Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Justin B — 24 Feb 2009

Good snapshot of the writing process. Biggest revelation: Francis Coppola is a pompous windbag. Surprised?

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Justin B on 24 Feb 2009.

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