For every Nora Ephron (RIP), Kathryn Bigelow or Sofia Coppola there are twenty Finchers and Spielbergs.

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Director Sofia Coppola has shrugged off criticism from one of the women who inspired her new film The Bling Ring.

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Harry Potter star Emma Watson, who stars in the upcoming Sofia Coppola film The Bling Ring, received the Trailblazer Award.

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Its testosterone level was palpable, whereas in Sofia Coppola's work you're aware of a much softer presence behind the camera.

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Harry Potter actress Emma Watson stars in The Bling Ring, the latest film from Sofia Coppola - based on the real-life robberies of celebrity homes in Malibu.

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Occupying the top 14 floors of the Shinjuku Park Tower, the sleek Park Hyatt Tokyo boasts commanding views and was a hotel of choice for director Sofia Coppola before the film.

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The live action short, which starred Shelley Duvall and a young Sofia Coppola, was deemed too scary by the family-friendly company, who had planned to show it before a re-release of Pinocchio.

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After seeing Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette, " Ms. Savage felt inspired to make something of a pilgrimage to Versailles to see the Petit Hameau a lush retreat originally built for Marie Antoinette within the palace's grounds.

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Bigelow was only the fourth woman to be shortlisted for a best director Oscar, (the others were Lina Wertmuller, for Seven Beauties in 1976, Jane Campion for The Piano in 1993 and Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation in 2003).

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Francis Coppola's winery markets the Sofia Mini, a sparkling wine sold in a metallic pink can.

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