Music CD
Reviews of "The Godfather" at MRQE
"Sight and Sound" Critics Top Ten movies Poll 2002
Mr. "Take the Gun - Leave the Cannoli" went on vacation ??
Paper #10037: The women characters
The Characters and their Descriptions in GF1 and GF3 (From Mike Risolis). My favorites are Moe Green and Hyman Roth
The Godfather Autographed Book , signed by James Caan & Woody Allen
The Godfather of Wrestling , Charles Wright
The original, unofficial Godfather Trilogy website
Many More Unusual Links about Coppola’s Godfather, about Spielberg’s “Jaws”, and about Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” Here
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