Megalopolis

(Newser) - The most-prized watch in a collection auctioned by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola sold for a healthy $10.8 million on Saturday, per the Hollywood Reporter . Coppola himself designed the FP Journe watch back in 2014 with the Swiss company, and the final price after "frenzied" bidding makes it the...

(Newser) - Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is recovering in a Rome hospital after undergoing a scheduled heart procedure, just days after finishing a US tour for his latest film. The acclaimed 86-year-old director behind the Godfather trilogy was treated by Dr. Andrea Natale, a cardiologist who has managed Coppola's...

(Newser) - When it debuted at Cannes, Megalopolis did not elicit the enthusiastic reception from critics that Francis Ford Coppola surely wanted. Some found it baffling if fascinating, Bilge Ebiri writes in Vulture . The studio's response included releasing a trailer for the film on Wednesday with quotes from several mostly negative...

(Newser) - Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is coming out at the end of September, but the current advance buzz doesn't have much to do with the movie itself. Instead, it focuses on more allegations against the famed Godfather film director involving him acting "unprofessional" on the movie set, including...