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Oopsie: Norks not responsible for the Sony hack?

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Sony PicturesFrom Politico.com:

FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

by Tal Kopan

FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack were briefed Monday by a security firm that says its research points to laid-off Sony staff, not North Korea, as the perpetrator — another example of the continuing whodunit blame game around the devastating attack.

Even the unprecedented decision to release details of an ongoing FBI investigation and President Barack Obama publicly blaming the hermit authoritarian regime hasn’t quieted a chorus of well-qualified skeptics who say the evidence just doesn’t add up.

Something tells me you can place this into the “More To Come” category, with a sub-category of “Obama Sticks Foot In Mouth Once More.”

Man, this is getting good.

BZ

 

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Sony changes its mind: THE INTERVIEW will be released in theaters

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The InterviewFrom TheWrap.com:

Sony to Release ‘The Interview’ in Theaters, on VOD Despite Threats (Exclusive)

by Sharon Waxman

After a national clamor to release the film despite threats, Sony finds a way to get the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy out there

Sony Pictures will release the canceled Seth Rogen–James Franco comedy “The Interview” in theaters and on video on demand, TheWrap has learned.

The plan is to release the film simultaneously in participating theaters and via video on demand. A number of independent theaters — including The Plaza Theater in Atlanta, MX Theaters in St. Louis, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Dallas/Fort Worth and others — have announced they will distribute the film. MX said it would be selling tickets as of 2 p.m. CT Tuesday.

The release will likely be in the 200-theater range; exhibitors typically cap the rollout of films that offer day-and-date VOD at around 300 sites, because it usually cuts attendance significantly. The move has reportedly exacerbated relations between major theater chains and the studio. Day-and-date VOD releases are a hot-button issue for the major exhibitors.

Two questions for you:

1. Why did Sony change its mind?

2. Would you feel “safe” seeing this movie despite threats?

In my opinion the threats are vacuous.  We just shut down the Norks’ internet.  If I want to see THE INTERVIEW, a ludicrous threat from an absurd little country run by a chubby parody of himself won’t stop me.

BZ

 

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