Francis Ford Coppola

  • Movie News

Francis Ford Coppola Shares Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze Outsiders Auditions, 42 Years Later

Francis Ford Coppola has released audition tapes from The Outsiders, featuring adorably young versions of Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob…

2 months ago
  • Movie News

Adam Driver and Francis Ford Coppola Defend Megalopolis Set: ‘All Good Here!’

Adam Driver and Francis Ford Coppola are disputing a report that there has been chaos on the set of Megalopolis.…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Gray Frederickson, Oscar-Winning Coppola Producer and ‘Godfather of Oklahoma Film,’ Dies at 85

Gray Frederickson, the Oscar-winning producer who worked with Francis Ford Coppola on the Godfather films, Apocalypse Now and The Outsiders and later offered…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

To Cast Bill Murray in Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola Enlisted the Help of Wes Anderson

Critic Hannah Strong’s new book Sofia Coppola: Forever Young surveys all of the writer-director’s films, from 1999’s The Virgin Suicides…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Megalopolis Casting; Parker Posey Plays A Southern Women; Resurrection Trailer

The cast is set for Francis Ford Coppola's latest, Megalopolis; a Parker Posey profile in The New Yorker is as joyful…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Coppola Gets A Star; James Caan Is Still Annoyed; A Three-Horse Oscars Race

The Godfather turns 50 this week and director Francis Ford Coppola gets a much-deserved award commemorating his career; meanwhile, James…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

A Signature Jackass Stunt Reimagined; Fighting for The Godfather; How Battinson Happened

The gang gets back together for Jackass Forever and the group's longtime director goes in depth on a truly nutty…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Oscar Isaac Is in Everything; Coppola’s Dream, Bong Joon-Ho Optimism

Francis Ford Coppola is ready to bet big on a dream project; Bong Joon-Ho has high hopes for cinema; Venice…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Sofia Coppola Says Godfather III Criticism Made Her Stronger

Sofia Coppola was doing her father a favor when she stepped in to replace Winona Ryder in The Godfather III…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Godfather Coda, the New Godfather III Re-Edit, Shows the Limits of Editing

Francis Ford Coppola is marking the 30th anniversary of The Godfather Part III by re-editing and re-releasing it as The…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

When The Godfather Was a Breakthrough for Diversity

It seems strange now to think of The Godfather — a film with an almost all-white cast — as a…

4 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Godfather Casting; Directors Plead for Theaters; Borat Teaser

In today's Movie News Rundown: A movie about making The Godfather casts its leads, excellently; many of your favorite filmmakers…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Godfather Do-Over: Coppola to Release Re-Edited Godfather: Part III

Francis Ford Coppola will release a re-edited version of his often-maligned The Godfather: Part III that will include a new beginning,…

4 years ago
  • First Draft

10 Screenplay Structures To Flesh Out Your Formless Story

Since we're all spending more time indoors lately, its prime time to write that screenplay you've been putting off. So…

4 years ago
  • Inside MM - Acting

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Matt Dillon

The longevity of Matt Dillon's laudable career is a byproduct of his self-reinvention. Oscillating between charismatic leading and comedic supporting…

5 years ago
  • Frame of Mind

Frame of Mind: To Build Dread, Dementia 13’s Crew Shot Handheld and Made Its Tunnel Location From Scratch (Video)

What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film's cast and crew? Or…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Hollywood’s Four Classic Narrative Types, Part II: Hero Versus the World

The four narrative types established in my previous article, Celebratory, Cautionary, Tragic, and Cynical have one thing in common: they…

7 years ago
  • Film School Advice

The Evolution of Film School in America: Everything to Know, From Dropouts to Disciples, Fairbanks to Francis Ford

Moviemaking has been taught almost as long as it’s been around. The 1890s saw the birth of the medium, and…

7 years ago
  • Criterion Crash Course

Criterion Crash Course: Moviemaking Lessons from Criterion’s Blow-Up

Whether you’re a moviemaker, critic or devoted film collector, lovers of cinema can all agree: A Criterion Collection release is…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Anatomy of a Whacking: Learn To Milk Unbearable Tension With This Godfather Script-to-Screen Breakdown (Video)

Not unlike many of the auteurs of the New Hollywood of the 1970s and beyond, Francis Ford Coppola's moviemaking mantra…

7 years ago
  • Winter 2017

Wine Country Rendezvous: The Making of You Can’t Say No, Starring Peter Fonda and Friends

Roman philosopher Seneca famously said that luck is what occurs when the crossroads of preparation and opportunity meet. By that…

7 years ago
  • Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line: Andrzej Wajda, Pioneer of the Personal and Political in Polish Cinema (1926—2016)

Andrzej Wajda, the powerhouse purveyor of Polish cinema with a celebrated knack for devastating depictions of war-torn Europe, passed away…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Fall 2015

A Master Dreams Beyond His Medium: Inside Francis Ford Coppola’s Live Cinema Production, Distant Vision

Francis Ford Coppola’s Distant Vision details the triumphs and tragedies of three generations of Italian-American families, whose lives unfold alongside…

9 years ago
  • Directing
  • Inside MM - Other
  • Summer 2015

10 Classic Films and What You Can Steal From Them: Courtesy of The Wolfpack

Watching movies is escape: It’s a tired cliché, but one brought hauntingly to life in first-time director Crystal Moselle’s startling…

9 years ago