EMEA Team Includes Richard Tulk-Hart, Senior Vice President, Head of TV Sales EMEA,
and Jo Sherlock, Vice President, TV Sales EMEA;
Emily Briggs is Named Vice President, Digital Sales

Santa Monica, CA, April 2, 2013 – Miramax today announced the continued expansion of its global sales team, adding executives dedicated to global television and digital markets. Richard Tulk-Hart has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Head of TV Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), reporting to Joe Patrick, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Television at Miramax, and Beth Minehart, Executive Vice President, Global Digital. Jo Sherlock has joined as Vice President, TV Sales EMEA, reporting to Tulk-Hart. In addition, Emily Briggs has been named Vice President, Digital Sales, reporting to Minehart. All appointments are effective immediately.

“As viewing platforms and fans of high quality content flourish around the world, demand for Miramax content will continue to grow,” said Patrick. “We are pleased to welcome Richard and Jo, both experienced professionals who bring regional insight, relationships and expertise, and to have them represent us and forge new Miramax relationships in the EMEA region.” Minehart added, “Miramax also remains deeply focused on working with digital platforms, which continue to grow and present unmatched opportunities for our content, and we welcome Emily, who brings strong acumen in this dynamic space, to the Digital Sales group.”

Tulk-Hart is based at Miramax’s London sales office. Before joining Miramax, Tulk-Hart was Vice President of TV Sales for Fremantle Media in the EMEA region, and prior to that, held an array of positions in the media industry with leading companies, including IMG Media for the EMEA region, and Getty Images.

Sherlock is based at Miramax’s London sales office. Prior to joining Miramax, Sherlock was Head of Business Development for BT Sport and BT Vision. While at The Walt Disney Company, Sherlock’s most recent position was as Director of Media Distribution EMEA (North) – Disney ABC ESPN Television. Sherlock also held positions of increasing seniority at Bloomberg Television, and she began her career at MTV Networks, Viacom. Sherlock holds a B.A. with honors from Durham University.

Briggs is based at Miramax’s Santa Monica headquarters. Prior to joining Miramax, Briggs held positions of increasing seniority at Netflix, most recently as Director, Content Acquisition. Briggs also served as Manager, Distribution Strategy and Finance at Comcast Corporation, and as Manager, Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young, LLP. Briggs holds a M.S., Accountancy from Notre Dame University, and a B.S., Finance and B.S., Marketing from Lehigh University.

About Miramax

Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures. The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award® nominations and 68 Oscars®, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London. For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

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Contacts
Kristin Celauro, Owen Blicksilver Public Relations, Inc. – (732) 264-1131 / kristin@blicksilverpr.com
Katie McGhee – (310) 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com

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Los Angeles, March 12, 2013 – On the heels of its successful TV partnership with “My French Film Festival,” Eurocinema®, North America’s premier VOD movie network, today announced a multi-year agreement with Miramax making many of the greatest European films of all time available on demand.

Beginning March 15th, Eurocinema will debut some of the most exciting films from Miramax’s extensive international catalog. Popular Miramax foreign titles featured this month will be highlighted by the leading ladies of the big screen including Malena with Monica Bellucci, About Adam with Kate Hudson, Daughter of D’Artangnan (Revenge of the Musketeers) with Sophie Marceau, and Dirty Pretty Things with Audrey Tatou.

“Eurocinema’s partnership with Miramax is unprecedented,” said Sebastien Perioche, Chairman/CEO, Eurocinema. “Never before will such a high quality and diversified collection of world screen gems be available in one place and on demand. Eurocinema has become the go-to destination for fans of European cinema.”

Eurocinema is currently available to over 35 million subscribers via cable and telco systems, on such major providers as Comcast, Cablevision, Charter and Verizon, among others.

New Miramax titles will be made available each month, adding to Eurocinema’s already robust offering of films on demand. Titles will be available to view for $3.95-$4.99.

Beginning March 15, Eurocinema will debut:

MALENA (Italian w/English subtitles) Two Oscar® nominations. In a sleepy Italian village, caught amongst the chaos and intolerance of World War II, the most beautiful woman in town, Malena (Monica Bellucci), becomes the subject of increasingly malicious gossip among the lustful townsmen and their jealous wives. But it’s only her most ardent admirer, young Renato Amoroso, who will learn her mysterious untold story.

