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The 22nd FilmColumbia Festival at the Crandell Theatre will offer its trademark collection of movies that have made a splash at festivals around the nation and world this year, some
He was the only actor Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola could imagine as Mafia patriarch Don Corleone in ‘The Godfather.’ There were just two problems: The studio didn’t want Brando, and Brando didn’t want the role. An excerpt from a new book reveals how flattery, a fake seizure, and a stealth screen test changed the course of cinematic history.
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The independent moviemaker helped drive the success of ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ which won a Best Picture Oscar in 1970.
Real-life mafiosos turned up during 'The Godfather' production. Francis Ford Coppola followed Mario Puzo's advice in that department.