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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 Megalopolis news, unveil a new segment starring Romy Croquet Mars, and talk about how they will never have Joey on the show. They then dive into The Bling Ring, starring Katie Chang, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, and Claire Julien. They discuss crime, celebrity, and Sofia Coppola's auteur qualities. They also draw comparisons to other Sofia Coppola films they will cover one day, and come up with more than a few ideas on where to take the show next.

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.

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.