“Let freedom ring!” a movie theater employee told the crowd before the showing began.
11:30: I head down to Cinema Village in New York — one of only two theaters in the city — an hour before showtime.
I purchased a ticket online two days prior for the 12:30 p.m. showing at Cinema Village in Greenwich Village. Considering the threats that led Sony to pull the movie in the first place and increased attention since that decision was reversed on Tuesday, I want to get there about an hour before showtime to brave the lines and security.
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(Side note: You may or may not recognize the theater from The Lonely Island's "Jizz In My Pants" Saturday Night Live short.)
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11:35: I arrive at Cinema Village to find neither a line nor increased security.
When I get to the theater at 12th Street and University, there's no one around. Three cameras have been set up, but two are abandoned momentarily. I walk right up to the box office to get my ticket, and then I stand around waiting. No people, no security, no nothing. There are two ropes set up for lines that don't exist: one for the box office, another for entry into the theater. Cinema Village had six showings of The Interview on Dec. 25, and I was told all were sold out.
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I overhear one saying, "If this was the greatest publicity stunt in history...," speaking to the theory that Sony pulled and then reinstated the film as a marketing ploy.
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