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Tim Ferriss · 2020-04-27

Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommended

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Haruki Murakami

“I try to mention it every chance I get”
“I've mentioned this book before but I try to mention it every chance I get and that book is what I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami”— Brian Koppelman
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Making Movies

Sidney Lumet

“a book I read about once a year”
“is a book I read about once a year called making movies by Sidney Lumet which brings you through each part of the process from a true master”— Brian Koppelman
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (book about the making of)

Steven Soderbergh

“is spectacular”
“Steven Soderbergh's book about the making of Sex Lies and videotape is spectacular for anyone interested in any of these things”— Brian Koppelman
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

“that is a top recommendation”
“Ted Chiang exhalation is his latest his latest collection is just incredible ... so that is a top recommendation”— Tim Ferriss
MediaRecommended

The Godfather Part II

Francis Ford Coppola

“the greatest movie ever made”
“I often think about Francis Ford Coppola making The Godfather and ... I think the Godfather to is the greatest movie ever made”— Brian Koppelman
MediaRecommended

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola

“the most important probably in American cinema”
“I think the Godfather is the most important probably in American cinema”— Brian Koppelman
MediaRecommended

Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola

“it is truly an artistic masterpiece and worth watching”
“Apocalypse Now which is clearly more and more of a masterpiece every year ... it is truly an artistic masterpiece and worth watching”— Brian Koppelman
MediaRecommended

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Eleanor Coppola (inferred)

“is amazing you should find it and watch it”
“the documentary about Apocalypse Now that prints for Coppola wife made is amazing you should find it and watch it”— Brian Koppelman
MediaRecommended

Arrival

Denis Villeneuve (inferred)

“one of my favorite movies”
“for those of you who may have seen arrival the movie that which is one of my favorite movies less many years”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

Billions

Brian Koppelman

“he is prolific prior to his hit show billions which he co-created an executive produced and co-wrote on spec”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

Rounders

Brian Koppelman

“he was best known as the co-writer of rounders and Ocean's thirteen as well as the producer of The Illusionist and the lucky ones”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

Ocean's Thirteen

Brian Koppelman

“he was best known as the co-writer of rounders and Ocean's thirteen as well as the producer of The Illusionist and the lucky ones”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

The Illusionist

Brian Koppelman

“as well as the producer of The Illusionist and the lucky ones”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

The Lucky Ones

Brian Koppelman

“as well as the producer of The Illusionist and the lucky ones”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

Solitary Man

Brian Koppelman

“he has directed films such as solitary man starring Michael Douglas”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

Runner Runner

Brian Koppelman

“or when I felt like failure before that the movie run a runner which was a terrible disaster when that movie bombed how I felt”— Brian Koppelman
ProductBy the guest

The Royale BK mug

Brian Koppelman

“so then I made I made the mugs and you can get a mug at the Royale BK dot-com ... all proceeds go to my favorite charity which is the Food Bank in New York”— Brian Koppelman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“the 4-hour body does cover how to engineer that kind of accountability and I'm sure a bunch of it is available for for free on the blog”— Tim Ferriss
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The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss

“so the first book was 4-hour workweek that came out 2007 and then 4-hour body came out in 2010”— Tim Ferriss
ProductReferenced

Final Draft

Final Draft, Inc. (inferred)

“final draft I I go to final yes I opened final driftable”— Brian Koppelman