My wife and I will be going to see “The Interview” on Christmas Day…
And although Jack warned me I’d have to stay up for a late, late show if I wanted to see it – and Tim Engle at the Star choked out two reports yesterday to let folks know where they could catch the controversial movie – at Screenland Armour and a couple other off-the-beaten-path plexes – he missed the boat on giving Star readers news they could use.
Engle forgot to check with Kansas City’s premier “independent” movieplex.
Fortunately the Huffington Post didn’t forget.
More than four hours prior Engle posting his followup information at the Star, the Post reported that Cinetopia’s Overland Park 18 would also be showing the movie.
The main point of being the Kansas City newspaper of record is not to get scooped by the national media like the Huff Post.
Granted, as mess-ups go, it’s a small step for mankind, but as long as the Star is committed to servicing its readers, it would have been nice to let them know that they didn’t have to drag ass to Blue Springs to a crappy complex in order to give North Korea the middle finger for Christmas.
Nor did they have to wade through some lame quote from Fine Arts co-owner Brian Mossman about having no clue “why Sony would wait till the 11th hour to make it available.”
Had Mossman not been following the day-to-day news?
Guess not.
What the Star missed out on completely was the chance to let discerning local moviegoers know they could see “The Interview” in high style anywhere from 10:10 am. to 9:15 p.m. in the heart of Overland Park.
Not only that, but it wasted reader’s time by directing them to try and buy tickets to sold out 10 pm shows at the Alamo Drafthouse downtown, when there were tickets galore available for Cinetopia online at Fandango.
I bought mine at like 1 a.m. – no problemo.
That would have news people could use when Engle updated his story last night.
And with luck, it may serve readers of KC Confidential to know that when you awake and read this story this morning, you’ll likely still will have time to catch this historic movie premier on Christmas Day…in style.
You’re welcome.
guess I will have to find the news elsewhere on why Sony recapitulated and released the film. esp on the heels of a 9-hour internet outage in north korea. hm…. this has NSA written all over it in my mind.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Hold it, mike t…
I’m not sure you’re going to find the “news” on this – not right away anyway – what you’ll probably find are explanations based on assumptions.
So here’s mine:
Sony didn’t so much as capitulate as it did resign itself to getting the movie out on a handful of screens. Their head said they never planned to not show it, so getting banged by Obama probably speeded things up. Everything was already to fly nationwide, everywhere so it wasn’t like they weren’t already geared up.
I also think there was enough publicity and suggestions at high levels that North Korea was not in a position to do terrorist attacks, so that relieved some of the pressure. Although it was the big theater chains like AMC that caved to those threats, remember?
So we’ll see.
I think it’s pretty cool that they got it done as planned on Christmas Day.
And since this is basically a work in progress, if everything goes smooth this weekend we’ll see if AMC and some of the big exhibitors rethink not showing it and it opened wide prior to going to video on demand.
Geez, under the circumstances they could even speed up the DVD roll out.
Very weird, unusual situation, obviously.
The wild card:
If some nut job does something crazy/ugly at one of the theaters Christmas Day. My wife mentioned that it would be nice if we lived through watching it.That could introduce a whole new dynamic – especially if it happened in more than one location or multiple locations.
Stay tuned!
Since North Korea will not be taking attendance, and since it is not a movie I would probably want to see, I think we should tell them millions of Americans saw it and leave it at that. Perhaps, Islam and North Korea need to understand that Americans can say, write, and film anything they want. You have a right to be offended, and you have the same right to offend back.
heard on tv it sucked. Great publicity stunt. chould do couple hundred
million before people catch on.
Problem is that once people see it and tell others the airgoes out
of the balloon and that’s it.
but give sony credit….they should at least gettheir money back.
Publicity stunt? Man, Harley
And a couple hundred million with AMC and all of the bigs not showing it?
Hearne…these guys must have seen from initial focus
groups how bad this movie was. Atrocious…horrible…
boring…poorly done….rogen and franco stunk….no follow
thru story line….not even funny…and it cost 40 million
to make.
Saw it on you tube…shows how bad the new directors in
holly wood are.
Glaze should contact these guys…he would have a chance
with king of sting.
OH MY…WE SKIPPED THRU MOST OF THIS HORRID
MOVIE.
KIM UN SHOULD HAVE NUKED THE STUDIO….
WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Harley, a sold out theater in OP seemed to enjoy the movie last night, as did my wife and I.
With all the publicity, had AMC and the major theater chains not nixed it, this movie would have been a record setter.
How do you get people to do something? Tell them they can’t. No way. Can’t happen. Forbidden. Don’t even try.
2014 – The Interview
1983 – Cabbage Patch Dolls
Is it the cynic/conspiracy theorist in me that smells a brilliant marketing scheme or am I crazy?
I may disagree with what a person says but will defend their right to free speech with my life if necessary.
But I don’t think I’ll spend my money on this film.
Remember when the studios released what they considered their finest efforts on Christmas Day?
