Chapter 27 will cost Peace Arch dearly.. shareholders of PAE beware
We have been contacted by many of the loyal reader of our Boycott Chapter 27 blog regarding the recent announcement by John Flock of Peace Arch Entertainment, that Chapter 27 will be released in US theaters. The recent press release claims that Chapter 27 (the film that glorifies the killer of John Lennon) will be released in March of 2008, a full 2 years after it had been completed. Many of our readers are of course very disturbed by this news and initially so were we. After reviewing the situation, we have decided that this will most likely only to serve as a huge financial catastrophe for Peace Arch. Keep in mind, just because the company has made the heartless decision to attempt to have Chapter 27 shown in theaters, it does not mean people will decide to spend their hard earned dollars to see this piece of Jared Leto and Lindsey Lohan crap. It only means that Peace Arch will spend its shareholders money attempting to convince theater owners to show the Chapter 27 trailers in hopes of generating interest. This move with undoubtedly destroy this company. The curse of Chapter 27 will go beyond Schaefer, Leto, and Lohan, it will extend to Peace Arch management and eventually the shareholders of PAE. After all these are the people ultimately responsible for the desecration of John Lennons grave.
We have included the press release below in order to show the crap being old to the shareholders and entertainment media regarding Chapter 27 and the entire Peace Arch Entertainment organization.
Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX: PAE) (TSX: PAE), an integrated global entertainment company creating and acquiring critically acclaimed film and television programming, announced today that the Company's controversial feature film "Chapter 27" earned the Debut Feature Prize at its European premiere at the Zurich Film Festival. The prize, which was awarded to first-time director Jarrett Schaeffer, is the latest in a series of awards that the Company's feature films and television programs received during 2007.
The controversial film, a psychological drama about Mark Chapman's gradual breakdown during the days leading up to his murder of Beatle John Lennon, will begin its international theatrical release in Japan in December 2007. Peace Arch will release the Picture theatrically in the United States beginning in March 2008.
"Chapter 27" stars Jared Leto ("Requiem For A Dream," "Panic Room," "Fight Club"), Judah Friedlander ("Zoolander," "Meet The Parents") and Lindsay Lohan ("Mean Girls," "Freaky Friday," "Herbie Fully Loaded"). The film was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, and produced by Robert Salerno, Naomi Despres and Alexandra Milchan. "Chapter 27" had its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to sold-out theaters and great controversy over its subject matter. The Zurich Film Festival marked the picture's European festival premiere.
"With the much anticipated theatrical release of 'Chapter 27,' Peace Arch continues to implement its strategic initiative to become a leading theatrical distributor of critically acclaimed and commercially desirable independent films," said John Flock, President and Chief Operating Officer of Peace Arch Entertainment Group. "As we continue to grow our North American distribution operations through accretive acquisitions like Trinity Home Entertainment, expand our television operations with major events like the second season of 'The Tudors,' and build our international theatrical and television sales business with a deep lineup of new programming and library content at events like this week's MIPCOM sales market, our North American theatrical releasing component becomes a key aspect of our plan to build a fully integrated, industry-leading global entertainment company."
Peace Arch acquired Westlake Village, California-based DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment, one of the leading independent distributors of budget and first-run feature films in the United States, in July 2007.
Enjoy your short term financial gains made on John Lennons blood, the gains will not last long....
INSTANT KARMAS GONNA GET YA
Peace
Labels: chapter 27, entertainment, Jared Leto, jarrett Schaefer, john lennon, lindsay lohan, lindsey lohan, movie, movies, PAE, peace arch entertainment
posted by Howard at 11:46 PM
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13 Comments:
Howard,
what is this going to be, a battle cry? You want us to boycott a movie that you didn't watch yourself yet? At least, I couldn't find a note that you watched it
so you don't know nothing about "Chapter 27", right?
Don't you think that we are old enough to decide ourselves whether to glorify Mark David Chapman or not? Who says that "Chapter 27" glorifies him anyway, because you didn't watch it yet, right?
Quote:
"This move with undoubtedly destroy this company. The curse of Chapter 27 will go beyond Schaefer, Leto, and Lohan, it will extend to Peace Arch management and eventually the shareholders of PAE. After all these are the people ultimately responsible for the desecration of John Lennons grave."
Excuse me, but...you really have the guts to sign this tirade with Peace?
