If 'The Godfather' gets an award, does that mean the academy endorses the Mafia or the violence associated with the Mafia? Does 'The Sopranos' in any way promote the violence that is such an integral part of the hoodlum's life? I don't see the connection.

I totally reject the accusation that I am collaborating with the enemy. We live here together and we have to learn to share this place. Many of us have found a way to work together and be at peace.

It seems the distributors have made a simple calculation, and decided they do not need the hassle of political demonstrations outside their cinemas.