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Exclusive: Sony Registers “See The Interview” Website in Panama, Where There Are Links

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Most Sony websites are registered in the US, with Sony’s Culver City address listed. The website for the movie “The Interview” was updated that way on December 17th, the same day Sony cancelled the movie.

But the website to rent the movie digitally– seetheinterview.com — is registered in Panama, outside the US. All the info for the site owner is hidden.

Panama, famously, has links. Only they aren’t digital. They’re in the canals.

Sony registered www.seetheinterview.com on December 21st, or rather updated it. It looks like the url existed prior to that. That’s fast work considering the studio said the movie was not going to be released at all. Bravo!

Sony Puts “The Interview” on 4 Digital Services, Guardians of Peace Be Damned!

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Okay, so now, “The “Interview” will be unavoidable. Sony is putting it on four digital plaforms. Maybe have a little Korean BBQ. Invite over the Guardians of Peace! First it was too dangerous to to show and no one can see it. Four days later, everyone can see it. That’s America for you! How utterly weird this all is.

press release:

Sony Pictures To Distribute “The Interview” Online Beginning Christmas Eve Through Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and Dedicated Website

Film To Be Widely Available On Demand Throughout The United States

CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that The Interview will be available online across the United States starting today, Christmas Eve.

As of 10:00 a.m. PST, the film will be available to rent in HD on Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and the dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com at a price of $5.99. The film can also be purchased in HD for $14.99.

“It has always been Sony’s intention to have a national platform on which to release this film,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment. “With that in mind, we reached out to Google, Microsoft and other partners last Wednesday, December 17th, when it became clear our initial release plans were not possible. We are pleased we can now join with our partners to offer the film nation-wide today.

“We never stopped pursuing as wide a release as possible for The Interview. It was essential for our studio to release this movie, especially given the assault upon our business and our employees by those who wanted to stop free speech. We chose the path of digital distribution first so as to reach as many people as possible on opening day, and we continue to seek other partners and platforms to further expand the release.”

“I want to thank Google and Microsoft for helping make this a reality. This release represents our commitment to our filmmakers and free speech. While we couldn’t have predicted the road this movie traveled to get to this moment, I’m proud our fight was not for nothing and that cyber criminals were not able to silence us.

“No doubt the issues we have confronted these last few weeks will not end with this release, but we are gratified to have stood together and confident in our future. I want to thank everyone at Sony Pictures for their dedication and perseverance through what has been an extraordinary and difficult time.”

Fans can watch The Interview on several platforms including:

Google Play: the movie is available to buy or rent at play.google.com, and can be watched in the Play Movies & TV app on Android and iOS phones or tablets, or streamed in the living room via Chromecast, Roku or the Nexus Player.
YouTube: the movie is available at youtube.com/movies and can be watched on the web, in the YouTube app, or on select living room devices like Chromecast, Apple TV, PlayStation and Xbox.
Microsoft’s Xbox Video: the movie is available to buy or rent on the Xbox Video app on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and XboxVideo.com.
SeetheInterview.com: In addition, The Interview is available at the dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com, which is sponsored by Sony Pictures and powered by Kernel and with payments through Stripe, a secure payment platform.

In addition to Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft and www.seetheinterview.com, The Interview is also being released in more than 300 United States theaters on December 25th.

About Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com.

Rosie O’Donnell Poem to Victims of Actor Stephen Collins: “You Were Not to Blame”

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Rosie O’Donnell puts it to Stephen Collins beautifully. So ridiculous and sad that Collins told Katie Couric he’s not a pedophile. He’s pathetic. Rosie nails it. From her blog. PS It’s a good time to donate money to Rosie’s Theater Kids.

