Megalopolis reactions are coming in now that the movie is out, and as the film continues to be divisive, director Francis Ford Coppola thinks the reactions have been similar to another classic of his.

The maker of some of American cinema's most iconic films, Coppola is nonetheless an innovator and an outsider artist at heart. Today marks the long-awaited arrival of “Megalopolis,” legendary director Francis Ford Coppola’s first film in 13 years.

Francis Ford Coppola waged war with studio heads throughout the making of “The Godfather.” Production on his 1979 Vietnam War epic, “Apocalypse Now,” was so troubled — there was a typhoon and a near-fatal heart attack — that it was chronicled in a documentary.

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview as crackling with ideas as their new film Megalopolis, director Francis Coppola and Adam Driver discuss the power of films whose meaning changes in the minds of moviegoers in multiple viewings over time.

Mr. Coppola has spent $120 million on his new movie, “Megalopolis.” Most box office analysts predict that he’ll get far less in return.

Francis Ford Coppola directed classics like 'The Godfather' and "Apocalypse Now' with tons of flops and hits along his way to 'Megalopolis,' now in theaters.

Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola waited 40 years to make his passion project. After seeing it, the Monitor’s film critic wonders, “What in tarnation has he wrought?”

Although there wasn’t a “Barbenheimer”-esque blockbuster moment this summer, the release of “Megalopolis” this week is proving to be 2024’s biggest — and most divisive — film story of the year. Director Francis Ford Coppola has spent decades dreaming of this film,

The reviews of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" are in. Critics either admire the movie's ambition, or call it a spectacular failure.