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Texas theater to show “Team America” in place of canceled “Interview”
Hot Air ^ | December 17, 2014 | Mary Katharine Ham

Posted on 12/17/2014 8:19:38 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Sometimes, you just need Texas. As the rest of the entertainment industry was being brought to its knees by the threat of more hacking and terrorism, a theater in Texas decided to both capitalize on this story and stand up for freedom of speech. The only bummer is they’re holding a free screening, as I’d hoped they’d rake in a bunch of cash for filling a gap in the market, which would be as appropriately American as the statement they’re making about our values. They should be rewarded, and they will be, at least with brand recognition and good will:

Fresh off the disappointing news that Sony Pictures has cancelled the December 25th release of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s comedy, The Interview, the Alamo Drafthouse announced that, in its place, they’ll screen Matt Parker and Trey Stone‘s Team America: World Police.

This won’t be at every theater for every screening unfortunately. In fact, as of right now, it’s just one night, one show, at one theater. But it’s a clever, wonderful piece of programming from a chain known for that kind of thing. Read more about the Team America The Interview screening below.

Drafthouse announced the Team America The Interview idea on their Facebook page. Team America will screen December 27 at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Fort-Worth location. It’s a free screening and will be a sing-a-long, because of course it is.

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.

Bonus: Matt Stone and Trey Parker might make some money off of this. As two of the few actually courageous artists in the entertainment industry, I’m all about that. Here’s hoping this idea spreads, especially if Sony continues to cave to terrorists, as looks likely.


TOPICS: Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: arecbarwin; axisofevil; filmactorsguild; interview; kimjongil; korea; southpark; teamamerica; texas; waronterror; whywefight; wot
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To: a fool in paradise
Remember this?


21 posted on 12/17/2014 8:48:17 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Think theaters should pull all Sony films, they were all put out by racists according to hacked info, let’s see how that goes over to coward SONY CORP!


22 posted on 12/17/2014 8:49:05 PM PST by Steelers6
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another reason to love the Drafthouse. I haven’t seen a movie in a regular theater in years.


23 posted on 12/17/2014 8:50:48 PM PST by GunRunner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I noticed that ads for The Interview are still running this evening on cable (SyFY channel). The advertising is for Christmas Day release.


24 posted on 12/17/2014 8:50:54 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Way to go Alamo Drafthouse!


25 posted on 12/17/2014 8:53:05 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Matt Damon


26 posted on 12/17/2014 8:54:11 PM PST by matt1234 (Slay the beast.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Ebert was a tool no matter how you sliced it.


27 posted on 12/17/2014 8:54:47 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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To: rlmorel

If Ebert had paid attention the whole point was summed up with Gary’s speech at the end.


28 posted on 12/17/2014 8:56:23 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dirka dirka!


29 posted on 12/17/2014 8:56:53 PM PST by R0CK3T
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To: dr_lew

I went to see that movie in a theater. I had no idea.

When it started out with the really cheesy puppets, I was thinking to myself “Really? Is this what it is going to be?”

My buddy and I ended up laughing so hard we had tears running down our faces.

Brilliant. Just brilliant.


30 posted on 12/17/2014 8:57:43 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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To: R0CK3T

OMG. For MONTHS after I saw that, all I had to hear was “Dirka dirka! Mohammed Jihad!” and I would lose it.


31 posted on 12/17/2014 8:58:52 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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32 posted on 12/17/2014 8:59:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: matt1234

33 posted on 12/17/2014 9:00:08 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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To: dfwgator

Roger Ebert was caught at least once sneaking out of a preview screening and writing an entire reviewed based on like 15 minutes of a movie...


34 posted on 12/17/2014 9:03:39 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: dfwgator
ROTFLMAO!...I think that was one of the GIFs I created! I was really into that back then...

I made these:

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35 posted on 12/17/2014 9:05:47 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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To: Ciexyz

The Equalizer is just Denzel’s rip off of THE PUNISHER and TAKEN and dozens of other movies.


36 posted on 12/17/2014 9:10:18 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: a fool in paradise
What a raging, flaming, a-hole he was. I really detested him. The other guy I didn't really care much about, but Ebert really irritated me.

This exchange really seemed to highlight everything about him that I disliked: Siskel and Ebert Lover's Quarrel

37 posted on 12/17/2014 9:11:26 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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38 posted on 12/17/2014 9:12:58 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Eat It, Kimbo!


39 posted on 12/17/2014 9:15:02 PM PST by lee martell
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To: dfwgator

OMG. I haven’t seen the movie in years, and I had to look it up on youtube, and ended up snotting on myself!

As for Ebert, he was interested in the sound of his own voice, and that was it.


40 posted on 12/17/2014 9:15:34 PM PST by rlmorel (The Media's Principles: Conflict must exist. Doesn't exist? Create it. Exists? Exacerbate it.)
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