Two wonderful people: Al and Bob, yes friends and colleagues but very different from one another and thus actors who approach the roles they’ve played differently.
Their methods each exacting — Al will write all his dialogue as he himself might say it, study that and then translate it back into the original dialogue. Bobby meticulously chooses everything his character might touch or wear. The result may well be making the roles exceedingly personal to them. Regardless of the approach, they have given magnificent performances throughout their careers.
My longtime friend @martinscorsese_ has a new film coming out this month, “Killers of the Flower Moon” – He is a wonderful person and the world’s greatest living filmmaker. His new film delivers on every level.
I was always delighted that my friend George Lucas supposedly based the iconic character of “Han Solo” on me.
To George, everything in his life was sort of the inspiration for what he used. His Alaska Malamute dog INDIANA used to sit next to him in his Camaro car and was the inspiration for the “Wookie” and later for “Indiana Jones.”
In 1973 a young carpenter was fitting a door for American Zoetrope at Goldwyn Studios when my colleague Fred Roos asked him to help out by reading the lines written for a film called “American Graffiti.” That carpenter was Harrison Ford.
I was always delighted that my friend George Lucas supposedly based the iconic character of “Han Solo” on me.
To George, everything in his life was sort of the inspiration for what he used. His Alaska Malamute dog INDIANA used to sit next to him in his Camaro car and was the inspiration for the “Wookie” and later for “Indiana Jones.”
In 1973 a young carpenter was fitting a door for American Zoetrope at Goldwyn Studios when my colleague Fred Roos asked him to help out by reading the lines written for a film called “American Graffiti.” That carpenter was Harrison Ford.
I am more than proud of my daughter @sofiacoppola and excited by the reaction to the premiere of her film @priscillamovie receiving such a long standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival @labiennale this past weekend!
Many people ask me about the various arrangements/versions of THE GODFATHER films…
In my mind there is only one film, THE GODFATHER (Parts I and II) and an epilogue or ‘Coda’ THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE. (I did not originate the idea of the “chronological” version of the story, which was created for a one-time television viewing. I thought this wouldn’t work well, as the Part II version used past and future in an intrinsic way.)
I am forever grateful for the longevity and appreciation of these films and salute all who originally contributed to their integrity.
I cordially invite all of my friends and followers to creatively “caption” the photo above!
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Rumble Fish.
I made Rumble Fish as an art film for kids. I wanted to demonstrate all the tools, choices, and wonders of cinema for young people. At the beginning I felt I had failed, as the film certainly didn’t overwhelm at the box-office, but later I learned it had done exactly what I had hoped: influence a young audience to want to make personal film and even to write novels.
For some mysterious reason, the film remained for almost a year in some theaters in South America and inspired many young artists to be novelists and filmmakers. This was attested to by the film “Locaciones: Buscando a Rusty James” a personal documentary about the influence of Rumble Fish, and was a milestone of Alberto Fuguet’s creative work, as a writer and filmmaker.
To me, there is no higher achievement than inspiring young people to create, just as I was inspired by so many before me.
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Rumble Fish.
I made Rumble Fish as an art film for kids. I wanted to demonstrate all the tools, choices, and wonders of cinema for young people. At the beginning I felt I had failed, as the film certainly didn’t overwhelm at the box-office, but later I learned it had done exactly what I had hoped: influence a young audience to want to make personal film and even to write novels.
For some mysterious reason, the film remained for almost a year in some theaters in South America and inspired many young artists to be novelists and filmmakers. This was attested to by the film “Locaciones: Buscando a Rusty James” a personal documentary about the influence of Rumble Fish, and was a milestone of Alberto Fuguet’s creative work, as a writer and filmmaker.
To me, there is no higher achievement than inspiring young people to create, just as I was inspired by so many before me.
How often do I think of Ancient Rome? Quite a lot, as the Roman Republic served as the example for my country America and its institutions, and was the inspiration for my upcoming film @megalopolisfilm .
My fascination with the Roman Republic is based on the struggle between the political parties during which the interest of the Republic yielded to the ambitions of a few powerful men who espoused the aims of political parties to establish their own fortunes and authority by relying upon armed forces to achieve those ends, dealing the final blow to a constitution already tottering to its fall.
The “shot” is to cinema what the “sentence” is to literature or the “scene” is to theater.
Thank You to @screenwritinginla for originally posting a version of this clip from a @sthlmfilmfest interview with @ethan_riedlinger
A microscopic photo of a blade of grass, looking very happy.
What is nature trying to tell us?
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of @megalopolisfilm is it’s science, which is not fiction.
“In physics, a system is 100% efficient if it can use 100% of the energy inputted to perform some type of energy-intensive work.”
Photosynthesis is the only known process that does this, and is on the verge of being fully understood through quantum mechanics.
“In plants, nearly 100% of the incident photon energy from the Sun gets converted into electron energy which eventually powers the production of sugar: the photosynthetic process.”
How is that possible?