You'd better be careful with disseminating curses, and watch "Chapter 27" first so that you know what you're talking about, otherwise INSTANT KARMA is going to get you...
Petra
Hey Petra
Don't you have better things to do other than persecute people who are only practicing and sharing what they believe in with others?
We really do not have to see Chapter 27 to judge.We know that it gives the man who murdered John Lennon more fame and notoriety than he already has,which he truly does not deserve.The reason why we are here is because we are honoring John Lennon by boycotting this "worthless excuse for a movie" about the man who murdered him.Not only that,this film stands little if no chance of becoming successful because the movie's scheduled release will be next year in March.This film has been "on the rocks"(so to speak)for too long and people are going to wonder why release it if it has been a year since it initially premeiered at two films festivals,such as AFM and Sundance,and wasn't even picked up.The vast majority of Hollywood distributors passed on this "CRAP" because it is what it is,which is "CRAP"
Plus,this film got too many poor reviews when it premeired at Sundance.This negative publicity is what is going to KILL this film from becoming successful.Nobody is going to pay to see a movie that was "in the can"(so to speak)for over a year after it's premeire at an independant film festival.Plus,this film,since it was not picked up by anyone in Hollywood,stands little chance of seeing a big time theatre because as stated,NO big time Hollywood distributor was interested in this "CRAP" that Peace Arch has the nerve to call a movie.
Then again,I have only one question:
WHO CARES!?
Certainly not me,that's who.I am not going to see this if it comes here to my hometown.Why?I am a Beatles/John Lennon fan and I am going to honor the memory and legacy of John Lennon by not doing so.
How does that grab you?
God this is an awful and pathetic site.
John Lennon is dead. Deal with it. Yes, he was a wonderful music-maker, and had some nice no-doubt-illegally-influenced ideas about peace and so on. But he was one man.
Don't you find a movie about any /serial/ killer more offensive? These people took multiple lives. Mark Chapman took one. John Lennon was just one man. Just ... get over it. I'm sorry, but do.
Frankly, I hope this movie succeeds. I see no reason for it not to, other than idiots who glorify, like yourself.
lennonfan4life,
first, I'm not persecuting no one.
This is a public place where everybody can share his opinion. If freedom of speech is undesired, it's better to close this thread or change it into a members thing.
Second, people that practicing and sharing what they believe in, is not the point.
I don't care about bad reviews, or what others say, I just go and form my own opinion.
That's the point.
It has nothing to do with John Lennon or "Chapter 27", and it drives me mad when people refuse this and that, and judge things without knowing what it is about.
I appreciate your love for John Lennon but you better have an open mind and remove your blinders.
Petra
I have quite a bit to say to these just submitted comments.
First of all to Artemesia
It is not that WE have not gotten over the death of Lennon.WE have.Okay.WE Have.If you don't want to believe that,that is entirely up to you.We are just venting our anger towards this "worthless excuse of a movie" that should not have been made in the first place by very SELFISH people.Yes,you read right,SELFISH.Jarrett P.Schaefer is a very SELFISH man.All he cares about is making money off of the blood of "One Of The Gretaest Men That Ever Lived" who touched a lot of people with his music and his views and not once did he ever forget the people who made him what he was.Mr.Schaefer did not care who he was hurting when he chose to make this pathetic piece of "CRAP" that he has the nerve to call a movie.Yoko was and still is hurt by this move.Sean is even hurt by this.WE,as his fans,are hurt by this.That is why this site is here.WE are angry with THAT MAN who murdered John Lennon in 1980.WE are angry that this film was made because it is making money off of a man who did not deserve to die.He deserved to see his son grow up and become a man.He had that taken away from him in one split second by a crazed fanatic.Not only that,Schaefer claims to be a Beatles/Lennon fan.If he were really and truly a real fan,he would NOT have made this "CRAP".
Not only that,this film is also delivering the WRONG message to the youth of the world.What this movie is saying is that if you kill a famous and especially much loved person,they will make a movie about you many years later and even to say that "It's Okay To Do Just That Because Of It".Is that the message that you want to be spread to the youth of the world.I hope not.Because me personally,I wouldn't.
Fair Warning:If and/or when Chapter 27 BOMBS,you'll be eating these words that you expressed.
