Francis Ford Coppola

Know what this trio of names has in common -- Tom Waits, Crystal Gayle, and Francis Ford Coppola? They collaborated on the music for Coppola's 1982 film One from the Heart. Waits was the creative mind behind the film's music, he performed a number of duets with the country singer, and he also earned an Academy Award nomination for his efforts. However, that was about all the notoriety the film got. As Roger Ebert wrote in his review some...  

An 18-year-old American named Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich) tracks down his long-lost older brother, Tetro (Vincent Gallo), now living as a failed writer in a Buenos Aires artist colony. Bitter conversations and flashbacks gradually sketch what separated the brothers -- a deeply dysfunctional family of creatives (musicians, writers, singers, dancers) that proved to be more destructive than supportive. ("There is only room for one genius.") Can...  

The first two films in Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece trilogy will be given the Sapphire Series treatment in February. In an early announcement to retailers, it seems Paramount will be releasing 'The...  

LOS ANGELES - August Coppola, a former literature professor and the father of actor Nicolas Cage and the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, died Oct. 27 in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack. He was 75.  

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has a grim prognosis for the movie industry. He claims the studios are under great financial distress and some will cease to exist. Coppola says that the competition for audience from alternate means of entertainment will mean that world cinema may have to morph into completely different forms, combining with live entertainment in order to keep the audience interested. He says movie studios will...  

Francis Ford Coppola shines at Beirut Intl Film Festival but he Sees Cinema Falling Apart“The cinema as we know it is falling apart,” says Francis Ford Coppola.“It’s a period of incredible change,” says the director of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.”“We used to think of six, seven big film companies. Every one of them is under great stress now. Probably two or three will go out of business and the others will just make certain kind of...  

Can't post Bloomberg content but looks like Coppola thinks Hollywood is in big trouble. Awww. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ajbmamDBit14  

August Coppola, Nicholas Cage's father and brother of accalaimed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, passed away on Tuesday, October 27 of a heart attack, he was 75. Coppola's passing was confirmed by Nicholas Cage's spokeswoman, Annett Wolf saying the cause of death was a heart...read more  

August Coppola, father to actor Nicolas Cage and brother to director Francis Ford Coppola, passed away on Tuesday. The 75-year-old literature professor was struck with a heart attack. Read on for more details.  

Source: Guardian Film Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather, Apocalypse Now) has made the dire warning that “cinema as we know it is falling apart.” Speaking at the Beirut Film Festival, where he is showing his new movie Tetro, he said that we are experiencing “a period of incredible change”, and predicted that at least two or [...]  

Um ... probably not. But the folks over at Market Saw seem to believe that they've uncovered secret galactic plans to create a brand new big-screen Star Wars trilogy in 3D. However, they claim these films wouldn't be directed by George Lucas -- instead, he'd pass them off to other directors like Steven Spielberg or Francis Ford Coppola (who Market Saw claims their source mentioned directly as a potential candidate). Yeah, definitely let me...  

. By Lee Pfeiffer Blackdog and Leventhal publishers have released a soft cover version of author Jenny M. Jones' outstanding book, The Annotated Godfather. One critic described the book as akin to "seeing the movie all over again, but with Francis Ford Coppola sitting next to you on the couch." Indeed, Coppola participated in the book, adding insights into the making of the 1972 crime classic. There have been some unauthorized Godfather books...  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Legendary US film director Francis Ford Coppola landed in Lebanon on Tuesday to say his eyes were open to the possibility of making a film about the country.  

BEIRUT - LEGENDARY US director Francis Ford Coppola and Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee are the star attractions at this year's Beirut International Film Festival, which showcases films from across the globe. THE selection is 'one of the best in festival ...  

The Jan. 30 concert will feature Robert Spano conducting Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” Vaughn Williams’s “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” and the score for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Youth Without Youth” by composer Osvaldo ...