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Uncle Francis"s Wine Cellar: The "Cut by Cut" Francis Ford Coppola Podcast

Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez

Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez explore the films of Francis Ford Coppola, one glass of wine at at time, in this cut-by-cut deep dive into the career of the man who brought us The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and so much more.

tv & film film history

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138:10

Francis Ford Coppola's Saturday Night Live

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2023/03/13

Live from New York it's Uncle Francis's Wine Cellar! Mike and Brian welcome guest and SNL historian Christian Larson to discuss Francis Ford Coppola's turn at "directing" an episode of Saturday Night Live. 1986 was an interesting year for the sketch comedy institution with a cast that included Jon Lovitz and Dennis Miller along with surprises like Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Joan Cusack and Randy Quaid...and yet none shined brighter than Uncle Francis himself. Season 11, Episode 13;

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119:22

One from the Heart

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2023/02/25

Francis Ford Coppola's biggest folly or one of his greatest masterpieces? Brian and Mike open up a discussion on 1981's One From the Heart. Even though it was panned at the time; modern reassessments tell a different tale. Francis's favorite nephews talk Frederic Forrest, the underrated legacy of Terri Garr, Raul Julia in his prime, neon soaked Las Vegas and offer a couple of movie recommendations along the way.

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110:29

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American...

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2023/02/12

Brian and Mike examine the origins of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope studios as they discuss the documentary: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope featuring Uncle Francis, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and many more legendary movie makers. Also; Francis's favorite nephews are talking cannoli's as they review Action Bronson's latest episode of F thats Delicious.

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83:07

A Trip to Sicily: The White Lotus Season 2 & more

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2023/01/16

Mike and Brian take a trip to Sicily (not really) in this wild grab bag of an episode as they discuss some bombshell news on their latest Megapolis update, talk about the wonderful Godfather impression scene from The Trip to Italy, go off on an Al Pacino coffee tangent and of course break down all the Coppola adjacent moments from The White Lotus Season 2. Also, the Godfather Collection is on the move again and the nephews in the cellar will let you know where you can catch it now.

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76:39

Dementia 13

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2023/01/06

Mike and Brian go down into the cellar once more to pull out an old vintage and discuss Francis Ford Coppola's first "official" directorial effort; Dementia 13. Find out how Uncle Francis got the gig from his mentor, Roger Corman, why he hid $20,000 from him and listen if the first and second nephews see any indications of future greatness are present in this Hitchcock-esque b-movie from 1963.

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69:15

A Slightly Coppola Christmas I : The Junkie's Christmas

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2022/12/25

Brian and Mike welcome Kyle Reinfried back into the wine cellar to talk about their Christmas traditions as well as the Francis Ford Coppola produced, William S Burroughs written "The Junkie's Christmas."

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59:32

The 2022 Coppola Christmas Wishlist

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2022/12/20

Not sure what to get the Coppola fan in you life for Christmas? Well Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez have you covered! Mike and Brian welcome back Kyle Reinfriend (Foodie Films) to the wine cellar on this very special addition of Uncle Francis as Kyle decides who has the better list Francis Ford Coppola gift ideas.

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105:53

New York Stories ; Life Without Zoe

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2022/12/08

Francis Ford Coppola joins forces with Martin Scorsese and (sorry!) Woody Allen to spin a tale of the City that Never Sleeps by contributing to the 1989 anthology New York Stories. Brian and Mike take a bit out of the Big Apple by deep diving Life Without Zoe and of course Sophia Coppola's infamous involvement. Listen to find out just how does Life Without Zoe fit alongside the other short films and how well all three have aged.

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67:37

FIlmmaker

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2022/11/23

Brian and Mike head back down into the cellar to discuss Francis Ford Coppola's early relationship with his protege and friend; The Star Wars Man himself, George Lucas. The pair of course would go on to dominate cinema for the second half of the 20th century but not many people know of that their friendship and collaboration was forged on the set of The Rain People as it was Lucas's task to shoot the behind the scenes featurette for the movie entitled "Filmmaker."

