2009 Oscar Pool

Postal Lament

May 16th, 2008
Written By: Marina Antunes

Uwe Boll in PostalMost of the Row Three crew has been pretty excited to check out Uwe Bool’s Postal (our review). Heck, a few of us even vowed to see Boll’s film on opening night rather than head out to some movie starring some old guy that opens that same weekend. Unfortunately, it’s looking like we might not get a chance to do that.

According to news over at Cinema Blend, Boll’s people have issued a release stating that the planned wide release has been canceled because according to the mysterious release, “Theatrical distributors are boycotting ‘Postal’ because of its political content”.

During the Q&A after yesterday’s screening, Boll mentioned that the distributors had boycotted the film but what I didn’t realize was the extent to which the film had been slighted. Looks like Postal will only play on four screens. I’m not sure if that means that it’s four screens in all of North America or only in the US. I can tell you this: one of those screens is Vancouver.

Disappointing. Really disappointing. Especially considering the film is good.

9 response about Postal Lament »

  1. You’ve probably already seen these, but for anyone who hasn’t, please check out the videos on this site.

    http://uwebollmoviechallenge.blogspot.com/

    You’ll love Uwe Boll after you watch them, even though he made HOUSE OF THE DEAD.

    Comment by Joe Campanella — May 16, 2008 @ 4:53 pm

  2. Yeah Joe, I’ve been tracking the mess. I like the guy, even if I don’t necessarily like all of his movies.

    Comment by Marina Antunes — May 16, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

  3. Oh thank (insert deity name of choice) its playing Vancouver. After the whole Black Sheep debacle of last year, I think I’d go mad if Postal didn’t play here.

    Comment by colleeny — May 16, 2008 @ 7:27 pm

  4. i should have caught this at Fantasia last year. oops!

    Comment by kurt — May 16, 2008 @ 8:28 pm

  5. Black Sheep wasn’t anything all that special. You didn’t miss much Colleeny. I am pretty jealous of your Postal code though.

    Comment by Andrew James — May 17, 2008 @ 1:14 am

  6. I hope it will play in Toronto!

    Comment by Shannon the Movie Moxie — May 17, 2008 @ 7:32 am

  7. @ Andrew I have since rented black sheep. I liked the film a lot. Then again I like my horror films either cheezy or funny (Black sheep, Shaun of the dead, Army of Darkness…etc). It would have been nice to see Black sheep in the theater.

    Comment by colleeny — May 17, 2008 @ 8:47 am

  8. “I am pretty jealous of your Postal code though.”

    Nice. Very Nice.

    Comment by Marina Antunes — May 17, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

  9. Listing of theaters showing “Postal” (thanks to the guys at Freeze Dried Movies):

    MAY 23rd

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - South Lamar
    1120 South Lamar
    Austin, TX
    (512) 476-1320

    Tower Theaters
    8031 N Business Park Drive
    Tucson, AZ 85743
    520-579 7670

    Portage Theatre
    4050 N. Milwaukee Ave.
    Chicago, IL
    773-736-4050

    Laemmle’s Monica 4-plex
    11523 Santa Monica Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90025
    310-478-1041

    Neighborhood Flix
    2510 E Colfax Ave
    Denver, CO 80206
    303-777-3549

    Cobble Hill Cinemas
    265 Court Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11231
    718-596-9113

    Terrace Charleston
    1956-D Maybank Highway
    Charleston, SC 29412
    843-762-4247

    Culver Plaza Theatres
    9919 Washington Blvd.
    Culver City, CA 90232
    310-836-5511

    Galaxy South Dekalb Funplex 12
    2801 Candler Rd. Suite 68
    Decatur, GA 30034
    404-243-3606

    Galaxy Cinema Fun Plex
    274 Highway 138 SW
    Riverdale, GA 30274
    678-479-8880

    MAY 30th OPENING

    Roxie Film Center
    3117 16th St.
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    415-431-3611

    Comment by Marina Antunes — May 20, 2008 @ 3:32 pm

Leave a comment

Name
Email
Web Site
Check out our music and literature blog at MorePop.rowthree.com Subscribe iTunes Movies We Watched DVD Shop Twitter Feed Canada Podcasts Canadian Cultural Podcasts Movie Club Podcast OFC Top 100 L.A.M.B.
  • Row Three Narcissism: Movies We Watched (10)
    • Andrew James: re: Son of Rambow, you’ll like the Cinecast then. Gamble is a douchebag.
    • rot: Add me to the list of people underwhelmed with Son of Rambow, and this coming from a former kid filmmaker. I think I would...
    • stump: The subsequent exchange between Kiddo and Bill I’m pretty sure is an old western thing - where with every line...
    • stump: In Kill Bill 2 at the beginning. There’s a direct visual quote - shot of Kiddo standing in the doorway of the...
    • Rusty James: What were the John Ford moments in Kill Bill?
    • Kurt Halfyard: The Western stuff (spaghetti and otherwise) really takes over in Vol. 2. For the most part, epic Sergio Leone...
  • Cinecast Episode 114 - The “Major League” Solution (3)
    • Andrew James: I misspoke in the show when I called Pablo Escobar “el Jefe” (the boss). He is known as “el...
    • Goon: all kidding on the square aside, Gamble’s usually good on the show. But I hope he doesn’t pull an...
    • Goon: did Gamble only show up so he could be the person complaining? I sense lame. :/
  • Review: Watchmen (46)
    • Kurt: Also agreed. the other phrase I hear tossed around that is also apt is “Soulless” which is another (even more...
    • stump: I agree.
    • Rusty James: He’s usually my nemisis but Walter Chaw (of the internet) summed up my thoughts entirely in his opening...
    • stump: “Rorschach, The Comedian and Manhattan make it out mainly unscathed though…” All three of these characters...
    • Rusty James: I’ll never be able to trust the opinion of someone who watched the movie before reading the book. I mean as...
    • Kurt Halfyard: Stump. Kinda with you on this. It’s like Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, a film that wants to...
  • Fast Zombies with Guns (2)
    • Daniel Ross: It is possible that the name is a tad sexier than “Ninjas vs Zombies” but let’s put it up to the...
  • Finite Focus: Changing Times. (Watchmen) (10)
    • Rusty James: @ Love the symmetry with Moloch the Magnificent hiring out Rorschach’s prostitute mom. Totally missed that.
    • stump: Fair enough. When I walked into this movie I wanted to love it, and honestly I was kind of moved by the credit sequence....
    • Kurt Halfyard: Nope, there is a resonance to big American MOments, and history diverging, which really sets the stage here...
    • stump: I don’t get all the fuss over this opening sequence. It’s nice and everything, but only in the way that a...
  • Early Preview Screening: Hippie Hippie Shake (2)
  • ROCK ON! Anvil! The Story of Anvil Finally Gets a Trailer! (5)
    • doug nagy: I am excited to see this one. Hail the goat!
    • Marina Antunes: It sure was and for good reason! It’s awesome!
  • Hello Lovelies… (2)
    • Marina Antunes: Oh #2 doesn’t count. Period. But #3 is worth it if only for the drifting. You don’t see shit like...
  • It’s Not Just for Nerds Anymore: NEW Star Trek Trailer (20)
    • Jonathan: I think there was very little I fantasized about more as a child than getting taken by space aliens to a galaxy far,...