If we can learn Nature’s secret all around us, our relationship with plant life will be multiplied incredibly. So when plant life becomes our form of architecture, which it will — it is almost hard to imagine the change, because all life will benefit, and dangerous issues of climate, food, and population balance will begin to disappear.
That is the scientific vision of what @megalopolisfilm is proposing.
Link in bio/story for the above referenced article from @bigthinkers
2nd photo: The quantum mechanism of photosynthesis.
Credit: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology/UIUC @beckmaninstitute
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of @megalopolisfilm is it’s science, which is not fiction.
“In physics, a system is 100% efficient if it can use 100% of the energy inputted to perform some type of energy-intensive work.”
Photosynthesis is the only known process that does this, and is on the verge of being fully understood through quantum mechanics.
“In plants, nearly 100% of the incident photon energy from the Sun gets converted into electron energy which eventually powers the production of sugar: the photosynthetic process.”
How is that possible?
If we can learn Nature’s secret all around us, our relationship with plant life will be multiplied incredibly. So when plant life becomes our form of architecture, which it will — it is almost hard to imagine the change, because all life will benefit, and dangerous issues of climate, food, and population balance will begin to disappear.
That is the scientific vision of what @megalopolisfilm is proposing.
Link in bio/story for the above referenced article from @bigthinkers
2nd photo: The quantum mechanism of photosynthesis.
Credit: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology/UIUC @beckmaninstitute
I’m touched that The Outsiders goes on and on, and now about to become a Broadway Musical. I wish all the talented folks working on it good luck and hope for its success. I’m also happy that that @angelinajolie and her daughter Viv are working on this production. ‘Stay Gold!’
There are three somewhat independent efforts being created alongside @megalopolisfilm , which are:
1) A documentary about the ‘making of Megalopolis’ by esteemed director, Mike Figgis @figgismike
2) A novelization by the great Colleen McCullough (the photo is of the book that inspired me to write to her, from her series “Masters of Rome”). Novelizations are, in essence, book-length descriptions of movies, typically written not by the author of the screenplay. They are the complete opposite of the more familiar practice of turning a book into a movie.
3) A graphic novel undertaken by Chris Ryall @chris_ryall .
All three projects are independent of me but based on my many scripts and ideas over the decades.
There are three somewhat independent efforts being created alongside @megalopolisfilm , which are:
1) A documentary about the ‘making of Megalopolis’ by esteemed director, Mike Figgis @figgismike
2) A novelization by the great Colleen McCullough (the photo is of the book that inspired me to write to her, from her series “Masters of Rome”). Novelizations are, in essence, book-length descriptions of movies, typically written not by the author of the screenplay. They are the complete opposite of the more familiar practice of turning a book into a movie.
3) A graphic novel undertaken by Chris Ryall @chris_ryall .
All three projects are independent of me but based on my many scripts and ideas over the decades.
There are three somewhat independent efforts being created alongside @megalopolisfilm , which are:
1) A documentary about the ‘making of Megalopolis’ by esteemed director, Mike Figgis @figgismike
2) A novelization by the great Colleen McCullough (the photo is of the book that inspired me to write to her, from her series “Masters of Rome”). Novelizations are, in essence, book-length descriptions of movies, typically written not by the author of the screenplay. They are the complete opposite of the more familiar practice of turning a book into a movie.
3) A graphic novel undertaken by Chris Ryall @chris_ryall .
All three projects are independent of me but based on my many scripts and ideas over the decades.
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
In honor of #NationalCinemaDay …
There’s no doubt in my mind that the thrill of going to the cinema is to be in a large theater in the midst of the audience, being a part of it. The bigger the audience, the better, because the audience response is a form of togetherness that’s thousands of years old.
When I was young, I would go with my older brother to a local theater called the Center Theater, which had the quote emblazened on the terrazo floor: “Home of Proven Hits.” It was fantastic; the movies that I saw there were films from all around the world, the films of Alexander Korda, the films from Italy, and Hollywood. Of course, I had a big brother to guide me, but I will never forget those experiences. It’s where I saw such classics as “The Thief of Bagdad,” Four Feathers” and “The Shape of Things to Come” other movies have haunted and obsessed me all my life.
I would have to say this was all because of my wonderful big brother August, five years older than me, and interested in all forms of literature, but especially great movies.
Also in my hometown now, in the Napa Valley, we have a theater called The Cameo, which is a beautiful single-venue theater (apparently the oldest continuing operating single-venue theater in America having opened in 1913 and originally known as the Liberty. Its name was later changed to Roxy and after a beautiful remodeling job, reduced the seating capacity and turned it into a little jewel box now known as Cameo Cinema. @cameocinema_napavalley
There’s no doubt in my mind that the movie theater experience as a place to thrill to and enjoy great cinema is a central part of the community, and that idea of replacing that with any form of ‘Home Video’ or even the notion of dividing these theaters into multiplexes which are basically fast-food restaurants with a sideline of showing movies is not what I think the exciting future of MOVIE-GOING will be.
-Francis Coppola
