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2014
Controversial film draws crowd on BI BY LUCIANO MARANO Bainbridge Island Review
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Many festival attendees brought coolers and umbrellas to help beat the heat, which rose above 80 degrees during the eighth annual Bainbridge Island Bluegrass Festival last July.
A look back at the stories that shaped our lives in the past year It was another topsy-turvy year for Bainbridge Island. From triumphant and inspiring, to disheartening and sad, the headlines of 2014 truly ran the gamut. It was a year that saw great exuberance, with many islanders making the trip across the water to take part in the Seattle TURN TO YEAR | A5
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
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Four volunteer divers from Exotic Aquatics Scuba & Kayaking prepare to gather examples of local marine wildlife at the IslandWood Community Critter Drive in early February at Fort Ward Beach Park. Luciano Marano | Bainbridge Island Review
Whatever cultural moment the local moviegoing public may have shared at the sold-out premier of the controversial comedy “The Interview” at Bainbridge Cinemas Thursday night, the time has apparently come and gone. Or maybe not. Attendance at the film’s second screening at 9 p.m. last Friday night boasted only 75 or so patrons, according to theater staff, much declined from the previous night’s 250 strong audience at the movie’s island debut. Still, a line did form as patrons queued to enter the theater. Many said they didn’t believe that seeing the film was a political statement of any kind. Island residents Elise Ran and Emma Stallworthy said that they would be very disappointed if, after all the media attention, the film was “not very funny.” Patrons asked unanimously agreed that “curiosity” was the main factor in their attending the film Friday night. The action-comedy film was at the center of a computer hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the company later announced the film would not be screened. The FBI said North Korea, which is central to the movie’s plot, was involved in the hacking. After considerable public outcry — including criticism by the media, President Barack Obama and many in the motion picture industry — independent cinemas announced they would show the film on Christmas following Sony’s decision to allow limited release of the R-rated movie. The movie will be shown once daily at Bainbridge Cinemas every night through Jan. 1. Each showing will be at 9 p.m. The film will then screen twice daily (at 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.) from Friday, Jan. 2 to Monday, Jan. 5. Theater officials said that screenings may expand to more often or continue for a longer tenure, based on demand.