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Francis Ford Coppola To Receive Lifetime Career Award
The Godfather moviemaker will be feted for his career achievements in film and his work as the publisher of creative magazine Zoetrope: All-Story at the ceremony on 16 November (15) in California....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 September 2015
Francis Ford Coppola Named Jury President At Marrakech Film Festival
The Godfather moviemaker will head up a team of judges who will select award winners from the feature film competition during the event, which runs from 4 to 12 December (15). Coppola...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 June 2015
Al Pacino Wanted To Quit The Godfather
The Scarface star was cast as Michael Corleone, the son of Marlon Brando's mafia boss Don Vito Corleone, but he almost quit because he didn't want to stay where he wasn't wanted....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 March 2015
Francis Ford Coppola Sent Gary Oldman 'Sex' Coffin For Dracula Role
Moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola gave his Bram Stoker's Dracula star Gary Oldman a coffin to help him prepare to play a 300-year-old vampire.The actor was struggling to get into character during a pre-shoot retreat in...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 July 2014
Stars Honour Sophia Loren At Special Dinner
Stars including Robert Redford, Whoopi Goldberg, and Francis Ford Coppola gathered in California over the weekend (19-20Jul14) to pay tribute to Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren.The Italian beauty was honoured at the annual Napa Valley Festival...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 July 2014
The Iconic Gordon Willis, A Legend Of Cinematography, Dies
Hollywood is paying tribute to the kind of person you say ‘they don’t make them like that any more’ about. Gordon Willis, famous for his indelible imprint on Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather films as director...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 May 2014
Hollywood's Golden Girl: In Praise Of Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola was never exactly destined to pursue a career as a lawyer or a teacher. Born in New York City to artist Eleanor Coppola and 'The Godfather' director Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia had creativity...
By Sophie Miskiw in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19 March 2014
Joss Whedon Inspired By Godfather Part Ii
Joss Whedon's inspiration behind 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' comes from 'The Godfather Part II'.The 49-year-old director admitted the 1974 American crime film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which is both a sequel and prequel...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 January 2014
Francis Ford Coppola To Receive £100k Arts Prize, Does He Really Need The Cash?
Francis Ford Coppola is set to be honoured in one of the world's biggest arts prize-givings at a presentation ceremony next month. The Oscar-winning director will be one of five awarded this year's Praemium Imperiale,...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 September 2013
Francis Ford Coppola To Receive World's Biggest Art Prize
Veteran moviemaker Francis Ford Coppola and opera singer Placido Domingo are to receive a $142,500 (£95,000) award as part of the world's biggest art prize.The Godfather director and The Three Tenors star Domingo are among...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 September 2013
Mellody Hobson Marries George Lucas, But Which Legend Played Live?
Mellody Hobson has married her long-time partner - Star Wars director George Lucas - at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County. The ceremony went ahead on Saturday afternoon (June 29, 2013), with former New Jersey Senator...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 June 2013
Francis Ford Coppola Is Getting Back Into The Business With Brand New Mobster Saga
Francis Ford Coppola is apparently readying himself to take on his next film, one that will follow a similar Italian-American saga as his most famous film franchise; The Godfather. The veteran filmmaker's plans were revealed...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 May 2013
Can 'The Bling Ring' Compete For Movie Gold During Awards Season?
The alarm bells started ringing when Sofia Coppola, the director of Lost in Translation and Somewhere, announced she would be adapting the story of a group of internet savvy Los Angeles burglars for the big-screen....
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 April 2013
Bram Stoker Turns 165: In Praise Of Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula
Bram Stoker, the Irish novelist who created Dracula, was born 165 years ago today (November 8, 2012). Google's latest doodle celebrates the author, who wrote 19 books in total though will always be best known...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 November 2012
Alec Baldwin Marries Hilaria Thomas
Alec Baldwin has married fiancee Hilaria Thomas.The '30 Rock' actor tied the knot with the yoga instructor yesterday (30.06.12) at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York, in a ceremony watched by their close friends...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2012
Alec Baldwin To Marry At The Tend Of The Month
Alec Baldwin is set to marry fiancee Hilaria Thomas at the the of the month.The '30 Rock' actor will tie the knot with the Spanish-born yoga instructor at New York's Basilica of St. Patrick's Old...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 June 2012
Cannes Road's End For On The Road
The film version of Jack Kerouac's famous beat-generation novel On the Road has finally made it to the screen after a decades-long journey. The film received its worldwide premiere at the Cannes Film Festival today...
