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Megalopolis review: Francis Ford Coppola’s $120m self-funded epic is no car crash

Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza and a cross-dressing Shia LaBeouf are among the many stars giving quite mannered performances in this eagerly anticipated and deeply flawed sci-fi spectacle

The Independent UK

Megalopolis review: "An indulgent epic that's almost so bad it's good"

Total Film

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis earns 10-minute ovation at Cannes despite awful reviews

Adam Driver and cast join 85-year-old director who finally realises long-gestating passion project

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Megalopolis at Cannes Film Festival review: If you love Francis Ford Coppola give this tawdry mess a miss

Epic in its four decade development, running time and stellar cast, the film fails to produce a coherent or entertaining movie

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‘Bafflingly shallow’ or ‘staggeringly ambitious’? Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis splits critics

Coppola’s passion project screens at Cannes film festival to seven-minute standing ovation, but reviews have been polarising

The Guardian - AU

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis draws mixture of boos and applause at Cannes

‘The Godfather’ director’s new dystopian drama has divided critics

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Arts24 in Cannes: Francis Ford Coppola premieres 'Megalopolis', most ambitious project of his career

It's said to have been re-written up to 300 times in 40 years ... Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" finally premiered in Cannes on Thursday, with star Adam Driver on the red carpet. The director won the festival's top prize – the Palme d’Or – in 1974 with "The Conversation" and…

France 24

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Risk-Taking Flourish

Explore the visionary world of Megalopolis, a cinematic masterpiece by Francis Ford Coppola, blending politics, sci-fi, and romance in a futuristic New Yor...

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Cannes hosts red carpet rally, Coppola’s comeback and a meeting with Pol Pot

Hollywood legend Francis Ford Coppola brought his decades-in-the-making “Megalopolis” to the Cannes Film Festival and Cambodia’s Rithy Panh delivered another sobering chronicle of the Khmer Rouge genocide on a day that saw dozens of women join France’s #MeToo icon Judith Godrèche on the red carpet to denounce sexual violence and…

France 24

Megalopolis review – Coppola’s passion project is megabloated and megaboring

Francis Ford Coppola’s question – can the US empire last forever? – may be valid but flashes of humour cannot rescue this conspiracy thriller from awful acting and dull effects

The Guardian - UK

Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes

Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades

The Independent UK

Why $120m epic Megalopolis is the talk of the Cannes Film Festival

The legendary director Francis Ford Coppola’s big budget new film hits the Croisette tonight... but is it any good?

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International Business Times

Coppola's Epic 'Megalopolis' Finally Arrives At Cannes

Another masterpiece emerging from chaos, or just a chaotic mess?

The Independent UK

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil

The Independent UK

Aubrey Plaza addresses speculation surrounding Francis Coppola’s Megalopolis: ‘He doesn’t need my defense’

Plaza stars alongside Adam Driver in the Oscar-winning director’s new sci-fi epic

France 24

Cannes opens with Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep, spotlight on female icons of film

The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a tribute to jury head Greta Gerwig as the French Riviera gathering kicked off its 77th edition against the backdrop of a defining #MeToo moment for French film.

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Arts24 in Cannes: Why this year's film festival is set to be the most dramatic yet

Film critic Lisa Nesselson and presenter Eve Jackson are live from opening night at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. They discuss France's #MeToo reckoning, the opening film "The Second Act", starring Bond girl Léa Seydoux, and some of this year's expected highlights, including "Megalopolis", a new film from "Godfather" director…

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Cannes reclaims Napoleon for France with ‘rebirth’ of Abel Gance epic

The 77th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with a historic screening of Abel Gance’s restored 1927 masterpiece “Napoleon”, months after French critics heaped scorn on Ridley Scott’s “Anglo-Saxon” take on the French emperor.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

Increased levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to worsen trade tensions with Beijing. Plus, chaos on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis

Total Film

Adam Driver and Aubrey Plaza star in surreal trailer for new sci-fi epic Megalopolis, as The Godfather director calls it his "best work"

Francis Ford Coppola’s latest has its premiere this week

Radio France Internationale

From glitz to grit, here's what's making a buzz at this year's Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, is shaping up to be full of surprising and compelling moments. From Hollywood legends to canine reporters, RFI looks at a few of the hot topics at this year's festival.

The Guardian - UK

‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?’ Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-year battle to film Megalopolis

The director has spent half his life and $120m of his own money to make his sci-fi epic. Just days ahead of its debut in Cannes, some of his crew members are questioning his methods

International Business Times

Hollywood Heads To Cannes As Off-screen Drama Soars

The festival officially kicks off in the evening with an honorary award for Meryl Streep -- just one of a host of international A-listers flocking to the sun-drenched Cote d'Azur, where legendary directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola top the VIP guest list.

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