Francis Ford Coppola


  • Date of Birth: 07 April, 1939
  • Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Biography: Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Away from showbusiness, Coppola is also a vintner, magazine publisher and hotelier. He is a graduate of Hofstra University where he studied theatre. He earned an M.F.A. in film directing from the UCLA Film School.... Read more

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Cage is mourning the death of his father, August Coppola, who died of a heart attack on Oct 27. He was 75, reports the Daily Express. ... Full Article

Coppola is the brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and he taught literature and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State U. ... Full Article

An exuberant snap and visceral pop pulsate through much of the best American vernacular art. Louis Armstrong's "Stardust." Fred Astaire's "Top Hat." Frank Sinatra's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" ... Full Article

Film fans can breath a sigh of relief today. Despite unforeseen financial challenges, the 10th annual Calgary International Film Festival wrapped up Sunday with a solid turnout and glowing reviews for the Mavericks program, which could turn out to be... ... Full Article

What is it about the Coppola family that makes the substance of Francis Ford Coppola's films so often driven by what happens behind a family's closed doors? ... Full Article

VENICE -- A moody, minimalist thriller, "The Accident" is not what one would expect from this Soi Cheange-Johnnie To collaboration. It features little action but is a brilliantly conceived paranoid spiral of a professional hitman. ... Full Article

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