Big Screen Entertainment's "William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet" Accepted Into Numerous Festivals and Image Entertainment Acquires "44 Inch Chest" - Plans Early 2010 Theatrical Release

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 08/28/2009 - Entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Big Screen Entertainment (OTC: BSEG) has announced that its new documentary, "William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet," has been accepted into four more film festivals, spanning three countries, with even more fests on the horizon. "We are certainly pleased with the enthusiastic critical response to Gonzo Ballet," stated Big Screen CEO Kimberley Kates. "We will be announcing the specific festivals individually over the coming weeks once the official schedules are finalized. Suffice it to say that they are all respected venues, and represent the United States, Canada and Spain." The documentary, a co-production with Shatner's Melis Productions and Special Entertainment offers a fascinating look into the iconic actor's music career, and features performances by Ben Folds, Brad Paisley, Henry Rollins and Joe Jackson. The ballet was choreographed by Margo Sappington.


Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to the film "44 Inch Chest" and will be releasing the film theatrically at the beginning of 2010. The film stars Ray Winstone ("Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Beowulf"), Ian McShane ("Coraline," Deadwood," "Kung Fu Panda"), Tom Wilkinson ("Valkyrie," "Michael Clayton"), John Hurt ("Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Hellboy") and Stephen Dillane ("The Hours," "Savage Grace"). Written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto ("Sexy Beast"), the film was directed by Emmy-nominated Malcolm Venville. "44 Inch Chest" was produced by Steve Golin ("Babel," "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Rendition") and Richard Brown ("I've Been 12 Forever," "Notna").

"My Bloody Valentine: Be Mine 4 Ever" an all-new "live" multi-sensory horror experience, will be a standout attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood's(SM)"Halloween Horror Nights" event beginning its 16-night run on October 2, per an agreement between the theme park and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation studio. The attraction is based upon the 2009 theatrical re-make of the original 1981 Canadian slasher classic, which was released by Lionsgate to great box-office success earlier this year and is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), a leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the entertainment and advertising industries, today announced the appointment of Bruce Goerlich as the Chief Research Officer, and Michael Vinson, Ph.D, as Vice President of Statistical Sciences and Analytics. These newly created positions will tap into Rentrak's deep data collection, reporting, analytical and research capabilities to develop new research products that will provide the company's customers with performance information regarding video advertising from traditional linear television, video on demand, the Internet or mobile devices.

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