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People filling theatres to see ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Barbie’ victory for cinema: Francis Ford Coppola 

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By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola says he’s glad to see audiences flocking to cinema halls to observe “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”, terming the beneficial response to the 2 big-ticket releases “a victory for cinema”.

Coppola mentioned this in response to followers’ questions on his Instagram Stories, asking if he had watched Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan but.

“I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theatres to see them and that they are neither sequels nor prequels, no number attached to them, meaning they are true one-offs, is a victory for cinema,” the 84-year-old director mentioned.

According to leisure web site The Hollywood Reporter, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have been on a roll since their opening weekend from July 21-23.

Gerwig’s movie not solely had one of many prime openings because the COVID-19 pandemic however “Barbie” additionally broke the file for the largest opening for a feminine director.

As far as Nolan’s film is anxious, “Oppenheimer” ranked because the third-biggest opening ever for a biographical movie in North America, the outlet said.

While Coppola beforehand expressed his dislike for franchises, he was behind “The Godfather” movie trilogy, which spawned from Mario Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel.

When one other social media consumer requested him about the way forward for cinema, the director mentioned he had large hopes for the movie exhibition trade.

“My hunch is that we’re on the verge of a golden age.

Wonderful and illuminating cinema seen in giant theatres,” he mentioned.

LOS ANGELES: Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola says he’s glad to see audiences flocking to cinema halls to observe “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”, terming the beneficial response to the 2 big-ticket releases “a victory for cinema”.

Coppola mentioned this in response to followers’ questions on his Instagram Stories, asking if he had watched Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan but.

“I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theatres to see them and that they are neither sequels nor prequels, no number attached to them, meaning they are true one-offs, is a victory for cinema,” the 84-year-old director mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

According to leisure web site The Hollywood Reporter, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have been on a roll since their opening weekend from July 21-23.

Gerwig’s movie not solely had one of many prime openings because the COVID-19 pandemic however “Barbie” additionally broke the file for the largest opening for a feminine director.

As far as Nolan’s film is anxious, “Oppenheimer” ranked because the third-biggest opening ever for a biographical movie in North America, the outlet said.

While Coppola beforehand expressed his dislike for franchises, he was behind “The Godfather” movie trilogy, which spawned from Mario Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel.

When one other social media consumer requested him about the way forward for cinema, the director mentioned he had large hopes for the movie exhibition trade.

“My hunch is that we’re on the verge of a golden age.

Wonderful and illuminating cinema seen in giant theatres,” he mentioned.