![]() ![]() He had yet to be eclipsed by his daughter Sofia in terms of cultural awareness and popularity as her first feature film, “The Virgin Suicides,” premiered that same year. What do you find interesting about the man and his movies?Īnswer: While finishing my PhD in 1999, I was offered to teach a course on the Hollywood directors John Ford and Francis Ford Coppola. At that time, Coppola and his films were still larger than life. Question: You’ve been teaching a class on the films of Francis Ford Coppola at ASU since 2008. The nearly three-hour iconic motion picture revived Marlon Brando’s flagging career while minting a handful of newer stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire. The 1972 blockbuster was the biggest film at the box office in a year that saw “Deliverance,” “Cabaret” and “The Poseidon Adventure.” It was also nominated for 11 Academy Awards and took home hardware for best picture, best screenplay and best actor. More recently, big-budget video games and podcasts have explored the family saga through these media. Rappers like Snoop Dogg, Chris Webby, Tory Lanez and others have turned to “The Godfather” for inspiration in their songs and videos. The film has also spawned several cultural godchildren and been spoofed and parodied in film, television and commercials. An HBO film called “Francis and the Godfather,” directed by Barry Levinson, started pre-production in 2021. Ruddy’s never-before-revealed experiences making the picture. ![]() Starting this month and stretching through the spring, we’ll see celebrations, retrospectives and the debut of a dramatic miniseries called “The Offer,” based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. ![]() “The Godfather” officially turns a half-century on March 14, and the Francis Ford Coppola mob epic still manages to capture our imaginations five decades later. FebruASU film and media studies expert Kevin Sandler on the iconic movie's impact on cinema and societyįifty years later, we still can’t refuse the offer. ![]()
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