http://gizmodo.com/5906353/the-avengers-...g-movie?_r=trueAvengers Screening Delayed Because Some Dunce DELETED THE FREAKING MOVIE
And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were... deleted? Yes. The copy of the film being used for a screening last week was accidentally wiped from the server, and delayed a room full of angry nerds (and film critics) from seeing the Avengers assembled. But how does something like that even happen?
As it turns out, it's surprisingly easy to delete a digital film:
Slate asked Steve Kraus, whom Roger Ebert has called one of "the best projectionists in the nation." Kraus told us that it's as easy as deleting any important file from your computer. "It's click to delete from the server and an ‘Are you sure?' confirmation," he explained over email.
Thankfully, the issue was eventually resolved. But it set off a debate over the digital cinema packages that are replacing old fashioned film reels.
Interesting. I can think of a few movies I'd wish would have been accidentally deleted.
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