Happy Birthday to Francis Ford Coppola, who turns 77 today.
This is a part of my Coppola Week. I’ve been reviewing movies directed by Francis Ford Coppola & his daughter Sofia (ones that I’ve seen for the first time this past year). So far, I’ve reviewed The Bling Ring, The Outsiders & Marie Antoinette.
I was going to make this a Top Ten including all of the members of the Coppola family who are in the movie industry but, after looking into how many that would involve, I decided it would be a pain in the ass! Besides, I’ve already done My Top Ten Nicolas Cage Movies HERE. I’ve also never seen the Rocky movies, so there’s no point including Talia Shire. And Jason Schwartzman is mainly in those Wes Anderson movies I can’t stand so screw that. And then there are loads of other family members who do lots of behind-the-scenes stuff such as cinematography so, after researching the Coppola family more than my own ancestry, I decided to make this a list including only Francis Ford & Sofia.
So here are My Top Ten Movies Directed By Francis Ford or Sofia Coppola, counting down to my favorite:
**Updated April 2018 to add The Beguiled remake**
(I’ve seen a total of fourteen so here are 14-11):
14. Jack
13. Somewhere
12. Peggy Sue Got Married
11. The Beguiled (2017)
10. Dracula
7. Apocalypse Now
6. The Conversation
5. The Virgin Suicides
3. Lost In Translation
2. The Godfather: Part II
1. The Godfather
FYI: If they’re not listed, I’ve not seen them. No, I never even bothered to watch The Godfather: Part III. The one I really need to see is Rumble Fish now that I’ve finally watched The Outsiders…!
I’ll finish Coppola Week tomorrow with a review of The Conversation.
**I recently participated in Ruth from FlixChatter’s Five For The Fifth, in which she asks fellow bloggers five movie or TV-related questions. The fifth question is from a guest blogger & I was this month’s guest with the question “Which character would you most like to see killed off in a current TV show?“. I chose this question knowing I’d be seeing The Walking Dead season finale the next day & now I’d really love to bitch about that ending with fellow bloggers!! Grrr. Have a look at Ruth’s Five For The Fifth post HERE. Thanks again, Ruth! š
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