LOS ANGELES - Marlon Brando repeatedly rejected playing the role of Don Corleone in "The Godfather," telling an assistant: "It's about the Mafia. I won't glorify the Mafia," according to an article in ...
Fifty years back, Francis Ford Coppola was in the thick of creating his screen rendition of Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, facing serious resistance from Paramount Pictures who were set against ...
Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
The iconic Corleone saga made its debut in 1972 and spawned two additional movies — 1974's 'The Godfather Part II' and 1990's ...
Brando sent a woman who identified herself as Sasheen Littlefeather to reject his "Godfather" trophy on his behalf and read a diatribe about Hollywood's poor treatment of American Indians. It was ...
Audiences were spellbound to discover the ingenious technique Marlon Brando used to nail the iconic "bulldog" look for his character in The Godfather. Brando, clinching the Best Actor award at the ...
A Streetcar Named Desire. Julius Caesar. On the Waterfront. These are just some of the films that laid the groundwork for Marlon Brando to be heralded as one of the greatest actors ever to live, and ...