God bless Texas: Alamo Draft House give finger to Nork hackers

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By refusing to cave to threats from the North Koreans. Since Sony won't let them show the interview, they'll show Team America: World Police instead.



For free

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/12/17/texas-theater-to-show-team-america-in-place-of-canceled-interview/

[orphan Shelby]

Fuck yeah!
And fuck you Kim Dong

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Full Disclosure, it's a repost that I just now found out about, but I still think it needs top billing via its own thread.

Texas Theater to Show 'Team America' In Place of 'The Interview'

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/texas-theater-show-team-america-759037

After Sony canceled the release of the North Korea assassination comedy The Interview, a Texas theater said it would swap the film with Paramount's 2004 film Team America: World Police for one free screening.

"We're just trying to make the best of an unfortunate situation," James Wallace, creative manager and programmer at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Dallas/Fort Worth location, tells The Hollywood Reporter.

American flags and other patriotic items will be given out by theater employees, Wallace says.

The plot of Team America, co-written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, revolves around Kim Jong Il, the father of current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The posters promoting the R-rated movie in 2004 included the tagline, "Putting the 'F' Back in Freedom."

In The Interview, Seth Rogen and James Franco's characters are tasked with assassinating Kim Jong Un.

The Alamo Drafthouse movie theater in Dallas, Texas, will be showing Team America: World Police in place of The Interview on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. Wallace says that the Dallas/Fort Worth location is the only location as of now that is planning to screen the replacement film.

In a note on its website, the theater added: "THAT is how true American heroes will be celebrating this year, but if you want to let the terrorists win...well, that's your prerogative."

Sony canceled the release of The Interview earlier on Wednesday after the country's five largest theater chains all decided against showing the film, saying in a statement: "We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers."

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In the only good news in The Hollywood Reporter today, we find out “American flags and other patriotic items will be given out by theater employees, Wallace says.” Because America, dammit.

'Murica

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https://twitter.com/AlamoDFW/status/545361680700432384/photo/1

[Craizie]

'Murica

I really hate when people say this.

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I really hate when people say this.

Maybe you should take it in the spirit it's given and not be such a bitch about it, hmm?

[gonzoss]

Paramount Pictures says no

http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/par...ca-screenings/

[ceyko]

I don't feel the least bit bad for the movie production companies, but it sucks they won't even allow places to show these movies.

[Craizie]

Maybe you should take it in the spirit it's given and not be such a bitch about it, hmm?

Or you could go outside and play hide and go fuck your self.

[4EyedTurd]

I could give two shits about the movie but I could see 'Murica burning Sony down if anything popped off at a theater if it was to show.

[Forever_frost]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/18/paramount-cancels-team-america_n_6349752.html

At least three movie theaters that planned to show "Team America" say Paramount Pictures has canceled the 2004 comedy from public screening.

Cleveland's Capitol Theatre, Dallas-Fort Worth's Alamo Drafthouse and Atlanta's Plaza Atlanta wrote that Paramount pulled the movie on Thursday.

"This was a weird coincidence for us," Dave Huffman, director of Marketing at Cleveland Cinemas, which operates the Capitol Theatre, told the Huffington Post. "We had the film booked all the way back in October as part of our midnight cult series and it was scheduled to play June 20, 2015. We got an email shortly after 1 p.m saying the film was pulled from release."

Some theaters, like the Alamo Drafthouse, had planned to show "Team America" in the wake of Sony canceling "The Interview."

"Due to to circumstances beyond our control, the screening of 'Team America' on Dec. 27 has been cancelled as the film has been removed from release," Drafthouse wrote on its Facebook page. "We apologize to anyone who has bought advance tickets and will be providing full refunds today."

A representative for Paramount Pictures was not immediately available to comment.

Breaking Plaza news : Team America World Police pulled from all theatres as per Paramount Pictures .

— Plaza Atlanta (@PlazaAtlanta) December 18, 2014

Please note: Our Late Shift screening of Team America: World Police has been canceled by Paramount Pictures. pic.twitter.com/TlPVzIeICW

— Capitol Theatre (@CapitolW65th) December 18, 2014

[GrayStangGT]

And Komiefornia bows down to their leader again.

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What a bunch of limp-wristed pieces of shit.

North Korea has ONE working computer, and they fucking beat us with it.

I take back my 'Murica. This is effeminamerica.

[jefehbk]

I really hate when people say this.

Or you could go outside and play hide and go fuck your self.