Tag: Godfather
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How Often Does Francis Ford Coppola Think About the Roman Empire? ‘Quite a Lot,’ Says Director: It ‘Was the Inspiration’ for ‘Megalopolis’
Francis Ford Coppola is joining the Roman Empire TikTok trend by asking himself the viral question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?”“How often do I think of Ancient Rome? Quite a lot, as the Roman Republic served as the example for my country America and its institutions, and was the inspiration for…
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Sofia Coppola’s Favorite Movies: 18 Films the ‘Lost in Translation’ Director Wants You to See
She may have had it easy getting her foot in the door, but it’s hard to deny Sofia Coppola began her directing career in an unenviable position.When she made her first film “The Virgin Suicides” in 1999, Coppola was known for two things: being the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, one of the most esteemed…
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10 Best Gangster Movies to Stream on Netflix, Ranked
Since the release of the Godfather movies, the mob genre has become one of the most successful and popular among viewers. Despite the fact that many viewers may not condone criminal behavior in real life, they are drawn to the allure of movies that center around thugs, gangsters, and outlaws. These films offer a form…
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The Godfather Trilogy Will Drop On Paramount+ On The Same Day As The Limited Series The Offer
By now you’ve surely seen some trailers and stills from “The Offer,” an upcoming Paramount+ limited series depicting the frankly insane behind-the-scenes drama that went on while “The Godfather” was being made. Miles Teller, Juno Temple, Matthew Goode, Giovanni Ribisi, and Dan Fogler are starring in the series which debuts April 28, 2022, on Paramount+, and they’ve just…
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The Antonioni of splatter: welcome to the gruesomely elegant world of Lucio Fulci
Be it face-eating spiders, punctured eyeballs or a deadly snail attack, Fulci staked his claim as Godfather of Gore with dreamy languor and plenty of bloodThere is more than one candidate for the title Godfather of Gore, but Italian film-maker Lucio Fulci can lay greater claim to it than most. This is a director who…
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‘The Godfather: Part III’: New Cut of Film to Premiere in Theaters in December
A new cut of “The Godfather: Part III,” the final film in Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary crime trilogy, will premiere in theaters sometime in December.Paramount Pictures announced that the new edit, titled “Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone,” achieves director-screenwriter Coppola and screenwriter (Mario) Puzo’s original vision for the finale. The…
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‘Cotton Club Encore’: How Fear Destroyed Francis Ford Coppola’s Original Artistic Vision
In the early 1980s, Francis Ford Coppola was one of the biggest names in filmmaking. After box office and awards success with two “Godfather” films, he had also gone to hell and back making “Apocalypse Now,” betting his vineyard and personal fortune on the biggest arthouse war movie ever made, and somehow ended up winning…