DAUGHER OF D’ARTAGNAN (REVENGE OF THE MUSKETEERS) (French w/English subtitles) A brave and resourceful young woman keeps the spirit of the Three Musketeers alive in this historical adventure. Eloise (Sophie Marceau), daughter of a famed swordsman, finds she has a remarkable gift with a blade herself and the will to correct injustice when she sees it.

ABOUT ADAM (Ireland) When carefree Lucy (Kate Hudson) finally meets the perfect man, Adam (Stuart Townsend), she’s ready to give up her wild ways and settle down for good. But while Lucy is busy planning their wedding, Adam is busy charming the rest of her family, including her two older sisters. Soon Mr. Charming even has Lucy’s brother, David, questioning his own sexuality in this light-hearted comedy.

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (UK) One Oscar® nomination. Part of an invisible working class, Nigerian exile Okwe and Turkish chambermaid Senay (Audrey Tatou) toil at a posh West London hotel brimming with illegal activity. Living in constant fear of deportation, one night Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster or freedom.

On April 1st, the leading men of international cinema will be highlighted, including the four time Oscar® nominated Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Italian festival favorite I’m Not Scared, Golden Globe nominated Kinky Boots and BAFTA recognized With A Friend Like Harry.

On April 1st, Eurocinema will premiere:

DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (French w/English subtitles) Four Oscar® nominations. Mathieu Amalric stars as author and Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby – who tragically suffered a stroke in 1995 rendering him mute and completely paralyzed. This poignant docudrama about the strength of the human spirit is an adaptation of Bauby’s autobiography, which he amazingly dictated by blinking his left eye.

I’M NOT SCARED (Italian w/English subtitles) While the days in his remote southern Italian village should be filled with the familiar routines of childhood a chance discovery leads to a shocking revelation. Now suddenly beyond the point-of-no-return, 10-year old Michele (Guiseppe Cristiano) digs further to find that even his own parents may be involved in a monstrous crime.

KINKY BOOTS (UK) One Golden Globe nomination. Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) aims to save his family’s conservative shoe factory with an unlikely new creative consultant: a sassy cross-dressing cabaret singer whose outrageous style and wild designs are a breath of fresh air for the business.

WITH A FRIEND LIKE HARRY (France w/English subtitles) One BAFTA nomination. While fixing up their summer cottage, Michel (Laurent Lucas) and his family run into a man (Sergi López) who claims to have gone to high school with Michel. Although Michel doesn’t recognize him, the man knows too much not to be a former mate. Soon the man and his girlfriend are living in the cottage, and Michel is realizing that his classmate’s interest may instead be obsession in this highly lauded thriller.

About Eurocinema®
VOD movie network Eurocinema® has become the one stop destination for fans of European cinema and lifestyle. Eurocinema currently serves 35 million subscribers and is available on demand on North America’s leading cable and telco systems. Eurocinema is a registered trademark of EuroMedia Holdings Corp. www.eurocinema.com
www.facebook.com/eurocinema
www.twitter.com/eurocinematv

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal. The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

Contact

For Eurocinema
Nicole Goesseringer Muj
ngoesseringer@hotmail.com
Ph: 310-804-0964

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SANTA MONICA, CA – January 8, 2012 – Miramax, the independent studio with a renowned library of critically acclaimed films, today announced that Joe Patrick has been named executive vice president, Worldwide Television, and Beth Minehart has been named executive vice president, Global Digital, reporting to Miramax interim CEO Steve Schoch. Minehart will remain responsible for all digital initiatives and sales across the company, and Patrick will remain responsible for all television sales and initiatives across the company.

“Miramax’s global sales organization has grown our distribution to more than 125 countries through both new and traditional platforms, and Joe and Beth have been at the forefront of this expansion,” said Schoch. “They have also been a driving force in further leveraging the strength of the Miramax sales group, offering distribution in the worldwide marketplace to other highly regarded content owners. We are very pleased to recognize Beth’s and Joe’s leadership, and we look forward to their continued contributions as Miramax looks toward the future.”

