George A. Romero

[WannaBe_80z]

I hear that is very good wine. First hand experience?

[hanratty21]

He has several labels under the name Coppola. Rubicon is a world class classic Bordeaux blend - expensive though. The Sofia sparkling is a nice affordable winner. Some of the more affordable Coppola branded wines available at your local store are very approachable, but not terribly unique. He's created a huge operation able to make a very diverse set of wines at a wide variance of prices.

[WannaBe_80z]

I am not too big into wine but it would be interesting to try out.

[Visionray]

I guess the term washed up is very subjective, then. I consider this man a god of the industry who has been involved in (directing, writing, producing, exec producing) some of the biggest films ever. First of, I'd consider Cotton Club and the Outsiders to be among his topflight directorial offerings, but the rub comes in the fact that he's been able to use his fame to put out projects that he believed in that may or may not ever have the same critical acclaim or financial gain, but quality projects nonetheless (New York Stories, Tucker.) And no, I don't consider Peggy Sue among his best work.

Dare I also mention the fact that this guy has developed a second (brilliant) career as one of the preeminent Napa Valley winemakers?

The Cotton Club??? That film was panned world-wide and was a total box office disaster.

I'll take your word for it on his wine, but it doesn't change the fact that he is burned out as a director.

I didn't say that Coppola never made a good film. Apocalypse Now is one of my favs. The point was...as a director, he hasn't made anything decent in many many years...and yet he's still compared to other directors like Scorsese who has consistently produced and directed quality films year after year.

Coppola has done a lot of exec producing lately...I'll give him credit for that. I'll give him credit for having a lot of money, because that's really all it takes to exec produce these days.

[WannaBe_80z]

I've seen a bundle of gore flicks Ichi and all. Audition stands out because to me it wasn't trying to be a gore flick. It was a real story, just fk'd up.

Have you seen "A Tale of Two Sisters"