Hundreds of theaters begin screening 'The Interview'
Source: AP-Excite
By HILLEL ITALIE
NEW YORK (AP) Critics and early viewers agree that "The Interview" is less than a masterpiece. But thanks to threats from hackers that nearly derailed its release, it has become an event.
Hundreds of theaters Thursday, from The Edge 8 in Greenville, Alabama, to Michael Moore's Bijou by the Bay in Traverse City, Michigan, made special holiday arrangements for the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Sony Pictures had initially called off the release after major theater chains dropped the movie that was to have opened on as many as 3,000 screens.
But with President Obama among others criticizing the decision, Sony officials changed their minds. "The Interview" became available on a variety of digital platforms Wednesday afternoon, including Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft's Xbox Video and a separate Sony website. Meanwhile, Sony and independent theaters agreed to release it in over 300 venues on Christmas.
"We are taking a stand for freedom, said theater manager Lee Peterson of the Cinema Village East in Manhattan, where most of Thursday's seven screenings had sold out by early afternoon. "We want to show the world that Americans will not be told what we can or cannot watch. Personally, I am not afraid."
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"The Interview," the comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, is listed under an American flag on the marquee of the Cinefamily at Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. The film's Christmas Day release was canceled by Sony after threats of violence by hackers linked to North Korea, but the release was reinstated in some independent theaters and through a variety of digital platforms.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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msongs
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(14,312 posts)Kablooie
(18,641 posts)Wouldn't you push this if you were them?
They've got to make up for the lost revenue from the hacking attack somehow.
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olddots
(10,237 posts)Will sneak in thier own snacks .
delrem
(9,688 posts)It just proves that you can fool a hell of a lot of people all of the time. And the same way, every time. Sell a movie, sell a soft drink, sell a war, it's all the same.
It really does make me wince.
Well, at least those who read DU have no excuse not to know just how iffy and insubstantial this whole marketing campaign is.
cambio.y.esperanza
(2 posts)Personally I don't believe NK is behind this. The "style" is very far from NK and more likely it was a disgruntled ex-employee of sony. This was my opinion even before articles came out with this hypothesis. Of course the US will look for every opportunity to demonize NK...
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