Richard Nanula, chairman of Miramax and a principal at Colony Capital, said, “We knew the Miramax brand and library of high quality but underexploited films represented a strong opportunity for the right team, and we are pleased that our strategy to shine a spotlight on these films has proven so successful. We believe the sales team – led by Beth and Joe – has positioned the Miramax library for ongoing success by ensuring quality across media and accessibility to hundreds of new markets and opportunities.”

Patrick joined Miramax in March 2011 as SVP, head of Domestic Television & Digital Sales, and was named head of Worldwide Sales for Miramax in September 2011. Before joining Miramax, Patrick served as executive vice president at MGM Worldwide Television Group, and prior to that, Patrick was vice president at MGM Domestic Television. Earlier in his career, Patrick served as vice president at MGM Television Europe, and he started his career at MGM in Distribution Services in International TV. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.

Minehart joined Miramax in August 2011 as SVP, Global Digital. Prior to that, Minehart served for more than 14 years in several senior roles at NBC Universal, most recently as executive vice president, International New Media, and prior to that, as a senior vice president with roles in Corporate Business Development and International Sales Strategy. Earlier in her career, Minehart served as director, Worldwide Pay Television and Pay-Per-View at 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. Minehart received an MBA from Harvard University and received a BA from University of California, Los Angeles.

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal.  The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London. For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

Contact for Miramax
Kristin Celauro, Owen Blicksilver – (732) 264-1131 / kristin@blicksilverpr.com
Katie McGhee – (310) 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, November 13, 2012 – C More Entertainment (C More) and Miramax today announced they have entered into a licensing agreement under which a broad array of Miramax modern classic films will be made available to C More viewers and customers of its streaming service, C More Play, in the Nordic region, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Terms were not disclosed.

Among the titles included from the legendary Miramax library are There Will Be Blood, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Chicago, Jackie Brown, The Hours and Scream. Under the agreement, all titles will be seen on C More’s linear channels, and will also be available to subscribers of C More Play, the internet-based streaming service that allows subscribers to view their choices any time on a computer, tablet or mobile phone.

“We are very pleased to add exciting Miramax titles to our television and streaming offerings in the Nordic region,” said Johan Kleberg, CEO of C More.  “Miramax is known for its quality and the breadth of its offerings, and we are confident these films will be an outstanding addition to our lineup.”

“C More is a strong platform serving the Nordic region, and we are very pleased to add C More to our list of outstanding international partners who are bringing Miramax films to audiences in traditional and new ways,” said Beth Minehart, SVP Global Digital of Miramax.

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ABOUT C MORE
C More Entertainment AB is the leading provider of premium pay TV services in the Nordic region, offering pay TV and interactive services under the brand C More, and the brands C Sports and Filmnet.  C More pay TV is found with all important distributors of digital TV in the Nordic region, excluding Viasat.  C More offers 27 TV channels in the Nordic region, CANAL9 in Norway and Denmark and CANAL 8 SPORT in Denmark.  C More Entertainment is owned 65% by TV 4 Group and 35% by Telenor.

Additional Information (Link)

Contact for C More
Mona Holmquist, PR Manager, Movies & Series – +46 8 459 28 00 / Mona.Holmquist@cmore.se

ABOUT MIRAMAX
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal.  The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

Contact for Miramax
Kristin Celauro, Owen Blicksilver – +1 732 264-1131 / kristin@blicksilverpr.com
Katie McGhee – +1 310 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com

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Santa Monica, Calif. & Centennial, Colo. – October 23, 2012 – Celebrating Quentin Tarantino’s filmmaking career spanning two decades, Miramax, NCM^® Fathom and IGN present two of his most acclaimed works “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction,” each in theaters for only one night this December. “Tarantino XX: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ 20^th Anniversary Event” will hit select movie theaters nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:00 p.m. local time, and “Tarantino XX: ‘Pulp Fiction’ Event” will follow two days later on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. local time, with matinees in select markets. Each cinema event will include a special feature showcasing Tarantino’s 20-year career and a selection of hand-picked movie trailers from films that inspired him as a filmmaker.

