coppola. francis ford coppola. he's the — he's the beginning of the end of it all.ey were trying to fire him during the first couple of weeks of work. and i was aware, and i guess others were — and i'd gained a lot of respect for him. it was his vision from a to z and they tried to have a standby director, to fire him, in case they fired him, then this guy would take over. but it was coppola's vision and his film—making and his casting that made it all work, i mean, for me — for everybody. the inspiration for the godfather came partly from the bestseller of the same name by american author mario puzo, published three years before the film's release. in an interview decades ago, coppola, who ultimately worked with puzo on the godfather screenplay, revealed he didn't have much initial enthusiasm for the project. anyone who remembers the original godfather book, it had a lot of sleazy aspects to it that, of course, were cut out for the movie and i didn't like it very much for those reasons and i was very frightened of getting once again co—opted into another project, l

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he was nominated for an oscar in ford coppola's classic.also starred in misery, thief, and the comedy elf. in the godfather opened in cinemas 50 years ago. anniversary screenings and celebrations are taking place this year. in staten island where the film was partly shot, tom broke reports on why the godfather remains a classic. reporter: just over half a century ago, a large house was abuzz with activity. it served as the shooting location for the home of the dawn corleone godfather family. some of the most memorable lines were spoken by characters in this house. this new york crime fami saga set in the 1940's and 50's still plays remarkably well. a strong story of a mafia's son, and innocent losing his soul. great actors including marlon brando and al pacino. >> i handle one client. reporter: robert duval credits one man for making the godfather work. >> coppola. the director. at the beginning they were going to try to fire him during the first couple weeks of work. i gained a lot of respect for him. his filmmaking and his casting made it

he was best known for his role as sony corleone in francis ford coppola as the godfather, for which he was nominated for an academy ward as best supporting actor. he also appeared in films by celebrated directors, robert altman, and howard hawks. the trials of officials in connection with the deadly 2018 bridge collapse in the italian city of genoa has begun. 59 people are facing charges over the incident that claimed 43 lives. the tragedy exposed the crumbling state of the country's infrastructure. germany has approved the applications of sweden and finland to join nato. a short while ago members of the german apartment, the bonus tag ratified the accession of germany's northern allies with a vast majority. much to the delight of the representatives of the 2 countries were watching from the gallery. after decades of neutrality, sweden and finland moved to join the western defense alliance in response to the russian invasion of ukraine. the ratification requires unanimous approval by all 30 current nato member states. well more, let's bring in our political correspondent dina has a who

he was best known for his role as sony corleone in francis ford coppola as the godfather for which he was nominated for an academy award as best supporting actor. he also appeared films by celebrated director robert altman. and howard hawks, germany has approved the applications of sweden and finland to join nato. a short while ago, members of the bundled stark ratified view session of germany's northern allies with a vast majority. much to the delight offi representatives offered 2 countries who weren't watching from the gallery of the decades of neutrality, sweden and finland moved to join the western defense alliance. in response to russia's invasion of ukraine gratification requires unanimous approval. but all 30, aren't they to remember states war that boat. let's bring it up. little corresponded in the house who was standing by at the bonus stock where that vote took place for a while ago. oh no, that was quite quick by german standards, wasn't it? it was indeed records feed, the draft law was prepared in no time, and then the brought majority here, and parliament actually voted

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caan was nominated for an oscar for his role in francis ford coppola's classic.l thriller misery, the action film thief, and more recently, the comedy elf. with a look at his career here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. james caan as sonny corleone, the eldest son of the fearless godfather. caan perfectly portrayed the character's quick, reckless nature... ..his intensity, with a passion, both for life and for his family. and he showed he could hold his own against the likes of marlon brando. are you telling me that the italians guarantee our investment? well, almost. his next big hit also explored the themes of violence and community. synonymous with the ultraviolent game of the title. get out of this dressing room! that same year, he also demonstrated his lightness of touch... ..opposite barbra streisand in funny lady. all right, listen, we had a little technical trouble in the first... a little technical trouble? get out of this room, you little bum! throw him out, can you throw him out? but at times, his party lifestyle threatened to overshadow

this, i actually tried out for the part in the francis ford coppola film.two amazing directors, oliver stone and francis ford coppola, and an equally talented direct everybody in arbitrage for lionsgate, that was incredibly fun. if i had to choose anybody, how about a young sophia loren to play me in a movie? i love her, and i love the fact that she says i owe it all to pasta, which is sophia's famous line. here's the second question. >> hi, ya, would you cut your hair again and bring back your short hair style? maria: oh, gosh. that was the go go '90s when i had short hair. i would do it again. i wonder what you think in terms of cutting it all off. i tell you one thing, if i cut my hair, i would get an hour a day back in my life because it takes a long time, almost an hour, to get the blowout. [laughter] but i digress. so i don't know about that. maybe. maybe i would. that was the on conan o'brien. how much fun it has been, this journey in journalism throughout the years. the money-hunting dayses when i went on late night with conan. dagen, leo, it was gr

he was best known for his role as sonny girl leoni in francis ford coppola. the godfather, for which he was nominated for an academy award. his best supporting actor. he also appeared in films by celebrated directors, robert altman, and howard ho more than 40 people were killed in one of italy's worst transport disasters. almost 4 years ago, the mirandi bridge collapsed in genoa in northern italy. now $59.00 people are facing charges. they're accused of negligence over inadequate inspections of the bridge. the trial in gena was biggest court is likely to last more than a year. this is the moment the mirandi bridge collapsed during a rainstorm in august 2018. most of the 43 people who were killed that day, plunged to their debts in trucks and cars as the ground dropped beneath him. it was later found that poor maintenance was the reason the most away collapse. the tragedy spoke nationwide anger here in italy and laid bare the die estate of the countries crumbling infrastructure. it cloudy and that idea a global city sister claudia, her 2 children and new husba