Now to Petra
Whether you realize it or not,this is about people who practice what they believe and sharing what they believe is the point.Plus,this blog is PRIVATELY OWNED.We only let ignorant people such as yourself post here because you obviously don't have anything else better to do with your time.
Regarding taking off blinders,WE here at Boycott Chapter 27 have had our blinders off a long time ago so WE know what it's all about.It's all about THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR and making money off of something that should not have happened.WE here have open minds as well.If we did not have open minds,we would not have this blog to express our cause and share it with others.That is what people with open minds do.WE are not blind.WE have seen and WE know.
Again,WE don't need to see this "worthless piece of trash".We already know what it's about and what it represents.That is why WE are here.
If you choose to see that "worthless piece of shit" when it comes to one of your local theatres,GO AHEAD.But if you regret it after you do,Don't Say We Didn't Warn You.
One more thing,if you do truly appreciate our love for John Lennon and The Beatles,do us all here at Boycott Chapter 27 a favor;QUIT PERSECUTING US For WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND SHARING IT OTHERS.
Thank You Drive Through.
Since you are hoping that this "movie" succeeds,whether you realize it or not,you are actually glorifying THAT MAN and saying that it's okay that he murdered his idol.
lennonfan4life,
hard to believe that Yoko Ono is hurt, it was her that exhibited John Lennon's blood splattered glasses back in '81. So if you think, "Chapter 27" is disgusting, then remember the photograph that went round the world and took her back into the limelight. Now lean back and think about this carefully instead of looking for excuses.
You don't know the meaning of the word, 'ignorance', and you're unable to see the point here, because you don't want to see it.
Well. Welcome to the reality baby.
Petra
Hey Petra'
What Yoko Ono did for the cover of her Seasons Of Glass solo album has nothing to do with what WE here at Boycott Chapter 27 are trying to do.Besides,Yoko Ono had her reason for WHY she did that.Her reason was to remind people that "John Lennon Just Didn't Die...He Had Been Murdered." Sean did approve of this because he does do background vocals on a song called Mindweaver on that album.If Sean did not approve,would he have done background vocals on his mother's album?I don't think so.
Besides,WE here know the meaning of the word ignorance.The meaning is below:
the state or fact of being ignorant:Lack of knowledge,education or awareness.
How does that grab you?
Besides,you just admitted yourself that you are ignorant because you had no idea why Yoko Ono put the picture of John's blood-stained glasses with a half filled glass of water next to them on that album cover.Plus,I,myself am educated.I went to school,including college.I read a lot and I also know what the hell is going on in the world.I also watch the news and read newspapers.WE here also aware that Chapter 27 is a movie that is about the man who murdered John Lennon and WE here feel that it disrespects the memory and legacy.Yes,WE here are aware of that and we know.
Next time Petra,take our advice and THINK TWICE before you call anybody ignorant.If you do that without thinking twice,you are actually telling the world around you that YOU ARE IGNORANT.
It's sad but it's true.Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it.
lennonfan4life,
you're really good with false pretences, some might call it 'defamatory statement'.
So maybe you read a lot, most certainly you talk a lot but in the end you say nothing.
Petra
Petra
Do you enjoy puffing smoke?
I guess so.
Regarding your snide remark of me saying nothing in the end,I have said a lot more than you have said regarding this.Plus,we all have what we believe in.FYI,I have not made any "false pretences" nor "defamatory statements" her on this board.I know what you are refering to.You are refering to the statements that Chapter 27 disrespects the memory and legacy of John Lennon.That is not a false pretence.It's true.It disrespects the memory and legacy of John Lennon.Yes it does.No matter how you slice it,it comes out the same way,which is disrespect for the memory and legacy of John Lennon.That is what this movie is doing.
Plus,what THAT MAN did to John Lennon was WRONG.John Lennon did not deserve to get murdered by that CRAZED FANATIC.I am angry with THAT MAN for what he did to John Lennon.I am a John Lennon fan,including his years with The Beatles,as I have been all of my life and what THAT MAN did made me really angry and this movie,called Chapter 27,which is about THAT MAN,is only feeding my anger.I hope THAT MAN continues to rot in that prison cell and I hope that he BURNS IN HELL for what he did.As stated,this film gives THAT MAN more of what he wants,which is more fame and notoriety to keep him in the public consciousness.