Tickets for “TARANTINO XX: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’” are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com or www.TarantinoXX.com. The events will be presented using new digital cinema projection systems in more than 625 movie theaters across the country. For a complete list of theater locations and prices visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Audiences across the country will be exhilarated by these gritty and innovative films that launched Tarantino’s iconic career, in which he has received the industry’s top honors including an Academy Award^®, a Golden Globe Award^®, as well as nominations for both an Emmy^® and a Grammy^® award.

“There is no doubt that Quentin Tarantino’s writing and directorial style has reinvented filmmaking as we know it,” said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events. “Join Vincent, Jules, Marsellus Wallace, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blonde and the rest of his infamous characters as they return to the big screen in this special two-night Fathom event.”

“Reservoir Dogs”
Released on Oct. 23, 1992, and named the “Greatest Independent Film Ever Made” by “Empire Magazine,” Tarantino’s directorial debut assembles six perfect strangers to pull off the perfect crime. But when their botched robbery reveals a police informant among them, their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1992) and awarded the International Critics Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (1992), “Reservoir Dogs” is raw, violent and unforgettable.

“Pulp Fiction”
Two years after his groundbreaking debut, Tarantino released “Pulp Fiction” – hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema.  Recognized as one of AFI’s “Top 100 Films of the Last 100 Years,” “Pulp Fiction,” set in the basking sun of L.A., follows a burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster’s moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis), as their four tales converge in a story of violence and redemption. Honored with an Academy Award^® for Best Original Screenplay (1994) and earning seven total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, “Pulp Fiction” has been listed as one of the best films of all-time by Time and Entertainment Weekly.

Miramax and Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the “Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection,” on Blu-ray^™ Nov. 20. The set contains eight films personally selected by Tarantino to illustrate the first 20 years of his career, plus two extra discs packed with over seven hours of exclusive, never-before-seen interviews and special features. The set also features striking, original artwork designed and illustrated by MONDO (www.mondotees.com). Tarantino’s newest film, “Django Unchained,” will be released in theaters on Dec. 25.

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal.  The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

About National CineMedia (NCM)
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology.  The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater advertising network covers 181 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes over 19,000 screens (approximately 18,100 digital). During 2011, approximately 680 million patrons (on an annualized basis) attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place.  The NCM Fathom Events live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is comprised of over 700 locations in 170 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42 entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications.  National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.6% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit www.ncm.com or www.FathomEvents.com.

About IGN Entertainment
IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN’s properties reach more than 57 million unique users worldwide, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore.  IGN’s network of video game-related properties (IGN.com, 1UP.com, GameSpy and others) is the Web’s #1 video game information destination.  IGN also owns the world’s largest men’s lifestyle website, AskMen.com, and men’s entertainment site UGO.com.  IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices across North America, Europe and Australia.

Academy Awards® and Oscar® are both registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Rogers & Cowan for Miramax: Dennis Dembia – (310) 854-8114 / ddembia@rogersandcowan.com
Miramax: Katie McGhee – (310) 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com
NCM Fathom Events: Michelle Portillo – (303) 792-8651 / michelle.portillo@ncm.com
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Includes 8 Groundbreaking Films – From Tarantino’s Debut in
RESERVOIR DOGS to His Most Recent Academy Award^® Nominated Film,
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – Arriving on November 20th

SANTA MONICA, CA (September 17, 2012) – Celebrating Quentin Tarantino’s legendary filmmaking, Lionsgate and Miramax are proud to present the Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection, arriving on Blu-ray Disc November 20th.

Tarantino XX contains eight films chosen by Tarantino to illustrate the first 20 years of his career, featuring the films that helped define his early success, including Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Death Proof and Inglourious Basterds.  To complete the stunning high definition 10-disc set, the Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection also features two discs with five hours of all-new bonus material, highlighted by a critics’ retrospective on Tarantino’s groundbreaking catalog of films and  “20 Years of Filmmaking” that contains interviews with critics, stars and other masters of cinema.

Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection showcases one of the most innovative filmmakers of our time and is a must-have for serious film fans, as Tarantino’s highly-anticipated new film, Django Unchained, prepares to hit theaters.  Honoring the 20^th anniversary of Reservoir Dogs – the cultural milestone that brought Tarantino to the forefront as a cinematic legend – the collection is highlighted by recurring appearances from celebrated actors including Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction) and Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), and also includes starring performances from iconic actors such as Brad Pitt (Inglourious Basterds), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown).

Tarantino XX on Blu-ray also features striking, original artwork designed and illustrated by MONDO (www.mondotees.com).  Housed in collectible packaging, the Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $119.99.

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CONTENTS SUMMARY

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES – 2 Discs*

• Critics Corner: The Films of Quentin Tarantino – In-depth critics’ discussion piece exploring Tarantino’s films that redefined cinema and the impact of one of the most influential writers/directors of our time.
• 20 Years of Filmmaking – Take a look at Tarantino’s career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke.

RESERVOIR DOGS
Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1992) and awarded the International Critics Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (1992), is raw, violent and unforgettable.  Six perfect strangers are assembled to pull off the perfect crime, but when a botched robbery reveals a police informant among them, their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Pulp Factoids Viewer
• Playing It Fast and Loose
• Profiling the Reservoir Dogs

TRUE ROMANCE – DIRECTOR’S CUT
Runaway lovers Clarence and Alabama (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette) play a dangerous game with a stolen suitcase containing $5 million worth of cocaine.  They head for Los Angeles, where they’ll sell the goods and begin a new life, but both sides of the law have other ideas.  This dark comic web of crime, murder and mayhem from writer Quentin Tarantino and director Tony Scott (Top Gun, Spy Game), features an ensemble cast including Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Christopher Walken.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Audio commentary by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette
• Audio commentary by Tony Scott
• Audio commentary by Quentin Tarantino
• Scene selective commentaries by Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt and Michael Rapaport
• Deleted/Extended Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
• Alternate Ending with Optional Director and Writer Commentary
• Original 1993 Mini-feature
• Behind-the-Scenes Interactive Feature
• Animated Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer

PULP FICTION
Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema.  A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster’s moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in four tales of violence and redemption. The film was honored with an Academy Award^® for Best Original Screenplay (1994) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.  It has also been listed as one of the best films of all-time by Time and Entertainment Weekly.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Interviews with Cast
• Critics’ Retrospective on the Movie’s Place in Film History
• Behind-the-Scenes Footage
• Pulp Fiction: The Facts
• Production Design Feature
• Siskel & Ebert At the Movies – The Tarantino Generation
• Independent Spirit Awards Footage
• Cannes Film Festival Footage
• Charlie Rose – Tarantino Interview
• Stills Galleries
• Trivia Track
• Deleted Scenes

JACKIE BROWN
Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch follows a cash-smuggling flight attendant (Pam Grier) who is busted by an ATF agent (Michael Keaton) and a cop (Michael Bowen).  When pressured to help with their investigation, she agrees to do one last run for a ruthless arms dealer (Samuel L. Jackson).  Mistrust and suspicions arise when Jackie plays the opposing forces against each other in an effort to walk away with the dough.  Robert Forster earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar^® nomination for his role as Max Cherry, a bail bondsman who falls for Jackie and becomes embroiled in the scheme.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Breaking Down Jackie Brown
• Jackie Brown: How It Went Down – Retrospective Interviews with Cast and Crew
• A Look Back at Jackie Brown – Interview with Quentin Tarantino
• Chicks with Guns Video
• Siskel & Ebert At the Movies – Jackie Brown Review
• Jackie Brown on MTV
• Marketing Gallery
• Stills Galleries
• Trivia Track
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes

KILL BILL VOL. 1
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin (Uma Thurman) is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill (David Carradine), and other members of his Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad.  In this epic tale of survival The Bride sets out to bring justice to all those who wronged her, including a reformed suburban mother (Vivica A. Fox) and the Japanese Yakuza crime-lord (Lucy Liu).

