Francis Ford Coppola willing to spend $100million of own money to make dream project

Naman Ramachandran Violence in Mexico was one of the dominant themes of the press conference for Michel Franco’s Venice competition title “Sundown” on Sunday, with the director and stars Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Iazua Larios in attendance.Set in the seemingly tranquil Mexican resort city Acapulco, Roth and Gainsbourg play members of a wealthy British family whose vacation there is cut short by a distant death and an existential crisis comes to the fore. Larios plays an Acapulco native who is key to the narrative.

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!There’s nothing worse than being stuck on the plane next to a gassy holidaymaker.Fart smell in a confined space can make us want to reach for the oxygen masks.And many of us would blame passengers sitting in front or beside us for the unpleasant smells.But flight attendants have confessed they are often the ones to blame for the odour.They even have a term used to describe breaking wind mid-flight – and it’s called “crop dusting”.While they’re letting rip, sneaky cabin crew members walk up and down the aisle pretending to check seat belts and other safety measures.On Reddit, one flight attendant admitted: “Crop dusting (is) basically farting whilst we walk down the aisle due to the

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Fears are growing that Taliban and Mexican cartels could form an alliance as they are both financially dependent on drug trafficking and use extreme violence to expand their political power.In 2009, experts presented evidence to the US Congress on the global perils posed by the Taliban and Mexico's cartels as "transitional drug-trafficking organisations" detailing the worrying similarities they share.It is estimated that around 95% of the world's opium poppies are cultivated in Afghanistan, Mexico and Myanmar.Now with the Taliban taking back control of Afghanistan again, experts fear they will further tighten their grip opium poppy cultivation, which will have an impact on the global

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has debuted a brand new mask at the band’s first show in 18 months.Yesterday (September 4), the Iowa metal icons performed at Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, marking their first show since playing Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, in February 2020.The annual three-day event kicked off on Friday (September 3) and features a line-up of big names including Mastadon, Andrew W.K., Steel Panther, Rob Zombie, Puddle Of Mudd, Grandson and more.Taylor’s new mask arrives after he teased what fans could expect from it back in May during an interview with Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3.“The mask has been a part of us forever,” he said. “The mask is king.

The Sun reports.Harry's upcoming memoir is reportedly causing quite a stir in the monarchy too, with the Sun on Sunday recently telling how The Queen’s aides were getting “lawyered up” against any new claims.A source said: “Harry and Meghan have made this offer but a lot of people are shocked by the sheer nerve of it. They may genuinely want to see the Queen but it’s breathtaking given what they’ve put her through this year.“Her Majesty’s staff have not responded so far.

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STRICTLY Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas on why she is ready to tie the knot for the third time, how Covid left her bedbound and her plans to stay looking her beautiful best for the show. Most people think TV is a young person’s game, but Shirley Ballas smashes that assumption to smithereens, and then some.

CAMILA CABELLO has revealed how lockdown helped her turn her life around after nine years of non-stop work left her “burnt out and broken”. The US pop superstar, best known for her hits Havana and Senorita, also paid tribute to her boyfriend Shawn Mendes, saying she has been able to lean on the singer in her darkest times.

MARK Ronson has married Meryl Streep's daughter Grace Gummer in romantic ceremony. The Uptown Funk artist announced the exciting news in an Instagram post on Saturday.

ALESHA Dixon admits she got sloshed at Ant McPartlin’s wedding — and sounded like Barry White when she burst into song. The Britain’s Got Talent judge lifted the lid on the boozy bash and revealed her vocal cords also had a rough night as she lost her voice.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent stars were out in force last night as celebrities descended on Claridge's in London for David Walliams' birthday party. Ant McPartlin, 45, and wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 43, were seen in their first public appearance since getting married last month.

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Lorde will no longer be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards 2021 leaving fans devastated.The Royals singer was due to promote her new album Solar Power at the star-studded awards ceremony, taking place at the Barclays Center in New York on September 12. Announcing the news, a tweet on the VMAs Twitter account read: ‘Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the VMA stage in the future!’ It would have been Lorde’s first performance at the VMAs since 2017 when she performed Homemade Dynamite. Reacting to the news, one fan said: ‘Currently still mulling over Lorde’s canceled VMA performance.

Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan and Kristen Stewart were just a few of Hollywood's bright stars who came out for the 2021 Telluride Film Festival.On September 4 — day three of the five-day event held in the popular ski town of Telluride, Colorado — a handful of actors made appearances to promote their latest films.The festival was held in person for the first time since 2019, after the 2020 event had to be cancelled on account of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Dog The Bounty Hunter looked the picture of marital bliss with his sixth wife Francie Frane on Saturday.The 68-year-old reality star was seen enjoying a morning cigarette with his newly-minted wife, 52, at The Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs.The sighting comes just two days after the pair of a year-and-a-half tied the knot at aTuscan-style estate, and they have been shacked up at the hotel since.

Katie Taylor has truly cemented herself as a legend in the ring as she was once again declared victorious.