Francis Ford Coppola will set down at the Venice Film Festival this week to give the Laudatio speech honoring Werner Herzog as the German Oscar-nominated documentarian is awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Both directors are also being celebrate... Read more
Deadline - Aug 25
The 'Godfather' director will give the laudatio for the lifetime achievement honor for the German director of 'Fitzcarraldo, 'Grizzly Man,' and 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God.' Read more
The Hollywood Reporter - Aug 25
Francis Ford Coppola underwent a scheduled cardiac procedure in Rome to update his atrial fibrillation treatment with the original inventor, Italian doctor Andrea Natale. Read more
Fox News - Aug 17
Francis Ford Coppola broke his silence on his health after it had been reported he was hospitalized for a cardiac procedure, read... Read more
Hellomagazine - Aug 07
The 86-year-old director reportedly went in for a scheduled surgery on Tuesday, but suffered atrial fibrillation prior to heading into the operating room. Read more
New York Daily News - Aug 05
