Cove Finally Lands Japanese Theaters

It only took forever, but exactly six theaters in Japan have answered the call to screen the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove. This follows a bout of feverish nationalist protest by a small but vocal minority who'd pledged to lobby against any venues that dared exhibit the dolphin-hunting expose. The free-speech crowd found momentum of its own in the meantime (thanks in part to the country's cinema federation and a couple influential daily newspapers), nudging a half-dozen venues into opening the film July 3. Should be fun! Will let you know how that goes... [NYT]