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**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING ****   Sofia Coppola PHOENIX RISING --- From the moment I heard about Her, Spike Jonze’s enormously enjoyable and emotive production, I wanted to see it. Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation remains a favorite of mine and it turn out that when Jonze was married to her, he began writing the screenplay for Her. So, many of the same notes are here: From Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of Theodore who is mourning a recent divorce and becomes obsessed (literally) with a newly installed operating system on his wireless device. Far-fetched? Perhaps, but these days, perhaps a most plausible option.  Voiced by the transcendent Scarlett Johansson, her Samantha, is like a growing child … and, grows fast she does. This movie is not for everyone; emotive, thoughtful … but it’s a wild ride from beginning to end. Olivia Wilde and Rooney Mara make short, but strong appearances; most poignantly in Wilde’s defensi...

Sofia Coppola With Daughter Romy Sofia Coppola and her daughter take a walk in Soho the other day in New York City. Sofia wore a pink cardigan and blue denim jeans as she took daughter Romy for a stroll on this beautiful New York day. Photo By: Justin Campbell/BuzzFoto

Sofia Coppola has given birth to a baby girl.The director and her French musician boyfriend Thomas Mars welcomed their first child, daughter Romy, into the world in Paris on Tuesday. Coppola's representative said: "Baby, mom and dad are all doing great." Coppola recently admitted she was delighted to be having a girl and was looking forward to shopping for baby clothes. She said: "I'm so excited to have a little girl and have the chance to go on a good shopping spree. All those little dresses, it is going to be so much fun. Coppola and Mars met when his band Phoenix wrote the track 'Too Young' for the 'Lost In Translation' soundtrack, which was directed by Coppola. Frontman Mars and his band also made a cameo appearance in the female filmmaker's latest movie 'Marie Antoinette', which was booed at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Coppola was previously married to director Spike Jonze for four years. They divorced in 2003.