Francis Ford Coppola calls Megalopolis a vision of hope
Francis Ford Coppola says his interpretation of the dystopian science fiction genre in Big city reflects his utopian ambitions for the world. “It’s a Roman epic, what can I say? It’s an immersion into a world that exists more than…
“Megalopolis” celebrates North American premiere at TIFF
Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in “Megalopolis”. Lionsgate When a film has a legendary name like Francis Ford Coppola attached to it, you know it’s going to be a big deal. But what you might not realize is that you…
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will top the box office in September
September should accomplish something that summer 2024 failed to do despite valiant efforts. Box office numbers should improve by at least $200 million over last September, with the potential to total $700 million. If that’s the case, summer deserves credit…
Laurence Fishburne knew nothing about fake quotes
Laurence Fishburne had political thoughts when he heard about the excitement surrounding the latest trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s star-studded film. Big city. The Oscar-nominated actor spoke with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the release of his new science fiction…
Francis Ford Coppola announces details of two new film projects, one of which will be financed with proceeds from ‘Megalopolis’
Francis Ford Coppola plans two more films after Big cityone of which he wants to finance with the box office revenues of the epic starring Adam Driver. Megalopolis will be released in US cinemas next September by Lionsgate Films. The…
Controversy over fake quotes shows broken system
This week, Lionsgate released and then promptly pulled a daring trailer for “Megalopolis,” an ugly but undeniably ambitious late-career monstrosity from Francis Ford Coppola. Typically, trailers are chock-full of exaggerated quotes from credible critics—we call them “quote whores”—taken out of…
Did the Megalopolis trailer invent false quotes from film critics?
None of these negative quotes from Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Vincent Canby or Roger Ebert appear in their reviews. What is the intention here? Photo: Lionsgate We have all seen film marketing campaigns that try to pull the wool over…
Adam Driver accuses of an egomaniacal utopian vision of the future
Adam Driver plays a visionary genius who sets out to save New York City by building a utopian, idealistic future while ousting a ruling elite in the official trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed film “The Last Man.” big city,…
TIFF’s official selection adds “Saturday Night,” Jacob Elordi’s “On Swift Horses” and more
And more and more films are being shown: 20 films have been announced for the official selection for the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, bringing the number of films to 278. The most important of these is…