When I heard the awful news that John Lennon was killed,I was crying.Crying because of my love and admiration for him and that the hopes of a reunion of The Beatles was forever crushed.John Lennon was making big plans to continue writing more songs and even tour on his comeback album.All of that never came to be all because of THAT MAN.If John Lennon knew anything about this,he would turn over in his grave because his memory,legacy and his contributions to the world are being disrespected and spat upon.
Again,I have said a lot more than you think I have.How's that for NOTHING,Huh?
lennonfan4life,
sorry to disappoint you but this is not what I was referring to.
You said:
"...you had no idea why Yoko Ono put the picture of John's blood-stained glasses with a half filled..."
And you said:
"Jarrett P.Schaefer is a very SELFISH man.All he cares about is making money..."
This was what I was referring to. You always think to know everything, did ya? Did I ever say that I had no idea about the purposes of the photograph? Where? When?
Did you ever talk to Jarrett P. Schaefer to analyze his character? Obviously not. So what you're doing here is definitely false pretences.
Let me clarify one thing because there is a huge misunderstanding arising here:
Maybe “Chapter 27” disrespects the legacy of John Lennon, and maybe the outcome is poor. But you don’t know it because you didn’t watch this movie. And you probably never read Mark David Chapman’s life story, right?
So this is my advice to you – inform yourself before you start to fight those that are willing to form an own opinion on a subject.
Of course, it was wrong what Mark David Chapman did, I never said that it was right.
Of course, John Lennon did not deserve it, no one deserves to get murdered.
And of course, this film feeds your anger because you admire John Lennon.
But what the hell is wrong with learning more about the background? Mark David Chapman was, and probably still is a very sick man but I don’t have to like him just because I wanna know what drove him to kill John Lennon, and what’s Jarrett Schaefer’ interpretation of this.
Can you see now what I mean?
What you are doing here is hounding people that are open minded enough to see the other side of the medal. Unprejudiced! It has nothing to do with glorifying a murderer.
Chapman as well as Lennon, won’t be forgotton anyway, with or without “Chapter 27”, and maybe the result is to feel even more contempt for Chapman after watching it. But all this you will never know because you refuse everything on Mark David Chapman, the man who killed the Great John Lennon. Honestly, if I would love Lennon like you do, I would be eager to know why someone that states to be a John Lennon fan, shoots him down.
I don’t expect that you agree but you should respect others that try to search into it.
And this is what it is about. This, and getting informed before breathing fire and brimstone.
Petra
Petra
I have NEVER said that I knew everything.Nor do I think that I know everything.Okay.
Plus,I am not hounding anything or anybody.Okay.
Besides,your own words gave you away regarding that picture of John's blood stained glasses next to the half filled glass of water on Yoko's Seasons Of Glass album cover.I wasn't saying that I agreed with Yoko Ono for doing that.I don't agree but I knew the message that she was trying to convey to us when she did it and that was to remind us that "John Lennon Did Not Just Die...He Had Been Murdered."Again,I never agreed with it but I understand why she did it.You don't have to agree with something to understand it.Are we clear on this?If so,GOOD!We can move on.
Plus,regarding the character of Jarrett P.Schaefer,I don't need to talk to him to analyze his character.Mr.Schafer calls himself a Beatles and Lennon fan but I feel that if he were truly a fan of both Lennon and The Beatles,he would not have made this movie about THAT MAN who murdered John Lennon on December 8th 1980.This is where Mr.Schaefer is being a very SELFISH man.He is hurting a lot of people by having made this film.It's not just Yoko Ono nor Sean Lennon.It is also hurting us,his fans,who love him and remember him.It's also adding more fuel to the fire regarding our anger towards THAT MAN who murdered John all because he felt like a NOBODY and he felt that by murdering Lennon,he could be SOMEBODY.That is the reason why THAT MAN murdered Lennon.He wanted to be a somebody and that is why he killed John,so he could accomplish that.He did it to become famous himself.
Plus,I was only expressing my feelings honestly.I am being honest in how I am expressing the way I feel about Mr.Schaefer.If I were to meet him,I would express how I felt about what he was doing and how I was feeling about him doing it.Yes I would.Again,I feel that he is being very SELFISH and nothing is going to change that.Not even anything you say.Are we clear on that?If so,GOOD!
