Ivan the terrible and his son, Ilya Repin// Letters to his father, Franz Kafka//Twin Peaks// The juniper tree and other tales from Grimm,The Grimm brothers// Saturn devouring his son, Francisco Goya// Succession// Sacrifice of Isaac, Caravaggio// Twin Peaks// The Godfather part 3// I killed my mother// Succession

The Godfather: Part III (1990)

I just rewatched the Godfather movies and I decided that the only good scene in the third one was when Michael had that stroke. I don't know why, but I like how the scene is and how it caps off with him calling out for Fredo. I also believe that the movie shouldn't have introduced a character like Vincent, but I have a soft spot for him so yeah. What do you think about the third movie? (Or I'm I the only one who kinda likes the third one despite it being a little bit boring?)

I've thought about it since my initial take and I say it's OKAY!! I like that we get a softer Michael instead of Pacino repeating himself a third time. And it's good that the Corleones have become just another unscrupulous corporation, even if it makes for a less entertaining story. Michael shed his humanity and this is where it got him. He remarks, "The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes." It's what you deserve, Mike! (But also, the business was never going to survive under the beloved 'Godfather', so Mike had no choice to become what he did, chicken vs egg, blah blah) The incest plot is still bad. And the long-lost bastard son thing tastes like cheap sequel gimmick… I wanted the script to really lean into that cheese. Like, make Vincent actually Fredo's kid and keep the audience in suspense about his intent. Is he loyal to Michael or is he conspiring to avenge his father?? LOL And I know this is blasphemy but I LOVE Mike's short hair, I think it suits him. He's not vain enough to dye it/keep it long c'mon

Timeless Cool: Al Pacino & Andy Garcia

Last night I watched The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. I can’t believe how much better it is than the original cut of the movie. I actually want to watch it again, unlike the first time I watched Part III. Sophia Coppola is not nearly as bad as I remember. She did pretty good for someone who was thrown into the role at the last minute and constantly ridiculed by the press. I love the new ending too, Michael all alone in his old age consumed by guilt and grief.

P. Diddy, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Evans

O Poderoso Chefão 3 [The Godfather: Part III] [1990]

O Poderoso Chefão 3 [The Godfather: Part III] [1990]

O Poderoso Chefão 3 [The Godfather: Part III] [1990]

“You know what this city says about tears, Goncharov. Do not shed them before my blood is finished spilling.”

Goncharov (1973) dir. Martin Scorsese

robert de niro as vito corleone.

this is just so aaarrrgghjayqgvaifb

happy valentines' day adam !

Letter from Al Pacino to Diane Keaton, December 1989

The issue many have with Snyder is that he seems to make movies movies with a director's cut in mind and the first release effectively becomes a cobbled together extended trailer for the "real film he wanted to make". With the exception of Blade Runner and the third Godfather film, all the films here were released as the director intended, critically acclaimed, and didn't need extended versions to save their reputations. They were complete good films the first time around. The extended cuts of LOTR and Aliens are considered a nice bonus rather than the definitive versions Jackson and Cameron always really wanted.

The first two Godfather films have never even had extended versions (unless you count the chronological TV edit which hasn't been show again in decades) and the third one only had a re-edit decades later, Coppola didn't make the movies and promote them with the promise that there were better, longer versions just around the corner. The director's cut of Blade Runner isn't even a director's cut since Scott didn't personally oversee it. The final cut is his preferred version, and it was more a case of fine tuning what had already been released, taking out the studio mandated narration and happy ending, and fixing some errors rather than a complete restructuring of the entire movie.

Movie fan against the idea of directors getting to go back and rework their movies, and a generally supportive of director's cut, it's why the ZSJL movement gained so much support. But Rebel Moon it feels less like this is a struggle for true artistic expression and more like a marketing gimmick in full collaboration with Netflix, a cynical and blatant attempt to hype up another "Snyder cut" to get people to watch the same film more than once.

Bruised Fruit Chapter 12 (Michael Corleone x OC)

Summary: After four miserable months of motherhood, Gloria’s neighbor Janine tunes her in to one of the marvels of modern medicine, and things finally start to look up.

Note: Gloria's getting her groove back y'all, I promise🖤 Also, the bar Ciro manages is very loosely based on the Action House on Long Island, closed in the 80s but in the 60s and 70s was a front for mob activity and also a music venue that hosted a lot of what we now consider classic rock bands (The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Cream, etc.)

Warnings: None specific to this chapter. Full fic warnings are on AO3.