Fwd: "THE RING" with NAOMI WATTS to Open Hollywood Festival

[Mark Nornes]

Begin forwarded message:

> "THE RING" with NAOMI WATTS to Open Hollywood Festival
>
> For Immediate Release
>
>
> HOLLYWOOD FEST TO OPEN WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE
> OF DREAMWORKS' "THE RING," STARRING NAOMI WATTS
>
> Hollywood, CA -- September 6, 2002 -- The 2002 Hollywood Film Festival 
> will
> open with the world premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' thriller "The 
> Ring."
> The opening night screening will be held on Wednesday, October 2, at the
> new Pacific Grove Theaters in Los Angeles. The star of "The Ring," Naomi
> Watts, who will later be honored with the Hollywood Film Festival's
> Breakthrough Acting Award, will be among the stars, filmmakers and 
> industry
> VIPs in attendance.
>
> The Hollywood Film Festival selected "The Ring" as its opening night
> feature. Hollywood Film Festival founder and executive director Carlos 
> de
> Abreu said, "We all thought 'The Ring' was a classic thriller, full of
> suspense, with plenty of twists and turns. We are looking forward to
> beginning this year's festival by keeping the audience on the edge of 
> their
> seats."
>
> Those anticipated to join Naomi Watts at the opening night premiere 
> include
> her co-star Martin Henderson, director Gore Verbinski, and producers 
> Walter
> F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Opening nationwide on October 18, "The
> Ring" is a remake of a Japanese thriller that became one of the most
> successful motion pictures in the history of the Japanese cinema and
> sparked a franchise. The story centers around what sounded like just
> another urban legend: a videotape filled with nightmarish images, 
> leading
> to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. 
> As a
> newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) was naturally skeptical 
> of
> the story, until four teenagers all met with mysterious deaths exactly 
> one
> week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative 
> curiosity
> to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video and watches it. 
> Now
> she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of "The Ring." Gore
> Verbinski directed "The Ring" from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. Walter 
> F.
> Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produced the film, with Mike Macari, Roy Lee
> and Michele Weisler serving as executive producers.
>
> The 2002 Annual Hollywood Film Festival, which will  take place from
> October 2 to 8, will be announcing its program line-up and closing night
> premiere on September 20. This year's festival incorporates the 
> Hollywood
> Film Conference (Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel), Hollywood Humanitarian
> Symposium (Arclight Cinemas), Hollywood Film Screenings (Arclight 
> Cinemas),
> and Hollywood Movie Awards (Beverly Hilton Hotel).
>
> The sponsors of the Hollywood Film Festival include the American Cinema
> Editors, Arclight Cinemas, Art Directors Guild, Be A Star With Revlon,
> California Film Commission, Casting Society of America, Daily Variety,
> Entertainment Tonight, European Union, FilmMaker Magazine, Hollywood
> Chamber of Commerce, Hollywood Network, Hollywood Video, The Hollywood
> Reporter, International Cinematographers Guild, International 
> Documentary
> Association, Motion Picture Editors Guild, The New York Times, Paramount
> Studios, PR Newswire, Raleigh Studios, and YAHOO! Movies, Inc., among 
> many
> others.
>
> Arclight Cinemas, which includes the historic Cinerama Dome, on Sunset
> Boulevard, offers guests a variety of movie-going experiences, from big
> screen presentations to special exhibits and film festivals, and it
> provides guaranteed reserved seats, online and on-site ticketing, an
> elegant bar/caf? and gift shop.
>
> For more information on the Hollywood Film Festival contact John 
> Jacobson
> at 310.288.1882 or go to http://hollywoodfilmfestival.com