the god father was made in a very classical, almost shakespearean style. it was going to be about succession. like a king who had three sons, and none of the sons had all his talents. [ speaking non-english ] michael could be ruthless when he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. nord, he was a complex hero. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the napa valley on a rainy day, to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of the greatest movie directors of all-time, without any question. if you google the best movies of all time, the greatest movies of all time, the godfather is number un, number one, usually. but the godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten and so is apocalypse now. so of the 10, 15 greatest movies of all-time, this man has made three of them. i am really interested in talking to him for another reason. when i came to america first, i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. it was in so
he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the nappa vally on a rainy day to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of greatest movie directors of all-time without any question. if you google the best movies of all-time, the greatest movies of all-time, the godfather is number one usually. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. but the godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten, and so is apocalypse now. so of the 10, 15 greatest movies of all-time this man has made three of them. i m really interested in talking to him for another reason. when i came to america first i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. it was in some ways helpful for me because it gave me a sense of the culture and the country that i was now living in. and i wrote my final paper on the godfather, actually on the opening four or five minutes of the godfather, the first scene, and i had
the so called islamic state group say two of its militants were responsible. also in the next hour: a new world record for female cyclists. kyser tylen from nottingham covered over 32,000 miles in 12 months. breaking a record that stood since 1938. and it has been such an intense year in british politics, it is enough to make you want to escape toa cabin is enough to make you want to escape to a cabin in the middle of nowhere. i will review it all in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials there say it s the city s biggest ever fireworks display. 1.5 million people are estimated to have been celebrating by the opera house on the harbour front. and in hong kong an hour ago, a similarly extroverted display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of explosions. and you may be able to hear a rather techno rendition of auld lang syne. secur
for a second time aboard the international space station. i saw this spacecraft every single day because our docking port was right next to the cupola window. so for six months in space, every time i would open the window, i would give to look out and see the soyuz spacecraft. good morning, it s thursday 26th january. welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may is to tell republican leaders that the uk and the us can renew their special relationship in what she ll describe as this new age , following brexit and the election of president trump. she ll make the comments in philadelphia this evening, a day before she becomes the first world leader to hold face to face talks with the new us president at the white house. meanwhile, donald trump has continued with a series of policy announcements. president trump has indicated he would support the water boarding of terrorism suspects if his defence secretary and the director of the cia want to reinstate the interrogation technique.
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