Bitter Christmas remains below the U.S. date line because the research scan found no current fetchable Sony Classics release-date receipt. [1]\n\nThat is a small but useful silence brief. Film chatter, acquisition history and festival material are not the same thing as a distributor date. Until Sony Classics publishes a page or calendar entry, the coming-soon frame should not be upgraded. [1]

-- CAMILLE BEAUMONT, Los Angeles