Blu-ray Special Features*

• The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 1
• The 5.6.7.8’s Bonus Musical Performances
• Tarantino Trailers

KILL BILL VOL. 2
The murderous Bride (Uma Thurman) mercilessly continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill (David Carradine), and his two remaining associates: Bill’s degenerate younger brother (Michael Madsen) and a vicious one-eyed swordswoman (Daryl Hannah).

Blu-ray Special Features*

• The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 2
• Damoe Deleted Scene
• Chingon Musical Performance

DEATH PROOF
Kurt Russell stars as a tough-talking, psychotic serial murderer who transforms his stunt car into an indestructible killing machine, then climbs behind the wheel to stalk and terrorize a group of women on the road.  What he doesn’t realize is that he’s picked the wrong babes to mess with.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Stunts on Wheels: The Legendary Drivers of Death Proof
• Introducing Zoe Bell
• Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike
• The Uncut Version of Baby, It’s You performed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead
• The Guys of Death Proof
• Quentin’s Greatest Collaborator: Editor Sally Menke
• Double Dare Trailer
• Death Proof International Trailer
• An International Poster Gallery
• BD Live

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
A Jewish cinema owner in Nazi-occupied Paris is forced to host a movie premiere for the Third Reich, where a radical group of American soldiers, The Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), plan to roll out a score-settling scheme.  The film was honored with an Academy Award^® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2009, Christoph Waltz) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Motion Picture of the Year for Lawrence Bender and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino.

Blu-ray Special Features*

• Extended and Alternate Scenes
• Roundtable Discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell
• The Making of Nation’s Pride
• A Conversation with Rod Taylor
• Nation’s Pride – the film within the film
• The Original Inglorious Bastards
• Quentin Tarantino’s Camera Angel
• Film Poster Gallery Tour
• Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitter
• Hi Sallys
• Killin’ Nazis Trivia Challenge
• Trailers

*Subject to change

For additional information on this release, e-mail Nicole Yavasile at nicole_yavasile@bhimpact.com

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LOS ANGELES, CA and SANTA MONICA, CA, July 31, 2012 – Warner/Chappell Music, the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, and Miramax, one of the world’s leading independent film and television studios, today announced an agreement under which Warner/Chappell will acquire the masters and publishing rights for all film music owned by Miramax.  The agreement builds on the companies’ existing relationship through which Warner/Chappell administered Miramax’s film music publishing across most of Europe and South America.  Terms are not being disclosed.

The Miramax music library contains music from Academy Award® winners The Cider House Rules, Chicago, Cold Mountain and Frida, acclaimed movies such as Gangs of New York, Finding Neverland, Good Will Hunting, Chocolat, Sin City, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and music from several hundred other Miramax films.  The catalog includes works from celebrated composers such as Academy Award® winners Howard Leslie Shore, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Gabriel Yared and Rachel Portman (the first female composer to win the Oscar® for “Best Original Score”) as well as Grammy Award® winner Danny Elfman.

Warner/Chappell will license performance rights from the Miramax music catalog in screenings and broadcasts of the films, and will develop new synchronization usages of the music across TV, film, advertising, games and the internet.  The addition of the highly in-demand Miramax film catalog expands Warner/Chappell’s existing strength in providing music to film and TV production companies, advertising agencies and brands, and video game and new media companies.

“This deal is a good example of Warner/Chappell’s focus on developing extraordinary repertoire, through both organic growth and acquisition.  The Miramax library of music is filled with gems from decades of renowned films, and our expertise in creating new opportunities for great music makes Warner/Chappell the perfect home for this incredible collection” said Cameron Strang, Chairman & CEO, Warner/Chappell Music.

“We are very pleased with this agreement, which ensures the music from the iconic Miramax film library is further nurtured by the outstanding and innovative music industry experts at Warner/Chappell, and enables us to continue to focus on our studio and our films, our core creative product,” said Mitzi Reaugh, SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Miramax.  “Miramax’s partnership with Warner/Chappell is the perfect example of our strategy to collaborate with the best, and we look forward to working with Warner/Chappell on catalog and future initiatives.”

