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Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen ‘Melania’ after marquee jokes

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  • B bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Lake Oswego is a rich conservative white woman sanctuary just west of Portland.

    I'm not buying that this theater owner was playing the movie as a joke.

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    UnspecificGravity
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    Then why did Amazon pull their rights to screen the movie because they made fun of it so much?

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      mrquallzin@lemmy.world
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      Sounds like they did it for the lols, made light fun of it in their promo material, and Amazon pulled the licensing.

      “Mostly, I thought doing so would be funny. For some of you, that’s enough. Great! Otherwise… Financially, the film marketplace this week and next were a desert… So, to fill a screen, why not get this inexplicable vanity piece from the current president’s wife? I mean, it just seems so weird that it even exists (who wants a movie about Melania lol?), and wouldn’t it then be exponentially weirder, to the point of being funny, to show it here, at your obviously anti-establishment, occasionally troublemaking, neighborhood cinema?” Perry wrote.

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      • B bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone

        Lake Oswego is a rich conservative white woman sanctuary just west of Portland.

        I'm not buying that this theater owner was playing the movie as a joke.

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        trashcan
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        The loss of the theatrical rights is attributed to the Lake Theater’s marquee messages for the documentary.

        These included: “DOES MELANIA WEAR PRADA? FIND OUT FRIDAY!” and “TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”

        Maybe they wanted to make money but they still did make jokes against it.

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          slothrop@lemmy.ca
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          Is Barbra Streisand involved?

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            bananaonionjuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            The jokes that made the snowflakes angry:

            These included: “DOES MELANIA WEAR PRADA? FIND OUT FRIDAY!” and “TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”

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              artyom
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              The loss of the theatrical rights is attributed to the Lake Theater’s marquee messages for the documentary. These included: “DOES MELANIA WEAR PRADA? FIND OUT FRIDAY!” and “TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”

              Really not funny, offensive, or even interesting, but I guess that's enough these days.

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              • B bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone

                Lake Oswego is a rich conservative white woman sanctuary just west of Portland.

                I'm not buying that this theater owner was playing the movie as a joke.

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                the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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                Why? Are you unable to read? it was stated on their website

                "MELANIA (we don’t like her either!) starts here Friday 1/30 to play daily at 5:00* 7:45 🙇🏼 in the main auditorium 🙇🏼 * 5pm Sunday & Thursday shows subtitled for the hearing and/or accent impaired"

                Sounds like they were having a giggle to me.

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                • artyomA artyom

                  The loss of the theatrical rights is attributed to the Lake Theater’s marquee messages for the documentary. These included: “DOES MELANIA WEAR PRADA? FIND OUT FRIDAY!” and “TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”

                  Really not funny, offensive, or even interesting, but I guess that's enough these days.

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                  Davel23
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                  The Prada one is mildly clever, implying Melania is the devil.

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                    pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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                    “Mostly, I thought doing so would be funny. For some of you, that’s enough. Great! Otherwise… Financially, the film marketplace this week and next were a desert… So, to fill a screen, why not get this inexplicable vanity piece from the current president’s wife? I mean, it just seems so weird that it even exists (who wants a movie about Melania lol?), and wouldn’t it then be exponentially weirder, to the point of being funny, to show it here, at your obviously anti-establishment, occasionally troublemaking, neighborhood cinema?” Perry wrote.

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                    • U UnspecificGravity

                      Then why did Amazon pull their rights to screen the movie because they made fun of it so much?

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                      fake_meows@sopuli.xyz
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                      The theater owner can just order a different movie on Temu.

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                        compactflax@discuss.tchncs.de
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                        Frees up the screen for something useful. Like a stream of paint drying.

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                        • artyomA artyom

                          The loss of the theatrical rights is attributed to the Lake Theater’s marquee messages for the documentary. These included: “DOES MELANIA WEAR PRADA? FIND OUT FRIDAY!” and “TO DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY. YOU MUST KNOW THEM. MELANIA.”

                          Really not funny, offensive, or even interesting, but I guess that's enough these days.

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                          Kairos
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                          Amazon got mad over a DOT-level joke

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                          • F fake_meows@sopuli.xyz

                            The theater owner can just order a different movie on Temu.

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                            alaphic
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                            IN THIS ECONOMY?!?

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                              darkfuture@lemmy.world
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                              Oof. Lost out on a whole $30 in revenue.

                              They'll never financially recover from this.

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                                zahille7@lemmy.world
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                                I kinda like the second one, about defeating them you must know them.

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                                • Z zahille7@lemmy.world

                                  I kinda like the second one, about defeating them you must know them.

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                                  aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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                                  Welcome to Sun Tzu Theater.

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                                    cmdrshepard49@sh.itjust.works
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                                    Its a wealthy suburb of Portland just FYI.

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                                    • B bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone

                                      Lake Oswego is a rich conservative white woman sanctuary just west of Portland.

                                      I'm not buying that this theater owner was playing the movie as a joke.

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                                      cmdrshepard49@sh.itjust.works
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                                      Just because the residents are wealthy, white, Conservative women doesn't mean the theater owner or the person who put up the marquee is too.

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                                        ToiletFlushShowerScream
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                                        My take is the theatre owner was screening the film primarily for mockery purposes?

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                                        • A alaphic

                                          IN THIS ECONOMY?!?

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                                          fake_meows@sopuli.xyz
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                                          Shop Like a Billionaire and import one made overseas. Like a mail order bride of success, because you're a total badass theater owner. Hugely.

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