Francis Ford Coppola

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Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Actor, Soundtrack, Sound department, Editor, Stunts, Script department

Francis Ford Coppola Receives Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award

Francis Ford Coppola received the Irving G. Thalberg award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's over the weekend during an Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles.  "I've learned how to spend money, and Francis has learned how to make it," producer George Lucas said during his tribute to Coppola.

Mon, Nov 15, 2010

Francis Ford Coppola Receives Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award

Dennis Hopper Dead at 74

Dennis Hopper, the Easy Rider director best remembered for playing whacked-out characters during an acting career that spanned six decades, died from complications of prostate cancer. He was 74.Hopper died Saturday at 8:15 a.m. in his Venice, Calif., home surrounded by family and friends, the Hopper family said in a statement.Look back on Dennis Hopper's most memorable rolesCritics and fans often said no one did ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

George Lucas Hails Maverick Filmmakers, Teases Indy 4

George Lucas is feeling good about television. In his life post-Star Wars franchise, the legendary writer, director, producer, special-effects czar and mega-mogul is still embracing his legacy — the far-far-away galaxy he created for six films that changed the cinematic universe and became a part of world pop culture. But now a new medium will bear the message. In a conversation with TV Guide executive editor Steve Sonsky that began with a discussion of Fog City Mavericks, a Starz documentary (premiering Monday, Sept. 24, at 9 pm/ET) about the history of San Francisco-based filmmakers like himself, Francis Ford Coppola and Clint Eastwood, Lucas also held forth on the status of his two

Tue, Sep 18, 2007

George Lucas Hails Maverick Filmmakers, Teases Indy 4

Sopranos to the Silver Screen? Experts Share Their Takes

After The Sopranos ended — in a flurry of suspicion and onion rings — rumors started flying: Had creator David Chase kept Tony breathing for a Sopranos movie? ("I never say never," Chase told the Newark Star-Ledger. "An idea could pop into my head where I would go, ‘Wow, that would make a great movie,' but I doubt it.") "It could make a good feature," says director Barry Sonnenfeld, who adapted two beloved TV series, The Addams Family ("No one complained," he says), and Wild Wild West ("Which, let's just say, was problematic"). "But the question is, will the studio that makes the mo

Thu, Jun 14, 2007