Larry Miller's Brokeback censorship brings call to action
Brokeback Mountain was pulled from the Jordan Commons Megaplex in Utah even though the film is breaking records over at Salt Lake's Broadway Theater. Why? Owner Larry Miller, who owns the Utah Jazz by the way, told KCPW prior to the film opening, "I think it's something that I have to let the market speak to some degree and not consider myself, cause I don't think I'm qualified to be the community censor." Shortly after that though, he became just that citing only a "Change in Booking."
The gay community there wants an explanation - and they're calling for supporters to stop spending money at the businesses Miller owns. They're not calling it a boycott, rather it's a "call to action". The Utah Film Critics Association voted "Brokeback Mountain" the year's top film. So what's Jordan Commons showing in its place? The nation's #1 film slasher film "Hostel." Apparently watching people be tortured to death with a drill, plucking out eyeballs and cutting off toes with bolt cutters is preferable.
Comments
It's Larry Miller's movie theater. He can show or not show any movie he wants. Isn't that okay? No? Why??
Posted by zman? on January 18, 2006 2:39 AM
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