Francis Ford Coppolla Wants The Money Honey

It's just for a part. Honestly. No, really. Francis Ford Coppolla wants CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, for a "part." Oh, Is that what enterprising people call it now--a part? A "piece" was what The Corsair called it back in the day, thank you very much. Surprisingly, Lloyd Grove of the Daily News actually came up with this chesnut, meaning he is actually stretching his legs, singing for his supper, and hunting for some New York snark.

"He's doing it in his own time, according to nobody else's schedule but his," a Coppola spokeswoman told Grove.

Of course Coppolla is thinking about the best thing for his picture and not basing his casting decisions on Bartiromo's luscious lips, her expressive Neapolitain eyes, that honeyed voice ... ahem. The Corsair needs to get some air.