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Q: Is Sofia Coppola still directing movies? Also, what about her father, the legendary Francis Ford Coppola? – M.D.
A: Despite her family ties, Sofia Coppola did not have a good start in show business. She was slammed by critics and audiences alike back in 1991 when she was cast in her father’s disappointing “The Godfather: Part III” after actress Winona Ryder was ill, and her acting career never recovered. Fortunately, she seems to have inherited her father’s gift behind the lens. She both won and was nominated for an Oscar for writing and directing, respectively, for the motion picture “Lost in Translation” back in 2003. The dramatic film starred Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, and really turned her career around.
A few years later, Sofia directed Kirsten Dunst in a retelling of historical figure “Marie Antoinette.” Her most recent project is the film “On the Rocks,” starring Murray once again. It’s available for streaming on AppleTV+.
As for Francis Ford Coppola, he appears to have retired from filmmaking. I often wonder if he’ll attempt a fourth chapter of “The Godfather” saga, but at 81 years old, he’s likely very much enjoying his retirement.
Q: Is the show “Pose” coming back? – R.S.
A: Yes, a third season of the Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story”) produced Netflix show “Pose” is expected to premiere around June 2021, assuming that production resumes as planned. The Emmy-nominated series is set in the Latino and African American ball culture and stars Billy Porter, who himself won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.
Production for the third season was stopped just a few days into filming because of the pandemic, so that’s set everything back, but the good news is that the show has indeed been renewed.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (ABC/Maarten de Boer photo)
Q: A friend of mine was telling me there is a TV show that stars rapper 50 Cent and that he’s actually quite good in it. Is it still on the air? – B.P.
A: Your friend was talking about the ABC prison drama “For Life,” which is based on the true story of Isaac Wright Jr., who was falsely convicted of drug charges in 1991. While behind bars, he became a paralegal and helped turn around prison sentences of some of his fellow inmates, and eventually his own conviction.
In the series adaptation, Wright’s story is told through a character named Aaron Wallace, played by actor Nicholas Pinnock. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson plays a violent inmate named Cassius. He not only acts in the drama, he’s an executive producer.
Season two debuted this November and airs on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. In real life, after his release from prison, Isaac Wright Jr. went on to earn his law degree and still practices to this day.
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