News about Francis Ford Coppola

Eleanor Coppola dead at 87: Hearts Of Darkness director and wife of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola passes away in California

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 13, 2024
Eleanor Coppola - best known as director of documentary Hearts Of Darkness A Filmmaker's Apocalypse and legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola 's wife and collaborator - has passed away at 87. Coppola's family released a statement to the Associated Press on Friday confirming her death. No cause of death was given.

Are these the world's strangest vending machines? From false eyelashes in Newcastle to hats for cats in Japan, and fizz in Florida

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 8, 2024
Engineer Hero of Alexandria built the first vending machine in the first century of the Roman Empire. He invented a coin dispenser that was dispensed with wine and holy water in exchange. They've now become an integral part of the modern world. And their uses have become more efficient, as we discuss here. Portrait: Vending machines in Japan dispensing hats for cats (far left); bear meat (middle) and cakes in tins (far right). An eyelash vending machine in Newcastle is on the left, and a Champagne vending machine is inset right.

Quartz wristwatches sell at auction for the second time in history - the second most expensive Quartz product ever sold in history

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2024
F.P. : Thanks to one of the most expensive watchmakers' products, Journe and Phillips auction house's funds soared an impressive amount. In a charity auction that was held at the F.P., the company collaborated with the auction house. On March 2, Journe Bijoune opened a boutique in Miami. After ten minutes of bidding, the companies auctioned off a one-of-kind Élégante 48mm Tactyt wristwatch for $420,000. It's the second most expensive Quartz watch sales in history, and all of the funds go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

The 100 greatest classic films ever and where you can watch them right now: Veteran critic BRIAN VINER'S movies everyone should see at least once - and they don't include Marvel, Shawshank Redemption or Titanic

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 10, 2024
Here are 100 films that I believe every person should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of them should make you laugh, cry, gasp, or think. In some instances, perhaps all four are present. I hope my list would bring you some good cinematic treats, or better still, introduce you to them. Happy viewing!

In the newest TikTok craze, #MobWives... or how thousands of women are forking out on fur coats, bling, and manicures to make them seem to be gangster molls

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 27, 2024
Though 25 years have passed since the introduction of hit TV show The Sopranos, Carmela's wife of mafia boss Tony Soprano, has sparked a new fashion trend, with her appearance on social media website TikTok garnering more than 127 million views. The 'Clean girl is out, and the mob wife era is in,' said Kayla Trivieri, the first to embrace the trend and has 234,000 followers on the website. Both black puffers and Starbucks are out. We're still wearing vintage furs this winter. The cheetah prints are already on display, with the sparkle, the glitz, the glam, the furs, and the big hair. This is just a vibe. Carmela Soprano walked so you bitches could fly.' The trend has swept so much that even The Godfather's director, Francis Ford Coppola, posted an Instagram post about it: "I see the "mob wife aesthetic" is making a comeback.'

Welcome to the snub club! The 96th annual Academy Award nominations have been revealed, providing an examination of the prestigious ceremony's key oversights

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 23, 2024
While a few people have been praised for their contributions, there are others whose efforts fell short of winning the covered statuette. Some, you might argue, were robbed - but which are the biggest Oscars snubs in the ceremony's rich and varied history?

After Coppola's son Gian-Carlo was killed in a 1986 boating crash involving O'Neal's son Griffin, Francis Ford Coppola pays a tribute to Ryan O'Neal after his death

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 10, 2023
Francis Ford Coppola, a legendary filmmaker who died on December 8 at the age of 82, has paid an unexpected tribute to Ryan O'Neal. In his caption, the Godfather, an 84-year-old filmmaker, shared a snapshot of the late Barry Lyndon actor from his heyday while still praising his work in classic films. 'Ryan O'Neal has passed away, deserving of praise for his fine work in BARRY LYNDON, WHAT'S UP DOC and PAPER MOON,' the Oscar winner wrote.

In a film from Sofia Coppola, Jacob Elordi stars Elvis Presley as his wife Priscilla Presley

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 24, 2023
On Tuesday morning, photos for the highly awaited biopic Priscilla were published. Cailee Spaeny plays Priscilla Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, alongside Kissing Booth actor Jacob Elordi. The film delves into Priscilla's amour with the chart-topping singer. When she was a young child, their love story began. Last year, a film was shot in Toronto, Canada. Sofia Coppola, whose father, the Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, wrote and directed it. On November 3, 2023, the film will be seen in theaters in the United States.

As director Sofia Coppola explains why she had to bring Priscilla Presley's tale to the big screen, she says her'magical' childhood with legendary father Francis was "like a circus."

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 3, 2023
It's not easy to follow in a celebrity's footsteps, and it's even more difficult to choose the right career path, which is near to impossible if the parent in question is an Oscar-winning filmmaker who has been involved with the revival of American cinema at a time of cinematic decline. Against the odds, Sofia Coppola, the daughter of respected filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, has managed to achieve the impossible, and in doing so, this astute, talented, and highly respected female director has received an Academy Award in her own right. Priscilla Presley, who received international recognition for her third film, is back with Priscilla, a biographical recreation of 1985's Elvis And Me.

