Uwe Boll's Postal Denied Theatrical Release

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Daily shorts: Clooney likes goats; ‘Postal’ cancelled
Published 5/16/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... • Who could have thought this would happen, but Cinemablend confirms Uwe Boll’s upcoming political action flick “Postal” will not be releases nationwide on May 23, 2008. Instead, the film will only make it into four theatres. I guess Uwe Boll’s latest attacks on Hollywood’s biggest stars didn’t pay off after all. ...

Theatrical Release of Uwe Boll's 'Postal' Cancelled
Published 5/16/2008 by Jeffrey M. Anderson at Cinematical
Filed under: DistributionUwe Boll's latest "masterpiece" Postal was scheduled to open next weekend in 1500 theaters, deliberately going up against Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But, according to a story at Cinema Blend, Boll's people issued a release this morning claiming that U.S. distributors have dropped the film and that it will only be released on four screens. An additional source says the film will open in five cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and Tucson. Boll claims that he has even tried to rent additional screens, but to no avail. Typically, the ...

Outrage! Calumny! Uwe Boll’s Postal Won’t Be In a Theater Near You! [Humor]
Published 5/16/2008 by Cole Abaius at Film School Rejects
Despite fans clamoring, waiting nearly twenty years, the brilliant viral marketing campaign and the constant positive media buzz, Uwe Boll’s latest piece of genius has been yanked from all 150 billion theaters that is was going to play in next weekend. It seems obvious to all involved, including the auteur director himself, that the reasoning behind the move is purely political. Theaters across the country don’t want audiences to see the film, a work of art that was considered for the updated AFI Top 100 List before principal photography even concluded. As shameful as it is, the major movie chains have denied Postal a space in ...

Buh-Bye, Cinematic Soul Sucker
Published 5/17/2008 by Agent Bedhead at Agent Bedhead
kitlerfive You know it’s a dark day when we’re posting Kitler imagery just to avoid a picture of Uwe Boll on this blog. This means, unfortunately, that we’re keeping those last few jokes about Dwayne Johnson’s hot body as well as the comparative hair product analysis of Eli Roth & Tom Tykwer in reserve for when we really need to be funny. To be certain, this occasion is one of mourning. Despite all the genius variants on Uwe Boll’s long-running publicity stunt, the auteur’s latest contribution to western civilization, will, sadly, not enter theatres as a wide release on May 23. Instead of its highly-anticipated 1500 theatres, Postal has been ...