Hollywood Director Christopher Nolan spotted at the movies in Los Angeles as cinemas reopen

Record ID: 1606300

  • Title: Hollywood Director Christopher Nolan spotted at the movies in Los Angeles as cinemas reopen
  • Date: 16th March 2021
  • Summary: BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 15, 2021) (REUTERS) VIEW OF DOZENS OF PEOPLE STANDING IN LINE FOR REFRESHMENTS IN AMC CINEMA FOYER IN BURBANK CLOSE-UP OF DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN STANDING IN LINE FOR REFRESHMENTS PEOPLE STANDING IN LINE FOR REFRESHMENTS AT CINEMA/PULL OUT TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AND WIFE EMMA THOMAS WALKING PAST CARRYING DRINKS AND POPCORN CINEMA WORKERS SERVING CUSTOMER VIEW OF POPCORN CINEMA WORKER WIPING DOWN COUNTER WITH DISINFECTANT (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAURICIO HERRERA, 39-YEAR-OLD MOVIEGOER, SAYING: "It feels great, you know, I missed it. It was a big part of my life. Coming to the movies, it was like a kind of a ritual almost for me. It's something I really enjoyed so I really missed it a lot." MAN SHOWING ELECTRONIC TICKET ON HIS PHONE TO CINEMA WORKER/PEOPLE GOING INTO CINEMA (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARCOS DIAZ, 31-YEAR-OLD LOS ANGELES RESIDENT, SAYING: "As long as they follow the right health precautions and everything, I don't see too much of a threat. If we are already eating inside restaurants with a certain capacity or outside, you know? I think as long as people sanitize their hands, stay a good distance, I think we'll be alright." CINEMAGOERS BUYING REFRESHMENTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BETH ECHEVERIA, 53-YEAR-OLD LOS ANGELES RESIDENT, SAYING: "It's amazing, I love it, we've been waiting for this a long time and we love going to the movies and this is just awesome." BUCKET OF DISINFECTANT WIPES NEAR COUNTER CINEMA WORKER WIPING DOWN CHIP AND PIN KEY PAD WITH DISINFECTANT WIPE CINEMAGOER BUYING REFRESHMENTS SIGN SHOWING CORONAVIRUS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PEOPLE WALKING TOWARDS COUNTER TO AS THEY ENTER CINEMA CINEMA WORKER SCANNING TICKET/PEOPLE GOING INTO CINEMA SIGN ON WALL READING: "Masks Are REQUIRED for ALL Guests & Crew." EXTERIOR OF AMC CINEMA/PAN UP TO CINEMA VIEW OF EMPTY BOX OFFICE TWO CHILDREN WAITING IN LINE WITH THEIR MOTHER TO GO TO CINEMA VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO ENTER CINEMA (SOUNDBITE) (English) LYNN SANTORO, 75-YEAR-OLD MOVIEGOER, SAYING: "It's wonderful. We've averaged about 125 movies a year so we are anxiously awaiting." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TONY SANTORO, 81-YEAR-OLD RETIRED STUNTMAN, SAYING: "(I had) Four shots of scotch before (coming)." (SOUNDBITE) (English) LYNN SANTORO, 75-YEAR-OLD MOVIEGOER, SAYING: "We've both been vaccinated and for the trips that we've made to grocery stores and everything, I feel safe in here. I'm sure that they've had everything and good precautions." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEVLYN WILDER, LOS ANGELES RESIDENT, SAYING: "It's exhilarating to be back here at the movie theater, this is kind of my second home and right here at AMC, it's just really exciting. It's an invigorating feeling. You know, I've got butterflies." CINEMA WORKER SCANNING TICKETS/MOVIEGOERS ENTERING CINEMA SOCIAL DISTANCING SIGN WOMAN AND DAUGHTER IN LINE FOR REFRESHMENTS FAMILY PICKING UP REFRESHMENTS AND WALKING TO AUDITORIUM VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING TO AUDITORIUM VARIOUS OF MOVIEGOERS SEATED IN AUDITORIUM WAITING FOR MOVIE TO START
  • Embargoed: 30th March 2021 02:57
  • Keywords: Christopher Nolan Hollywood Los Angeles cinemas coronavirus movies pandemic
  • Location: BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001E4C0YTJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hollywood Director Christopher Nolan turned out in Los Angeles on Monday (march 15) to support local cinemas as they reopened their doors to the public for the first time in months due to falling coronavirus infections.
    The Oscar-nominated director of films such as The Dark Night and Inception gathered along with throngs of cinemagoers at an AMC cinema in Burbank, north of Los Angeles on what was the first day of reopening after coronavirus restrictions were eased in Los Angeles county.
    Nolan has recently been an advocate for the reopening of cinemas, saying he believes that movie going would bounce back in the long term once coronavirus vaccines were widely available and movie theaters that have been shuttered around the world could reopen. In December he also slammed plans by Warner Bros to release its 2021 films in theaters and on its streaming service HBO Max on the same day, saying the studio should have consulted filmmakers first.
    And the director might have a point, judging by the crowds of cinemagoers that turned out on Monday in Los Angeles.
    "It feels great, you know, I missed it. It was a big part of my life. Coming to the movies, it was like a kind of a ritual almost for me. It's something I really enjoyed so I really missed it a lot," said Mauricio Herrera, a 39-year-old cinemagoer.
    "It's exhilarating to be back here at the movie theater, this is kind of my second home and right here at AMC, it's just really exciting. It's an invigorating feeling. You know, I've got butterflies," added Devlyn Wilder, who was going to see Disney's "Raya" with his girlfriend.
    Los Angeles County cinemas, museums, restaurants and gyms were given the greenlight to open to indoor customers at a 25 percent capacity and with social distancing measures beginning at 12:01 a.m. local time on Monday (March 15).
    Los Angeles county on Sunday reported 644 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 additional deaths bring the county's total to 1,210,265 cases of COVID-19 and 22,474 fatalities since the start of the pandemic.
    (Production: Alan Devall, Omar Younis)
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