The Godfather 1972 Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Netflix says... When organized-crime family patriarch Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge in this Oscar-winning epic. Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at the American Film … Continue reading AFI #2 – The Godfather
Marlon Brando
AFI #19 – On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront 1954 Directed by Elia Kazan Netflix says... Winner of eight Oscars, director Elia Kazan's classic morality tale stars Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a has-been boxer who experiences a crisis of conscience while working for mobbed-up union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb). Terry turns a blind eye when Friendly's thugs kill … Continue reading AFI #19 – On the Waterfront
AFI #30 – Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now 1979 Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Netflix says... Francis Ford Coppola's timeless epic adapts Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam War, where special operations Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen) must travel deep into the Cambodian jungle to locate and kill the mysterious -- and insane -- Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). I really … Continue reading AFI #30 – Apocalypse Now
AFI #47 – A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Directed by Elia Kazan Netflix says... After losing the family plantation to creditors, aging Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) travels to New Orleans seeking solace in her sister, Stella (Kim Hunger). Instead, she goes toe-to-toe with Stella's brute of a husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando). Leigh, Hunter and Karl Malden … Continue reading AFI #47 – A Streetcar Named Desire
The Confusing Middle 