What did they expect?
The team behind Monday’s “Megalopolis” IMAX screening invited two of Hollywood’s biggest Trump critics to celebrate the film’s Sept. 27 release.
Francis Ford Coppola’s dream project arrives with plenty of bad buzz, from seriously negative reviews to press reports suggesting the director misbehaved on the set. (Coppola is suing Variety about said allegations).
Monday offered Coppola the chance to change the conversation. He appeared via livestream to share the journey behind “Megalopolis” and what the film means to him.
And us.
He was joined by Robert De Niro and Spike Lee, old industry friends who shared stories of their first meetings In conjunction with the 62nd New York Film Festival.
Dennis Lim, artistic director of NYFF, moderated the live…