In recent months, Warner/Chappell and its songwriters have been recognized with some of the industry’s most prestigious awards, including tying for the title of ASCAP’s 2012 Pop Music Publisher of the Year and picking up 19 “Most Performed Song of the Year” awards, as well as “Song of the Year” for “Just the Way You Are,” written by Bruno Mars and Khalil ”Cassius D. Kalb” Walton. Also, musicals created by Warner/Chappell songwriters were honored with a total of 15 wins at the 66th Annual Tony Awards. Once—composed by Warner/Chappell songwriters Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of The Swell Season—won more awards than any other show this year including Best Musical, while Newsies, composed by Warner/Chappell songwriter Alan Menken, won Best Original Score. Warner/Chappell songwriters also took home 13 titles at Billboard’s Latin Music Awards, with rock band Maná claiming five awards and Prince Royce winning eight.

About Warner/Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music is WMG’s award-winning global music publishing company.  The Warner/Chappell Music catalog includes standards such as “Happy Birthday To You,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Winter Wonderland,” the songs of Cole Porter and George and Ira Gershwin, as well as the music of Eric Clapton, Green Day, Katy Perry, Led Zeppelin, Lil Wayne, Madonna, Nickelback, Paramore, Red Hot Chili Peppers, T.I., Timbaland, fun. and others.  Warner/Chappell Music is a leader in creating innovative strategies for marketing and promoting its songwriters and their music.  The company’s extensive catalog makes it a natural first stop for A&R executives and record producers, feature film and television production companies, advertising agencies and brands, video game and new media companies, and others looking to record or license some of the world’s greatest music.

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal. The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

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Contacts

For Warner/Chappell Music
James Steven – (212) 275 2213 / james.steven@warnermusic.com

For Miramax
Kristin Celauro – (732) 264-1131 / kristin@blicksilverpr.com
Katie McGhee – (310) 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com

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Beginning this summer, LOVEFiLM subscribers in both the UK and Germany will have instant, on-demand access to Miramax films including the Oscar-winning epic drama There Will Be Blood and Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator.  Other titles include the dark crime drama Sin City and Quentin Tarantino’s cult classics including Kill Bill, Kill Bill 2 and Jackie Brown.

Jim Buckle, Managing Director at Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, said: “We are thrilled to bring Miramax films to our customers.  This exciting deal will enable us to deliver even more high-quality content to our members and reinforce, once again, our leading position as the first choice subscription service when it comes to exceptional range and unbeatable value for money.”

LOVEFiLM Instant is available on the PC, Mac or via Sony Playstation®3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Apple iPad® and a growing number of Internet-connected TV sets and Blu-ray players, giving members immediate access to a huge range of films and TV shows.

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For further information please contact the LOVEFiLM press office at Mischief PR on 020 3128 6600 or lovefilm@mischiefpr.com.

Links to editors
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM to offer Miramax titles in UK and Germany
http://corporate.blog.lovefilm.com/

LOVEFiLM Instant:
http://www.lovefilm.com/browse/film/watch-online/

LOVEFiLM:
http://www.lovefilm.com

About LOVEFiLM

• LOVEFiLM is an Amazon company and is the leading European film and TV series subscription service with over 2 million members in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway
• In February 2011 LOVEFiLM was acquired by Amazon EU SARL
• LOVEFiLM Instant offers members unlimited streaming from just £4.99 per month and is available on over 280 Internet-enabled devices including PCs, PlayStation®3, iPad®, Xbox 360, plus a growing number of Blu-Ray players and Internet-connected TVs including Sony, Samsung, LG and Cello
• LOVEFiLM members can also enjoy the benefits of DVDs delivered straight to their door with LOVEFiLM By Post and streaming films online via LOVEFiLM Instant
• LOVEFiLM has signed a number of film and TV content deals with major studios including Miramax, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, ABC, BBC, ITV, STUDIOCANAL, Warner Bros and eOne in the last 12 months alone
• LOVEFiLM is available for one low monthly price – with no late fees
• Titles are also available to everyone on a pay-per-view basis via LOVEFiLM Box Office
• Members can choose from a selection of over 70,000 titles available across Blu-ray, DVDs, video games and instant streaming
• LOVEFiLM offers a range of video games rental options in the UK market to support gaming across Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®2, Wii and DS
• LOVEFiLM members have generated over 80 million film ratings and written more than 1 million reviews
• For additional information including a breakdown of packages visit www.lovefilm.com

