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Simon Thompson Being given the job of restoring arguably one of the greatest films of all time, “The Godfather,” is daunting enough. Doing it under the watchful eye of its director, Francis Ford Coppola, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the filmmaker’s Academy Award-winning opus is another level entirely.It was a team led by restoration expert Andrea Kalas, Senior Vice President of Archives at Paramount Pictures, and James Mockoski, Archivist and Restoration Supervisor at Coppola’s American Zoetrope, who took up the mantle.“The burden of restoring this masterwork was something everyone felt,” Kalas recalls, noting that it required some of the finest artisans in the industry to do so.Laura Thornburg, Executive Director of Preservation, had left Paramount, but Kalas brought her back to oversee the restoration.

Nicolas Cage has revealed the baby names that he and his pregnant wife Riko Shibata have already chosen for their first child together.In a new interview, the Oscar-winner said he and Riko, 26, have pickedAkira Francesco if it's a boy and Lennon Augie if it's a girl.Cage, 58, explained to GQ: 'Augie was my father's nickname. And my uncle has decided to change his name to Francesco.' Making plans:Nicolas Cage, 58, reveals the baby names he and pregnant wife Riko Shibata, 26, have already picked for their first child together; they are seen in 2021The names have been chosen in honor of his late father, August Coppola, and his uncle, director Francis Ford Coppola.

Zack Sharf Nicolas Cage disagrees with his uncle Francis Ford Coppola when it comes to Marvel movies. Speaking to GQ magazine, Cage defended superhero movies against viral criticisms made by top filmmakers such as Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Coppola made headlines in 2019 after he was quoted calling Marvel movies “despicable” while supporting Scorsese’s critical beliefs about comic book films hurting the film industry.

Nicolas Cage is in new phase of life. In a recent interview with , the 58-year-old actor shares how the impending birth of his third child has led to quieter days.Cage is already dad to 31-year-old Weston Cage and 16-year-old Kal-El Cage from previous relationships, and his 27-year-old wife, Riko Shibata, is now expecting her first child, his third. Cage says they already have the names picked out, which are inspired by his late father, August Coppola, and his uncle, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.  The couple like the names Akira Francesco for a boy and Lennon Augie for a girl.“Augie was my father's nickname,” Cage tells the magazine, «And my uncle has decided to change his name to Francesco.»As for becoming a father of three, Cage is thrilled.

To the world, Francis Ford Coppola is an Oscar award winning writer and director, but to actress Elle Fanning, he's 'Uncle Francis.'The 23-year-old star offered a heartfelt tribute Monday to the legendary director as he received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Great actress was among those offering accolades to The Godfather director on his special day. His sister, Godfather actress Talia Shire, offered her own high praise about the movie legend.

Zack Sharf When asked on “The View” this week about filmmakers slamming superhero movies (directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and more have criticized Marvel films for disrupting exhibition), Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwart Samuel L. Jackson said “it’s easy” for directors to do so “only because people aren’t going to see their movies.” Jackson has been a fixture of the MCU for almost 15 years as Nick Fury, a character he’s next bringing to television on the Disney Plus series “Secret Invasion.”“Movies are movies,” Jackson said about directors criticizing Marvel films. “Those are the movies that I went to see when I was a kid.

This coming week the universally acclaimed film - The Godfather - turns 50.And for Al Pacino, one of the leading men of the mafioso classic, it's taken him nearly a lifetime to come to terms with the enormity of its impact, andthe notoriety he's received for playing the career breakthrough role of Michael Corleone.While Pacino was 31 at the time of the shoot, in a new interview with The New York Times, he readily admits he had a tough time coping with the superstardom that followed his Oscar-nominated performance, considering he had only had one film on his resume when director Francis Ford Coppola approached him about playing Michael. Breakthrough role; Al Pacino, now 81, is opening up about how his role as Michael Corleone in The Godfather has had on his life and career, now that the classic mafioso film turns 50; Pacino pictured in 2020Michael Corleone's character arc was as good as it gets for an actor - going from the shy son and reluctant family outsider who served his country honorably in World War II, to unsuspecting hitman, and eventually the ruthless mob boss of the Corleone family.But for Pacino, now 81, he didn't take Coppola's interest in him too seriously, being that he was so green, in terms of film, although he was considered a rising star of the theater at the time.

she had been in her brother Francis Ford Coppola‘s shoes, she wouldn’t have hired herself for the role of Connie Corleone in “The Godfather.”Alluding to the fact that Paramount Pictures execs were mulling whether to fire director Coppola from the production she revealed, “it was really tough for Francis.”Shire, 75, added, “And I think the last thing he needed was his sister at that time … It added one more tension for him … I wouldn’t have had me on the set.”But the actress also noted that she “had to audition” for the role — and she and her big bro, now 82, eventually “enjoyed a collaborative professional relationship on that movie.”Shire, who played the challenging role of the only daughter of Don Corleone — married to ne’er do well Carlo Rizzi (Gianni Russo) — said that the harrowing scene where a clearly pregnant Connie is throwing dishes while dodging blows from her onscreen husband was difficult to shoot.“It’s a rough thing to see a pregnant woman being knocked around,” she acknowledged before explaining that legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis was “in the center of the action.”“And I had to move from place to place and I was honestly terrified because you didn’t want to do another take. Another take meant everything had to be reset and I just wanted to keep going and sometimes things wouldn’t break.

Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola didn't mince his words when he learned the upcoming 94th Academy Awards won't be airing eight of the traditional 23 categories in an effort to make the ceremony 'more thrilling.'The makeover of sorts for the March 27 ceremony was only just announced on Tuesday. The categories that won't be apart of the telecast include: Documentary Short, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, Animated Short, Live Action Short and Sound.'All those [categories] are important.

David Cronenberg is still sour about how his 1996 classic “Crash” was received upon release.

Winona Ryder is recalling a time when Keanu Reeves refused to partake in an alleged request from director Francis Ford Coppola while filming the 1992 movie "Dracula." Ryder, 48, recently explained to The Sunday Times that, at the time, she was doing a scene in which her character was supposed to be crying. Per the outlet, Coppola reportedly was off-camera shouting insults, such as "You whore!" -- and according to Ryder, he tried to have her male co-stars do the same in order to get tears from her.