Beastie Boys Film to Play One-Night-Only Big Screen Concerts(SM) Event Nationwide on March 23rd

Beastie Boys Film to Play One-Night-Only Big Screen Concerts(SM) Event Nationwide on March 23rd

Exclusive Hornblower Mini-Movie Starring David Cross to Accompany 'AWESOME; I ... SHOT THAT!' in Unique Showing in Advance of Theatrical Opening

NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- THINKFilm and National CineMedia today announced an exclusive one-night only Big Screen Concerts presentation -- An Awesome Night with Beastie Boys -- on Thursday, March 23rd featuring the Beastie Boys' musical extravaganza "AWESOME; I ... SHOT THAT!" and the world premiere of "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hornblower," a 30-minute short created specifically for this one-time event, which will be digitally shown on nearly 200 screens at 8:00pm local time at movie theaters across the country. For a list of theaters, please go to www.awesomeishotthat.com/march23/. Tickets are currently on sale at participating Regal, United Artists, Edwards, Cinemark and AMC movie theatre box offices and online at www.BigScreenConcerts.com. "AWESOME; ... I SHOT THAT!" begins its ongoing commercial engagements in select cities on March 31st.

Enhancing this special event screening of "AWESOME ... " is the world premiere of "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hornblower," a 30-minute short starring comedian David Cross as the mysterious director of "AWESOME ... " The Suisse Cineaste Bi-Annual described the mini-movie as "a docu-drama that gives viewers a glimpse into the dark, strange world of one of the most elusive and controversial filmmakers working today." (As band aficionados know, Hornblower is a pseudonym for Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who directed "AWESOME ... " as well as "A Day in the Life ... ")

THINKFilm Head of Theatrical, Mark Urman, says, "Nothing about the way 'AWESOME ... ' was made was conventional, so we are trying to be as imaginative in our release strategy as Adam was in making the film, and as the band has always been. Fans have been waiting for this film since it popped at Sundance and now, they can be the 'first kids on the block' to see it everywhere before it starts key city engagements on March 31st. As for the Hornblower mini-movie, it will self-destruct right after it is presented on March 23rd, never to be seen again."

To create additional frenzy, THINKFilm is continuing its partnership with MySpace.com, the leading lifestyle portal for online networking, with a special promotion tied to the March 23rd event. In celebration of the newly launched MySpace Film application, MySpace will give its more than 60 million members the opportunity to win free tickets to attend the one-night only screening of the film in select cities. To visit the film's official MySpace page, please go to www.myspace.com/awesomeishotthat.

"AWESOME; I ... SHOT THAT" is a formally innovative feature film experience starring director Nathaniel Hornblower/Adam Yauch and fellow Beastie Boys Mike D and Adrock, along with Mix Master Mike and other special guest appearances. The documentary began at one of their concerts at New York's famed Madison Square Garden in October 2004, as Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to audience members at their sold-out performance. These 50 different passionate perspectives shot from the point-of-view of the audience take the viewer deep inside the world of a live Beastie Boys show, prismatically and kinetically capturing the experience of a live musical performance like no film has ever done.

About THINKFilm

THINKFilm, a privately held distribution company now in its fourth year of operation, has emerged as a distinctive force in the world of independent and non-fiction film. Boasting four Academy Award nominations in as many years, and a win with BORN INTO BROTHELS in 2005, upcoming releases will include the Ray Romano road trip documentary, 95 MILES TO GO, on April 7; the Edward Norton/Evan Rachel Wood drama, DOWN IN THE VALLEY, on May 5; the Gael Garcia Bernal/William Hurt thriller, THE KING, on May 19; the Amy Sedaris/Stephen Colbert/Paul Dinello comedy, STRANGERS WITH CANDY, on June 28th; and the highly acclaimed Ryan Gosling drama, HALF NELSON, on August 2nd. For more information, please visit www.thinkfilmcompany.com.

About National CineMedia, LLC

National CineMedia, LLC is a venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC), three of the world's leading theatrical exhibition companies. The company develops pre feature entertainment; cinema and lobby advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services; and alternative forms of entertainment content for approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other theatre affiliates. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network (DCN), the world's largest in-theatre digital distribution network. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia's network will comprise approximately 11,000 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 525 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com.

About MySpace.com

MySpace is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends and discovering popular culture. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities and user forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the second ranked web domain in terms of page views, MySpace.com is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind. With more than 60 million members, MySpace is committed to providing the highest quality user experience and will continue to innovate with new features that allow its users to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off.

About Oscilloscope Laboratories

Oscilloscope Laboratories is a research facility based in the Galapagos Islands dedicated to finding the reasons that human beings are drawn to violence. Established in 1928 by the revered Dr. Tim K Smithelington, the ground-breaking work that they have done has been incomparable in its field. Recently their studies have expanded to the Komodo dragon and it's mating habits.

Source: THINKFilm

CONTACT: Alex Klenert of THINKFilm, +1-212-444-7900,
aklenert@thinkfilmcompany.com; or Tom Piechura of The Dart Group,
+1-212-277-7555, tompiechura@thedartgroup.net, for THINKFilm; or Amy Jane
Finnerty of National CineMedia/Big Screen Concerts, +1-212-931-8117,
amy.finnerty@ncm.com; or Hannah Kampf of Scoop Marketing, +1-213-639-6159,
hkampf@solters.com, for Big Screen Concerts

Web site: http://www.ncm.com/

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/awesomeishotthat

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