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Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and Harrison Ford fought back tears reflecting on his role in the 1974 film, “The Conversation.” At the center of it all was Francis Ford Coppola, who on Saturday received the AFI Life A...

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I’m attending an Italian dinner in honor of Tony Bennett where the fellow guests include the likes of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Could this be a red sauce-soaked fever dream? Did I overdo the Sambuca? No, this was all real. Or as Mr. Bennett would sing, I’m living “The Good Life.” The event, hosted at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on Manha...

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In the heart of Astoria, in Queens, stands the world’s first vertical film studio: Wildflower Studios. This groundbreaking project, spearheaded by actor Robert De Niro and his son Raphael, symbolizes a new era for filmmaking in the Big Apple. Conceived in 2019 and now completed, the space aims to redefine global industry standards.  With a film ind...

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Big Apple celebrities Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Patti Smith have joined in the fight to save the decades-old Elizabeth Street Garden from being torn down to make way for affordable senior housing. The three cultural icons penned letters this summer imploring Mayor Eric Adams to have a change of heart and maintain the leafy green haven and...

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Screen legends Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have collaborated successfully for decades. Over time, Scorsese has seen something of himself in the characters De Niro has played, he told the BBC today. Speaking on the Radio4 Today program, the Killers of the Flower Moon director praised De Niro for “touching a truth about what it is to be a huma...

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A Bronx Tale, Robert De Niro’s 1993 directorial debut, starred as the Tribeca Festival’s closing gala with the famed actor acknowledging that he never got asked to direct again following the film’s inauspicious box office debut. “I was lucky to be able to make the movie. I made it the way I wanted to make it. I didn’t compromise at all. And I took...

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There must be something in the water for two Italian gangsters from "The Godfather" to end up with new babies later in life. Al Pacino will become a father for the fourth time, his representatives confirmed to Fox News Digital, just weeks after his pal Robert De Niro, 79, welcomed his seventh child. Pacino is expecting his first child with girlfrie...

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In 2016, the hottest book in Hollywood hadn’t even been published yet. Circulating in galley proofs, it was the latest non-fiction work from author David Grann, whose 2009 book The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon had recently been filmed by James Gray and produced by Plan B. His new book was another mouthful — Killers of th...

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Martin Scorsese's new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "Killers of the Flower Moon", will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, organizers confirmed on Friday. It will be the first time the veteran filmmaker presents a new film at the festival since he won best director there in 1986 for "After Hours". Scorsese won the top P...

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Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a heavy contender for a prestigious world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s still too early for it to be a lock, but it’s looking promising enough that Scorsese has reserved a suite at one of the posh hotels along the Croisette, sources tell Variety.  Thierry Fr...

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