Movielink® Celebrates Independent Films with ``Indie Spotlight''; Movielink Offers The Most Extensive Collection of Indie Films Online

Business Wire, Sept 7, 2006

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Movielink Also Teams Up with The American Film Institute, Premiere Magazine and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for a Star-Studded Sweepstakes

Lights! Cameras! Indie! This September, Movielink (www.movielink.com), the leading U.S. broadband video-on-demand (VOD) download service, will celebrate independent films throughout the month. Movielink's Indie Spotlight will feature an array of titles from "Akeelah and the Bee" and "Born Into Brothels," to directorial debuts like Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides," and breakout roles like Mel Gibson in "Mad Max" and Amy Adams in "Junebug." Original and provocative titles spanning art house flicks like "Welcome to the Dollhouse," cult horror classics like "House of a 1000 Corpses" and acclaimed documentaries like "Super Size Me!" will enable fans to watch all their favorites and discover new ones.

Movielink makes it easy to browse and discover indie films by offering consumers themed collections such as: "Groundbreaking Indies," "Dark Indie Comedies," "Sexy Indies" and even "Indies to Impress Your Stuck-Up Friends!"

So whether you're in the mood for a colorful Bollywood title, a gripping documentary, a family animated feature, or an insightful gay or lesbian title, Movielink will help you find what you're looking for.

To further celebrate the independent spirit of movie-making, Movielink has joined forces with American Film Institute (AFI), Premiere Magazine and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to deliver the "Movielink Takes You to Hollywood Sweepstakes." This special sweepstakes will offer a lucky winner and guest a prize package that includes roundtrip airfare for two, three nights at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the official hotel for AFI FEST 2006, two AFI FEST 2006 FestPasses that includes access to movie screenings, a star-studded opening ceremony, exclusive access to the VIP Cinema Lounge, two official Festival Catalogues and Gift Bags, and two "insiders only" invitations to the Premiere Magazine Film & Music Lounge.

The sweepstakes runs until September 30, so there's plenty of time to get up to speed on the latest in indie films and an opportunity to swing with the stars!

Movielink is available to U.S. Internet users with broadband connections. Consumers can easily browse Movielink's user-friendly site and view trailers of available titles without charge. Once customers are ready to rent or purchase a title, they register with Movielink and pay for their rental or purchase via credit card. Movielink's Movies in Minutes(R) feature lets customers begin watching titles within 2-10 minutes.

About Movielink

Movielink (www.movielink.com) is the leading online movie download service offering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recently released films and classic movies covering every genre, from action, comedy, drama, family and romance to sci-fi, horror and thrillers. The service is owned and operated by Movielink, LLC, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios, as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox and leading independent studios.