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Sony Interview fallout thwarts Alamo Drafthouse's plans to screen Team America

Alamo Drafthouse can't screen Team America: World Police now that Paramount Pictures has pulled the movie from distribution.

Photo courtesy of the Alamo Drafthouse

An amusing plan by Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson to screen Team America: World Police in response to Sony's yanking of The Interview has been foiled. The Richardson theater has canceled the screening on orders from Paramount Pictures, the distributor of the 2004 film.

According to Alamo's Facebook page, "Due to to circumstances beyond our control, the screening of Team America on December 27th has been cancelled as the film has been removed from release."

Alamo wasn't the only theater with plans to screen the film, written and directed by South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone; Capitol Theater in Cleveland, Ohio also pulled the plug, tweeting that its screening "has been canceled by Paramount Pictures."

Paramount has yet to publicly comment on its removal.

This comes as a blow to not only Alamo, which had been written up nationwide for the stunt, but also for local movie fans, who had sold out the free screening less than 12 hours after it was announced. And it's a rather odd decree from Paramount, given the fact that the film is available for streaming on Netflix.

The most controversial scene in The Interview, showing North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, on a helicopter as it gets blown up, has already made its way online. A spokesman for Sony Pictures Entertainment has said that the studio is "deeply saddened" by theater chains' refusal to run the film on Christmas Day.

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Editor's note: It was a newsy week in Dallas. Sadly, the founder of a Dallas sweets company passed away; there was also news of a new gourmet European market in the works and peach cobbler coming to DFW Airport. Here's a chance to get caught up on the week's most-read stories, and here's help planning a fun weekend.

1. Dallas Caramel Company founder Rain McDermott dies at 52. Dallas entrepreneur Rain McDermott, who founded artisan caramel maker Dallas Caramel Company when she was only 34 years old, died after a battle with breast cancer; she was 52.

2. Gourmet European Market to open in north Dallas with pierogi and more. A new food shop with a distinct European flair is coming to Dallas: Called Gourmet European Market, it's opening at 17435 Preston Rd., in a shopping center south of Frankford Road, where it will feature food products from all over Europe but with a special focus on the Eastern European countries of Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Israel, and Bulgaria.

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3. Chef and caterer opens Southern to-go cafe south of Dallas. A chef and caterer has opened an eponymous to-go cafe south of Dallas: Called The Cedric Frazier Experience, it’s an upscale soul food kitchen located at 103 Waller St., in Red Oak, where it opened on June 7.

4. Dallas cuts slack on senior homeowners with new property tax exemption. Dallas seniors who own a home got cut a break: On June 11, the Dallas City Council approved additional property tax relief for senior and disabled homeowners by increasing the city’s property tax exemption for residents who are 65 or older or disabled.

5. Peach cobbler concept to open 2 locations at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Southern desserts are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): The Peach Cobbler Factory, a chain based in North Carolina, will open not one but two locations at the airport. The first DFW location will open in Terminal D in late 2025; a second location will open in the new Terminal C Pier in 2026.

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