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The Godfather at 50: Is Francis Ford Coppola directorial an enduring gangster drama or a dated product of bygone era?
Nandhu Sundaram •I have always thought that The Godfather, for all its prominence, was unfair to the women in the movie, and by extension, the women in the audience.

The Godfather gave me an identity that was hard to cope with: Al Pacino opens up on 50 years of his breakthrough film
•“It’s hard to explain in today’s world — to explain who I was at that time, and the bolt of lightning that The Godfather was,” Al Pacino says.

The Godfather turns 50: How Francis Ford Coppola's seminal gangster film imitated and inspired life
•Generations of mobsters have looked to The Godfather for inspiration, validation, and as a playbook for how to speak and act and dress.

Word from the Mob: Why dialogues of The Godfather trilogy have stood the test of time
Vinayakc •Here is looking at the dialogues of The Godfather films that have inspired similar lines in numerous films across the globe. We choose not to rank these.

The Godfather at 50: Do you know Francis Ford Coppola was not the original choice to direct the mob saga?
Subhash •As The Godfather turns 50, here are a few unknown facts about the epic mob saga

Francis Ford Coppola on restoring The Godfather for its 50th anniversary: It's the movie I'm most known for
•"I was always making films that I actually did not know how to make, and learning from the film itself," says Francis Ford Coppola, whose cult gangster film The Godfather completes 50 years since release.

Carrie Fisher, Salma Hayek, Michael B Jordan inducted into Hollywood's 2022 Walk of Fame Class
•Others who are part of the motion picture category are Macaulay Culkin, Helen Hunt, Regina King, Ray Liotta, Ewan McGregor, Adam McKay, Jason Momoa, James Hong and Tessa Thompson.

Miles Teller replaces Armie Hammer in The Offer, series based on making of The Godfather
Trendingdesk •Miles Teller will take on the role of producer Al Ruddy in the series, which he will also executive produce.

Elle Fanning joins Barry Levinson's film about making of The Godfather
•Francis and The Godfather, the movie will also feature Oscar Isaac, Jake Gyllenhaal and Elisabeth Moss.

On The Rocks movie review: Sofia Coppola's poetic clink gives this film a lasting high
Devanshsharma •Sofia Coppola bathes this flawed father-daughter story with so much warmth and luminosity that one does not feel like passing judgement on the characters.



