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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: Hearts of Darkness / Eighth Grade
Description: Macintosh & Maud debrief after going down the river and watch Francis Ford Coppola lose his damn mind.This week Macintosh & Maud watch Francis Ford Coppola almost lose everything, including his mind, in the making-of documentary Hearts of Darkness. Coppola created a masterpiece with Apocalypse Now, but the process was a nightmare in and of itself. We talk about the famous director's Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, the sheer insanity of attempting to film the movie in the Philippines, the drug-addled majesty of Dennis Hopper, and just how much of an asshole Marlon Brando is. It's a fascinating look at the...