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☆ Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' cost $120 million and took decades to make. Critics say it's a 'spectacular catastrophe.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" opens in theaters Friday after decades in development. The film, set in an imagined New York City, stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, and Giancarlo Esposito. AdvertisementThe saga of Francis Ford Coppola bringing his epic new movie "Megalopolis" to the big screen is almost as long and winding as the movie itself. Coppola even commissioned a symphony for the movie almost two decades before a single frame of it had been shot. The movie also stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, and Dustin Hoffman.

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☆ Extras kissed by Francis Ford Coppola in leaked video from the set of 'Megalopolis' share varying accounts of the director's behavior
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTwo female extras who spoke out about Francis Ford Coppola's behavior on the set of "Megalopolis" have shared markedly different accounts of working with the filmmaker. However, according to one of the actors in the video, Coppola "did nothing to make me or for that matter anyone on set feel uncomfortable." "He was nothing but professional, a gentleman, he was like this cute Italian grandfather, running around the set," Menz added. Advertisement"I don't appreciate anybody speaking for me," Pagone told Variety on August 2 in reaction to Menz's comments. However, he previously addressed the Guardian report in an interview with The New York Times published in June, before the set video leaked.

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☆ See inside Francis Ford Coppola's new hotel for movie-makers, with rooms filled with fancy editing gear
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Francis Ford Coppola opened a filmmaker-focused hotel in Peachtree City, Georgia. The hotel, part of The Family Coppola Hideaways, features 27 rooms and post-production facilities. AdvertisementA film-production site and hotel in one, Francis Ford Coppola's new All-Movie Hotel is a filmmaker's haven and a cinephile's dream. Located in Georgia, the hotel — which we spotted via Gizmodo — is the newest addition to The Family Coppola Hideaways, a collection of resorts in Belize, Guatemala, Argentina, and Italy. With state-of-the-art post-production facilities and 27 rooms personally designed by Coppola, the hotel caters specifically "to the needs of filmmakers," the website says.

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☆ Francis Ford Coppola says his sci-fi saga 'Megalopolis' is being panned because Hollywood doesn't like rule-breakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Coppola has responded to the negative reaction, expressing his belief that detractors have conspired against him because the film "doesn't play by Hollywood's current rules." AdvertisementHe then dismissed those who had pejoratively called the film a "passion project," stating, "I've never made a film that wasn't a passion project." Little White Lies's David Jenkins wrote that "Megalopolis" is a "celebration of unfettered creativity and farsightedness" and features "a script of toe-tapping word-jazz." To fund "Megalopolis" Coppola sold a significant share of his Northern California wine empire, according to GQ.

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☆ Marlon Brando's one-of-a-kind Rolex has been sold for more than $5 million — or has it?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master was recently sold at Christie's for more than $5 million. Brando's Rolex, which features unique customizations, was sold at Christie's auction house in November for more than $5 million. On November 6, 113 watches from his collection, including the Rolex GMT-Master, were auctioned off for more than $42 million. You can do anything you want to it and it will keep on going," Brando Fischer recalled her father telling her, according to the report. Brando Fischer later gifted the watch to her husband as a wedding present, which would be hidden in their home for years until it was auctioned.

Persons: Marlon Brando's, Brando, —, Marlon Brando, Francis Ford, Mohammed Zaman, Zaman, Denis Balibouse, Petra Brando Fischer, Brando Fischer, I'm, Walter E, Kurtz, Petra Organizations: Rolex, Service, Bloomberg, Oscar, Best, New York Times, Phillips, Brown University, Times Locations: Omani, Geneva, Vietnam

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