When World War III starts, it will be Seth Rogen's fault

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North Korea suffering major Internet outages: Report

 

[churchmouse]

North Korea suffering major Internet outages: Report

Just shut them off to the outside world. Totally.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Now it might be released.

Theater owner says ?The Interview? will have Christmas Day screenings after all - The Washington Post

Who knows.

 

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Palace 9 Will Show The Interview | Live Culture | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice

Vermont theater to give free popcorn to anyone who brings a copy of the constitution to screenings of "The Interview"

 

[Sylvain]

Anyone saw the movie?

 

[printcraft]

Anyone saw the movie?

Yes!

Just finished watching it on Google play..... stupid awesome movie.
It's dumb and vulgar but hilarious.

 

[Sylvain]

Yes!

Just finished watching it on Google play..... stupid awesome movie.
It's dumb and vulgar but hilarious.

I didn't like it that much.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Anyone buying into the conspiracy theory that North Korea isn't behind this, but rather Sony? Apparently distribution and moviehouses take in 70 cents on every dollar, with the studios getting 30. If they cut out the middle man, by directly screening, the profits are quite significant. I just found the idea interesting that Hollywood might be making a power play. In any case there is a precedent being set.

 

[hoosierdoc]

No, Sony would not threaten terrorist attacks on the US to "boost" profits.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

:P

The Studio Exec FRANCO AND ROGEN HANDED OVER TO NORTH KOREA - The Studio Exec

 

[printcraft]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Idiot buys $650 in "The Interview" movie tickets hoping to scalp them, can't sell them after it's released online and wants to get a refund.

 

[BogWalker]

Anyone buying into the conspiracy theory that North Korea isn't behind this, but rather Sony? Apparently distribution and moviehouses take in 70 cents on every dollar, with the studios getting 30. If they cut out the middle man, by directly screening, the profits are quite significant. I just found the idea interesting that Hollywood might be making a power play. In any case there is a precedent being set.

If it had merely been the threats against the movie I would believe it, but there was a lot of personal information released by the hackers that I don't think Sony really would have wanted to get out. They could have gone to direct screening without all the fuss anyways.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Anyone buying into the conspiracy theory that North Korea isn't behind this, but rather Sony? .

Could be more than just Sony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFamMmp0o18

 

[actaeon277]

Idiot buys $650 in "The Interview" movie tickets hoping to scalp them, can't sell them after it's released online and wants to get a refund.

thems the chances you take

 

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South Korean to drop The Interview in North by balloon - The Hindu

 

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Obama administration imposes sanctions on North Korea, after Sony hack | Fox News

The hack they probably didn't do...

 

[BogWalker]

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South Korean to drop The Interview in North by balloon - The Hindu

Yes, because so many North Koreans have DVD players.... or electricity for that matter.

 

[T.Lex]

Just when you thought the movie couldn't be more absurd, the Truth steps up.
North Korea 'executed 15 people' - BBC News

Those killed include two vice ministers who challenged Mr Kim over his policies and members of an orchestra, intelligence officials said.

Am reminded of the Mark Twain quote:

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.

In the interest of fairness, Kim's wife used to sing for the orchestra and the members may have been killed for leaking family secrets. Totally normal.

 

[T.Lex]

Oh cool! The Norks might have nukes soon.
North Korea 'may have restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor' - BBC News

The winter snow and ice provides a helpful environment to reveal tell-tale signs that the Yongbyon reactor may have restarted. There's still considerable uncertainty about the scale of North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
Recently Chinese nuclear experts provided their US counterparts with a new assessment of North Korea's nuclear capabilities suggesting it may already have 20 warheads with the capacity to double this total by next year. US estimates are much more conservative.

T'would be a shame if there were a mysterious explosion there that - totally coincidentally - occurred during testing of our stealth fleet.