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By Michele Zurleni   Un cognome italiano per New York. Bill De Blasio è il favorito per le elezioni del primo cittadino. Italiani d'America. Sono decine e decine i nomi di artisti, politici, scienziati, inventori, letterati, sportivi, giuristi ma anche di criminali che hanno contribuito a fare la storia degli Stati Uniti. Questa è una p...

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The cement was barely dry from the hand- and footprint ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theater (Grauman's Chinese) in Hollywood where director Francis Ford Coppola had just been enshrined before he took the stage to talk about some of his seminal 1970s films with TCM Classic Film Festival host Ben Mankiewicz.   Ostensibly, Coppo...

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For the twelfth year, "An Italian Dinner Celebration" will welcome the San Francisco community for a dazzling evening of authentic Italian fare and live entertainment for a fantastic cause. The event marks the 12th annual Spring Fundraiser for North Beach Citizens, a local non-profit founded by Francis Ford Coppola, committed to alleviating the pro...

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Back in 1904 a poor young man by the name of Agostino Coppola left his Southern Italian hometown of Bernalda for good. Starting from this small village near Matera, in the Basilicata region, he went on to cross the Atlantic and to seek fortune in America. Today, a century later, Agostino's descendants constitute one of the most influential families...

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Touting the "publishing sensation of the year for every film fan," Regan Arts announced Tuesday that Francis Ford Coppola is reproducing his famous Godfather notebook for public consumption.   "This notebook was my private work reference to The Godfather film, and after many years, I'm excited to share it with those who may be interested," t...

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“A person who does not shell out time with his family can by no means be a serious guy.” — Don Vito Corleone, “The Godfather”. It looks Francis Ford Coppola shares some of Don Corleone’s values. At least in which loved ones is involved.   At his eponymous winery in Geyserville (the site of the former Chateau Souverain), Coppola creates a gor...

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By Lisa Crovo Dion   "A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." — Don Vito Corleone, "The Godfather". It seems Francis Ford Coppola shares some of Don Corleone's values. At least where family is concerned. At his eponymous winery in Geyserville (the site of the former Chateau Souverain), Coppola creates...

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Why change a winning formula? We're guessing that's what Francis Ford Coppola has been asking himself before embarking on his new project: a currently untitled film that will focus an Italian-American family and span their experiences over thirty years (from 1930s to 1960s).   We imagine Coppola'll be rewatching his classic The Godfather sin...

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by Serena Perfetto   A unique documentary exhibition, "Italian American Cinema: From Capra to the Coppolas", is currently on display at the Museo Italo-Americano, until March 6, 2016. The exhibition is surely an opportunity to better understand the contributions made by Italian-Americans to the national cinema and culture. Film scholar Josep...

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By Kathryn Carse   If "The Godfather" is at the top of your favorite movie list, HBO has an offer you can't refuse. "The Godfather Epic" is a seven-and-a-half version of Francis Ford Coppola's films about the Italian-American Corleone family's rise in organized crime based on Mario Puzo's best seller. It cuts together "The Godfather" an...

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