Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film intercuts between these two stories as we see how Vito slowly built his reputation and put together the first pieces of ...

Choosing a standout scene from The Godfathertrilogy is like selecting a single note from a symphony. Sonny’s death, New Year's Eve in Havana, the horse's head; almost every scene and piece of dialogue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Aprea portraying young Salvatore Tessio in ‘The Godfather Part II.’ Aprea died on August 5 2024 at the age of 83 (screengrab/ ...

The Godfather Part II features one of the most heartbreaking flashbacks in cinematic history, but now the moment is even more ...

Francis Ford Coppola apologized for making one of the greatest films of all time. The Oscar-winning director, 85, told the Washington Post in an interview published Monday that he’s to blame for the ...

"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." That line of dialogue is a decent summation of my post watching "Goodfellas" at age eight life. Since I'm not full blood Italian and ...

Given the fact that it seems like Hollywood churns out nothing but sequels, you would think that, by now, the industry would have perfected the genre. Some sequels are pretty good, but many believe ...

Gregory Mysogland is a freelance writer living in New York City. He is a passionate, lifelong fan of film and television and currently works as a Senior Movie and Television Features Writer for ...

Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather changed the formula of the traditional gangster genre and is considered by many as one of the greatest films of all time. It led to an equally and perhaps more ...

Director Francis Ford Coppola (Megalopolis) and The Godfather novelist Mario Puzo co-wrote the screenplay for The Godfather Part II, which effectively serves as both a prequel and a sequel to the ...

Aprea had met the film's director, Francis Ford Coppola, while he was bartending in Los Angeles. He auditioned for the starring role of Michael Corleone in the first movie The Godfather, but that role ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. While tending bar in Los Angeles, Aprea met Francis Ford Coppola and ...