Francis Ford Coppola will be honored with the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award next year, but who will present it? Francis Ford Coppola’s projects may be few and far between nowadays and his most recent film, passion project Megalopolis was a flop with audiences and critics (our own Chris Bumbray gave it a 5/10), but … Read more
Despite the mixed reviews from critics and audiences, Francis Ford Coppola has given a perfect score to Megalopolis on Letterboxd. Earlier this summer, Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola joined Letterboxd, the social cataloguing service where members can rate and review films and keep track of what they’ve watched. He hasn’t been too active on the … Read more
Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola comments on the fake quotes from critics used in the trailer for the movie. A trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was released last month but was pulled just hours later. It became apparent that the quotes from negative reviews of Coppola’s previous movies, such as The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, … Read more
Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola joins Letterboxd and shares a list of twenty of his favourite movies. Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola has joined Letterboxd, the social cataloguing service where members can rate and review films and keep track of what they’ve watched. I’m a little addicted. Coppola has shared a list of twenty films … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola says you “can’t put a label” on Megalopolis, and that’s just the kind of film he likes. While the first reviews for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis didn’t exactly paint the ambitious project as an instant classic, it does appear to be something different from the usual blockbuster and that’s just how Coppola … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola didn’t want Megalopolis to be seen as “some woke Hollywood production” and included “cancelled” actors in the cast. Francis Ford Coppola told Rolling Stone that he didn’t want Megalopolis to be looked upon as “some woke Hollywood production,” which is why the cast includes a few controversial actors. Megalopolis features a sprawling … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola’s dream project Megalopolis, a movie he has literally spent decades trying to make — and now has staked much of his personal fortune on — premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received extremely mixed reviews. One critic called the film “exhilarating.” Another said “It’s hard to believe the same brilliant director who … Read more
Megalopolis is showing people what kind of dystopian conflicts may arise. Coppola thinks studios may find themselves in their own bleak future. The time has come for audiences to finally get a look at Francis Ford Coppola’s new passion project, Megalopolis. The buzz has always given the impression that it would be an incredibly divisive … Read more
Any creative person lucky enough to have a lifelong partner knows how that person fills many roles: support staff, cheerleader, wise counsel, the keeper of dark secrets. But “Hearts of Darkness,” which credits her as “Documentary Footage Directed by Eleanor Coppola,” brought those secrets out into the light. Francis’ suicidal thoughts are on display, as … Read more
Eleanor Coppola, director of the ground-breaking filmmaking documentary Hearts of Darkness and wife of Francis Ford Coppola, has died at 87. Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola, has died at the age of 87. She is best known for Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, the 1991 documentary which chronicled the making of Apocalypse … Read more