A few months ago Francis Ford Coppola was talking about the hopes he had for his $100M passion-project Megalopolis, most notably the ambitious cast he wanted to assemble for the epic drama. Well it appears that the legendary director of The Godfather Trilogy and Apocalypse Now still has some real pulling-power, because despite not helming a […]
Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Overblown, Excessive and Indulgent But Brilliant
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year… The early 90’s. One of the greats of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola had seen his star fall from its apex in the 70’s, after some indulgent experimentation in the 80’s. Still considered one […]
1975: The Year Francis Ford Coppola Dominated the Oscars
Tom Jolliffe looks back to the 1975 Academy Awards ceremony, when Francis Ford Coppola had The Godfather: Part II and The Conversation in competition… With the Oscars around the corner, now is a good time to look back at the 1975 ceremony. It was a year filled to the brim with exceptional films. Among an […]
The Godfather at 50: Cinema Reinvented
Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Godfather as it turns 50… In 1967, Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde began a solid decade of a mature, intense and gritty American cinema. Though Penn was fairly experienced by this point, he was unknowingly going to help forge a path that a new wave of (future) iconic directors […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Godfather Trilogy
The Godfather Trilogy Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Sterling Hayden, John Morley, Richard Conte, Abe Vigoda, Robert DeNiro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, Lee Strasberg, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, and Sofia Coppola. SYNOPSIS: Can you […]
Francis Ford Coppola says Marvel is “one prototype movie made over and over and over and over and over again”
One of the first directors to speak out in support of Martin Scorsese’s “not cinema” comments regarding Marvel Studios was that of fellow filmmaking legend Francis Ford Coppola, with the The Godfather and Apocalypse Now helmer going as far as to describe superhero movies as “despicable” back in 2019. Well, it seems that the likes […]
Francis Ford Coppola still hoping to make his dream picture Megalopolis with a cast of Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker and Cate Blanchett
The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation are just a few of the cinematic milestones which have cemented Francis Ford Coppola as one of the greatest directors of all time, and even though he is 82 and hasn’t directed a film since 2016’s Distant Vision, the legendary helmer is still harbouring ambitions to film […]
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders coming to 4K with extended cut
Earlier this month it was announced that Francis Ford Coppola has put together a Director’s Cut of his debut feature, the Roger Corman-produced Dementia 13, and now comes word that the legendary filmmaker has revisited another of his former films in 1983’s coming of age drama The Outsiders for an extended version titled The Outsiders […]
Francis Ford Coppola releasing Director’s Cut of his debut film Dementia 13
Following on from Apocalypse Now Final Cut, The Cotton Club Encore and The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has now turned his attention to his very first film for his next director’s cut/tinkering, with Lionsgate and American Zoetrope announcing the upcoming release of Dementia 13: Director’s Cut. Dementia […]
Dan Fogler to play Francis Ford Coppola in The Offer as Giovanni Ribisi and Colin Hanks also join cast
Paramount+ has found its Godfather architect as Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts) is set to play Francis Ford Coppola in the limited series about the making of Coppola’s acclaimed and groundbreaking 1972 film The Godfather. Also joining the cast are Giovanni Ribisi (Sneaky Pete) and Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces). The trio join a cast that includes Miles Teller […]