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“Megalopolis” Video Review: Coppola’s Ambitious Modern Roman Epic is a Total Disaster

Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has spent nearly 40 years of making his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that mixes modern-day New York City with ancient Rome to create New Rome. In this setting and constantly dreaming of the future is Adam Driver’s Cesar Catalina, a brilliant inventor and architect who is always striving to…

Lionsgate Will Release Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”

Photo by Mihai Malaimare – © 2024 – American Zoetrope Francis Ford Coppola put aside some of his personal wealth to invest in the $120 million project, Megalopolis which features Adam Driver as a man with a passion for creating a utopian city. After it premiered at Cannes last month, Megalopolis, a $120 million epic production…

Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Secures a Several Distribution Deals Ahead of Cannes Premiere

©Photo by Mike Longhi   Francis Ford Coppola’s epic “Megalopolis,”which debuts at Cannes this week, has reportedly already secured distribution deals in Europe. Le Pacte will be distributing the film in France, says its president, Jean Labadie, who has described “Megalopolis, a “spectacular” film with a “unique visual universe.” He was quoted as saying that…

Megalopolis – Official ‘First Look’ Clip

Photo by Mihai Malaimare – © 2024 – American Zoetrope The 120 million-budgeted epic film ‘Megalopolis‘ has released its first clip, following the release of the first official photo earlier this week. A few weeks from now, the film will make its world debut at the Cannes Film Festival, H.G. Wells‘ 1936 film ‘Things to Come’…

Is Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Turning Into a Megaflopolis?

Is Megalopolis turning into a Megaflopolis? Despite the fact that Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie will kick off the Cannes Film Festival in May, and despite the fact that Coppola has created some of the most iconic films of the past half century, including the three Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the…

Coppola’s Epic ‘Megalopolis’ Reportedly Will Debut at Cannes

@Courtesy of American Zoetrope  Though no official announcement has been made, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Megalopolis is reportedly going to make its debut at Cannes this year. And the 84-year-old director has just shared an Instagram image depicting a scene from his elaborate passion project. Coppola began work on the script for Megalopolis some forty…

Martin Scorsese Plans Film Based on Shusaku Endo’s ‘Life of Jesus’

@Photo by Jaap Buitendijk – © 2011 GK Films. All Rights Reserved. Martin Scorsese plans to make a new film about Jesus that will be quite different from his controversial 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. According to an interview he gave to the Los Angeles Times, his new film will be based on A…

What to Expect from Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s apocalyptic film about the destruction and rebuilding of New York City, is nearing completion, despite rumors to the contrary. The ambitious “passion project” by the 83-year-old director promises to be the capstone of his long and illustrious career. Coppola is serving as both screenwriter and director for the epic. No release…

‘Ferrari’: A High-Octane Biodrama About the Italian Racing Magnate

@Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari in crowd Photo Credit Eros Hoagland Sex, speed, and subterfuge are the key protagonists in this high-octane biographical drama about Italian race-car impresario Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988). Well, it’s not exactly a life-long biopic; it covers only a few months in Ferrari’s life: that crucial period in 1957 when the reclusive…

Adam Driver Is in Talks to Play Neil McCauley in Michael Mann’s Heat 2

Michael Mann has confirmed that he’s “in discussion” to reunite with Adam Driver on his anticipated sequel, Heat 2. The four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker shared the news during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. During the discussion, the director said: “Yeah, we’re in discussion. That’s all I can say about it.” It’s currently unknown which character the…

NYFF Review: “Ferrari” Loses its Fight for First Place

The wonderful thing about a biopic is that you don’t have to have any invested interest into the subject to enjoy the product. Your interest in cars and their legacy won’t get in the way of what you experience on the screen in Ferrari. Yet, unlike Maestro where superior filmmaking makes up for pitfalls of…