U R NOT 2 BLAME

December 23, 2014

i met him first in 97
on my show –
he was promoting 7th heaven
a show i watched

because catherine hicks
from ryan’s hope
the best soap opera ever on television
also starred in it

stephen was on my show many times
we spoke often about TM
he introduced me to it in fact
back in 97

i practice TM daily
20 mins in the am
20 in the pm
a mantra –

i pray

stephen is an artist
pottery – ceramics
we had a show together
my paintings – his pottery

at THE ROCKLAND COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

the event was a success
stephen sent me a potters wheel
the week after –
so sweet

i learned how to throw pots
like him
i liked him
a lot

stephen collins
priestly – handsome – artistic – kind
stephen collins
married 29 years

and now here we all r

they showed me the clip in the morning
20 seconds
thats all i could watch
of his his apology tour

katie couric was r guest
i was sure she was gonna do 2 him
what she did 2 sarah palin
hit him with his truth

right between the eyes
expose him for who he was
“what newspapers do u read sarah?”
she saved us all then

this time
she didn’t

================================

in 1973 –
he was 25 years old
i was ten
same age as his first victim

he took the hand of 10 year old girl
and used it to jerk himself off

as a child
who was used in similar ways
by a man i trusted
every cell in me remembered

“we both just sat there – we didn’t move a muscle”

uummmmm –
after u came on the kids hand – u mean?
stephen …
right?

u are not equals
she was an innocent child
a baby girl
u have a daughter for gods sake

were u able to resist the urge to touch her ?
how noble …

congrats

============

in case u wonder
what ur man sized penis –
ur abuse of power
ur lack of impulse control did to that kid

i will tell u a bit about me

sex is not fun
not now
not ever
it is married to a lingering terror

joy evaporated

my body became my enemy
i would not love it
take care of it
treat it well

it had betrayed me
caused such pain and humiliation
i did not want 2 feel
2 know

like many survivors of childhood sexual abuse

i became obese
Obesity Action Coalition » Sexual Abuse and Obesity

i have struggled with severe depression
Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse: Depression And Other Mental Health Conditions

i have anxiety disorders
Effects of CSA on the Victim

shame confines me
Into the Light: sexual abuse – support info and resources

i bet stephen
there is a 52 year old woman – like me
sitting in her house
still frightened

her perspective skewed
by u
ur casual lack of accountability
for her and for me

has wounded us
once again
u –
stephen collins

u

u r an archetype
as is bill cosby
pedophile / rapist
how dare i

how dare i not ?

a hidden narrative none wishes 2 be part of
yet we all participate in

unspoken
rape
incest
race

there is good news
we can heal r selves
RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network | RAINN: The nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization.One of “America’s 100 Best Charities” —Worth magazine

JONI MITCHELL IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALING
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced

“Not To Blame”

The story hit the news
From coast to coast
They said you beat the girl
You loved the most
Your charitable acts
Seemed out of place
With the beauty
With your fist marks on her face
Your buddies all stood by
They bet their fortunes
And their fame
That she was out of line
And you were not to blame

Six hundred thousand doctors
Are putting on rubber gloves
And they’re poking
At the miseries made of love
They say they’re learning
How to spot
The battered wives
Among all the women
They see bleeding through their lives
I bleed–
For your perversity–
These red words that make a stain
On your white-washed claim that
She was out of line
And you were not to blame

I heard your baby say
When he was only three
“Daddy, let’s get some girls
One for you and one for me.”
His mother had the frailty
You despise
And the looks
You love to drive to suicide
Not one wet eye around
Her lonely little grave
Said, “He was out of line girl
You were not to blame.”

UPDATE The Interview: Manhattan’s 2 Big Indie Theaters Say No, Quad Cancels, But Cinema Village Says Yes

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SECOND UPDATE 12/24: Quad 4 cancelled. Cinema Village says the first 7 shows are “pretty much” sold out. They have it for a week. So it’s just ONE theater in all of Manhattan.

UPDATE: Cinema Village, on East 12th St., and the Quad 4, on West 13th St. will show the movie. They are very small. Cinema Village is a dank remnant of another era. Quad 4 is one of 4 screens in a small complex just bought by Charles Cohen of Cohen Media. Again, these are holdovers. But they’ll do. They’re more about making a statement than making money.

