A three-disc version of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now finally arrives on Blu-ray this week, bringing all the beleaguered hell of the director's 1979 classic to shimmering, sweltering high-definition. It's also occasion to unveil a gang of new special features, including a conversation between Coppola and screenwriter John Milius, who adapted Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam era with hawkish aplomb. Here, in an exclusive preview of their chat, Milius shares the source of his title with Coppola. Hint: We owe it all to those rotten, filthy hippies.
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