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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folksy truth-teller who rises to dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and this was before it became “trendy” again after the 2016 presidential election). The image of Andy Griffith laughing maniacally stayed with he...

Lindsey Bahr May 05, 2021 - 10:50 AM Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folksy truth-teller who rises to dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and this was before it became “trendy” again after the 2016 presidential election). The image of Andy Griffith laughing man...

Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the...

Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folksy truth-teller who rises to dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and this was before it became “trendy” again after the 2016 presidential election). The image of Andy Griffith laughing maniacally stayed with her. At the same time, she was watching the r...

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folksy truth-teller who rises to dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and this was before it became “trendy” again after the 2016 presidential election). The image of Andy Griffith laughing maniacally stayed with he...

Yougov acquires open banking start-up Lean App The apps founders will stay on and become part of Yougov Data analytics firm Yougov has acquired open banking start-up Lean App to help improve its services with financial transaction data.  Lean App has been acquired by Yougov on a three year earn-out, tied to enriching and expanding the research company’s data in the UK and the US. Lean App’s founders – Luke Dugdale, Tom Stuart, Maz Lascombe and Artur Jurgenson – will al...

Gia Coppola’s New ‘Mainstream’ Film Tackles YouTuber Culture, With Cameos From Jake Paul, Patrick Starrr Gia Coppola, daughter of famed auteur Francis Ford Coppola and the director of 2013’s Palo Alto, has unveiled the trailer for her latest film, Mainstream, which appears to take a darkly comedic glimpse into YouTuber culture. Tom Stuart, and stars Mainstream feature appearances from a number of native YouTube stars, including Juanpa Zurita, Patrick Starrr. The film follows Hawk...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. First trailer for Spider-Man and Stranger Things stars new movie Viral fame isnt all its cracked up to be. Stranger Thingsstar Maya Hawke in the first trailer for Mainstream. The Godfather legend Francis Ford Coppolas granddaughter Gia, the movie follows Link (Garfield) and Frankie (Hawke) as they carve out a path to internet superstardom. As you can see from the trailer, Mainstream integrates the visual pop o...

Rolling Stone Menu Andrew Garfield Plays Creepy YouTuber in ‘Mainstream’: Watch the Trailer Gia Coppola’s latest film will premiere May 7th in theaters By Mainstream, the second feature film from Gia Coppola ( Palo Alto). The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival and is scheduled for a theatrical release on May 7th. Mainstream stars Maya Hawke as Frankie, a young woman who dreams of internet stardom when she meets Link (Andrew Garfield), a charismatic You...

Feb 23, 2021 Online retail industry players, including PayFast, bidorbuy, PriceCheck, uAfrica, xneelo and Lulalend, are getting behind a new initiative to support the growth of South Africa’s ecommerce industry. Ecommerce Day, which will take place on 10 March 2021, aims to grow the local ecommerce sector, with big players banding together to help local entrepreneurs start or expand their ecommerce businesses. Black Monday and Cyber Friday have helped consumers become more familiar and comfor...