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36 Years Later, One Of The Best Crime Epics Of All-Time Is Getting A Sequel

The Godfather is getting another chapter with the upcoming novel Connie, and it's hard to imagine that Paramount isn't already planning the film adaptation.

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‘An orgiastic pandemonium’: Elvira Notari, the ‘low-life cinema’ pioneer erased by fascism

Italy’s first female director made 60 features depicting the gritty squalor of early 20th-century Naples. Most were lost to Mussolini’s censorship, and she died in obscurity. Now a new documentary is giving her a voice again

The Guardian - UK

"He had to talk down agun-toting S.W.A.T. team after AceFrehley accidentally shot himself." For 40 years, Danny Francis kept rock stars out of trouble - and his stories prove it

When Danny Francis died in 2025, he left behind a lifetime of memories with Paul McCartney, Bad Company, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Cher and more

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55 Years Later, George Lucas' Directorial Debut Is Still A Master Class Of Ingenuity

'THX 1138' was a box-office flop, but it taught George Lucas how build a sci-fi world using limited resources and lots of imagination.

Inverse

Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas: The toxic friendship that built modern Hollywood

THE READING LIST: A new book captures how Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg went from allies to rivals, driving a filmmaking revolution in the process. By Patrick Smith

The Independent UK

The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola

An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making

The Guardian - UK

Harrison Ford says its ‘a little early’ to receive lifetime achievement Actor Award: ‘I’m still a working actor’

‘This is very encouraging,’ the Indiana Jones star said as he ended his speech

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Robert Duvall obituary

Veteran American actor admired for his roles in Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies

The Guardian - UK

Robert Duvall hailed as ‘great actor’ by Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather director said losing Duvall, who has died aged 95, was a ‘a blow’ with co-stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro also paying tribute.

Evening Standard

Francis Ford Coppola pays tribute to ‘great actor’ and longtime collaborator Robert Duvall

Actor ‘passed away peacefully at home’ on Monday at the age of 95

The Independent UK

Al Pacino says it was an ‘honour’ to act alongside Robert Duvall

Duvall, known for portraying Mafia consigliere Tom Hagen in 1972’s The Godfather, has died aged 95.

Evening Standard

Part star, part supporting actor, Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going

Robert Duvall, who has died at the age of 95, will be remembered for a glittering career that saw him appear in two of American cinema’s most iconic films. But let’s not forget the other hundred or so more across a career spanning six decades.

The Conversation

Robert Duvall: The Hollywood great whose machismo held hidden depths

TRIBUTE: The Oscar-winning actor, who has died at 95, was a master at portraying men whose stern authority masked layers of doubt and vulnerability. Kevin E G Perry looks back at a storied Hollywood career that included unforgettable performances in ‘The Godfather’, ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Tender Mercies’

The Independent UK

"It is like saying that my love of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather makes me a mobster”: Campaigners hope to make lyrics and videos inadmissible as evidence

Amendment is being suggested to Victims and Courts Bill

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Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro reveals he once developed a screenplay with The Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola for an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo: "It's a Gothic Western!"

"I have the screenplay."

Evening Standard

Michael Schumacher, acclaimed celebrity biographer, dies aged 75

The writer was best known for his accounts of cultural icons, including filmmaker Francis Ford Coppolla and musician Eric Clapton

The Independent UK

Michael Schumacher, acclaimed author of biographies of Coppola and Clapton, dies at 75

His daughter confirmed that her father passed away on December 29

The Guardian - US

Megalopolis: the $120m Coppola flop that just won’t go away

A screening tour, a New Year’s re-release, a documentary, an incoming director’s cut … will we ever be rid of this historic misfire?

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The Mary Sue

The 10 Best One-Shot Takes In Movie History

Cut was never called.

Euronews

Cash-strapped Francis Ford Coppola sells unique F.P Journe watch for $10.8 million

Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

The Guardian - AU

The Outsiders: why Francis Ford Coppola’s coming-of-age drama is secretly gay

It’s about rival gangs of straight boys in 60s Oklahoma fighting it out – but the abundance of male beauty in this 1983 adaptation of the SE Hinton novel tells another story

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Francis Ford Coppola finds Botox 'scary'

Francis Ford Coppola has confessed he finds Botox "scary" and urged actresses to age naturally because women are "beautiful" at every age.

The Independent UK

Eddie Murphy to receive prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026

At 64, Murphy has commanded the entertainment industry for nearly five decades

Cinemablend

Francis Ford Coppola Isn't A Fan Of Marvel, But He Penned A Love Letter To Sinners

Francis Ford Coppola has found a box office blockbuster he loves.

The Independent UK

Bill Murray, Elle Fanning and Elvis Costello celebrate Sofia Coppola at MoMA benefit

Sofia Coppola has been honored at the Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit in New York for her filmmaking achievements

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