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‘Purple Rain’ Returning to U.S. Theaters This Weekend
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| 4/22/16
Posted on 04/22/2016 7:30:07 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
The movie that catapulted Prince to stardom is rolling back into U.S. theaters this weekend.
“Purple Rain,” starring the late pop star, was first released in 1984 and earned Prince an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The accompanying album also produced two no. 1 singles –“When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy–and went platinum 13 times over.
AMC, the nation’s largest theater chain, is teaming with Warner Bros. to screen “Purple Rain” in 87 AMC locations this Saturday, April 22, through Thursday, April 27. Carmike Theaters will also screen the cult favorite in 80 theaters
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: death; moneygrubbers; movies; music; obituary
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The body isn't even cold, and the corporate suits are already salivating...
Say what you want about Prince, good or bad, but this kind of blatant profiteering on his demise is disgusting in my opinion.
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
04/22/2016 7:31:45 PM PDT
by
onona
(Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
To: SoFloFreeper
It was a sucky movie in 1984. I doubt it has gotten any better in the past 30 years.
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posted on
04/22/2016 7:33:11 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Strike the hammer when
Iron is hot
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posted on
04/22/2016 7:33:15 PM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: SoFloFreeper
Don’t know about where you live, but they are showing it here for free.
To: SoFloFreeper
1984 had the best movies.
To: Blood of Tyrants
It was a sucky movie in 1984. I doubt it has gotten any better in the past 30 years. It was about the music then, as now.
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posted on
04/22/2016 7:53:11 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: SoFloFreeper
blatant profiteering on his demise His demise reminded people of just how good he once was. I won't see the film again, but others will want to, and they will be quite happy to pay to see it in a theater. I'm glad they will have that opportunity.
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posted on
04/22/2016 7:57:12 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:03:24 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Ted Cruz's antics show he is playing for 2020 against Hillary)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo; SoFloFreeper; Democrats hate too much
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:05:06 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Democrats hate too much
My senior year started that fall. I went a Purple Rain prom with an old girlfriend that year.
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:06:59 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Ted Cruz's antics show he is playing for 2020 against Hillary)
To: SoFloFreeper
Didn’t care for him before and don’t care for him now but there seem to be a lot of Talking Heads who think he was the second coming of JFK, Elvis and the Beatles all in one.
It’s been nothing but Prince-Prince-Prince in the media for two days.
If you aren’t sick of hearing and reading about Prince by now it’s a miracle.
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:10:54 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Noah: 'When the animals began to pair up by specie and stand in line, I really took notice.')
To: TChad
Loved it when it came out!
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:26:34 PM PDT
by
leaning conservative
(snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: Blood of Tyrants
It was less about telling a compelling story than about serving as a showcase for Prince. In that respect it did succeed.
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posted on
04/22/2016 8:48:53 PM PDT
by
Coronal
To: SoFloFreeper
How come whenever some entertainer who was popular 30 years ago dies, society collapses in a sycophantic fit, moaning about how "we" have "lost a legend?" I was sitting in a public place, somebody suddenly stood up and yelled, "Oh no, we lost Prince," followed by a ripple of shock and dismay through almost everyone in the vicinity. How many of those people ever even knew who "Prince" was?
"Prince" died alone.
To: Iron Munro
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posted on
04/22/2016 10:17:13 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: SoFloFreeper
Didn’t have a thought about him for the past 20 years. Sorry he passed, but when I checked my bank account I had less money in it.
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posted on
04/23/2016 1:51:26 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Huh.
OK.
Personally, I was hoping this would happen.
And with more movies more often. Movies are made to be seen on big screens in theaters.
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posted on
04/23/2016 2:05:24 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Mohammed was a war mongering pedophile rapist who started a Satanic death cult. Arrest me, Lynch.)
To: SoFloFreeper
I wonder what they use to show the movie? Film? If so boy did they run off new copies fast. I don’t think they would have had show worthy old copies lying around.
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posted on
04/23/2016 3:38:51 AM PDT
by
TalBlack
(Evil doesn't have a day job....)
To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
I would like to see the Know-Nothings get as upset over the death of every American serviceman
as they do over each freaky, unhinged entertainer who drugs him/herself to death.
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posted on
04/23/2016 7:49:24 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Noah: 'When the animals began to pair up by specie and stand in line, I really took notice.')
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