It turns out James Franco and Seth Rogen’s controversial film “The Interview” will be coming out after all, despite threats from a hacker group claiming “9/11-style attacks” on theatres that screen the film. Joining other art house movie theatres is Tucson’s own Loft Cinema. The movie will premiere on Christmas and continue in a regular engagement starting on Friday, Dec. 26.
Jeff Yanc, programming director for the Loft, said he’s “really excited to have ‘The Interview.’ It’s a great opportunity for free expression.”
Yanc said the team at the Loft had been working on securing the film since last week.
“Sony said it would be available to independent theaters and that’s us,” Yanc said.
According to Entertainment Weekly, “The Interview” has an unreasonably high IMDB rating right now, despite no one actually getting to see it. Thanks to 4chan, the film has a perfect 10 rating from over 35,000 votes. Whether that perfect rating will keep once audiences actually view the film remains to be seen.
You can buy tickets and get more information on showtimes by visiting The Loft’s website.
This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2014.
I have not been to a movie since the demise of the drive in theater! I think whether this movie is showed or not is not important to me, do not like much comedy anyway, rarely do I find any worth buying on video and even less frequently do I waste my time viewing it on my Direct TV movie channels, for me theaters were in my youth a place to take a date, but that was another era, am sure some young folks still do it as a social occasion and romantic moment, but with the over priced goodies, all the loud crowds in theaters the old drive in was my favorite, but alas them days are gone, as does ones youth! In any event I will not view this movie in any format, will do my movie viewing at home, safe and sound and no lone gunman or nut case will find time to find me in such a place!