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Source: Top Five Theater Circuits Drop 'The Interview' After Sony Hack
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| December 17, 2014
| Gregg Kilday
Posted on 12/17/2014 11:59:15 AM PST by C19fan
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To: skinkinthegrass
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:21:48 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: C19fan
I hate most sophomoric comedies Hollywood turns out these days, and refuse to pay anything to see them.
But I might check this one out. When Netflix picks it up of course.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:22:21 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: Bettyprob
Enough people will watch it just based on the stars alone for it to make a profit. Like them or not, they are pretty “bankable” nowadays.
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
For that matter, can you imagine if they made a movie about assassinating Obama? Would that even be legal, at least while he is still in office?They did one portraying the assassination of Bush. 2006. Called "Death of a President". Of course, it was British, not directly from Hollywood, but of the same ilk.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:23:16 PM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: C19fan
“I guess the cheese eating Kim has no sense of humor.”
This is bigger than Kim.
To: allendale
Eggs-Zactly!
I don’t understand the brou-ha-ha over who is upset or why. But this is about to be the most talked about movie of the year.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:25:54 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: gaijin
Hollywood people are UTTER COWARDS. Wow, I was going to see that stupid film simply over the premise that Id been threatened.I wouldn't say that. The average joe doesn't endanger his life simply by going to work. Teen ushers haven't signed up to become targets. By going to the theater, you are exposing yourself to danger once. People who work there have to deal with it every day. It's not the corporate execs who are under threat - it's the rank and file. You might think Kim Jong-Un is a joke, but North Korean assassination teams are not a joke.
Frankly, I am surprised Team America got made. Showbiz figures can't be recluses. They are easy targets. Any determined and reasonably intelligent assassin on a one-way mission can kill them. A team of assassins could wipe out their families in coordinated strikes.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:33:41 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: C19fan
It's us that have to keep our senses of humor. A movie like this should have a fake country with a fake leader, obviously intended to be very North-Korea like. Sony and its loud-mouthed execs got what they deserved.
If it becomes a cult favorite, so what? It's a real-life Mouse That Roared.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:34:27 PM PST
by
grania
To: C19fan
Hoping that Pacific Theaters ends up showing the movie. I know a projectionist who works at the local theater he said management told him today that they are undecided about showing it. People are making a fuss about nothing, nothing is going to happen..and besides, I don’t know why North Korea is making such a fuss this movie looks like garbage anyway
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:37:04 PM PST
by
piytar
(No government has ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason.)
To: taildragger
Or just leak a copy somewhere in China. It will be cloned and mass distributed around the world in a week.
Let the little Nork dance with the Chinese if he wants to...
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:38:38 PM PST
by
piytar
(No government has ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason.)
To: C19fan
A lot is disturbing about this....
- That N Korea could hack an American company this bad. This shows severe vulnerabilities that have not been addressed.
- That N Korea can effectively silence free speech in the US by threatening to bomb theaters.
- If N Korea can do this, who else can do this.
- We know about the N Korea hacking because they informed us. Who have they hacked and not told us about?
- How much is N Korea in cahoots with China to share in the illegal gains from hacking?
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:40:08 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: C19fan
A lot is disturbing about this....
- That N Korea could hack an American company this bad. This shows severe vulnerabilities that have not been addressed.
- That N Korea can effectively silence free speech in the US by threatening to bomb theaters.
- If N Korea can do this, who else can do this.
- We know about the N Korea hacking because they informed us. Who have they hacked and not told us about?
- How much is N Korea in cahoots with China to share in the illegal gains from hacking?
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:40:08 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Zhang Fei
What I meant was that should it have been showing at my local theater, I was going to see it. But my theater is one of the cancelled chains —now I can’t.
I have nothing against ushers, ticket-takers, grips, set people, etc.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:40:37 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: PapaNew
This is why switching to digital projection was a BAD idea...at least a physical print, in a package posted to the theatre, would show obvious signs of tampering.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:41:31 PM PST
by
__rvx86
(This Tagline is gluten-free.)
To: piytar
I didn’t know that. Very appalling.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:42:10 PM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: PapaNew
Im not up on this. Hackers are threatening to screw up theaters computer systems if they show this movie? Whats in the movie that scares the hackers so much, and arent there countermeasures they could take?A semi loaded with fuel oil explosives could kill hundreds or thousands on a Saturday night. North Korean hit squads are known for their determination and skill. While this kind of attack might invite devastating retaliation from the US military up to and including the defenestration and execution of Kim Jong-un, that's small comfort for the theater chain affected, which would be subject to lawsuits and potential judgments far exceeding the profitability of a single film. Ultimately, they make money off concession stand sales. Why risk an attack that could cost them tens of millions when there are plenty of other films for their audience to watch?
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:42:43 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: IYAS9YAS
Yeah so I am hearing. I think that is horrible.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:43:54 PM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: Boogieman
“it will still make a profit in rentals and DVD sales.”
If they do this right, don’t make a fuss, no hype and just quietly put the DVD on the market, it’ll become one of the top selling DVDs in history thanks to the Norks. I was planning on seeing the movie, it looked funny in a juvenile sort of way without the pointless, excessive, gratuitous seximus maximus.
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:44:23 PM PST
by
PeteePie
(Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
To: Don Corleone
Guess what? It works!! Spot on Godfather! That's the lesson they'll take away from this. It works so why not try it over and over. No downside!
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posted on
12/17/2014 12:47:23 PM PST
by
HeartlandOfAmerica
(An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions, led by a deer.)
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