An excerpt from a 1993 W Magazine profile of Coppola by Merle Ginsberg reads: “[Coppola’s] real passions these days are cars, and ‘Hi Octane,’ which was inspired by her thing for automobiles. She stares lovingly at her red ’69 convertible GTO parked just a few feet away. My dad and my brother, Roman, are really … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola shares audition video from The Outsiders, which includes a baby-faced Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze & more. When you look at the cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, it’s pretty amazing how many up-and-coming young actors were involved, most of whom were complete unknowns at that point. Over … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola shares first look at Megalopolis, his sci-fi epic which has been decades in the making. Francis Ford Coppola has been hard at work on Megalopolis, his sci-fi epic that has been decades in the making. The director took to Instagram to unveil the first look at Megalopolis, which shows a dingy, rain-soaked … Read more
As Francis Ford Coppola awaits a Napoleon screening, he has called for fellow director Ridley Scott to be given dukedom. While there is generally some competition between directors — even those in their 80s — it’s still pretty cool when one from that generation praises another. And that’s just what Francis Ford Coppola has for … Read more
Elvis Presley was one of the most famous men who ever lived. He’s the definition of rock star. Unfortunately, that of course came along with all the baggage stardom holds. A new movie from Sofia Coppola seeks to dive into Elvis’ relationship with Priscilla Presley, a girl he married when she was just 14 and … Read more
Elvis certainly got a lot of attention last year, but it is not the entire story — especially not of Elvis’ wife Priscilla. For that, there is Sofia Coppola’s new film, simply titled Priscilla, and based on her own memoir of her life and her marriage to Elvis, Elvis and Me. It seems like an intriguing combination of … Read more