On August 15, 1979, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now arrived in theaters. The film went on to earn eight nominations at the 52nd Academy Awards, including a nod in the best picture category ...

If the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now" seems like an emotional roller coaster of a war movie, that's because it is, almost literally. Director Francis Ford Coppola had to put up $30 million of his own ...

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois—a.k.a. the “Huey”—is the main character in what may be the film’s most iconic scene. Apocalypse Now is generally regarded as one of the greatest films ever made ...

Most people who have watched the 1979 American epic Vietnam war film Apocalypse Now, think of Marlon Brando’s character Colonel Kurtz as fictional, but will be surprised to hear that he is an ...

In “Apocalypse Now,” Sheen’s character, Capt. Benjamin L. Willard, gets drunk and suffers a breakdown in a hotel room. It has since been revealed that the breakdown wasn’t part of Coppola ...

Legendary Vietnam War photographer, writer and counter-culture documenter Tim Page — who inspired the crazed photojournalist played by Dennis Hopper in “Apocalypse Now” — has died at his ...

Of course, Apocalypse Now Redux isn’t just about new scenes. The kick comes in how well the old scenes play in the new setting. The opening, with the whirling sound of choppers intercut with ...

Yes, Francis Ford Coppola‘s iconic “Apocalypse Now” is back in theaters — and this time, it’s with a 4K restoration of the original 1979 theatrical version. IndieWire can debut the ...