‘Megalopolis’ Trailer Fabricates Quotes From Famous Movie Critics
Katcy Stephan When Lionsgate released the second trailer for Francis Ford Coppola‘s epic film “Megalopolis” on Wednesday morning, it began with a litany of pans of his past work from several renowned critics. In quotes attributed to their reviews of “The Godfather,” the trailer cites The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael as calling it “diminished by its artsiness,” and Village Voice’s Andrew Sarris as criticizing the “sloppy self-indulgent movie.” Other quotes from critics such as Roger Ebert, John Simon, Stanley Kauffmann, Vincent Canby and Rex Reed similarly flash across the screen, offering harsh critiques of Coppola’s work on masterpieces such as “Apocalypse Now.” The idea being these movies stood the test of times — their initial reactions, not so much.