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Bram Stoker Turns 165: In Praise Of Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula
Bram Stoker, the Irish novelist who created Dracula, was born 165 years ago today (November 8, 2012). Google's latest doodle celebrates the author, who wrote 19 books in total though will always be best known...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 November 2012
Alec Baldwin Marries Hilaria Thomas
Alec Baldwin has married fiancee Hilaria Thomas.The '30 Rock' actor tied the knot with the yoga instructor yesterday (30.06.12) at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York, in a ceremony watched by their close friends...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2012
Alec Baldwin To Marry At The Tend Of The Month
Alec Baldwin is set to marry fiancee Hilaria Thomas at the the of the month.The '30 Rock' actor will tie the knot with the Spanish-born yoga instructor at New York's Basilica of St. Patrick's Old...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 June 2012
Cannes Road's End For On The Road
The film version of Jack Kerouac's famous beat-generation novel On the Road has finally made it to the screen after a decades-long journey. The film received its worldwide premiere at the Cannes Film Festival today...
By Lew Irwin on 23 May 2012
Bruce Willis-starring 'Moonrise Kingdom' To Open Cannes Film Festival
Bruce Willis will be centre of attention at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival later this year after it was announced that 'Moonrise Kingdom,' which he stars in alongside Billy Murray, Ed Norton and Tilda Swinton,...
By Lew Irwin on 09 March 2012
Al Pacino Signs Up For Despicable Me 2
Al Pacino is set to make his animated film debut in 'Despicable Me 2'.The 'Scarface' actor will voice the part of a villain in the movie - a follow-up to the 2010 comedy motion picture...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 February 2012
Francis Ford Coppola Regrets Godfather Sequels
Francis Ford Coppola has spoken of his regret at making The Godfather sequels, claiming he should have stopped after the first movie. Upon its release in 1974, The Godfather 2 won universal acclaim as well...
By WENN on 22 November 2011
Charlie Sheen To Star In New Movie
Charlie Sheen is to star in new movie A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charlie Swan III.The movie will follow the life of a successful graphic designer who has fame, money and charm but sees...
By Lew Irwin on 09 September 2011
Al Pacino Admits Directing Is His Greatest Love
Al Pacino has admitted that his true love in Hollywood is found behind the camera rather than in front of it.Speaking to UK newspaper The Telegraph the legendary actor said "Once I started, the magic...
By Lew Irwin on 05 September 2011
Sofia Coppola Marries Rocker Thomas Mars In Italy
Sofia Coppola, the multi-award winning filmmaker, married her longtime rocker beau THOMAS MARS during a civil ceremony in Italy on Saturday (27th August 2011). Sofia, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, married the Phoenix frontman...
By Lew Irwin on 28 August 2011
Jones Regrets Snubbing Coppola Offer
Singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones regrets turning down Francis Ford Coppola's offer to pen tracks for One From The Heart because she's been shunned by movie-makers ever since.The Chuck E.'s In Love hitmaker was approached by...
By WENN on 30 May 2011
Al Pacino Joins Gotti: Three Generations
Al Pacino has joined the cast of 'Gotti: Three Generations'. The legendary actor will star alongside John Travolta, Kelly Preston and troubled actress Lindsey Lohan in the project about the mafia family, directed by Marc...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 May 2011
Opinionated Director Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola is an opinionated director. The 'Lost in Translation' director - whose father is legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola - said although she doesn't believe in shouting at her actors, she is quite outspoken...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 December 2010
Sofia Coppola Doesn't Need Help From Dad Francis Ford Coppola
Sofia Coppola no longer consults her father for advice.The filmmaker only showed her director dad Francis Ford Coppola her latest movie 'Somewhere' when it was complete, a contrast to her earlier films when she regularly...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 December 2010
Boardwalk Empire Premieres On Hbo
'Boardwalk Empire', the much anticipated new drama series starring STEVE BUSCEMI, premiered on HBO last night (19th September 2010). The show is set in Atlantic City, during the prohibition era of the 1920s, and follows...
By WENN on 20 September 2010
Coppola Steps In For Douglas At Hong Kong Event
Revered movie director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA has stepped in to replace cancer-stricken actor MICHAEL DOUGLAS as the guest speaker at an upcoming brokerage convention in Hong Kong.The Wall Street star, 65, was forced to scrap...
By WENN on 09 September 2010
Coppola Calls On Godfather Designer To Revamp Winery
Moviemaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA reteamed with Oscar-winning production designer DEAN TAVOULARIS to recreate Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark at his wine estate in Alexander Valley, California.The two men worked together on The Godfather and the...
By WENN on 25 August 2010
Apocalypse Now Is Critics' Top Film
Top critics have voted FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's war movie APOCALYPSE NOW the best film of the last 30 years.The 1979 drama, starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen, is number one on a new poll celebrating...
By WENN on 01 December 2009
Coppola Lost 15 Years Of Data In Burglary
LATEST: Filmmaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA lost 15 years of computer data during a recent burglary at his Argentinean home. Five thieves broke into The Godfather director's Buenos Aires house and made off with a laptop...
By WENN on 29 September 2007
Pacino: 'My Grandfather Was Born In Corleone'
AL PACINO has broken more than three decades of silence by revealing his grandfather was born in Corleone, Sicily - the town his character's family in THE GODFATHER hailed from and was named after. Pacino...
By WENN on 04 October 2006
Caan Rues The Bad Choices That Prompted Him To Turn Down Movies
JAMES CAAN missed out on starring in a host of top 1970s movies because he felt sure every one would be a flop. The actor was offered a string of top films after receiving...
By WENN on 12 September 2005
Brando's Corleone Tops Greatest Movie Character List
MARLON BRANDO's turn as VITO CORLEONE in FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's classic THE GODFATHER has been named the greatest movie character of all time. Brando, who won an Oscar for his performance as the mafia...
By WENN on 08 August 2005
Duvall Bags Best Cameo Award
Veteran actor ROBERT DUVALL's appearance in seminal movie APOCALYPSE NOW has been voted the best cameo of all time. The 72-year-old star won an OSCAR for his turn as LT COL BILL KILGORE in...
By WENN on 03 April 2003
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