Entertainment Industry Veteran Bob Pollack Joins Legend Films as President

Entertainment Industry Veteran Bob Pollack Joins Legend Films as President

SAN DIEGO, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Legend Films today announced the appointment of entertainment industry veteran Bob Pollack as President. Pollack will bring his major Hollywood studio and retail experience to Legend to spearhead growth initiatives including increased retail distribution, studio relations and acquisitions. He will oversee all sales and marketing activities around the Legend Films' growing library of classic films.

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"Bob Pollack is an important addition to Legend Films," stated David G. Martin, CEO of Legend Films, Inc. "With his years of proven industry experience, Bob will play an important role in the fulfillment of Legend Films' aggressive growth plan to enhance the value of our evergreen classic movie library and the classic libraries of our major studio partners."

Prior to joining Legend Films, Pollack was a founder and President of Compass Productions, a leading producer and distributor of specialty music, where he successfully created programs for Target and Wal-Mart ranging from lifestyle music to compilations and Christmas music. After the company was sold to Somerset Entertainment in 2005, Pollack served as a consultant through 2006.

Previously, Pollack was Senior Vice President at Warner Bros Home Video where he was responsible for international retail sales and worked on the team that set up the initial launch of DVD. Pollack also served as Divisional Merchandise Manager of Entertainment for Target Stores where he was responsible for all buying and merchandising activities for music, video and books.

"I am thrilled to be joining Legend Films," stated Mr. Pollack. "Their creative ability and technology have brought colorization to a whole new level. There are thousands of films in the vaults that will find a whole new audience through restoration and colorization."

Mr. Pollack will round out the senior management team at Legend which presently includes Chief Executive Officer David G. Martin, and Legend's Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer Barry Sandrew, PhD. "Bob is joining Legend at a time of unprecedented growth in our production capacity along with recent significant advances in our color effects and restoration technology; a perfect platform for Bob to move the company to the next level," commented Dr. Sandrew.

Legend Films, Inc., a company renowned for its innovation, is the leader in restoration and colorization of classic films and television shows and is a leader in special color effects for new feature films, commercials, and music videos. Legend's proprietary restoration and colorization technology and its latest innovation in color correction represent the latest and most advanced color effects processes in the world.

More information about Legend Films can be found at www.legendfilms.net.

Legend has colorized over 100 films and TV shows, most notably Miracle on 34th Street for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Night of the Living Dead, The Three Stooges, Little Rascals, Lucy, numerous movies in partnership with Hollywood legends Shirley Temple Black, Jane Russell, and Ray Harryhausen; the 1960 Masters with Jim Nantz and Arnold Palmer, and color effects work on The Aviator with Martin Scorsese, and on the hit HBO show Entourage. Legend has successful retail distribution for its DVD content through Genius Products and Fox Home Entertainment.

Legend Films is also the owner of the new web phenomenon RiffTrax.com, where you can buy and download hilarious full-feature MP3 tracks by Mike Nelson and others formerly of the hit TV Show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Current RiffTrax releases include Star Wars, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Top Gun and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with special guest riffer Neil Patrick Harris. More information about Legend Films can be found at www.legendfilms.net and www.rifftrax.com.

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CONTACT: Maria Mason of Legend Films, Inc., +1-858-450-4420, ext. 17,
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