caan was nominated for an oscar for his role in francis ford coppola's classic., more recently, the comedy elf. james caan, who has died. that's it for now. more for me and the team on the website. hello there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle of the afternoon. not quite the case, unfortunately, in the far northwest, in highland scotland. still some pretty grey cloud around. and in actual fact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in and it will gradually drift its way a little bit further eastwards and dominate the scene over the weekend, but it does mean some drizzly rain first thing in the morning to the northwest of scotland and the far north of northern ireland. as we go through the day, there will be plenty of settled, sunny weather. with light winds, temperatures are going to respond quite quickly, so highs of

caan was nominated for an oscar for his role in francis ford coppola's classic.ion film thief, and more recently the comedy elf. with a look at his career here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. james caan as sonny corleone a, the eldest son of the fearless godfather. caan perfectly portrayed the character's quick, restless nature. —— reckless nature. his intensity with a passion, both for life and for his family. and he showed he could hold his own against the likes of marlon brando. �* , ., ., brando. are you telling me that the italians _ brando. are you telling me that the italians guarantee - brando. are you telling me that the italians guarantee our - the italians guarantee our investment?— the italians guarantee our investment? ~ ., , investment? well, almost. his next big hit— investment? well, almost. his next big hit also _ investment? well, almost. his next big hit also explored - investment? well, almost. his next big hit also explored the i next big hit also explored the themes of violence and community. rollerball was set in a future whe

detail of what we're expecting from that report, i'm joined by independent banking analyst frances coppolaing to you. good morning. bank _ good morning to you. good morning. bank stress i good morning to you. good | morning. bank stress tests, good morning to you. good i morning. bank stress tests, we became familiar _ morning. bank stress tests, we became familiar with _ morning. bank stress tests, we became familiar with that i morning. bank stress tests, we became familiar with that after| became familiar with that after the 2008 financial crisis but they have been delayed in the uk because of the war in ukraine, haven't they? how strong are our banks currently? they appear quite well capitalised at the moment which is important because that is the question that protects depositors from losses in the event that one gets into trouble. and they are maintaining their operations as usual. rising interest rates, a little bit of a double—edged sword for banks. because on one hand,it sword for banks. because on one hand, it approves their margins, their profits, and that actually protects them

hollywood stars including al pacino, francis ford coppola and robert de niro have paid tribute to then in the 1972 classic, described him as a "great actor" and a "dearfriend". 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been looking back at his long career. james caan as sonny corleone, the eldest son of the fearsome godfather. caan perfectly portrayed the character's quick—tempered, reckless nature. and he showed he could hold his own against the likes of marlon brando. are you telling me the tattaglias guarantee our investment? waita minute. almost. he also demonstrated his lightness of touch. get out! you know, if you could sing half as good as you could yell, we'd have a hit. 0pposite barbra streisand in funny lady. all right, all right, all right. listen, we had a little, a little technical trouble in the first act. that is all. a little tehnical trouble?! the trouble we got in both acts - is we've got an amateur producer's messhugeneh fur buffalo! but at times, his party lifestyle threatened to overshadow his career. there was alcohol and drugs, and he spent months living a

. >> greg: they spent more time editing that 20 second clip and coppola did to both "godfather."t for dr. frankenstein the comic piece together his monster he put in a brain. if you have to do that much surgery for 20 seconds of tape, that's like starting with a 6-ton piece of marble and ending up with a bowling trophy. if the creepiest presidential clip since the film. [scattered laughter] >> greg: all, did i upset you? >> dark. >> greg: i'm sorry. >> dark humor today. >> greg: take a look at this comparison on twitter, where i get all my research. it works for "the washington post." it shows two different bidens apparently 24 hours apart. >> president biden: as we fight inflation, you can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. running down gas prices is a big part of the job. you can't be pro-insurrection and pro-democracy. you can't be pro-insurrection and pro-american. here's the good news, gas prices are dropped every day this summer. that's more than 40 days in a row. donald trump lacked the courage to act. we now have 40,000 gas stations in the united states where the press of

. >> i'm confident you are going to do better than coppola. >> lastly reaches the empowerment act.d expand the 529 college savings burn at the k-12. think that was one of the parts did not get enough attention. tell everybody what it means and how that fits into the school choice charter schools approach child of movement? >> good morning everyone it is great to be with you. [applause] [cheering] let me just start by echoing what kellyanne just said. i think school choice the single most important domestic issue in this country. [applause] i think it is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. and you think about all of the challenges we have the public w policy challenges whether you're dealing with crime, with poverty, with the welfare, or healthcare issues or substance abuse, we know that education is antecedent to them all. that if kids get a good education, we know their chances of going down the road of crime, the chances of being trapped ina poverty, the chances of healthcare challenges, addiction, all off them plummet if kids get a good education. we also know if kids do

haidi: mark cranfield, gabrielle coppola, and kathleen hays.ou can get a market rundown in one click. there is commentary and analysis from bloomberg expert editors. find out what is affecting your investment now. let's get to vonnie quinn with the first word headlines. >> president biden expects to talk to president xi jinping in the next 10 days. he is expected to announce his decision soon on whether to end a trump era tariffs on chinese imports. it's not a good time for nancy pelosi to visit taiwan. the esp reported plus he would lead a delegation to taipei next month. italy's government is poised to collapse after three keep parties. or it for prime minister mario draghi. economic warning signs start to flash. the former ecb chief is expected to resign thursday. if the president accepts his resignation, emergency elections could be called for early october. the race to succeed boris johnson us down to two contenders. conservative party members will choose between liz truss and rishi sunak. liz truss remains publicly loyal to boris johnson'