AMANDA PLATELL: I found a treasure trove of long-lost love letters in my attic - and now wish the admirers I unthinkingly spurned in my youth would get back in touch!

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2023
AMANDA PLATELL discovers her 'Miscellaneous Men' folder while rummaging through her attic's chaos. Returning to the letters and poems inside brings back old romances. Although she'd be delighted to hear from Philip, Ben, Dave, or the Phantom of the Flowers, Bruce and Mario do not get in touch.

After being trapped poaching trout at their £1.2 million lakeside farm, Angler threatened a millionaire landowner and his family with a gruesome plot line from The Godfather movie

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
After being arrested from a Cheshire farm for illegally fishing rainbow trout, Paul Darlington, 36, (pictured) warned Thomas Canning he would awakened with a donkey's head in his bed. Darlington, a Port of Ellesmere, was arrested later that day but denied wrongdoing, claiming he had been threatening first. Darlington told Mr Canning, "Thank you for leading us around the farm, we now know the layout." We know what you have got. "We will come back and break in, and the kids will be killed, and we'll let you watch.'

Every film and TV series is set to leave Netflix this month

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2023
The end of any given month means that Netflix and others like it will continue to produce new content, but also removing a slew of movies and TV shows. According to What's On Netflix, the subscription service has licenses to'rent' movies and TV shows for a certain period of time, and if something goes missing, it means the'rental' period has come to an end, so to speak. Surprisingly enough, some of the Netflix Original Films that were made in-house would be leaving as well, and they are likely to be out on other platforms for a time.

The musical version of The Outsiders, starring Tom Cruise and Rob Lowe in the Eighties, will premiere in March 2024

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 21, 2023
The Outsiders, Angelina Jolie's Broadway-bound new musical The Outsiders have an opening date. The show will debut in 2024's spring, according to a tweeter on Monday. Deadline has announced that the show will launch previews on March 16, 2024, with opening night set for Thursday, April 11, 2024. Casting is scheduled to be confirmed at a later date, and tickets will go on sale to the general public on November 1. It's based on S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age crime romance. Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Matthew Swayze, Emilio Estevez, C Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio starred in a who's who's who's young Hollywood at the time: Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Patrick Swayze, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, C Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio.

Robert De Niro's girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 45, brings baby Gia to actor's star-studded 80th birthday celebration with A-Listers Paul McCartney, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola in tow

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 18, 2023
Tiffany Chen, 45, Robert De Niro's wife, was seen arriving in tow with their baby at his 80th birthday party on Thursday. On April 6, the couple welcomed their daughter Gia but decided not to announce her arrival until early May, causing shock waves throughout the community. Robert is now a father of seven, with children ranging from 51 years to four months. Locanda Verde, his venue of choice, is located in TriBeCa, the neighborhood where Robert helped found a film festival of the same name in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Tiffany pushed little Gia's stroller up onto the sidewalk and then forward to the restaurant wearing a hoodie and sweatshirt.

After working together on a new film Without Blood, Angelina Jolie, 48, enjoys quality family time with son Pax, 19, in New York

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2023
Angelina Jolie, an A-list actress and producer, seems to be slowly but surely transforming her Hollywood career into a family affair. After sons Maddox and Pax's roles in her forthcoming drama war film Without Blood, Vivienne is now by her mother's side as her volunteer assistant for the upcoming Broadway musical The Outsiders, for which Jolie is acting as lead producer. There's a lot to do ahead of the Broadway performance, which is a S.E. version. In recent days, Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film, as well as her new clothing brand Atelier Jolie, have been seen taking care of clients around New York City. According to Page Six, Jolie was seen making the rounds in Downtown Manhattan's artsy Soho neighborhood with Pax, who has also been working under the name Embtto, as an artist. The Oscar winner spent most of her Tuesday in Soho with Vivienne.

Angelina Jolie producing for Broadway musical version of Outsiders

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
Angelina Jolie is the latest celebrity to make a name for herself by shifting to Broadway. The Oscar winner of Girl, Interrupted has joined Broadway as the lead producer on The Outsiders, a Broadway-bound new musical. It is based in S.E. Hinton's book and Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age murder story. Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, and Ralph Macchio appeared in the film. Earlier this year, the Outsiders celebrated their world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse. The Broadway cast and dates have yet to be announced. 'I hope to contribute while learning from this amazing staff,' Jolie said in a tweet. I can't begin to express how excited I am for this musical's debut on Broadway and am looking forward to sharing this new version of The Outsiders with the world.'

