"We are honored to welcome Francis Ford Coppola on the show to discuss his work, from “The Godfather” to his new film “Megalopolis,” starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito and Nathalie Emmanuel. The legend shared a few incredible stories from his early masterpieces including a minor change to “The Godfather Part II” that saved it for audiences, “Apocalypse Now” being denied by the studio system, inspiring young filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino and more."
Filmmaking / Directing : Francis Ford Coppola Interview - ReelBlend Podcast by Florin Şumălan
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Thank you for sharing, Florin Şumălan!
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Thanks for posting the interview, Florin Şumălan! Francis Ford Coppola said “whenever you do something new, you’re in danger of… it doesn’t do well right away.” I agree. The great thing is if a new movie/show/book/etc. doesn’t do well right away, there’s still a chance that it’ll do well later on.
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Ashley Renee Smith , Maurice Vaughan , you're welcome!
Yes, interesting thing, how people perceive a movie at one point in time and how they perceive that movie at another point in time (maybe it has to do also with the countries where the movie is released and what an audience is expecting from a movie). I heard about some other famous movies too that didn't have much success with the audience when they were released (if I remember well Francis Ford Coppola said in this interview that "Apocalypse Now" too didn't go well with the audience when the movie was released) and after the years have passed, those movies were perceived or understood differently.
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I havent seen trash as bad as that since Caligula.
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I wanted to see the film until I heard it was a remake. I have been watching Tony Scotts films lately and just love the amount of delicious detail and the sublime execution of his films. Recent French films have also been exceptionally good. I used to be an avid film goer but now am pushed to find any of interest. In the past few weeks, I have walked out on two films. I would be willing to pay double for something that delivers on the levels of excellence that used to be available every week. I am praying that Ridley can go the distance with his new epic. Fingers crossed!
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Maurice Vaughan maybe it not doing well is a scale thing, Maurice. For big budget films you expect big box-office immediately, as if the budget labels the film into a “pre-chewed” category.
I could tell by this conversation, that I am showing my age. The chap that said “you haven’t ever seen anything like this”. To which I was telling him “yes I have, it’s called Metropolis; another big world, universal story, but in a German context. Whereas Megalopolis is big world, universal story in a US context.
I think that’s, to pick up on something FFC said, about when films resonate with an audience. Metropolis had a massive budget and yes, flopped at the box office. (Nearly took UFA down with it). Maybe that has something to do with the film dying the death of a thousand celluloid cuts. However, nowadays, we speak of it as Fritz Lang’s classic film! Perhaps that’s what awaits FFC with Megalopolis?