Sep. 25, 2024 16:36 PM EDT
If anything is clear about “Megalopolis,” it’s that Francis Ford Coppola has a lot on his mind.
The legendary filmmaker spent decades on this Roman-style epic, set in the present day, about a civilization on the brink of collapse. A wealthy and powerful few of the old guard are...
Sep. 24, 2024 13:30 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time.
It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina ( Adam Driver ) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a...
Sep. 03, 2024 17:07 PM EDT
The seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls.
And just the...
Jul. 17, 2024 11:40 AM EDT
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — Two years ago, Francis Ford Coppola stopped at Georgia Film Academy on the hunt for apprentices for his upcoming film, " Megalopolis."
Jordan Holifield, then a 23-year-old student, did a double-take when he saw one of the application questions — did he...