Not only that,I also feel that casting Jared Leto as THAT MAN and having Lindsay Lohan co-star alongside him is a way of trying to get the youth of the world into theatres to see this "CRAP".I also feel that this film and the casting of those two actors who are popular with the youth of the world is giving the youth of the world the wrong message.That message is "If you murder a famous and much loved human being,they'll also make a film about you over two decades from now after doing so."Is that the message that you want to have spread to the youth of the world?For your sake,I hope not.I certainly wouldn't want that to be spread.
Again,I already know why THAT MAN shot Lennon down.He wanted to be famous because he felt that he was a nobody.Technically,none of us are nobody's.We are all somebody's.If we were nobody's,we would not be existing to write or read this stuff on this site,wouldn't we?
Again,WE here feel that we don't really need to see that movie to know WHY he did it.Becuase we already know why.
But that is why THAT MAN murdered John Lennon.Plus,THAT MAN is doing whatever it takes to keep himself in the public consciousness.This movie is helping him with that and that is what is adding fuel to a fire that has been burning since that tragic day in December.
Regarding that "worthless excuse of a movie",while I have not really seen the WHOLE movie nor do I plan to,I have to admit that I have seen clips of it online for curiosity sake and believe me,those clips were BORING.Plus,Leto's performance as THAT MAN was BORING and without substance.Watching those clips were a waste of time and I am sorry that I did.
As I have stated before,if you want to see that "worthless excuse for a movie",GO AHEAD.We're not going to stop you.As stated,if you regret it later after doing so,Don't say we didn't warn you.
I hope that there is nothing more to be said.
lennonfan4life,
seems that we come to an end finally. A few things though.
I won’t judge Jarrett Schaefer because I don’t know any of his statements about his purposes on making “Chapter 27”, so I’m careful with such statements.
Each explanation on Mark David Chapman’s purposes why he killed John Lennon is useless because he was/is mentally ill. As I said, I’m interested in Mr. Schaefer’s interpretaion.
Regarding the message of “Chapter 27” to the youth of the world, you’re probably totally wrong. Wouldn’t that be pretty sick? No, I don’t think that Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan have anything to do with that ‘message’, they just were Mr. Schaefer’s choice because he wanted them. Maybe he wanted them because they’re pretty well known at present, but he surely didn’t want to ‘use’ them for such a message. Please, that’s a bit far-fetched.
Besides, you wouldn’t like the idea of “Chapter 27” anyway, no matter who stars in, right?
So it makes no difference.
Should I regret watching “Chapter 27”, and then say that it was it not worth to watch it, then it was my very own decision that has nothing to do with your so-called ‘warning’.
I know I repeat myself, I form my own opinion on things, I don’t care what others say.
A final advice to you, dear – stop speaking so down to people. It’s a provoking attitude that might offend people that are less tolerantly.
Have a nice weekend anyway
Petra
I understand that you want to honor John Lennon, but at the same time, I believe you are going about it the wrong way. You see, boycotting the movie is fine, there is nothing wrong with that. It's how you are doing it that is wrong.
I really do not think that John would appreciate how you are behaving, calling others ignorant, insulting them, nor do I believe that he would appreciate how you are acting toward the film. Regardless of how much bad taste may or may not have gone into the film, you are acting like a raving fanatic yourself.
John would not want you expressing such anger toward others, nor cursing them or their creations, nor would he like you to feel hate toward others. I don't know if you ever paid any attention to the man, but hate was one thing he did not promote, and did not enjoy. If you are trying to honor him by showing hate toward others, my friend you are doing it in the wrong way.
It is great that you express love and respect to the man, who was a great and wonderful man, and yes, his death was a global tragedy, however acting in such a fanatical manner is something he would dislike.
I believe he would tell you to "chill". You're taking it all too personal. A man as great as John Lennon was a free spirit. The man who killed him, as disturbed as he was in his thinking, is not hated by John. I am very sure that John would have forgiven him, simply because he knew that humans were illogical creatures, and did not know any better, and even now still do not.
The film does not glorify the killer, it just shows how disturbed he truly was. John lived a life teaching and instilling forgiveness and love. Why don't you try to show what you learned from him, rather than spouting the opposite?
The death of John Lennon was a tragedy, but for you to use it as an excuse to show hate toward others, insult and demean others, well, that makes you just as bad as the killer himself.
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