Diane Keaton still doesn’t know why she was cast in “The Godfather” more than a half-century after its release.
The “Annie Hall” actress asked director Francis Ford Coppola via Instagram Stories, “Why on Earth did you choose me for ‘The Godfather’?!”
Coppola replied, “I chose you, because although you were to play the more straight/vanilla wife, there was something about you, deeper, funnier, and very interesting. (I was right).”
The auteur added that it was Keaton’s breakout performance in the musical “Hair” that in part convinced him to cast her.
“I was invited by Fred Astaire to accompany him to see ‘Hair’ which he couldn’t make ‘hide nor hair’ out of,” Coppola wrote. “You were in it, and I remember your beautiful singing voice.”
“The Godfather,” which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, spurred two sequels, concluding with 1990’s “The Godfather: Part III.” Keaton, who portrayed Michael...
The “Annie Hall” actress asked director Francis Ford Coppola via Instagram Stories, “Why on Earth did you choose me for ‘The Godfather’?!”
Coppola replied, “I chose you, because although you were to play the more straight/vanilla wife, there was something about you, deeper, funnier, and very interesting. (I was right).”
The auteur added that it was Keaton’s breakout performance in the musical “Hair” that in part convinced him to cast her.
“I was invited by Fred Astaire to accompany him to see ‘Hair’ which he couldn’t make ‘hide nor hair’ out of,” Coppola wrote. “You were in it, and I remember your beautiful singing voice.”
“The Godfather,” which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, spurred two sequels, concluding with 1990’s “The Godfather: Part III.” Keaton, who portrayed Michael...
- 6/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese railed against box office numbers during a recent appearance at the New York Film Festival (via IndieWire). The Oscar-winning filmmaker called the industry’s obsession with box office grosses both “repulsive” and “really insulting.” Scorsese praised the festival for championing filmmaking at a time when “cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art.”
“Since the ’80s, there’s been a focus on numbers. It’s kind of repulsive,” Scorsese said. “The cost of a movie is one thing. Understand that a film costs a certain amount, they expect to at least get the amount back… The emphasis is now on numbers, cost, the opening weekend, how much it made in the U.S.A., how much it made in England, how much it made in Asia, how much it made in the entire world, how many viewers it got.
“Since the ’80s, there’s been a focus on numbers. It’s kind of repulsive,” Scorsese said. “The cost of a movie is one thing. Understand that a film costs a certain amount, they expect to at least get the amount back… The emphasis is now on numbers, cost, the opening weekend, how much it made in the U.S.A., how much it made in England, how much it made in Asia, how much it made in the entire world, how many viewers it got.
- 10/13/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema is being devalued, demeaned, and belittled from all sides, according to Martin Scorsese. On the New York Film Festival stage Wednesday night, the director sounded off on the state of moviegoing when he introduced “Personality Crisis: One Night Only,” the New York Dolls documentary he directed with David Tedeschi.
Scorsese made a point to tout the New York Film Festival at a moment when “cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art,” he said. “Since the ’80s, there’s been a focus on numbers. It’s kind of repulsive. The cost of a movie is one thing. Understand that a film costs a certain amount, they expect to at least get the amount back, plus, again. The emphasis is now on numbers, cost, the opening weekend, how much it made in the U.S.A., how much it made in England,...
Scorsese made a point to tout the New York Film Festival at a moment when “cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art,” he said. “Since the ’80s, there’s been a focus on numbers. It’s kind of repulsive. The cost of a movie is one thing. Understand that a film costs a certain amount, they expect to at least get the amount back, plus, again. The emphasis is now on numbers, cost, the opening weekend, how much it made in the U.S.A., how much it made in England,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
"Student films are the best opportunity to network with the next round of professionals breaking into the industry," says American Film Institute graduate Avi Quijada. If you have an excellent work ethic and give your all as much as we do, we will remember you forever 'cause you helped us break through." And actors have the opportunity to showcase their skills on student films. As Quijada says, "We give you the chance to be the centerpiece." Art Center College of Design grad student Ellen Houlihan says she thinks it's better for actors "to have clips that demonstrate their ability to carry a film." She adds, "If you can work with a student director, you can find something that really fits with your identity and get a kick start on your career." And Los Angeles has a plethora of film schools. Each operates slightly differently from the others, but all have.
- 7/27/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Melinda Loewenstein)
- backstage.com
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