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'The Hunger Games' Named Most Popular Book In Texas Alongside 'The Godfather'
The most popular genre in Texas is good ol' classics.
SAN ANTONIO — Readers all around the world are different. Some like short stories, some enjoy lovely giant books and the majority of Texas readers tend to enjoy dystopias, crimes and mysteries.
Researchers at Preply, a language learning app, analyzed Penguin's 100 must-read classics and Amazon's best-selling books for all 50 states. They also surveyed 1,000 readers in order to better understand reading habits, preferred genres and how preferences can relate to social and economic classes.
Their results revealed these key points:
To see the complete results click here.
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How 'The Godfather' Saved Francis Ford Coppola From Ruin: "It Wasn't A Great Deal"
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Sun 30 June 2024 17:00, UK
While Francis Ford Coppola has made several brilliant contributions to the cinematic medium, including his thriller The Conversation and his epic Vietnam War movie Apocalypse Now, it would be fair to say that The Godfather, widely considered one of the best films of all time, is certainly his most significant.
Released in 1972, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, Coppola and Paramount Pictures gathered together a magnificent cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton to chart the lives of the American-Italian Coppola crime family between 1945 and 1955.
Two years later, Coppola returned to the story once again to further document Michael Corleone's rise to power while looking back into the past at how Vito Corleone first came to the United States from his native Sicily. The film was equally as brilliant, even if the final part of the trilogy, released in 1990, was not.
In an interview with DGA, Coppola once explained how taking on The Godfather saved him from financial ruin. In the 1960s, Coppola directed four feature-length movies, including 1969's The Rain People, which was produced by the director's own production company, American Zoetrope, which, according to Coppola, was meant to be an independent company.
However, as the 1960s turned into the 1970s, Zoetrope was in "trouble", but at that very time, Coppola got a call from Paramount with the offer of a new project, one that would change his professional career. Coppola noted in the interview, "They owned this book called The Godfather, which was starting to become popular, and they thought they'd hire an Italian-American director because that might bring some authenticity to it, and a young director because he might be easier to push around and would able to make the film for less money."
Coppola read Puzo's novel but felt that it was "cheesy" and that he wouldn't be interested in taking on a film adaptation. However, George Lucas, who had become friends with Coppola during the making of 1968's Finian's Rainbow and who subsequently founded Zoetrope with Coppola, warned his fellow director that a "chain" was about to be put on the door of Zoetrope.
With that in mind, Coppola reluctantly accepted Paramount's offer, even though he felt that it wasn't the best deal. "It wasn't a great deal," Coppola explained. "They offered me two possibilities, one of which was very little money plus 10% of the movie, or a little more money but only 6% of the movie." At the time, Coppola had two children and was in debt, so he took the advance sum with just 6% of the movie, which thankfully turned out to be "a lot of money".
After completing the film, The Godfather went on to become the highest-grossing film ever made (at least for a while), bringing in a box office taking of over $250million dollars. In addition, Coppola's effort drew widespread critical acclaim and announced the director as a major talent of his generation.
So, not only is The Godfather one of the greatest movies ever made, but it also served as a vitally important film in securing the future of Coppola's family and his production company, Zoetrope, which is rather remarkable considering that he didn't want to make it in the first place.
Related TopicsOfficial Trailer For 'Don Coppola' - Graphic Novel About The Filmmaker
by Alex BillingtonJuly 9, 2024Source: YouTube
"Showcasing the colorful life of the acclaimed director..." It's not often we post trailer for books, but this one is about the filmmaking legend named Francis Ford Coppola, so we can't not feature it. (Especially considering he has his new film Megalopolis out this year.) Based on the lives and films of acclaimed cinema icons, this book focuses on the legendary Coppola of The Godfather & Apocalypse Now fame. Following the story of the man behind the movie, Don Coppola shows the insight behind the critically acclaimed director and it also takes a look at both the impact of his movies and his life from a cinematic narrative. Created and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, Don Coppola is the second installment in the author's Cine Trilogy books, illustrating the behind-the-scenes stories of some of Hollywood's biggest hits. Reviews say that it "not only celebrates Coppola's contributions to cinema but also explores the profound influence his work has had on both the industry and audiences worldwide." It's not trying to riff on FFC, mainly a biopic book. Take a look.
Here's the official trailer for Amazing Améziane's graphic novel Don Coppola, direct from YouTube:
"From the creator of Quentin by Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, comes volume 2 of his Cineaste Trilogy of graphic novels." Following the story of the man behind the movie, Don Coppola shows the insight behind the critically acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola and takes a look at both the impact of his movies and his life from a cinematic narrative. Created and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, Don Coppola is the second installment in the author's Cine Trilogy – illustrating the behind-the-scenes stories of some of Hollywood's biggest hits. Don Coppola is a new graphic novel creation by a writer known as "Amazing Améziane" – raised on Frank Miller, Bruce Lee, Sergio Leone and the soul music of the late 60s. His first comic was Clan published in 2001. After working on several comic scripts, he produced the comic of the novel Cuatro Manos, in collaboration with his favorite novelist. His dark-thriller Bagmen, catapulted him to fame in 2016 and his most recent work is Cash Cowboys. Don Coppola the graphic novel is available as of July 9th, 2024 - at bookstores, comic shops and digitally - order your copy from Amazon. Who wants this?
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