ADVISORY/Red Carpet Arrival of ``Matchstick Men'' Stars and Director at 28th Toronto International Film Festival Friday, September 5, 2003.

Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday (Sept. 5)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: Red carpet arrival of Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison
      Lohman and director Ridley Scott in honour of the North
      American Premiere of "Matchstick Men" as the Gala Presentation
      at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday, September 5th at the 28th Toronto
      International Film Festival(R).

WHO: From the film, stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison
     Lohman and director Ridley Scott.

     In "Matchstick Men," Nicolas Cage stars as Roy, an
     obsessive-compulsive who lives - and works - on the fringe. His
     meticulously ordered life is shaken by the unexpected arrival of
     Angela (Alison Lohman), the free-spirited teenage daughter he
     never knew he had. Angela's increasing involvement in her
     father's life not only disrupts Roy's peace of mind but
     jeopardizes his partnership with his ambitious protege Frank
     (Sam Rockwell).

     Warner Bros. Pictures presents an ImageMovers/Scott Free
     Production, in Association with Rickshaw Productions and
     LivePlanet, a Ridley Scott film: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and
     Alison Lohman in "Matchstick Men," also starring Bruce McGill.
     Directed by Ridley Scott, "Matchstick Men" is produced by Jack
     Rapke, Ridley Scott, Steve Starkey, Sean Bailey and Ted Griffin,
     from a screenplay by Nicholas Griffin & Ted Griffin, based on
     the book by Eric Garcia. Robert Zemeckis is the executive
     producer. John Mathieson, B.S.C., is director of
     photography; Tom Foden, production designer; and Dody Dorn,
     A.C.E., editor. Charles J.D. Schlissel and Giannina Facio
     co-produce. The composer is Hans Zimmer.


WHEN: Friday, September 5, 2003
      Red Carpet Arrivals: 5:30 p.m.
      Screening Begins: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Roy Thomson Hall
       60 Simcoe St.
       Toronto

               For further information, please contact:
              Warner Bros. Toronto Office [phone]

  "Matchstick Men" will be distributed in North America on September
 12th by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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