I’ll spend Christmas Day watching the best Christmas movie ever, 3 Godfathers. Hell, John Houston made the movie three times! Perhaps remade 20 times depending on how you look at the movies who copied it.
Old, angry white guys need some substance in their moving pictures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6_-YknOxYI
Great flick Orphan.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1715502048674460&pnref=story
Merry Christmas everybody.
Merry Christmas, Stomper.
While your link will put a burr under many saddles I’ve only lived in America. So I could not give an honest answer.
It’s been good to my family since 1605. Not always but overall.
Back at ya, Stomps…
Speaking of which, did your comment go thru un-moderated?
no, it was moderated. I feel so special.
Merry Christmas Stomper.
What about the supposed “Christmas present” that the Guardians of Peace mentioned?
Huh?
>RALLY FOR FREE SPEECH @safeco field
>sponsors: sony bank and finance, sony of america, sony pictures USA, Japanese board of tourism
>As the chicken dance plays, Seth Rogan and James France stride onto stage
>I notice a cabal of studio execs in blue and white suits stage left livestreaming to the teleprompters
>Rogan takes the mic
>He delivers his signature laugh: huphuphuphuphuphupuhuh
>he points at left side of crowd
>everyone yells DUDE
>Franco points at center
>everone yells WEED
>Head of Sony Pictures USA dressed in kimono points at left side
>LMAO
>they pronounce it Ley-mao
>Franco asks us if we are a bunch of commies that love mao and kim
>crowd erupts, pulling off wool cabbie hats and snapping suspenders,throwing bespoke hats to the ground
>SETH grabs the mic
>WHO HERE LOVES FREEDOM? THE FREEDOM TO KILL THE UNDERMENCH!! THE FREEDOM TO HAVE A 6 FT TUBER!!
>everyone pulls out their mini vaporizer pens and begin to smoke weed
>no smoke is smelled only vapor which is super clean and healthy
>almost like medicine if medicine wasn’t poison
>I feel a rage inside me to those who dare take away my movie and threaten my weed
>how will I live if I can’t get high and watch Asian heads explode?
>yet my criterion collection Battle Royale sits on the shelf.
>WHAT SHOULD WE DO? YELLS FRANCO
>crowd smashes their paraphernalia to the ground, takes out ‘meditiation rug’
>faces it toward Shibuya
>Crowd kneels
> UM NUM SHIBUYA
> UM NUM SHIBUYA
> UM NUM SHIBUYA
> UM NUM SHIBUYA
>Crowd begins last frenzied chant led by James Franco who giggles after delivering each line
>NO SON RISE AGAIN
>herehereherehereherherherhereh
>NO SON RISE AGAIN
>huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhhereherher
>NO SON RISE AGAIN
>huphuphuphuphuphuphupkike
>SETTING SUN RISE AGAIN
>huphuphuphuphuphuphupkike
>SETTING SUN RISE AGAIN
>huphuphuphuphuphuphupkike
>as I exit the Sony made turnstile I see an old CRT trinitron in the back security room
>a tired black man in a security windbreaker sits wearily on a sony made office chair
>Oldboy (2003) flickers on the ancient beast
>he looks over and notices me watching the TV
>We give each other sad, wan smiles as we remember better days.
>As I hit the keyless on my Hyundai Sonata I can still hear the frenzied cheering
> NO SON RISE AGAIN
>SETTING SUN RISE AGAIN
>NO SON RISE AGAIN
>SETTING SUN RISE AGAIN
>as I turn the key the unmistakable sound of an air raid siren is heard to the west
>giantflash.webm
Yikes, shades of vintage Chuck and smartman!
WHATEVER THIS DUDE WAS ON WHEN HE WROTE THIS COMMENT..
I DON’T WANT ANY PART OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Joke. This ‘movie’ is a joke, subject speaking, and probably in many other areas. Anyone who would go see it, is a joke. A government that would lie about this movie is a joke.The company and anybody that made this ‘movie’ is a joke. Anybody that believes in the spin on this ‘movie’ is a joke.
Actually, I saw the movie last night at Cinetopia in Overland Park and thought it was excellent
had it not gotten the pre hype it would have failed.
You enjoyed it?
lets see what happens.
we’ll get the data soon and see how the general public
saw it…but everyone I talked with thought it stunk!
you should get out more hearne. If this was good
entertainment to you I wonder what you’re on?
Exactly!!! Thought? That was where he went wrong!
I GUESS COMING FROM A SMALL TOWN HILLBILLY
DRIED UP TOWN LIKE LAWRENCE THIS CRAPPY
MOVIE WOULD BE DELIGHTFUL TO YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY ….
IT SURE BEATS THE CRAP THEY SHOW IN LAWRENCE
SO FOR YOU GOING TO SEE THIS HORRID MOVIE
COUNTS AS “A HUGE NIGHT ON THE BIG TOWN”
FOR YOU AND YOUR LITTLE LADY”.
BLAH………….I’M SURE YOU ENJOYED SEEING THE
TINY MISSLE GETTING SHOVED UP THE GUYS
ANUS! HAHAHAHAHHAHA