EARLIER: No theaters in Manhattan will be showing “The Interview” on Christmas Day. I spoke to both the Angelika and Landmark, and they are skipping it. In fact, as of right now, only 2 theaters in Queens have it listed. No other theaters in the entire five boros of New York City will be screening the assassination of Kim Il Jong. Ditto for Beverly Hills, although one chain in L.A.– Regency– is showing it, and one theater in Malibu, Agoura Hills. Austin, Texas seems very keen on it, as does the whole Alamo chain. Mostly “The Interview” will show up on VOD. The live reading on Saturday night at Treehouse Theater is still the only place to see a semblance of the film in New York.

Here’s a list put together by Variety.

The Alamo Drafthouse

Alamo Lakeline – Austin, Texas

Alamo Slaughter – Austin, Texas

Alamo South Lamar – Austin, Texas

Alamo Ritz – Austin, Texas

Alamo – Littleton, Colo.

Alamo Loudoun – Ashburn, Va.

Alamo – Kalamazoo, Mich.

Alamo – Yonkers, N.Y.

Alamo Main Street – KC

Alamo – Richardson, Texas

Alamo Vintage Park – Houston, Texas

Alamo Mason Park – Katy, Texas

Alamo – Lubbock, Texas

Alamo Marketplace – New Braunfels, Texas

Alamo Park North – San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Westlakes – San Antonio, Texas

Apple Cinemas – Cambridge, Mass.

Cable Car Cinema – Providence, R.I.

Grand Cinema Theaters – New London, Wis.

The Fox Theater – Dallas, Ore.

Laemmle Theater – North Hollywood, Calif. (Beginning Dec. 31)

Merril’s Roxy – Burlington, Vt.

MX Movies – St. Louis, Mo.

The Plaza Atlanta – Atlanta, Ga.

Regency Theaters – Los Angeles, Calif.

Riverdale 10 – Little Rock, Ark.

Eastpoint Center 10 – Baltimore, Md.

Southside Works Cinema – Pittsburgh, Penn.

Terrace Theater – Charleston, S.C.

Tower City Cinema – Cleveland, Ohio

Hollywood Blvd. – Woodridge, Ill.

Tristone Cinemas, Tristone Jurupa 14 Cinemas – Riverside, Calif.

Vintage Cinemas, Los Feliz 3 – Los Angeles, Calif.

Academy Theater – Portland, Ore.

Art Theater Co-Op – Champaign, Ill.

Belcourt Theatre – Nashville, Tenn.

Caribbean Cinemas – Puerto Rico

Chalmette Movies – Chalmette, La.

City Base Cinema – San Antonio, Texas

Crest Westwood – Los Angeles, Calif.

Dipson Flix 10 Stadium – Lancaster, N.Y.

Dipson Lakewood Cinema 8 – Lakewood, N.Y.

Edge 12 – Birmingham, Ala.

Esquire Theatre – Cincinnati, Ohio

Franklin Theatre – Franklin, Tenn.

Fun-Lan Drive-In – Tampa, Fla.

Gateway Film Center – Columbus, Ohio

Groundview Theatre – Columbus, Ohio

Harkins Theatres – Phoenix, Ariz.

Harkins Valley Art – Tempe, Ariz.

Jasper 8 Theatres – Jasper, Ind.

The Lake Worth Drive-In and the Swap Shop – Sunrise, Fla.

Look Cinemas – Dallas, Texas

Loft Cinema – Tucson, Ariz.

Lyric Cinema Cafe – Fort Collins, Colo.

Merrill’s Roxy – Burlington, Vt.

State Theatre – Ann Arbor, Mich.

Nickelodeon Theatre – Columbia, S.C.

Palace Pointe – Roxboro, N.C.

Penn Cinemas Riverfront – Wilmington, Del.

Prime Cinemas – Red Bluff, Calif.

Ragtag Cinema – Columbia, Mo.

Rialto Cinemas – Berkeley, Calif.