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92:35

The Rain People

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2022/11/05

Mike and Brian explore one of Francis Ford Coppola's earliest films; The Rain People. Starring James Caan, Robert Duvall (before the Godfather!) and Shirley Knight; The Rain People explores interesting themes of freedom and marriage that are just as timely today as they were in 1969. Also, listen and find out which famous friend of Uncle Francis joined him and the crew on the films cross country shoot.

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71:00

Bram Stoker's Dracula : Episode 2 - Love Never Dies

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2022/10/31

Happy Halloween! On Episode 2 of our two part discussion on Bram Stoker's Dracula Mike once again welcomes his Monsters that Made Us co-host Dan Colon into the cellar to discuss his favorite moments of the Coppola horror classic. Find out how the ending differs from the original Dracula film and which classic Universal Monster is sexiest. Also, full disclosure, Brian's had way too much wine during the recording of this episode. You've been warned.

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98:01

Bram Stoker's Dracula : Episode 1 - Oceans of Time

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2022/10/26

It's getting a bit creepy in the wine cellar as Mike welcomes his Monster's the Made Us co-host Dan Colon to talk all about Francis Ford Coppola's interpretation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Mike, Brian and Dan chat about their favorite Draculas in movie history (including Gary Oldman), Keanu Reeves interesting performance and how the genesis of this film is actually a bit more Winona than Coppola. Also, find out why this is the film that saved American Zoetrope.

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127:04

The Godfather : Episode 3 - The New Don

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2022/10/13

Uncle's Francis's favorite nephews Brian Rodriguez and Mike Manzi settle all family business on this third and final chat on The Godfather. Tune in to hear their thoughts on Tom's difficult conversation with the Don, Michael in Sicily, Kay vs Apollonia, Leisure Suit Fredo's time in Las Vegas and of course the epic ending to the most epic of films.

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105:47

The Godfather : Episode 2 - The Turk

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2022/10/02

On the second episode of a three episode series on The Godfather Mike and Brian explore Michaels journey from war hero to full fledged Corleone crime family member. The cellar dwellers also explore perhaps the most underrated villain in film history; The Turk.

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86:42

The Godfather : Episode 1 - Wedding Favors

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2022/09/20

Brian and Mike enter the cellar with a tall task, to tackle Francis Ford Coppola's most famous work; The Godfather. On episode one of their deep dive, the first and second nephew's talk the cast and crew as well as the epic wedding scene and Tom Hagen's trip to Hollywood.

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81:59

The Offer : Bonus Wrap-Up

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2022/09/10

As Mike and Brian prepare their series of Godfather episodes they look back one last time at The Offer with special guest Kyle Reinfried.

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62:20

The Offer : Episode 10 - Brains and Balls

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2022/08/02

The final episode of Paramount+'s The Offer is all about glamour as we get a premiere, the Oscars and we find out what's next for Francis Ford Coppola, Al Ruddy and the rest of the players in The Godfather. Mike and Brian discuss what worked in the show, what didn't and what they would like to see next.

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68:18

The Offer : Episode 9: - It's Who We Are

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2022/07/29

The penultimate episode of Paramout+'s The Offer is all about Sicily as Francis Ford Coppola realizes his dream of shooting on location for The Godfather. Brian and Mike are here to talk all about it as well as the shows interesting turn in revealing it's very own intentions and almost breaking the fourth wall.

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51:38

The Offer: Episode 8 - Crossing that Line

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2022/07/22

Brian and Mike once again hop down into the cellar to talk about Paramount+'s, The Offer. In episode 8: Crossing that Line Al Rudy encounters a new mafia threat in crazy Joe Gallo as well as the persistent voice of Francis Ford Coppola begging the Godfather production to shoot on location in Sicily.

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58:51

The Offer: Episode 7 - Mr. Producer

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2022/07/19

Uncle Francis's Wine Cellar opens it's door for another episode of Paramount+'s The Offer. In "Mr. Producer" we really see Francis Ford Coppola's directing style take hold as he guides Al Pacino through a very famous Godfather scene. Also, Evans does a lot of coke, Colombo invites Ruddy into his home and Betty buys a horse head.

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