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‘The Godfather’ director forced to sell watches after losing millions on passion project

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‘The Godfather’ director forced to sell watches after losing millions on passion project

“The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola is selling off several luxury watches from his personal collection, including one custom timepiece worth over $1 million, after losing most of his wealth financing his decades-long passion project, “Megalopolis.” The 86-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker reportedly invested $120 million of his own fortune into making the epic science fiction movie, which … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola, 86, hospitalized in Italy after film festival: report

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Francis Ford Coppola, 86, hospitalized in Italy after film festival: report

Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly been hospitalized in Italy. The “Godfather” director, 86, was in the country to present his latest movie, “Megalopolis,” at the Magna Grecia Festival in Taranto when he was taken to the hospital for a scheduled heart surgery, according to The Mirror. Francis Ford Coppola during Paris Fashion Week on June … Read more

These 5 godawful movies tormented us in 2024: ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’

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These 5 godawful movies tormented us in 2024: ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’

Nicole Kidman famously said in her AMC ad, “We come to this place for magic.” Yes, and so often we leave this place with a pounding headache.  Of the more than 100 films I saw in 2024, here are the five that gave Excedrin Migraine the most business. And to cleanse your palate, check out … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making ‘Godfather II’ and starting sequel trend: ‘I’m embarrassed’

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Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making ‘Godfather II’ and starting sequel trend: ‘I’m embarrassed’

Francis Ford Coppola apologized for making one of the greatest films of all time. The Oscar-winning director, 85, told the Washington Post in an interview published Monday that he’s to blame for the never-ending amount of sequels in Hollywood, because he helmed 1974’s “The Godfather Part II.” “So I’m the jerk that started numbers on … Read more

2024 is the year of box office flops — can ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ save it?

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2024 is the year of box office flops — can ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ save it?

Two-thousand-twenty-four is turning into the Year of the Flop. Expensive comic book movies, starry comedies, Christmas fare, Westerns and auteur-driven sci-fi epics all spectacularly imploded. Major titles played to a couple of dudes who snuck in at 11 a.m. Egos were obliterated. And the downward trend started right away. Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell … Read more

What horror movie embodies your zodiac sign?

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What horror movie embodies your zodiac sign?

It’s the season of fear, folks. The word horror is derived directly from the ancient Latin to “tremble or shudder.” What makes us seek this shudder in slasher movies, ghost stories, and zombie flicks? This excellent article from “Harvard Business Review” argues that humans love horror movies because they offer two-fold stimulation, simultaneously triggering anxiety … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ flops at the box office as ‘The Wild Robot’ takes top spot

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ flops at the box office as ‘The Wild Robot’ takes top spot

NEW YORK — Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office. “The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders’ adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller, outperformed expectations to launch with $35 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to … Read more

‘The Wild Robot’ takes control of box office

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‘The Wild Robot’ takes control of box office

“The Wild Robot” invaded theaters. On its opening day Friday, the animated sci-fi flick — which The Post called the “best family film of the year” — landed at the top of the box office, raking in $11.32 million, according to The Numbers. The DreamWorks production, which is based on the book series of the … Read more

‘Megalopolis’ review: Francis Ford Coppola’s $120 million, 4-decade passion project is a zero-star, wacko disaster

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‘Megalopolis’ review: Francis Ford Coppola’s 0 million, 4-decade passion project is a zero-star, wacko disaster

movie review MEGALOPOLIS Running time: 138 minutes. Rated R (sexual content, nudity, drug use, language and some violence). In theaters Sept. 27. There are two battles being fought in Francis Ford Coppola’s confounding “Megalopolis.” One feud is between a forward-thinking architect named Cesar (Adam Driver), who wants to rebuild the fictional American city of New … Read more

Foolish Kevin Costner, Francis Ford Coppola certainly made a splash — in the worst way possible

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Foolish Kevin Costner, Francis Ford Coppola certainly made a splash — in the worst way possible

If I film it, they will come, Kevin said. I’ll make them a picture they can’t refuse, Francis said. Respectively, they didn’t and they did. While the summer box office has picked up recently with hits like “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine,” two enormously expensive vanity projects from renowned directors have awkwardly limped … Read more

Lionsgate pulls Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ trailer featuring fake quotes from film critics: ‘We screwed up’

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Lionsgate pulls Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ trailer featuring fake quotes from film critics: ‘We screwed up’

It was a mega blunder.  The trailer for the latest Francis Ford Coppola movie, “Megalopolis,” premiered on Wednesday.  Soon after, Lionsgate studio recalled the trailer. “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis. We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error in … Read more

Coppola’s last hurrah or final flop? Inside ‘Godfather’ director’s troubled ‘Megalopolis’

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Coppola’s last hurrah or final flop? Inside ‘Godfather’ director’s troubled ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola reportedly spent $120 million of his own money to make “Megalopolis,” which began as a script he started 40 years ago. None of Hollywood’s studio bosses liked it then — and now it’s unclear when or if it will end up in American theaters. After the sci-fi film — about the fight for a … Read more

Chris Hemsworth slams Marvel actors for dissing franchise — and ‘harsh’ Martin Scorsese

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Chris Hemsworth slams Marvel actors for dissing franchise — and ‘harsh’ Martin Scorsese

Chris Hemsworth is defending his superhero team. The “Thor” actor, 40, spoke out against unnamed Marvel actors who have disparaged the very franchise they’ve starred in. “It’s, like, ‘They’re films that are successful — put me in one. Oh, mine didn’t work? I’ll bash them,’ ” Hemsworth said in an interview with the Times of … Read more

The real mafia was more involved in ‘The Godfather’ than anyone knew

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The real mafia was more involved in ‘The Godfather’ than anyone knew

“The Godfather” is regarded as a Hollywood classic, one of the highest grossing films of all time. But the making of this mafia movie got off to a rocky start, as author MATT BIRBECK describes in “The Life We Chose: William ‘Big Billy’ D’Elia and The Last Secrets of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Family” (William … Read more

Shia LaBeouf unrecognizable in Greek goddess drag — complete with high heels

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Shia LaBeouf unrecognizable in Greek goddess drag — complete with high heels

Not all that glitters is gold – this time, it’s Shia LaBeouf. The unrecognizable “Transformers” actor strutted his stuff on the Atlanta set of Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film “Megalopolis” Wednesday, fashioned in a white, flowing gown and adorned with gold jewelry and a headpiece. LaBeouf, who also flaunted black acrylic nails and pencil-thin eyebrows, … Read more

Sacheen Littlefeather ‘lied’ about being Apache to work in Hollywood: sister

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Sacheen Littlefeather ‘lied’ about being Apache to work in Hollywood: sister

Like 85 million other television viewers around the world, Rosalind Cruz wasn’t expecting to see her sister onstage at the 1973 Oscars when Marlon Brando won Best Actor for “The Godfather.“ “Hello, my name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I’m Apache and I’m president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee. I’m representing Marlon Brando this … Read more