Frances Ford Coppola says Marvel superhero movies are 'despicable'
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A couple of weeks ago, Martin Scorsese set off a minor firestorm when he revealed that he believes Marvel superhero movies are "not cinema" — and like an Avengers of Auteurs, his fellow directors have all assembled to back him up. The latest is Frances Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II and (sigh) The Godfather Part III, who said he believes Scorsese is right. Coppola added that he thinks Marvel movies are "despicable," so he must have watched Thor: The Dark World recently.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
