Report: Sony to authorize screenings of The Interview

Report: Sony to authorize screenings of The Interview
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You just might be able to see The Interview on Christmas Day after all: The Wrap is reporting that Sony Pictures will release the controversial comedy simultaneously in theaters and via video on demand.

The Plaza theater in Atlanta and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin have said they will distribute the film, and the Art House Convergence, a coalition of small independent movie theaters, told Sony on Monday its members were "willing and anxious to screen" The Interview, The Wrap says.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.