FANGORIA ENTERTAINMENT, NATIONAL CINEMEDIA AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE:

THE DEAD DEVOUR THE BIG SCREEN ONCE MORE IN PREMIERE SCREENING OF THE UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUT OF GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LAND OF THE DEAD ON OCTOBER 17

ONE NIGHT NATIONWIDE EVENT FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ROMERO TO KICK OFF THE HALLOWEEN SEASON AND CELEBRATE THE DVD RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NEW YORK, NY, and UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (October 3, 2005) – Horror movie fans can kick off the Halloween season with the premiere of one of the most eagerly-awaited DVD releases in the genre ― the never-before-seen Unrated Director’s Cut of GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LAND OF THE DEAD ― in an exclusive one-night only screening in 36 Regal, United Artists and Edwards movie theatres across the country on Monday, October 17 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Presented by Fangoria Entertainment, the parent company of America’s horror entertainment news and information destination Fangoria Magazine, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and National CineMedia, a joint venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), this special premiere event will also feature an exclusive big screen interview with director George A. Romero. Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LAND OF THE DEAD on DVD the following day, October 18.

GEORGE A. ROMERO’S LAND OF THE DEAD Unrated Director’s Cut will be presented in high-definition and cinema surround sound in markets nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington DC, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Tampa, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Cleveland, Miami, Denver, and Pittsburgh among others.

Tickets are available online at www.Fangoria.com or at participating Regal, United Artists, and Edwards movie theatre box offices at the standard movie ticket price (prices vary by theater location). For a complete list of theatres, please visit the website.

Directed and written by George A. Romero and starring John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker and Asia Argento, LAND OF THE DEAD is the fourth installment in the wildly successful “Dead” series – and uniformly cited to be his ultimate zombie masterpiece. In LAND OF THE DEAD, the living dead have taken over the world, leaving the last humans walled up in a city where they make a desperate, final stand to protect themselves. The ragtag group of hardened mercenaries become locked in an action-packed race to stop the destruction of mankind from a depraved army of the dead that have evolved into more advanced and threatening creatures.

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Fangoria Entertainment owns and operates the renowned monthly horror publication Fangoria Magazine and the horror genre’s #1 online destination www.Fangoria.com. Established in May 1979, Fangoria Magazine and Website rank as America’s #1 source for horror news and entertainment. Both the magazine and the website remain the most sought-after source of movies, videogames, television series, books and toys that comprise the burgeoning world of horror entertainment. Fangoria Entertainment is also a prime producer of horror conventions held throughout the year in major cities nationwide. In addition, the Fangoria video label is home to a collection of contemporary horror film titles in distribution on DVD and VHS.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

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; business communications and training 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 10,500 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 565 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com.

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CONTACTS:

Fangoria/SSA Public Relations Steve Syatt (818) 501-0700

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Evan Fong Executive Director, Publicity (818) 777-5540

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Vivian Mayer Sr. Vice-President, Publicity (818) 777-3594 mprm Public Relations Debbie Park/Tom Chen Alan Amman (818) 933-3399

National CineMedia Amy Jane Finnerty / Jeffrey Campanelli (212) 931-8117 / (212) 931-8119