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Taking a Stand: Interview
Screenings Sell Out

Dec 26, 2014 2:00 AM CST

Taking a Stand: Interview Screenings Sell Out

Moviegoers say they're supporting freedom of speech

(Newser) - After Sony's U-turn on releasing The Interview, the controversial movie played in 331 independent cinemas across America on Christmas Day, often to sellout crowds. Many moviegoers made it clear they were there to take a political stand, with one ticket seller in California dressed as "Uncle Sam-ty Claus,...

You Can See
The Interview
After All

Dec 23, 2014 11:48 AM CST

You Can See The Interview After All

Select theaters announce plans to screen it on Christmas

(Newser) - Theaters including the Plaza in Atlanta and the Texas-based chain of Alamo Drafthouse cinemas will show The Interview after all, they announced on Twitter today. Sony Pictures Entertainment pulled the Seth Rogen- and James Franco-starring movie about a plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un after Sony got hacked and threats...

What the Hackers
Have Done to Hollywood

OPINION

Dec 18, 2014 12:37 PM CST

What the Hackers Have Done to Hollywood

Given it a reason to stick to 'more predictable fare'

(Newser) - We already know what Mitt Romney thinks Sony should do about The Interview (release it online for free). What do other people think? Pundits are weighing in:

At the Verge , Bryan Bishop is with Romney, mostly. He wants to see it put online, stat. "Take the threat of attacking

...

Sony Cancels
Release of
'The Interview'

Dec 17, 2014 4:32 PM CST

Sony Cancels Release of 'The Interview'

Decision comes after major chains bailed on the movie

(Newser) - The Interview won't be released on Christmas Day after all. Sony said today that it was putting the Seth Rogen film on hold in the face of threats from hackers, reports NBC News . Not that it would have been easy to see anyway: Sony's move came after four...

Sony: Theaters Alarmed by Threat Can Pull Interview

Interview Premiere Axed, Theaters Get OK to Pull It

Dec 17, 2014 7:48 AM CST

Interview Premiere Axed, Theaters Get OK to Pull It

Things aren't looking good for the film

(Newser) - It's not looking good for The Interview: The movie's New York City premiere has been canceled after a threat from the Sony hackers , and Sony Pictures says theaters that had arranged to show it are free to pull it. Carmike Cinemas, the country's fourth-largest cinema chain, has...

Sony Threats: Franco, Rogen
Cancel Media Appearances

Dec 16, 2014 5:42 PM CST

Sony Threats: Franco, Rogen Cancel Media Appearances

Move follows alleged hackers' latest message

(Newser) - With the Sony threats taking a dark new turn , Seth Rogen and James Franco have scrapped all media appearances to push The Interview, reports BuzzFeed . That includes scheduled stops on Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers' shows, though the pair are still expected to attend a special screening in New York...

Did North Korea
Hack Sony Over a
Seth Rogen Film?

Nov 30, 2014 2:56 PM CST

Did North Korea Hack Sony Over a Seth Rogen Film?

Country has pledged 'retaliation' if 'The Interview' is released

(Newser) - Sony Pictures was recently hacked, and investigators are looking into whether North Korea might have had something to do with it, insiders tell Re/code . The country has expressed outrage over an upcoming movie starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, which features the pair trying to assassinate Kim Jong Un. North...

North Korea Complains to UN About Seth Rogen Movie

Jul 10, 2014 5:13 PM CDT

North Korea Complains to UN About Seth Rogen Movie

It's 'undisguised sponsoring of terrorism,' says Pyongyang

(Newser) - North Korea continues to do a fine job of promoting an upcoming flick with Seth Rogen and James Franco. Pyongyang has taken its complaint about The Interview all the way to the United Nations, reports Reuters . In the movie, Rogen and Franco play a TV producer and host who land...

North Korea:
Seth Rogen
Movie Is an
'Act of War'

Jun 25, 2014 9:24 AM CDT

North Korea: Seth Rogen Movie Is an 'Act of War'

Pyongyang warns of 'merciless counter-measure'

(Newser) - Seth Rogen's movies don't usually get panned quite like this: If the US releases the actor's upcoming film, The Interview—which is about assassinating Kim Jong-un—North Korea says it will see it as an "act of war," official media says, per the BBC . The...

Critic: Shooter's 'Delusions Inflated' by ... Rogen Movies

May 27, 2014 10:14 AM CDT

Critic: Shooter's 'Delusions Inflated' by ... Rogen Movies

Actor 'horribly' insulted, hits back at WaPo movie critic

(Newser) - In a column Sunday, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday suggested that Hollywood contributed to the feelings of the Isla Vista shooter —who declared in a video that he would take revenge on women who rejected him—and Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow aren't happy that Hornaday specifically...

Neighbors Is
Shockingly ... Mature?

