Home Box Office to Host Chicago Premiere Screening of HBO Films' Empire Falls, a Two-Part Miniseries Event

Home Box Office to Host Chicago Premiere Screening of HBO Films' Empire Falls, a Two-Part Miniseries Event

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Best Seller of the Same Name, Starring Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn,

Aidan Quinn and Joanne Woodward

Danielle Panabaker, Portrays "Tick" in Empire Falls and Freelance Writer Lynn

Voedisch to Lead Discussion Following the Film

WHAT: HBO hosts the Chicago invitation-only premiere screening of HBO
Films' EMPIRE FALLS.

Shot entirely on location in Maine, EMPIRE FALLS tells the
humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its
inhabitants, whose lives are deeply influenced by the Knox River
and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the
past. At the center of the story is Miles Roby, for whom the
promising opportunities of youth have given way to the demands of
family obligations. Unable to escape the fading town, he runs the
struggling Empire Grill and helps his daughter, Tick, navigate the
tribulations of adolescence. Through his experiences, EMPIRE FALLS
pays tribute to the resilience of lifelong friends and neighbors
inextricably bound for generations into a rich and varied social
fabric.

The film stars Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul
Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Kate
Burton, Jeffery DeMunn, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle
Parsons, Theresa Russell, Danielle Panabaker, Lou Taylor Pucci and
Trevor Morgan.

EMPIRE FALLS is a two-part miniseries event, with Part 1 debuting
SATURDAY, MAY 28 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), and Part 2 debuting
SUNDAY, MAY 29 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

WHO: Danielle Panabaker -- a rising talent, Danielle's television
credits include: Lifetime's "Mom at 16;" Disney Channel Original
Film "Stuck in the Suburbs;" ABC Family's "Searching for David's
Heart;" "The Guardian;" "CSI;" "Malcolm in the Middle;" "The Bernie
Mac Show." Panabaker also appeared on the Chicago stage in "West
Side Story," "Pippin" and "Peter Pan."

Lynn Voedisch -- a journalist and fiction writer, Lynn has written
for the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles
Times. She is very familiar with Richard Russo and his work,
having led discussions on his essays and short stories at the
University of Iowa.

WHEN/ Saturday, May 14, 2005
WHERE: 12:30 p.m. Doors Open
1:00 p.m. Screening
Loews Cineplex Theater Number 9
600 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

Buffet Supper and Discussion Follows Immediately
Embassy Suites Hotel, River North Ballroom
600 North State Street, Chicago

ALL COVERING MEDIA MUST RSVP TO Cheryl Procter-Rogers, HBO, 847-318-5156

PRNewswire -- May 12

Source: HBO

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