By Lew Irwin on 23 May 2012
Bruce Willis-starring 'Moonrise Kingdom' To Open Cannes Film Festival
Bruce Willis will be centre of attention at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival later this year after it was announced that 'Moonrise Kingdom,' which he stars in alongside Billy Murray, Ed Norton and Tilda Swinton,...
By Lew Irwin on 09 March 2012
Al Pacino Signs Up For Despicable Me 2
Al Pacino is set to make his animated film debut in 'Despicable Me 2'.The 'Scarface' actor will voice the part of a villain in the movie - a follow-up to the 2010 comedy motion picture...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 February 2012
Francis Ford Coppola Regrets Godfather Sequels
Francis Ford Coppola has spoken of his regret at making The Godfather sequels, claiming he should have stopped after the first movie. Upon its release in 1974, The Godfather 2 won universal acclaim as well...
By WENN on 22 November 2011
Charlie Sheen To Star In New Movie
Charlie Sheen is to star in new movie A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charlie Swan III.The movie will follow the life of a successful graphic designer who has fame, money and charm but sees...
By Lew Irwin on 09 September 2011
Al Pacino Admits Directing Is His Greatest Love
Al Pacino has admitted that his true love in Hollywood is found behind the camera rather than in front of it.Speaking to UK newspaper The Telegraph the legendary actor said "Once I started, the magic...
By Lew Irwin on 05 September 2011
Sofia Coppola Marries Rocker Thomas Mars In Italy
Sofia Coppola, the multi-award winning filmmaker, married her longtime rocker beau THOMAS MARS during a civil ceremony in Italy on Saturday (27th August 2011). Sofia, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, married the Phoenix frontman...
By Lew Irwin on 28 August 2011
Jones Regrets Snubbing Coppola Offer
Singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones regrets turning down Francis Ford Coppola's offer to pen tracks for One From The Heart because she's been shunned by movie-makers ever since.The Chuck E.'s In Love hitmaker was approached by...
By WENN on 30 May 2011
Al Pacino Joins Gotti: Three Generations
Al Pacino has joined the cast of 'Gotti: Three Generations'. The legendary actor will star alongside John Travolta, Kelly Preston and troubled actress Lindsey Lohan in the project about the mafia family, directed by Marc...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 May 2011
Opinionated Director Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola is an opinionated director. The 'Lost in Translation' director - whose father is legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola - said although she doesn't believe in shouting at her actors, she is quite outspoken...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 December 2010
Sofia Coppola Doesn't Need Help From Dad Francis Ford Coppola
Sofia Coppola no longer consults her father for advice.The filmmaker only showed her director dad Francis Ford Coppola her latest movie 'Somewhere' when it was complete, a contrast to her earlier films when she regularly...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 December 2010
Boardwalk Empire Premieres On Hbo
'Boardwalk Empire', the much anticipated new drama series starring STEVE BUSCEMI, premiered on HBO last night (19th September 2010). The show is set in Atlantic City, during the prohibition era of the 1920s, and follows...
By WENN on 20 September 2010
Coppola Steps In For Douglas At Hong Kong Event
Revered movie director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA has stepped in to replace cancer-stricken actor MICHAEL DOUGLAS as the guest speaker at an upcoming brokerage convention in Hong Kong.The Wall Street star, 65, was forced to scrap...
By WENN on 09 September 2010
Coppola Calls On Godfather Designer To Revamp Winery
Moviemaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA reteamed with Oscar-winning production designer DEAN TAVOULARIS to recreate Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark at his wine estate in Alexander Valley, California.The two men worked together on The Godfather and the...
By WENN on 25 August 2010
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