Francis Ford Coppola
Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ Dies at 82
Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerker Love Story, has died. He was 82. O’Neal died Friday, his son Patrick O’Neal, a sportscaster with Bally Sports West in Los Angeles, reported on Instagram. […]
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Nicolas Cage on Filming a Movie in Toronto at the Same Time as Cousin Sofia Coppola: “This Has Got to be Good Luck”
Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola surprisingly found themselves making movies in Toronto at the same time. The Oscar-winning actor told Entertainment Tonight, in an interview published online Friday, that while he was shooting the Kristoffer Borgli-directed comedy Dream Scenario, which hits theaters nationwide on Nov. 22, his filmmaker cousin Coppola was filming Priscilla, which is currently playing […]
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Francis Ford Coppola Reveals How Often He Thinks About the Roman Empire: “Quite a Lot”
Francis Ford Coppola has decided to reveal how often he thinks about the Roman Empire. The filmmaker took to Instagram Friday to join the TikTok trend by asking himself the viral question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” “Quite a lot,” Coppola wrote in response. “As the Roman Republic served as the […]
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Sofia Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola Bond Over Being Instagram Newbies
Sofia Coppola had a date at New York’s Bookmarc on Sept. 17 to sign copies of her first book, Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023. The event led hundreds to queue up for hours in a line that snaked through the West Village streets for what appeared to be longer than a mile. That is according to an […]
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Fred Gallo, Lauded Assistant Director Turned Paramount Production President, Dies at 78
Fred Gallo, who served as an assistant director on films including the Oscar best picture winners The Godfather, Rocky and Annie Hall before becoming a top production executive at Paramount Pictures, has died. He was 78. Gallo died Sept. 7 after a long illness at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley, his family announced. […]
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William Friedkin, Acclaimed Director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ Dies at 87
William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behind The French Connection and The Exorcist who was one of the most admired directors to emerge from a wave of brilliant filmmakers who made their mark in the 1970s, died Monday. He was 87. Friedkin died of heart failure and pneumonia at his home in Bel Air, his wife, […]
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Francis Ford Coppola Calls ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Success a “Victory for Cinema”
Francis Ford Coppola is praising Barbenheimer following the two films’ record-breaking debut weekend. While answering fans’ questions on his Instagram Stories Friday, the filmmaker was asked if he had watched Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer yet. “I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theaters to see […]
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Bo Goldman, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter on ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Melvin and Howard,’ Dies at 90
He started out on Broadway and live television and penned 'Shoot the Moon,' 'The Rose' and 'Scent of a Woman.'
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Ray Price, Independent Film Innovator Behind the Scenes, Dies at 75
Ray Price, the respected indie film innovator who served as president of American Zoetrope and First Look Pictures and as a marketing and distribution executive for companies including Landmark Theatres and Trimark Pictures, has died. He was 75. Price died Sunday at Whittier Hospital Medical Center from heart failure after a long battle with cancer, […]
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Carlin Glynn, Actress in ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and ‘Sixteen Candles,’ Dies at 83
Carlin Glynn, who won a Tony Award for her performance as the madam Mona Stangley in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and had strong supporting turns in the films Sixteen Candles and The Trip to Bountiful, has died. She was 83. Glynn died July 13, her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes, […]
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Frederic Forrest, Standout Supporting Player in ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘The Rose,’ Dies at 86
Frederic Forrest, the resilient character actor best remembered for his performance as the high-strung Chef Hicks in Apocalypse Now and for his Academy Award-nominated turn as Huston Dyer, the AWOL army sergeant who captured Bette Midler’s heart in The Rose, has died. He was 86. Forrest died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a […]
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Francis Ford Coppola Tells Diane Keaton Why He Cast Her in ‘The Godfather’: “There Was Something More About You”
Until now, Diane Keaton has been wondering for decades why she was even cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. On Friday, the filmmaker took to his Instagram Stories for an “Ask me anything” session, encouraging fans to ask him about his life, work and career achievements. Among those who responded was none other than […]
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