Is Coppola Shooting a Portion of'Twixt Now and Sunrise'in 3D?« FirstShowing.net

Late last yearwe wrote about a new horror-thrillerthat the greatFrancis Ford Coppolawas already in the middle of quietly shooting calledTwixt Now and Sunrise. We don't know too much about it besides that it starsVal Kilmeras a horror novelist, as well as Elle Fanning and Bruce Dern. Well, found in a new interview with Coppola onThe 99 Percent(viaSlashFilm) is mention of a very interesting aspect of the film. Not only was it apparently inspired by"analcohol-induced dream{Coppola} had in Turkey"but he may have already shot one"brief dramatic segment"of itin 3D. Uh what- is Coppola turning into Gaspar Noé?

Coppola has alwaysbeen opposed to 3D, saying once that he has no interest in watching a movie wearing glasses, but a future where he might not have to isn't far off. Here's the key statement from his interview:

He recently wrapped his latest picture,Twixt Now and Sunrise, based on an alcohol-induced dream he had in Turkey. The film even features thelatest 3-D technology– but as a brief dramatic segment thatserves the story, rather than the typical two-hour, multiplex gimmick.

Note: this isnota quotefromCoppola, but it'sinthe piece, so I'm assuming they spoke about it during the interview, then pulled out the details later on.Twixt Now and Sunriseis Coppola's first venture into horror sinceBram Stoker'sDraculain 1992 and contains elements of gothic horror and romance. It's based on the"nightmare"he had and was worked into a short story first. It's an intriguing project, but Coppola's recent flicks (Youth Without Youth, Tetro) haven't been that great, so who knows how it'll turn out. I love that he's using 3D not as a gimmick, which I still think it mostly is, but as a filmmaking"tool"in the proper situation. If there's at least one filmmaker whowasis a truemasterof the tools of cinema, it's Francis Ford Coppola.

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