Robinson Film Center – Shreveport, La.

Sun-Ray Cinema – Jacksonville, Fla.

Tygart Valley Cinemas – Fairmont, W.Va.

Agoura Hills Stadium 8 – Agoura Hills, Calif.

Cinémas Palme D’Or – Coachella Valley, Calif.

Commerce 14 – City of Commerce, Calif.

East Hills Mall – Bakersfield, Calif.

Foothill Cinema Stadium 10 – Azusa, Calif.

Fontana 8 – Fontana, Calif.

Sony Hack, “Interview” Release: Guardians of Peace Remain Silent After Mocking FBI in Video

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So Sony is releasing “The Interview.” Where are the Guardians of Peace? We haven’t heard from them since they sent the FBI a mocking video three days ago. It seems more and more like the Sony hack was NOT about “The Interview” but more about humiliating and mocking Sony. Was it really North Korea? Or was it Anonymous making it seem like it was North Korea? And who was behind it? Dr. Evil? Or someone who really wanted to cause trouble for Sony execs?

Here’s the message sent to the FBI
The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes.
We congratulate you success.
FBI is the BEST in the world.

You will find the gift for FBI at the following address.

Sony Will Show “The Interview” After Biggest PR Stunt in History, Much Ado About What?

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“The Interview” will get released on Christmas Day, after all. The biggest PR stunt in history has come to an end as Sony is booking the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy back into independent theaters. Or wait, maybe all the chains that said they wouldn’t take will take it after all. Whoops! Much ado about nothing! So much for North Korea and the Guardians of Peace. The movie remains unedited, with the assassination of Kim Jong Un okay now that every single breathing person in the world knows about it. No more “September 11th” threats. Cool! Now the world will get to see “The Interview” which is so- far- oh wait– just at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, and uh, as we said back on December 10th, a stupid but fun movie. Will all this turn into box office magic? Hmmmm….We’ll see…

Beatles- Joe Cocker Connection: See the Rare Ad from the Fab Four Endorsing Cocker Circa 1968

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EXCLUSIVE From our Beatles expert Martin Lewis:

Cocker’s version of “With A Little Help From My Friends” was recorded in Spring 1968. It was his own arrangement. Guitar on it was by Joe’s old pal (from back in 1964) Jimmy Page. Also on the track B. J. Wilson (drummer of Procol Harum).

The Beatles heard the track in summer of 1968 while they were working on the White Album. They loved it. The single was released in UK on Regal Zonophone label – a small imprint of EMI. Permission was sought to use the image of Ringo from the film Yellow Submarine. Which had been released in UK in July 1968. The Cocker single was released in October 1968.

The ad featuring Ringo appeared in all the UK consumer weekly music papers. NME, Melody Maker, Disc, Record Mirror. It was an immediate hit in UK. Went to #1. Was released by A&M in USA. The ad was used in Billboard. Alas the single was not a hit.

But then Joe appeared at Woodstock in 1969 – and America discovered Joe Cocker.”

Here’s the ad, thanks to Martin. Click on it to make it bigger. Reproductions are prohibited:
cocker-ad-1968-2 (2)

PAUL

“It’s really sad to hear about Joe’s passing. He was a lovely northern lad who I loved a lot and, like many people, I loved his singing. I knew him through the years as a good mate and I was so sad to hear that he had been ill and really sad to hear today that he had passed away. He was a great guy, a lovely guy who brought so much to the world and we’ll all miss him.

“I was especially pleased when he decided to cover With A Little Help From My Friends and I remember him and [producer] Denny Cordell coming round to the studio in Savile Row and playing me what they’d recorded and it was just mind-blowing, totally turned the song into a soul anthem and I was forever grateful for him for doing that.”

RINGO

“Goodbye and God bless to Joe Cocker from one of his friends peace and love. R.”

