When you do find an architect on screen, the job is typically ancillary to the plot (in Death Wish, for example, Charles Bronson is an architect, not that it matters) or there to signal a character’s bourgeois desirability, the architect being artistically inclined and a respected professional (as played by Wesley Snipes in Jungle Feve r).
Now that the White House has decreed that all new government structures be made in a classical style, let’s cue up the original film of buildings and hubris — King Vidor’s “The Fountainhead” (1949), based on the 1943 novel by Ayn Rand.
The director penned a blistering statement decrying the industry's focus on box office and playing it safe: "I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry terrified of risk..."
"So few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking," the auteur, who then went on to win Worst Director, said.
The legendary Detroit-born filmmaker will present a screening of his 2024 film 'Megalopolis' at the Dearborn museum.
Francis Ford Coppola spoke out on Instagram after he won the award for worst director at the 2024 Razzie Awards for his film, Megalopolis.
Francis Ford Coppola is taking his 2025 Worst Director Razzies win in stride. The Oscar winner, 85, was given the title at the notorious award show for his 2024 sci-fi drama “Megalopolis,” which starred Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, and Shia LaBeouf.
The court ruled against the outlet, which argued that the director's lawsuit should be dismissed because it's intended to chill free speech.
"Joker: Folie à Deux," "Madame Web" and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” are among the top films dishonored by the Golden Raspberry Foundation.
Bill Murray delivered an honest remembrance of his “The Royal Tenenbaums” co-star Gene Hackman on Thursday, calling him a “brilliant” actor but saying he was a “tough nut” who was “really rough” on director Wes Anderson. The Oscar-winning actor, known for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” was found dead in his Santa Fe home on …
Ahead of Hollywood's biggest night, the Golden Raspberry Awards, commonly known as the Razzies, has unveiled the, uh, "winners" of the 2025 Razzie Awards. Marvel's Madame Web led