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I’d like to ask you about your justification for removing the theatre shooting scene in Gangster Squad. Did you actually feel it was appropriate or necessary to remove that scene given what happened a few months ago, or did the studio force your hand? If you did feel it was necessary I’d like to know why. I understand that people would be sensitive given what happened, but if you remove one scene involving violent content because something similar happened in real life it could be justified that all the violent content in your film should be removed because violent crime happens all the time in Los Angeles, and all over the country. I’m just wondering why a scene of people being shot in a theatre is any different than a scene of people being shot on the street, both happen, and the latter much more often.

Thank you for your response, I look forward to seeing Gangster Squad when it comes out. My boss saw it last night in Los Angeles and he really enjoyed it.

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Hi Ken, first I just want to say that you are my all time favorite documentarian, I think you present America's past and its' figures, both big and small, with such tremendous beauty, grace and dignity while never ignoring the darker aspects of the people or events you are portraying. Everything from the music, the voices, the stories and the way you frame your subjects within the events of their time I find incredible. My question is after Country Music which is expected to be released in 2017 what other subjects are you thinking about exploring, other than the 11th Inning? Also I am so excited for Vietnam.

Hi Sean, let me just start out by saying that I read your articles every morning to avoid working, even if it’s only for a few minutes, and I love every second of that procrastination. Your articles are absolutely hilarious and contain immense wit, as someone who works in film it’s the only way I like to read my film news. Does the added element of writing humor into your articles limit the amount you are able to write in a day, or does the humor come very naturally to your writing and the av club just chooses to limit the amount of articles in a day?