One of America's most erratic, energetic and controversial filmmakers, Francis Ford Coppola has enjoyed stunning triumphs and endured monumental setbacks, then resurrected himself, rising Phoenix-like to begin the process over again. Known primarily for his successful "Godfather" trilogy ("The Godfather" 1972, "The Godfather, Part II" 1974 and "The Godfather, Part III" 1990), Coppola breathed life into a generation of filmmakers, promoting and subsidizing the likes of George Lucas, John Milius, Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, while indirectly influencing Martin Scorsese and Brian De Palma....