About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), aFortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection.  Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.  Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies,Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial.  Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business.  The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright sunlight.  Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindlefamily with an easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display.  Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch, with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G.  Kindle Fire is the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon Silk(Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es.  As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Actual results may differ significantly from management’s expectations.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud.  More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal. The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, No Country for Old Men, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden. Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

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MOSCOW and LONDON, July 10, 2012 – Stream LLC, (formerly Omlet.ru), a leading multimedia entertainment services company in Russia, and Miramax, one of the world’s leading independent film and television studios, today announced a multi-year subscription video on demand (SVOD) partnership, making Stream the first Russian multimedia entity to digitally distribute Miramax’s acclaimed movies to the Russian marketplace.

Under the distribution deal, a broad array of Miramax’s award-winning classics, such as Kill Bill, From Dusk Till Dawn, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient and many other masterpieces of modern cinema, will be available to Stream SVOD customers.  Stream SVOD viewers will have the opportunity to watch their high quality HD movie selections directly through www.stream.ru, or to download them to internet-connected devices including tablets, smart phones, game consoles, Blu-ray players and connected TVs.

“Stream’s alliance with the acclaimed Miramax film studio is a milestone for us,” said Inna Shalyto, CEO of Stream.  “Partnering with Miramax allows us to bring some of the world’s most original and loved titles to Russian audiences, and it is also another step in Stream’s unmatched efforts to create a sophisticated, public digital content distribution market in Russia through relationships with content owners.”

“We’re extremely excited to begin bringing Miramax’s award-winning movies to Russian audiences through Stream,” said Danny Goldman, Miramax Senior Vice President and Head of Sales, EMEA.  “Stream has developed into a leader in the Russian media content market, and we are very pleased that they are our first partner in Russia as we continue to extend Miramax’s global relationships.”

About Stream
Stream.ru is a Russian multimedia content portal launched by Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) in 2009.  Sistema JSFC (“Sistema”) (LSE: SSA), the largest diversified publicly-traded investment company in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), joined forces with MTS in 2012 to develop and manage Stream.ru (formerly Omlet.ru).  Stream’s content is available on Smart TV devices from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Philips as well as smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, and PCs.  Stream’s portfolio includes about 7,000 movies and TV series episodes from leading international and Russian studios (Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Walt Disney, Bazelevs, Central Partnership). Stream’s portal reaches more than 1.5 million unique visitors monthly.

For more information visit www.stream.ru

About Miramax
Miramax is a leading worldwide film and television studio with a library of more than 700 motion pictures.  Miramax sells directly and licenses its titles globally through strategic partnerships including: Lionsgate, Netflix, Facebook, Hulu and StudioCanal.  The Miramax library holds some of the world’s most original and acclaimed independent films including Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, The English Patient, Kill Bill Volume I and II, Life is Beautiful, Reservoir Dogs, Sex, Lies and Videotape, Cinema Paradiso and My Left Foot – as well as scores of commercially successful films such as The Aviator, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bad Santa, Chicago, There Will Be Blood, and the Scream, Hellraiser, Scary Movie and Spy Kids franchises.  In 2011, Miramax released three new films including the critically acclaimed film The Debt, starring Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain, directed by John Madden.  Collectively, the Miramax library has received 284 Academy Award nominations and 68 Oscars, including four Best Picture awards.

Miramax is headquartered in Santa Monica, California with a sales office in London.  For more information, please visit www.miramax.com, “like” the company on www.facebook.com/miramax and follow Miramax on Twitter @Miramax.

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Contacts

For Miramax
Kristin Celauro – +1 (732) 264-1131 / kristin@blicksilverpr.com
Katie McGhee – +1 (310) 409-4321 / kmcghee@miramax.com

For Stream
Anna Chernyahovskaya – +7 916 682 5960 / chernyakhovskaya@stream.ru

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