Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest directors of all time. His work in film across five decades is important and worthy of revisiting as much as one can.

What he did last year with Megalopolis was nothing short of amazing. He built a world and created a film out of his own pocket, putting his money where his mouth was and employing people to create his vision on screen.

I thought it was a sort of wonderful experience watching this auteur get back to work.

And since he owns the movie, he can show it or do anything he wants with it any time and at his leisure.

Megalopolis Might Get "Weirder"

Now, that makes it a little frustrating if you want to watch it at home, since it's not on Blu-Ray or digital. But if you want to watch the movie again, you can head out to Coppola's roadshow.

In the first stop of the tour, in Jersey, Coppola spoke for almost 70 minutes after the movie ended. “It was [originally] more weird,” Coppola said. He continued, “I own the picture, I can do anything I want with it.”
The recut will include some dream sequences that will make the film “weirder.”
Since Coppola owns all the rights, he can continue to tweak the movie as he wishes, and even add more scenes or ideas to it. It's a living document he's going to play with.
That sort of makes him feel like the architect in his movie, endlessly polishing a city for our consumption.
He wants his movie to be weirder, so be it.

How to Watch Megalopolis

The 85-year-old has a deal with Live Nation, where some theaters across the country will screen the film, complete with post-screening Q&As and even live music.

Tickets are available here

TOUR DATES

  • Sunday, July 20
    • Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank, NJ
  • Wednesday, July 23
    • The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
  • Friday, July 25
    • The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
  • Sunday, July 27
    • Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
  • *Tuesday, July 29
    • The Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX
  • Friday, August 1
    • Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
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