IIRC Books-A-Million did exactly this with Donnie Jr.’s book.

“If anything, it really sucks that hundreds of people who likely worked hard on this now have to completely distance themselves from”

“Communist”

Yeah, this was astroturfing.

It looks as such so far, fingers crossed! 

Based on “facts”

Could this actually be ... fun?

Don’t reply to that. It’s not a serious person. More like a clown

It’s almost like it’s being astroturfed by wealthy donors, in the same way all the garbage conservative books get bought by the thousands to force their way up the Best Sellers list.

What “realities” does the film expose? It’s based on a true story that was widely reported in the media when it originally happened, and most of the film takes place in Central and South America, a place that the target audience has little-to-no sympathy for when they come to the States to seek asylum. 

I am shocked... it didn’t involve accusations of inappropriate behavior with the children he rescued. 

See also: shitty books hitting the best seller lists because publishers/agencies buy them by the boxload.

Donations, mostly. I mean there were tweets online how theaters were sold out and only a few people where in the theater.

A $100 million gross on a $15 million budget is far from unheard of, but it is unusually successful for an independent release, true. It would be informative to know just how much of that success comes from the “Pay It Forward” program and how much comes from repeat viewings or word-of-mouth sales.

That’s couch cushion money for the Koch family, who probably bought most of the tickets.

What a complete empty shell of a person. Only wants to support the strike if it means he’ll still get to promote his bullshit, and is too chickenshit to join the picket line.

He’s not “between a rock and a hard place” in any way.  He’s one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, and his public and enthusiastic support of his union would fulfill his supposed goal of helping his beloved theaters (by shortening the strike) and would support his fellow actors, stunt people, etc.  There is no…

Top 25 Times Tom Cruise Joined an AV Club Discussion

First off, $1B to break various laws of physics to completely change your face? Like, how would this play in the real world? Also, there is a full body one he said in the very next line, but like Sam, you don’t pay attention do you?