(Going to take some downvotes today) The incident is likely to be remembered as a failure of Hollywood leadership. As the attack progressed, both studios and t

(Going to take some downvotes today) The incident is likely to be remembered as a failure of Hollywood leadership. As the attack progressed, both studios and the industry’s Washington-based trade associations — the theater association and the Motion Picture Association of America — remained in a defensive posture, and ultimately found no way to save the film or to stem the flow of Sony’s private data, which has been released online by hackers in waves since Nov. 24. How out of touch is NY Times with the times? The Oscars are a joke and, come on, so is Hollywood. The latter is good at providing vacuous entertainment and the former is a self-congratulating organisation. It's an incestuous industry that only seeks out an opportunity where there are millions of dollars to be gained. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. However, don't expect Hollywood to do the moral/ethical thing. With Sony getting sued, they saw this was no longer their big profit making movie they wanted it to be, so they pulled the plug. Nothing to see here, folks. Low revenue = no movie. It takes a lot of money to make films these days and they don't want to risk losing (more) money. The movie itself was most likely not going to bring some insight or analysis to North Korea or Asian history or political dynamics, so I don't understand why so many people are up in arms about it--no pun intended. People are saying "terrorists won" and some Republicans are making a big stir on Twitter: https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/545339504803196928 https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/545339504803196928 https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/545346735510257664 https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/545346735510257664 America's low point in film history happened a long time ago, and yes, it was caused by Hollywood. Also: "This Is Cyberwar, Not Tabloid Fodder", http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/12/17/this-is-cyberwar-not-tabloid-fodder/ http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/12/17/this-is-cyberwa...