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    Francis Ford Coppola announces details of two new film projects, one of which will be financed with proceeds from ‘Megalopolis’
    Albany

    Francis Ford Coppola announces details of two new film projects, one of which will be financed with proceeds from ‘Megalopolis’

    Francis Ford Coppola plans two more films after Big cityone of which he wants to finance with the box office revenues of the epic starring Adam Driver. Megalopolis will be released in US cinemas next September by Lionsgate Films. The…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Controversy over fake quotes shows broken system
    Albany

    Controversy over fake quotes shows broken system

    This week, Lionsgate released and then promptly pulled a daring trailer for “Megalopolis,” an ugly but undeniably ambitious late-career monstrosity from Francis Ford Coppola. Typically, trailers are chock-full of exaggerated quotes from credible critics—we call them “quote whores”—taken out of…

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    Lionsgate pulls “Megalopolis” trailer with fake critic quotes
    Albany

    Lionsgate pulls “Megalopolis” trailer with fake critic quotes

    Top line The latest trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” was abruptly recalled for using fake quotes from film critics. The film’s distributor, Lionsgate, subsequently apologized to Coppola and the critics quoted – many of whom are well-known figures in…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Trailer for “Megalopolis” withdrawn due to fake film reviews
    Albany

    Trailer for “Megalopolis” withdrawn due to fake film reviews

    Lionsgate is working on its trailer for Big city after it was revealed that the film contained fabricated quotes from film reviews. A Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement: “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Big city. We sincerely…

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    Did the Megalopolis trailer invent false quotes from film critics?
    Albany

    Did the Megalopolis trailer invent false quotes from film critics?

    None of these negative quotes from Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, Vincent Canby or Roger Ebert appear in their reviews. What is the intention here? Photo: Lionsgate We have all seen film marketing campaigns that try to pull the wool over…

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    New trailer targets misguided film critics
    Albany

    New trailer targets misguided film critics

    Francis Ford Coppola’s polarizing epic Big city will finally hit theaters in September, with a new trailer for the film that divided critics at film festivals when it debuted earlier this year. The trailer goes on the offensive and fights…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Adam Driver accuses of an egomaniacal utopian vision of the future
    Albany

    Adam Driver accuses of an egomaniacal utopian vision of the future

    Adam Driver plays a visionary genius who sets out to save New York City by building a utopian, idealistic future while ousting a ruling elite in the official trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed film “The Last Man.” big city,…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith

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