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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 19 -- The stars come out again in Hollywood as film legends George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese take part in an All-Star Tribute to the late Academy Award-winning Filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and celebrate the launch of the Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School of Film on March 23rd, 2009.

NEW YORK, March 18 --

The Dirty Secrets of Spring Cleaning

Did you know that cleaning products labeled "fragrance free" may actually contain chemicals to cover up the scent? Even worse, air fresheners actually pollute the air in your home with harmful chemicals. Invite Lisa and Ron Beres to tell your audience about common spring cleaning hazards and how to avoid them.

CONTACT: Lisa and Ron Beres, (949) 387-3804 (CA); media@greennest.com

FLEMINGTON, N.J., March 16 -- A new national study among 448 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that the majority (74%) indicated that Jon Stewart benefited most from the interview with Jim Cramer on The Daily Show.

The study was conducted by HCD Research on March 13, to obtain viewers' perceptions of an interview that The Daily Show host, Jon Stewart conducted with Jim Cramer, host of CNBC Mad Money, last Thursday evening. To view believability curves and detailed results go to: www.mediacurves.com.

New York/Austin - March 15, 2009 – As reported in Friday’s Austin Chronicle, Louis Black is pleased to announce the discovery of Tobe Hooper’s first feature film, Eggshells, from 1968. The film will be shown at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival, the first public screening of the film in almost four decades. Black has once again partnered with Watchmaker films to fully restore the film for a planned theatrical and upcoming DVD release.  

BURBANK, Calif., March 13 -- Nine of the latest seasons of some of the most popular series in the ABC primetime lineup come to DVD from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, beginning August 25, 2009. Each of the multi-disc DVD sets includes a complete season of the shows viewers love, giving fans a chance to catch up on missed episodes, relive favorite moments, and share their enthusiasm with friends and family.

AUGUST 25, 2009

Samantha Who?: The Complete Second Season

Trailer Also Breaks Weekly Download Record With Over Five Million Downloads Since Exclusive Debut on Apple.com/trailers on March 6th

New York/London - March 11, 2009 – US-based distributor Benten Films, the first label run by film critics, and UK-based Watchmaker Films have entered into a strategic and financial partnership. Effective immediately, Benten President and CEO Andrew Grant will head up Production and Acquisitions for Watchmaker. Benten VP and Art Director Aaron Hillis will assume a greater role in the day-to-day operations of Benten while simultaneously looking to expand the organization.
 

LOS ANGELES, March 9 - Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures International, Legendary Pictures and IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) today announced that Watchmen, Zack Snyder's latest box office hit based on the popular graphic novel, posted strong opening box office results at IMAX(R) theatres during its debut. The IMAX release contributed $5.4 million of the $55 million that the film grossed at the domestic box office, on a total of 124 North American IMAX screens this weekend. The picture posted a domestic IMAX per screen average of $43,863.

LOS ANGELES, March 2 -- At the 81st Annual Academy Awards(R) last Sunday, the late Roy Scheider was memorialized as one of Hollywood's great actors. As an extension to his tribute in the 2009 Oscar "In Memorium" video, Roy Scheider's late wife Brenda Siemer Scheider, along with Joshua Newton, British writer-director of Iron Cross, Mr. Scheider's last film, are honoring the internationally acclaimed actor with an exclusive star-studded event at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Battlestar Galactica Co-Creator and Executive Producer David Eick will present an afternoon keynote address entitled "The Making of Battlestar Galactica" at the 2009 NAB Show on Tuesday, April 21st in Las Vegas. The Super Session will focus on how to launch and produce a hit TV franchise that breaks the traditional mold seen in many television program storylines.

AMARILLO, Texas, March 4 -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAST) - Discover Your Entertainment, a chain of 153 multi-media home entertainment stores, today announced its plans for chain-wide midnight parties surrounding the release of the hit box office movie, Twilight on DVD. Festivities for the midnight release parties will take place starting at 10:00 pm the night of March 20, and will end after the movie goes on sale at Midnight.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 3, 2008 - The Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” – depicting the often dire circumstances faced by children in poverty in India – has sparked interest in charities that target the problem, according to CAFAmerica, which promotes borderless charitable giving as part of the CAF International Network that spans six continents and has over $4 billion of charitable funds under management.

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 25 -- MadCap Software, the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft XPS, today announced that MadCap Mimic 3.0 and Capture 4.0 are now available. Mimic is MadCap's native XML, state-of-the-art software simulation application. Capture is MadCap's native XML, cutting-edge screen capture and graphics editing software, which is designed specifically for documentation professionals.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 24 -- For the 14th consecutive year, every film nominated for the Best Visual Effects Academy Award was shaped with Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) digital filmmaking tools. Autodesk congratulates Matte World Digital for its Oscar-winning visual effects work on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

CULVER CITY, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Michel Gondry is in negotiations to direct Columbia Pictures' The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, who will also executive produce. Neal H. Moritz will produce the film through his Original Film production company. The film will begin shooting this summer and is set for release June 25, 2010. The film will be executive produced by Michael Grillo.