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
The new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis appears to feature made-up quotes from iconic critics, prompting Lionsgate to pull it. Update: That was quick. Lionsgate has decided to pull the trailer for Megalopolis due to the made-up quotes which appear. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis,” said a Lionsgate spokesperson. “We offer … Read more
Earlier today, Lionsgate unveiled their trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. In a bold tactic, the trailer opened with negative quotes from film critics’ reviews of past Coppola classics like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. The suggestion: Even though Megalopolis got mixed reviews at its Cannes premiere, those snoody know-it-all critics bashed this genius’ movies before, and they were wrong then too. There … Read more
The famed North American film festival adds 20 more titles to their slate, which include big upcoming films from Jason Reitman and Francis Ford Coppola. Deadline has just unveiled that the Toronto International Film Festival has added twenty more titles to their schedule, which brings their lineup of official selections to a total of 278 … Read more
Lionsgate continues its relationship with Francis Ford Coppola by agreeing to distribute the filmmaker’s latest epic, Megalopolis. Despite receiving divisive reactions at the Cannes Film Festival, Lionsgate is ready to risk it for the biscuit with Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. Lionsgate is bringing Coppola’s science-fiction drama to theaters in the United States and Canada, says … Read more
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A modern update to the Greek playwright Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, “Chi-Raq” immediately found controversy using Chicago’s South Side (particularly the ensuing bloody gang wars, which by that point were already making national headlines) as the backdrop for a musical crime romance starring Nick Cannon and Wesley Snipes as opposing gang leaders, and Teyonah Parris as the … Read more
After “Megalopolis,” I am at a loss as to what to do with Andrea Arnold’s “Bird,” whose central quirk is to start from her usual mode of kitchen-sink realism (“Fish Tank”) and then to add an element of the surreal—namely, a character named Bird (Franz Rogowski), a mysterious, ethereal, skirt-wearing man who is looking for his … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola has released the teaser trailer for his upcoming epic Megalopolis. “Our new film Megaloplis is the best work I’ve ever had the privilege to preside over,” Coppola writes in a statement attached to the trailer. The ambitious footage features a decaying city, falling Roman statues, and chariot races in this reimagined Modern … Read more
It’s disgraceful, yes? The Cannes Film Festival just announced that “Megalopolis” had been selected to play in competition this year, which is fantastic. But can you step it up a bit from here? Is that possible? Remember that in 1979, Coppola had gotten thumped by the American media for spending so long shooting and editing … Read more