Nicolas Cage's son accuses 'various materialistic people' of trying to exploit him

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 9, 2023
Nicolas Cage's son has accused "multiple materialists" of attempting to hurt him and his families' name and fortune. Weston Cage Coppola, 32, who appeared on Face/Off with actress Christina Fulton, 55, pleaded guilty to the accusation when speaking out about his personal life, sobriety, and a bitter spousal and child support court contest with the mother of his twin daughters. 'Justice For Weston Starts Now', a long post on Instagram, in which there is an image of him with his famous father, 'Multiple materialistic people and those who are insidiously inspired by my fame and fame have never failed to harm me.' Weston, 84, whose great-uncle, Oscar-winning Apocalypse Now director Francis Ford Coppola, expressed: "People that come to us have a false expectation that my father, uncles, and I will be catering to their desires of making people popular or that we have money growing on trees to hand out.'

These Are the Best Mafia Movies From "The Godfather" to "The Irishman."

www.popsugar.co.uk, April 21, 2023
The mafia film genre has traditionally revolved around key figures that make up organized crime in various contexts, locations, and cultures, with a dash of family life and a generous portion of violence included in the storylines. The period dates back to the beginnings of film, but it was embraced by filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese in the 1970s and beyond. The mafia genre has continued to defy stereotypes and incorporate elements from different film genres, such as suspense or comedy, over the years. "Mafia Mamma," the new mafia film, which opened in theaters on April 14, features a classic glimpse at the Italian mafia with a refreshing, comedic tone from Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci. Kristin, Colette's character, has unexpectedly inherits her deceased grandfather's mafia empire in Calabria, Italy, and must assume the role as a mob boss without having any experience or knowledge of the lifestyle.

a look at the penthouse that caught fire as the FBI searched for the first time

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2023
After being arrested for fraud, Guo Wengui's $32 million penthouse went up in fire on Wednesday. The complete 18th floor was occupied by the 15-room penthouse. The penthouse was perched on top of the Sherry Netherland hotel, and Guo could profit from the hotel's amenities, 24-hour doormen and elevator attendants, regular housekeeping, evening turndown, valet parking, and a beauty salon. Sotheby's, the estate's vendors, characterized it as a "rare opportunity to purchase a chic and unique home in one of New York's finest Pre-War cooperatives.' Diana Ross, Francis Ford Coppola, and David Bowie were among the building's previous residents.

When they film Megalopolis, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Giancarlo Esposito get in character

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 12, 2023
When filming Megalopolis in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, Shia Lebeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Giancarlo Esposito immersed themselves in their characters. When they worked to bring director Francis Ford Coppola's passion project to life, the three were caught filming a St. Patty's Day Parade scene. LaBeouf, 36, wore a leather jacket over a black button-up and military boots for a unique look. Emmanuel, 34, was a brilliant vision in a vibrant red coat and dress.

Nathalie Emmanuel, Adam Driver, Laurence Fishburne and James Remar film Megalopolis in Atlanta

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2023
Megalopolis' passion project directed by director Francis Ford Coppola is approaching its fifth month, with some of the actors appearing on set in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Nathalie Emmanuel, Adam Driver, Laurence Fishburne, and James Remar were all seen filming new scenes for the epic sci-fi thriller. They were seen shooting scenes with the help of some fake snow that was falling around them on the ground. Trilith Studios in Atlanta opened on November 1st, with filming reportedly ending in March 2023. The actors were discovered just two weeks after co-star Shia LaBeouf was seen on the set with a rather unrecognizable appearance.

On set of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Adam Driver is dapper in a suit and chic overcoat

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 26, 2023
When shooting scenes on the rainy set of his forthcoming science-fiction drama Megalopolis in Atlanta on Saturday, Adam Driver was dressed to the nines in a classic suit. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor, 39, is just one of many talented actors to be cast in the passion project, which is both directed and produced by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Any driver, who was most recently seen with his wife Joanne Tucker as she sported a "baby bump," might be seen getting into character for a night scene.

Do YOU recognize this actor? On the set of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, the star makes a mullet

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2023
When he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this Tuesday, an empowered Hollywood actor was completely unrecognizable. The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather, stars Adam Driver, Forrest Whittaker, Aubrey Plaza, and Jon Voight. The initiative's founders, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Nathalie Emmanuel, and even the director's sister Talia Shire are among the participants. However, one particular boldface name was seen vanishing entirely into his character in a fashion show scene shot this Tuesday. He sported a lush mullet and a series of meticulously shaped eyebrows, as well as a touch of eye makeup when seated in the front row. But can you guess who it is?

At the Sommsation wine festival in Sundance, Sofia Coppola and Phoebe Dynevor lead roles

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2023
At the Sommsation wine reception on Friday night, Sofia Coppola and Phoebe Dynevor were the epitome of Sundance chic. For her first public appearance, Phoebe, 27, who modeled a graceful silver knit turtleneck, sloppily tucked into her black slacks. Sofia, 51, was also beautifully dressed for the chilly wintertime in Park City, Utah, where the festival takes place.