Movie Review

May 9, 2014 11:59 AM CDT

Neighbors Is Shockingly ... Mature?

Critics approve of surprisingly sweet raunchfest

(Newser) - It may look like a raunchy, juvenile, toga party of a movie, but Neighbors is actually surprisingly sweet and honest, critics seem to agree. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, and Zac Efron star in the story of a pair of new parents battling it out with their neighborhood's new frat...

Zooey, Taylor, Franco
Crash Seth Rogen's
SNL Monologue

Apr 13, 2014 10:43 AM CDT

Zooey, Taylor, Franco Crash Seth Rogen's SNL Monologue

And more 'Saturday Night Live' highlights

(Newser) - Seth Rogen hosted Saturday Night Live last night, but he was far from the only star present during his monologue. It was crashed by Taylor Swift ("You were getting really upset. And whenever a man shows emotion, I appear."), James Franco (who appeared after Rogen joked that...

Only 2 Senators Show Up
for Seth Rogen Testimony

Feb 27, 2014 2:30 PM CST

Only 2 Senators Show Up for Seth Rogen Testimony

Comedian names and shames Mark Kirk for bailing on Alzheimer's testimony

(Newser) - Sen. Mark Kirk made a huge mistake yesterday, when he tweeted a picture of himself with Seth Rogen, who was on Capitol Hill to testify about Alzheimer's funding. "Thanks to @Sethrogen for speaking out about efforts to #ENDALZ. RT if you know someone affected by #Alzheimers," Kirk...

James Franco,
Seth Rogen
Serve Up
Kanye Spoof

Nov 25, 2013 5:42 PM CST

James Franco, Seth Rogen Serve Up Kanye Spoof

Actors make their own version of 'Bound 2'

(Newser) - James Franco making out with a shirtless Seth Rogen on a motorcycle—anyone see this coming? Well, the actor buddies have shot an incredibly accurate spoof of Kanye West's "Bound 2" video , including a hirsute Rogen as Kim Kardashian getting steamy on the handlebars. And they did it...

See Who
Almost Got
Cast in
The Office

Aug 7, 2013 8:55 AM CDT

See Who Almost Got Cast in The Office

Including Seth Rogen, who tried out for role of Dwight

(Newser) - It's hard to imagine anyone but Steve Carell running The Office as Michael Scott, but the show's producers have released a teaser video of some of the big names that auditioned for that and other roles in 2003. Maybe the biggest surprise is none other than Seth Rogen—...

This Is the End Is
Hilarious, Interminable

Movie Review

Jun 12, 2013 1:54 PM CDT

This Is the End Is Hilarious, Interminable

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg make a self-referential gem

(Newser) - Just how funny can the end of the world be? Really funny if you spend it with a bunch of Hollywood's top young comedians playing themselves in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's raunchy and absurd This Is the End. Critics seem to agree that the film is hilarious—...

Seth Rogen:
Yeah, My Last
Movie Sucked

Jun 11, 2013 10:55 AM CDT

Seth Rogen: Yeah, My Last Movie Sucked

Slams 'Guilt Trip,' his film with Barbra Streisand

(Newser) - Critics did not enjoy Seth Rogen's last movie, Guilt Trip with Barbra Streisand, and it sounds like Rogen didn't, either. "We shot that movie in the format that plays on airplanes only," Rogen said on comedian Doug Benson's podcast last week, according to E! . "...

Kristen Wiig,
Seth Rogen
on Arrested
Development

Feb 20, 2013 2:39 PM CST

Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogen on Arrested Development

Both get guest spots in series' return

(Newser) - When the Bluths and Arrested Development make their triumphant return in May on Netflix , Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogen will be two of the guest stars making appearances, reports US Weekly . Rogen's role isn't known, but the Vulture blog says Wiig will play a young Lucille Bluth.

50/50:
Half Funny,
Half Touching

movie reviews

Sep 30, 2011 12:30 PM CDT

50/50: Half Funny, Half Touching

Seth Rogen movie manages to be both funny and poignant

(Newser) - With a current 92% rating at Rotten Tomatoes , 50/50 gets praise for its blend of comedy and drama about a young man diagnosed with cancer.

In Salon , Mary Elizabeth Williams calls the movie “poignant, funny and profane”: It “understands the woozy terror of a life or death crisis,

...

Lucas Doesn't Actually Think World Will End
in 2012...

Jan 20, 2011 12:14 PM CST

Lucas Doesn't Actually Think World Will End in 2012...

...but the Earth might well be flat

(Newser) - Sorry, 2012 enthusiasts, but it turns out George Lucas does not actually believe the world will end next year . “He was not serious when he talked about the end of the world in 2012,” with Seth Rogen, a Lucasfilm rep tells Wired . However, “he is an adamant...