The Beguiled

A steamy and engrossing Civil War thriller

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bling Ring

Sofia Coppola relates this true-life crime story about Hollywood teens who boosted things from celebrities' homes so they could walk a mile in their Louboutons.

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Me Without You

"...and lyrical score cut from the same cloth as Sofia Coppola's Virgin Suicides, Goldbacher's BAFTA-nominated film is a melancholy,..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marie Antoinette

Don’t fear the film’s early reviews from Cannes, which too often slighted it for being fluffy (it isn’t, though its heroine is) or ahistorical (it isn’t, though it is contemporary).

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Virgin Suicides

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola spins a unique tale about a yearning, indelible love-affair-that-isn’t between characters played by Bill Murray and this season's It Girl Scarlett Johansson.

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi and..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Somewhere

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola makes a dreamy, beautifully shot statement about the slow-burning dread of a truly hollow man, but Somewhere lacks the dry humor of Lost in Translation.

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius and..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Inside Monkey Zetterland

"...Jefery Levy. Starring: Steven Antin, Patricia Arquette, Sandra Bernhard, Sofia Coppola, Tate Donovan, Rupert Everett, Katherine Helmond, Bo Hopkins,..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Priscilla

Measured journey behind closed doors of rock & roll's most famous marriage

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

On the Rocks

Sofia Coppola heads to NYC for a slight but charming anti-rom-com

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans, Jenny..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

CQ

"...Directed by: Roman Coppola. Starring: Jeremy Davies, Jason Schwartzman, Dean Stockwell, John Philip..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Palo Alto

Gia Coppola, the latest voice heard from in that ridiculously talented filmmaking family, makes an auspicious directing debut with this teen drama based on stories from a collection by James Franco.

"...Directed by: Gia Coppola. Starring: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco,..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Somersault

This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead.

"...this 2004 Aussie import trip dangerously close to a post-Coppola (that’s Sofia) indie darlingness. Consider: credits in a girlish..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Overblown TED Talk on sexism in Hollywood picks odd targets

"...from directors like Hitchcock, Scorsese, Welles, Lynch, Antonioni, Godard, Coppola, PTA, Tarantino, Lee, Foreman, etc. Menkes plucks scenes from..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

To the Ends of the Earth

Japanese travel story captures the isolation of culture shock, with fear and levity

"...When Sofia Coppola made Lost in Translation, she had no idea..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Desert Island Films

Louis Black begins his ongoing list of "desert island" videos with his first pick: Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy

"...particular time frame, these are the favorites: Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, John Ford's cavalry..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Now Streaming in Austin: "Street Flame"

Death and community explored in this skateboard short

"...AC: There's something akin to Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides here, with young men stumbling..."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mustang

Five Turkish sisters fight the patriarchy in this widely hailed drama

"...Ergüven's feature debut is not a Turkish remake of Sofia Coppola's 1999 film, The Virgin Suicides. While both concern..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl, with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, is an engagingly sordid meditation on protofeminism.

"...reality show imported from some other, more fashion-forward past. (Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette exploited similar pseudo-historical parallels to ultralouche..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chanson Anglais

Air heads in America.

"...roundup, Premiers Symptomes, and last year's gritty score to Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides, only ordered up..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Calling the Shots: Women Behind the Camera

"...D: Sofia Coppola; with Danny DeVito, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Chelse..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wine of the Week

A little bubbly for poolside?

"...Two American entries are also worth trying. Sofia Coppola's sparkling wine is simply called Sofia ($5). It..."

July 21, 2006 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Liquid Assets

Picnic wines

"...on its ear, buy a four-pack of film director Sofia Coppola's new Blanc de Blancs. The oddball part is..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Food Column by Wes Marshall

After a Fashion

What Stephen watches and where Stephen shops

"...... Holly Hunter looked glorious with Botticelli tresses ... Sofia Coppola was very charming as she accepted Bill Murray's..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Linklater's Hit Man Sets Its Sights on Venice

True crime flick to premiere at Venice before Toronto

"...film will share screen space with new features from Sofia Coppola (Priscilla Presley biopic Elvis and Me), Bradley Cooper..."

July 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Return of Ted Lasso, the Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, and 44 Other TV Somethings to Consume in July

Also: a Gossip Girl reboot, dueling Love Islands

"...of the gate as a stylish, energetic lark, channeling Sofia Coppola’s penchant for anachronistic music drops and Wes Anderson’s..."

July 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

AFS Spotlights the Early Work of Support the Girls Director Andrew Bujalski

Three from the heart

"...company's great – see also: Noah Baumbach, Asghar Farhadi, Sofia Coppola, Bong Joon-ho, and Jeff Nichols – but the..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce Gets "Provocative and Political!"

Getting explicit and merciless in The Misandrists

"...of Thomas P. Cullinan's novel with Clint Eastwood, not Sofia Coppola's 2017 version). Featuring an almost all-woman cast, The..."

July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Disaster Artist), Sofia Coppola (The Beguiled) TV series/event:..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Sofia Coppola (The Beguiled), Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

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