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Amazon Theater Debuts ``Do Geese See God'' Starring Blair Underwood.


Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers.  (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ):

Third in the five-film series, "Do Geese geese

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 See God" features Underwood as a modern man obsessed ob·sess  
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v.tr.
To preoccupy the mind of excessively.

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 with finding inner salvation
WHAT:

The third of five films in the Amazon Theater short film series, "Do
Geese See God," stars Blair Underwood and is directed by David Slade.
The film debuts today on Amazon.com's homepage (www.amazon.com).

Amazon has produced a series of five short films distributed ONLY on
Amazon.com as a free holiday gift to its customers. Today, and each
Tuesday through December 7, Amazon.com will debut a new film in the
Amazon Theater series, which customers can view directly from the
Amazon.com homepage.

"The quantity of people you can reach on Amazon is really
amazing--we're talking about millions of customers," said actor Blair
Underwood. "Imagine getting that number of people watching a
television show, or in a movie theater? Amazon Theater is an
innovative new way to reach the consumer and to entertain."

Slade shot the film throughout downtown Los Angeles this past summer.
While incorporating the karmic message that is the loose thread
running through all five films in the series, "Do Geese See God"
uniquely captures the gritty feel of the city as a backdrop for the
rising, circular, frenetic tension of Underwood's character. "Do Geese
See God" is a palindrome, one of several in the film. Customers who
"stop and smell the roses" will have access to special alternate
endings that ultimately release them from the film's perpetual loop.

WHO:

    --  David Slade: Director, David Slade is known for incredibly
        clean imagery and powerful cinematic style that is offset with
        surreal and absurd concepts. Slade's work includes music
        videos for bands like the Stone Temple Pilots, OPM, Collective
        Soul, and POD. He has also created existential and beautiful
        music videos for artists such as Tori Amos, David Gray, and
        the Prodigy's Maxim. Most recently, Slade has started
        development of his first feature film, "This Way to Egress,"
        written by Charly Cantor and optioned from Lawrence C.
        Connolly's short story "Traumatic Descent."

    --  Blair Underwood: The award-winning actor most recently starred
        in the NBC drama "LAX" opposite Heather Locklear. His
        extensive film and television credits include "Sex & the
        City," "L.A. Law," "Rules of Engagement," "Deep Impact," "Just
        Cause," "Gattaca," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Full Frontal"
        in which he starred opposite Julia Roberts. Underwood has
        recently turned his talents to literary pursuits, working on
        the upcoming book entitled "Before I Got Here: And Other
        Amazing Things Your Children Say" for the Atria imprint of
        Simon & Schuster, which is currently available for pre-order
        on Amazon.com.

    --  Ezra Buzzington: Buzzington plays the panhandler in this film.
        He has written, directed and starred in a short film called
        "Irascible." Other acting credits include "Me, Myself and
        Irene" and "Say It Isn't So."

    --  Mageina Tovah: Tovah plays the rose vendor in "Do Geese See
        God." She can also be seen in her current guest role on "Joan
        of Arcadia." Her other credits include "Spider-Man 2" and "The
        SpongeBob SquarePants Movie."

Additionally, customers can use the interactive credits at the end of
"Do Geese See God" to shop on Amazon.com for items appearing in the
film. Product cameos include:

Blair's watch:           Casio EDB610-1C Databank Watch - For Men
Ezra's PDA:              HP iPAQ Pocket PCs
Ezra's shoes:            Men's K-Swiss Classic white/white
Street pole cell phone:  Sony Ericsson T637
Television:              Panasonic TH-42PX25U/P 42" High-Definition
                            Plasma TV
DVD Player:              Panasonic DMR-E85HS Progressive Scan DVD
                            Player/Recorder with 120 GB Hard Drive
                            Recording
Home Theater:            Panasonic SC-HT05 Home Theater System
DVD Disc:                Recordable Media Discs
Rose Bouquet:            One dozen red roses

WHEN:
Premieres Tuesday, November 23, 2004, and screens through Monday,
November 29

WHERE:
Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)

CONTACT:
Jani Baker or Molly Ingle
Amazon.com
206.266.7810
jani@amazon.com or ingle@amazon.com


About Amazon.com

Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. , opened on the World Wide Web in July July: see month.  1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion.

The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring.
 and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Amazon.com and its affiliates operate seven Web sites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon Amazon, in Greek mythology
Amazon (ăm`əzŏn), in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor.
.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo Joyo may refer to:
  • Joyo (tribe) in Pakistan
  • Jōyō, Kyoto, a city in Japan
  • Jōyō, Fukuoka, a former town in Japan
  • Jōyō kanji, a set of characters used in Japanese writing
  • Joyo Bank, a banking company in Japan
  • Joyo.
.com.

As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness INDEBTEDNESS. The state, of being in debt, without regard to the ability or inability of the party to pay the same. See 1 Story, Eq. 343; 2 Hill. Ab. 421.
     2.
, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 center optimization optimization

Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics.
, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions, and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption INTERRUPTION. The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's.
     2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil.
, international expansion, consumer trends, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2003, and all subsequent filings.
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