


Reince Priebus
Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone?

Cult movies come about in different ways. Some, like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," happen because their particular brand of badness lends itself to celebration. Others, such as "The Big Lebowski," reach cult status due to a matching of style and fan base. The strangeness attracts a following, and that following spreads the word. "The Interview" is the latest film to make a case for cult status. As the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg comedy about the fictional killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was dropped by theater chains and Sony Pictures last week, the movie has gone from midsize Christmas release to forbidden holiday fruit. It's currently be one...