Legendary Woodstock Singer Joe Cocker is Dead at Age 70– Hits Included “Feelin’ Alright” and “You Are So Beautiful”

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Joe Cocker has reportedly died at age 70. The great British singer rose to fame in the 60s with his album “Mad Dog and Englishmen.” He was one of the stars of the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, and went on to score his biggest hit with Billy Preston’s “You Are So Beautiful.” His other gigantic hit was Up Where we Belong, from the movie An Officer and a Gentleman, with Jennifer Warnes.

Cocker was often imitated but he was an original. His gravelly voice was unparalleled and so were his performances. I can’t even begin to tell you how important “Mad Dogs” was and continues to be, a live album that included a ton of other rock stars and the key performances by Cocker of “The Letter,” “Feelin’ Alright” and “With a Little Help From My Friends.” If you’re young and don’t know what this is, just download the album or better yet, buy it ASAP. Classic rock stations will be playing it all night.

Condolences have already come in from “Soul Man” Sam Moore and his wife Joyce, who were old friends. Joyce Moore writes: “DEVASTATED… I had the great pleasure of knowing Joe. Was lucky enough to have had him participate in the Presidentual Inaugural I produced for President George H.W. Bush in 1989. Billy Preston was the Musical Director of that event so there was Joe Cocker singing the song Official: Billy Preston wrote to honor his mother to 1st Lady Barbara Bush.
Sam Moore and I hung out with Joe in Wales at the Celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Anniversary.
Being the manager and business partner of Billy Preston who wrote “You Are So Beautiful To Me” I am posting this in Billy’s memory for Joe, for my husband Sam Moore who had the honor of recording that song with Billy. Ironically it was the last song Billy ever recorded on Oct 19, 2005, and myself.
Joe sang “Beautiful” at Billy’s funeral.
Prayers to Joe’s family and a wish that he and Billy find each other in heaven.
Peace be with you Joe.”

Martin Lewis writes from the UK:

“Everyone knows that Joe Cocker first came to fame in 1968 with his cover of “With A
Little Help From My Friends”

He’d actually been around as a singer since 1964 in his native Sheffield (a
working class steel town in Yorkshire in the north of England. The British
equivalent of Allentown).

What is not often recalled is that his very first single was also a Beatles
cover. In September 1964 he released a cover of “I’ll Cry Instead” (from side 2
of the UK A Hard Day’s Night album). On that recording his session guitarist was the
very young Jimmy Page!

VERY short. Only 1 minute and 40 seconds.

But it hints at what was to come.

Quite heavy for 1964.”

Broadway: Watch Sting, Last Ship and Jersey Boys Cast Xmas Caroling for Coat Drive

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Sting, his cast from “The Last Ship” and their across the street neighbors from “Jersey Boys” raised money and received coat donations on Saturday night before their shows’s curtains went up. “The Last Ship” was just named Best New Musical of 2014 by the very astute Elysa Gardner of USA Today.

Madonna Puts “Rebel Heart”– Not Due Til March– At #1 on iTunes After 1 Day, 6 Tracks into Top 20

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Savvy Madonna and her manager Guy Oseary– they’ve made their “Rebel Heart” album number 1 on iTunes even though it can only be pre-ordered until its release 11 weeks.

And the six tracks from “Rebel Heart” that became available Saturday at midnight? They are all in the iTunes top 20, with one of them at number 7.

So listen, this wasn’t accomplished in 24 hours. When Madonna’s tracks were “leaked” it came from her camp as part of a marketing plan. When she scolded fans on Instagram, that was part of the plan.

There’s no such as a coincidence, you know.

Give her credit. Madonna and Oseary had to do something unusual after the “MDNA” dud followed a couple of failed albums. Oseary just recently had another surprise for music fans with the U2-Apple deal in which that album —
Songs of Innocence”– was shoved down the throats of millions of people.

Meanwhile, Beyonce can take credit for starting the Surprise Release trend.

How long can Madonna hold at number 1? Eleven weeks is a long time. She’ll drop out and down, and then she’ll be back. But she’s certainly gotten everyone’s attention. Good move.