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American Zoetrope building with the Transamerica Pyramid
American Zoetrope building with the Transamerica Pyramid

American Zoetrope is the name of the studio founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, named after a zoetrope Coppola was given in the late 1960s by the filmmaker and collector of early film devices, Mogens Skot-Hansen[1]. The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable Skyscraper in the San Francisco Skyline. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures

Founded in 1969, American Zoetrope was an early adopter of digital filmmaking, including some of the earliest uses of HDTV. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The studio has produced not only the films of Coppola (Apocalypse Now, The Black Stallion, Bram Stoker's Dracula, etc. The Black Stallion is a 1979 film based on the 1941 classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. Bram Stoker's Dracula (aka Dracula) is a 1992 horror - Romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola ) but also George Lucas's pre-Star Wars films, THX 1138 and American Graffiti, as well as many others by such cutting-edge directors as Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Wim Wenders, and Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi). THX 1138 is a 1971 Science fiction film directed by George Lucas, from a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch. American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Godfrey Reggio (born March 29, 1940) is an American director of experimental Documentary films Life Born Koyaanisqatsi ( also known as Koyaanisqatsi Life out of Balance, is a 1982 film directed by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by Philip Powaqqatsi Life in Transformation is the 1988 sequel to the experimental 1982 Documentary film Koyaanisqatsi, by

Four films produced by American Zoetrope are included in the American Film Institute's Top 100 Films. The first of the AFI 100 Years series of cinematic milestones AFI's 100 Years American Zoetrope-produced films have received fifteen Academy Awards and sixty-eight nominations. Lost in Translation (2002), written and directed by Sofia Coppola, won 2003's Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material

"Zoetrope" is also the name by which Coppola's quarterly fiction magazine, Zoetrope All-Story, is often known. Zoetrope All-Story ( is an American Literary magazine that was launched in 1997 by Francis Ford Coppola.

In an interview with Harry Knowles for Ain't It Cool News published on May 8, 2007, Coppola stated that American Zoetrope is now owned entirely by his son and daughter, directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola. Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is an American online film critic known for his movie news and review Website, Ain't It Cool News (AICN is a Website founded and run by Harry Knowles dedicated to rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing Films and Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roman Coppola (born 22 April 1965) is an American Film director and Music video director. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award

American Zoetrope's latest production is a new film by Francis Ford Coppola, Youth Without Youth, starring Tim Roth, which opened in October 2007. The film was written, produced and directed by Coppola, marking his return to personal filmmaking. Coppola's next project, Tetro, will begin filming early 2008. Tetro is an upcoming film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdú and Carmen Maura

The company's headquarters is in the historic Sentinel Building in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown and Fisherman's Wharf. In the building lobby Coppola operates a popular small Italian café featuring Rubicon Estate wine and memorabilia from his films. The Rubicon Estate Winery (formerly Niebaum-Coppola Winery and Inglenook Winery) is located in Rutherford, California, USA.

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