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

Mike and Brian continue their chat on Book V of Mario Puzo's The Godfather. In it, we meet the Bocchicchio and find out just how important they will become to getting Michael home from Sicily.

Violence, romance, questionable descriptions of the female anatomy? Not what most people expect when they read Mario Puzo's The Godfather the first time. Mike Manzi, Brian Rodriguez and special guest Kate Hudson get to now Lucy Mancini inside and out as they break down perhaps the most infamous chapter in the source material to Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, Book 5.

Mike and Brian share their first reactions to Francis Ford Coppola's surprise drop of the First Look teaser for Megalopolis staring Adam Driver! Francis's favorite nephews also bring you up to speed regarding the films distribution.

Francis's favorite nephews continue down the literary journey by reading some more of Mario Puzo's Godfather source material; books 2, 3 and 4 of the eponymous novel. Find out just what Johnny Fontaine was up to after Jack Woltz found a horse head in his bedsheets as well as life with Sonny as the Don.

Brian and Mike read Book 1 of Mario Puzo's the Godfather and compare what's written in the pages to what we see on screen in Uncle Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece.

Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez FINALLY crack open Mario Puzo's source material for The Godfather but not before pouring a glass of wine and playing some games.

Celebrate the Holidays and ring in the New Year with Francis's Favorite nephews Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez. Mike and Brian invite old friend Kyle Reinfried to help with some last minute Coppola shopping. The nephews also talk about Sofia Coppola's Christmas special; A Very Murray Christmas.

Francis's Favorite Nephew's Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez "officially" talk their first Sofia Coppola film; 2023's Priscilla. Find out what they think about the similarities and differences between directing father and daughter as well as the depiction of Elvis and the agency Priscilla Presley gains throughout the film.

What do you get when you cross Uncle Francis, Disney, George Lucas and Michael Jackson? Prepare to blast off as Brian and Mike discuss perhaps the strangest and most interesting Francis Ford Coppola project: Captain EO.

Francis's long lost nephews Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez pressed record with the intentions of creating a Halloween episode on Captain EO. Three hours later...and they decided to split the episode in two. First up; some catch-up on the relevant Coppola family news, including Sofia and Francis's social media follies. 

Francis's favorite nephews are talking Coppola's favorite piece of personal work; Rumble Fish. Based on the S.E. Hinton novel and shot directly after The Outsiders, this film is Francis in his most pure form. Mike and Brian talk Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane and of course, the network namesake himself; Nicky Coppola (aka Nicolas Cage). 

We're talking Sicily...again! Brian and Mike return to the front lines to discuss the last two hours of Patton, a film written of course by Uncle Francis Ford Coppola himself. 

Be Seated! Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez discuss Patton, a film Francis Ford Coppola wrote, forgot about, and then went on to win an Oscar for. That's all. 

Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez conclude their journey through Apocalypse Now: Redux at Kurtz's jungle compound but not before deep diving perhaps the most famous added scene in Francis Ford Coppola history; The French Colonial sequence.

The journey up river continues as Uncle Francis Ford Coppola's favorite nephews Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez continue their deep dive of Apocalypse Now: Redux in the part 2 of a 3 part series. In this episode Mike and Brian discuss what happens when you get off the boat in Vietnam; such as an encounter with a tiger, a rendezvous with some famous Playmates, the surreal chaos of the Do Long Bridge...

Brian and Mike deep dive the longest (official) cut of Apocalypse Now; Apocalypse Now: Redux. In part 1 of their 3 part discussion Uncle Francis's Favorite nephew's talk about their history with the film and the cut, Martin Sheen's casting over Harvey Keitel and of course a lot of Kilgore!

Before going up river and talking Apocalypse Now, Mike and Brian spend some time with its groundbreaking behind-the-scenes documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. In Hearts of Darkness we see a different side of Francis Ford Coppola; one of a man driven to the brink of madness as he manages the chaos of the self-funded incredibly fragile production in the heart of the Filipino ju...

May the 4th be with you! Mike and Brian welcome fellow Star Wars fan Kyle Reinfried to the podcast for a extra special episode from a galaxy far far away! In honor of this years Star Wars Day we explore the mockumentary R2D2: Beneath the Dome, for which Francis Ford Coppola is heavily featured.  

The REAL Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez explore some of Francis Ford Coppola's most fascinating moments at the Academy Awards. 

We wanna rob. We're making our first "pit stop," so to speak, on Uncle Francis's Wine Cellar to talk about Sofia Coppola's 2013 film The Bling Ring. We believe in karmaaaa, which is why we finally landed our first sponsors! Mike and Brian discuss recent social media comments, the latest installment of Mike's Merchandise Corner, and check in to see where The Godfather is streaming. They break huge...

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 Cusa...

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...

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. 

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...

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.