Francis Coppola Selling His Antique Watch After $100m Loss on "megalopolis"
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Francis Ford Coppola is auctioning off an antique watch after reportedly losing $100M on his film 'Megalopolis', sparking discussion on the financial risks of filmmaking and the value of personal items.
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He's 86, what ship?
Would have been better investing $5M each in 20 new promising directors.
i liked it a lot but was the only person in my tiny audience who seemed to genuinely enjoy it. other audience members couldnt help but talk about their confusion with each other afterward
it seemed like Coppola genuinely believed he could fix the world with the movie and spending any amount was worth it. instead we have an odd, artistic, and self-indulgent movie
There's nothing "antique" about an F.P. Journe watch from 2021.
› which tells time using the fingers and thumb retracting and extending. Production versions of the watch have sold privately for around $1 million, according to THR.
Not arguing with that: https://www.fpjourne.com/en/collection/classique-collection/...
It's neither "old" nor "outdated" nor "ancient," and it's not "made in imitation of antiquity" so I don't understand why they call this watch "antique." It's a cutting edge thing, as far as modern horology goes.
“Celebrity A angry at people mourning the death of celebrity B”
Pretty odd sounding right? Upon looking at the comments though, people pointed out that Celebrity A was not angry at people “mourning” Celebrity B but “mocking”.
A bit of an odd typo, or perhaps a blatant lie to capture attention, among the most valuable currencies. There are no potential consequences only potential benefits to lying.
Epic science fiction drama?! People nowadays have attention span of 30 seconds, even a trailer is too long.
People might have controversial opinions over the result, but that doesn't change what really matters here: he waived his fortune to make his point.