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he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the nappa vally on a rainy day to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of greatest movie directors of all-time without any question. if you google the best movies of all-time, the greatest movies of all-time, the godfather is number one usually. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. but the godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten, and so is apocalypse now. so of the 10, 15 greatest movies of all-time this man has made three of them. i m really interested in talking to him for another reason. when i came to america first i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. it was in some ways helpful for me because it gave me a sense of the culture and the country that i was now living in. and i wrote my final paper on the godfather, actually on the opening four or five minutes of the godfather, the first scene, and ....
come with us. we re heading for the valley. going where? did you say? mexico. all the way down. you going all the way to mexico tonight in this old heap of junk? reckon the town will get along without us tli monday? oh, i reckon. i was young enough to bounce that far, i d go with you. the last picture show was a movie that, however old i was when i saw it, i said, oh my god this movie is about me. this movie is about us. this movie is about america as we are right now, here in the mid- 70s, not as we were back in the early 1950s. do you think the last picture show is a john ford type movie? no. i think it s a peter bogdanovich type movie. peter bogdanovic loved movies, had a sense of movie history, but had a very strong sensibility. he spoke to a new generation, both visually and emotionally. orson welles read the script. and i said, i d like to get that depth of feel, everything being sharp, the way you did in citizen kane, touch of e ....
america. the president saying today s gop is, quote, dominated, driven, and intimidated by maga republicans. we ll have complete political and historical analysis of his address to the nation. plus, the latest developments in the investigation of former president trump s mishandling of classified documents, as another conservative legal voice predicts trump will be indicted. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 2nd. with us, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay with us. the host of way to early, white house bureau chief at politico and the author of the big lie, jonathan lemire. pulitzer prize-winning columnist at the washington post, eugene robinson. and nbc news presidential historian, michael beschloss joins us this morning. glad to have you all. so much to talk about. jonathan lemire, i must start with you. it is like secretariat at the kentucky derby in 1973. starts out slow and then, boom, takes off ....
needs of working families. meanwhile, republicans push for amendments in support of cold lines and reducing gas taxes. and even against hiring more irs agents. they are going to be collecting about close to 740 billion dollars in new tax revenue over the next supposedly 5 to 10 years, but most certainly it is not going to help get us through a tight time. certainly it is not the time in which we start adding additional government employees. talking 87,000 more irs employees. i don t think very many american citizens are going to want to see that. the vote-a-rama will continue for at least the next few hours before the bill is expected to pass the senate. it will come up for a final house vote on friday, and president biden is expected to sign it as soon as it passes. biden has left the white house for the first time since testing positive for covid-19. he traveled to for union with first lady jill biden. meanwhile, new warning to donald trump or one of his allie ....
feeling awe and at the same time a little bit of horror and shame. it goes into your heart and into your mind and it doesn t leave you. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes. home to spectacular wild life. for century, people and animals have battled for supremacy, but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in a rapidly changing world. you are at the mercy of the elements. this is the story of what it takes to survive on the edge of the world. the land along patagonia s eastern coast is barren. [ seagulls ] but the sea is rich with life. the andes cut through patagonia, blocking moist air flowing from the pacific, creating the eighth largest desert in the world. but off the atlantic coast a cold southern current mixes with the warmer brazilian one, producing the perfect conditions for marine life. on land, a wild patchwork of desolate beaches, rocky outcrops and towering cliffs overlook one of the most i ....