ADVISORY/"Pleasantville" Premiere Is Monday, Oct. 19.

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WHAT:  New Line will present "Pleasantville," the directorial debut of
       two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter Gary Ross ("Big" and
       "Dave") starring Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels,
       William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh and Reese Witherspoon. In the
       modern fairy tale "Pleasantville," an entire fictional town is
       granted a chance to experience the wonders, comedies and
       dangers of real life. Two modern-day teenagers accidentally
       bring living color to a black-and-white 50s utopia, setting off
       a revolution. For the first time, Pleasantville's citizens are
       about to experience a world of mercurial weather, sensuous
       delights, diverse desires and frightening unpredictability.
       They will learn the terror of violence and the wonder of love.
       They will never view life as black-and-white again. Combining
       cutting-edge computer technology with comedy and fableistic
       storytelling, "Pleasantville" is a wildly imaginative and
       wholly original tale that poses inescapable questions about
       contemporary life.
WHO:   From the film: Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels,
       Joan Allen, Bill Macy, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Paul Walker
       and writer-director Gary Ross.
       Celebrity guests: Nathan Lane, Luke Perry, Fiona Apple,
       Elisabeth Shue, Kim Delaney, Ally Walker, Grant Show, Paul
       Thomas Anderson (director of "Boogie Nights") and more to come.
WHEN:  Monday, Oct. 19
       Arrivals:     7 p.m.
       Screening: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Screening: Mann National Theater
                  10925 Lindbrook Dr.
                  Westwood

TV and print coverage is invited. "Pleasantville" opens nationwide on Oct. 23, 1998. For further information and to RSVP, contact Michelle Torrico.