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Five Great Reads: Pacino on making The Godfather, Elton on his keyboard heroes, and when veneers go wrong

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Harrison Ford has advice for any ‘silly’ actor actively avoiding Marvel roles

Actor will be joining the MCU next year in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

The Independent UK

Al Pacino says he was nearly ‘fired’ from The Godfather partway through filming

‘Our careers were over, we thought,’ Pacino recalled

The Independent UK

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Al Pacino met real-life mobster as part of Michael Corleone research

Opening up about his Oscar-nominated work in ‘The Godfather’ in his new memoir, Al Pacino has admitted met a real-life mobster as part of his research to play Michael Corleone.

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‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics

“Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office but is not destined for a happy ending

The Independent UK

Francis Ford Coppola heaps praise on Todd Phillips

Francis Ford Coppola has heaped praise on fellow director Todd Phillips for always surprising audiences.

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Megalopolis: in defence of Francis Ford Coppola’s sprawling, self-financed artwork

After decades of development, Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed film Megalopolis was finally released in cinemas on September 27. It cost the director US$120 million (£91.5 million) and has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with a global box-office taking of just US$4 million during its opening weekend. This has prompted reports that…

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The 33 greatest Harrison Ford movies

He's been Han Solo, Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan, and oh so many more

Total Film

Megalopolis Took 40 Years To Make, But Just Days To Be Annihilated By Memes. What Went Wrong?

After taking four decades to make, Francis Ford Copolla's 'Megalopolis' is failing in the box office. So what went wrong?

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Family Film 'The Wild Robot' Dominates Weekend Box Office

Box office weekend recap: 'The Wild Robot' shines, 'Megalopolis' disappoints, family films lead.

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'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office

The Independent UK

Megalopolis review – Francis Ford Coppola’s epic fail

The storied director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now swings for the fences with a lavish-looking but muddled and empty tale of thwarted ambition

The Guardian - UK

What is Megalopolis about? Francis Coppola film finally out after 40 years in the making

The veteran director’s passion project is set in New Rome, a futuristic city that can be seen as a parable of the fall of the American empire

Evening Standard

Megalopolis Is a Mega Mess

Francis Ford Coppola's clumsy passion project is an ambitious misfire.

Reason

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How to watch Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola's latest movie is now playing, but where and when? Here are all the details on how to watch Megalopolis.

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Megalopolis review: Francis Ford Coppola's plea for the future lacks humanity

Coppola's long-awaited epic has finally arrived, but somewhere along the way it appears the story and characters got lost.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Megalopolis is a remarkable fever dream from stark-raving mad genius Francis Ford Coppola

Megalopolis is absolutely remarkable filmmaking from a stark-raving mad genius.

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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis': A Passionate Late-Career Statement

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is a visionary Roman epic set in modern-day New York, showcasing his enduring creativity and ambition.

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Francis Ford Coppola calls mixed Megalopolis reviews 'the best reaction you could get'

Francis Ford Coppola said during a Q&A for Megalopolis he hopes the movie has the same kind of journey another one of his classics has had.

The Independent UK

Key takeaways from AP's interview with Francis Ford Coppola about 'Megalopolis'

You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.”

The Independent UK

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is one from the heart

You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.”

France 24

'Megalopolis' director Francis Ford Coppola: 'Death is like an electric toothbrush'

One of the greatest filmmakers of all time speaks to Eve Jackson on arts24 about his new movie. Francis Ford Coppola has five Oscars and two Palmes d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival. The man who gave us the "Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now", "Dracula", "The Rainmaker" and "The Conversation" now…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp to receive Lifetime Achievement award from Rome Film Festival

Francis Ford Coppola and Viggo Mortensen will also receive lifetime achievement awards

The Guardian - UK

James Cameron taunts critics of his dialogue: ‘Let me see your highest-grossing films’

The Avatar director, 70, joins Francis Ford Coppola and Ridley Scott in using choice words and robust comparisons to criticise unwelcome commentary

Total Film

The latest Megalopolis review is in, and it’s a 5-star Letterboxd score from the divisive movie’s own director

Francis Ford Coppola logged and rated Megalopolis himself

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