3 d. ago Megadoc review – absorbing account of an impressive and indomitable Francis Ford Coppola at work

Venice film festivalMike Figgis’s valuable documentary shows how Coppola worked with actors on his $120m passion project MegalopolisWhen Francis Ford Coppola finally started work on his retrofuturist ancient Rome drama-parable Megalopolis (the self-funded passion project he had been nurturing for decades), he invited another director to be a fly on the wall and make a record of his work in progress. This was Mike Figgis, whose limber digital film-making skills were ideal for the task. The result is a thoroughly watchable, respectful, valuable and intimate account of a great film-maker at work – particularly rehearsing actors, a part of directing very rarely shown. (Coppola takes his cast through some wacky exploratory games, like an experimental theatre company.)It’s always impressive to see the indomitable Coppola in full rhetorical flow: holding forth, opining, schooling one and all on what happens when a film is made and how glorious it is to spend and even lose money in the serv...

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1 week ago Babies die from infection linked to contaminated dish soap at Italian hospital

San Maurizo Hospital in Italy has been blocked from treating premature babies as an investigation continues into the deaths of two infants. They contracted sepsis after picking up a deadly bacteria

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2 w. ago Palestinian woman, 20, dies in hospital after being evacuated from Gaza to Italy

The woman, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, had arrived in Italy with her mother

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2 w. ago Gazan woman evacuated to Italy in a 'state of severe physical deterioration' dies in hospital

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment

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2 w. ago Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation

Marah Abu Zuhri, 20, arrived in Pisa on an Italian humanitarian flight along with other critical patientsA 20-year-old Palestinian woman suffering from severe malnutrition who was evacuated from Gaza to Italy this week has died, a hospital in Pisa has said.The woman, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on an Italian government humanitarian flight on Wednesday night. Zuhri had come to Italy with her mother on one of three Italian air force flights that arrived this week with a total of 31 critical patients suffering from serious congenital diseases, wounds or amputations, the Italian foreign ministry said at the time. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago USA Network is bringing back scripted TV. First up? John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker'

After getting out of the scripted TV business in 2021 for reality TV and sports coverage, USA Network is returning to air scripted originals with the legal drama “The Rainmaker."

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2 w. ago Palestinian children in urgent need of medical treatment land in Italy

Palestinian children who are in need of urgent medical care have been evacuated from Gaza to Italy.

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3 w. ago This Morning doctor reveals common deadly fridge mistake that can kill in minutes

A man has died in Italy with 10 other hospitalised after eating contaminated broccoli from a food van, with Dr Raj Arora warning of simple household mistakes that can lead to botulism

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3 w. ago Man killed and nine rushed to hospital as broccoli recalled across Italy in deadly outbreak

Luigi Di Sarno, 52, was on holiday with his family when they fell ill after eating broccoli and sausage sandwiches from a food stand

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3 w. ago Man dies and nine are hospitalised as broccoli is recalled after botulism outbreak

Luigi Di Sarno, 52, died on Thursday after eating a broccoli and sausage sandwich.

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3 w. ago Broccoli is recalled across Italy after one man is killed and nine people are hospitalised in botulism outbreak

Luigi Di Sarno, 52, died on Thursday after purchasing a broccoli and sausage sandwich from a street vendor on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza. [FILE PHOTO]

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola, 86, breaks silence after being hospitalized in Italy for secret heart condition

Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary American director behind The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now, shared a health update after being hospitalized in Italy on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola 'rushed to hospital' in Italy amid reports of heart complications

The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director was reportedly admitted to Rome’s Tor Vergata Polyclinic on Tuesday morning

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola shares update after health issue hospitalised Godfather director

Iconic Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola has issued an update on his health after being hospitalised in Italy following an appearance at a film festival

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola in hospital in Rome for ‘scheduled’ procedure

A representative for the Godfather film-maker denied earlier reports that the director had experienced a mild cardiac arrhythmiaFrancis Ford Coppola, the veteran American Italian film-maker behind The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, underwent a non-emergency medical procedure in Rome, according to his representative, who disputed earlier reports that he had suffered a mild cardiac arrhythmia.“Mr Coppola went in for a scheduled update procedure with acclaimed Dr Andrea Natale, his doctor of over 30 years, and is resting nicely,” the representative said in response to Italian media reports that the director was hospitalised, adding “all is well.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola rushed to hospital in Italy: report

The 86-year-old ‘Godfather’ director had been screening his controversial latest film ‘Megalopolis’

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3 w. ago Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola taken to hospital in Italy for planned procedure

The 86-year-old ‘Godfather’ director had been screening his controversial latest film ‘Megalopolis’

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola 'hospitalised in Rome' after attending film festival

Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly been hospitalised in Rome after recently attending a film festival

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola 'hospitalised in Italy' after attending film festival

Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly been hospitalised in Italy after recently attending a film festival

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last month The ‘top notch’ London pub owned by a legendary Hollywood director

The ‘top notch’ London pub owned by a legendary Hollywood director  Harrow Times

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