From CHUD, I’m surprised that it took this long for one of Aint It Cool News’ ‘spies’ to lose his job over a review posted on that site. The axe fell on a guy named ‘Memflix,’ who has a five month old son and supported him by working as a projectionist for the Malco Theater chain; ‘Memflix’- real name Jesse Morrison – screened a print of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer for what appears to have been exhibitors, not critics, and then wrote up a scathing review for Aint It Cool. A couple of days later he was summoned to the home office (which is next door to the theater where he works, and why his screening was likely for the theater chain’s buyers) and told Fox had complained about the review and that they knew the reviewer worked for Malco. Morrison was told he was on suspension and that his future looked grim, and that at the very least he would never again work one of those early screenings.Drew McWeeny, long-time warrior against Fox, erupted on AICN. I can see where he’s coming from, and where he has to protect his own, but in this case, he, and Morrison, are just wrong. This situation is a simple and clear-cut abuse of position, and Morrison blew not just his job but the trust people had in him for what? The first review of a second-tier summer blockbuster? At the expense of his child’s well-being? This guy is not only unethical, he’s not bright.
Read the rest here, http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=10704
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