Amazon Theater Premieres ``Tooth Fairy'' Starring Chris Noth.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) ): Fourth in the five-film series, "Tooth Fairy fairy, in folklore, one of a variety of supernatural beings endowed with the powers of magic and enchantment. Belief in fairies has existed from earliest times, and literatures all over the world have tales of fairies and their relations with humans. " features Noth as a beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. father on a good-humored good-hu·mored adj. Cheerful; amiable. good -hu mored·ly adv. odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer. Odyssey Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Epic Odyssey
WHAT:
The fourth of five films in the Amazon Theater short film series,
"Tooth Fairy" stars Chris Noth and is directed by Jake Scott. The film
debuts today, November 30 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 will debut a new film in the Amazon
Theater series, which customers can view directly from the Amazon.com
homepage.
"Amazon Theater is at the forefront of a growing trend in which
people are turning to their computers for entertainment content," said
actor Chris Noth. "In the foreseeable future, there will be more
movies and series and all kinds of things that will be viewed
exclusively on our computer screens."
The film, which was shot in August in the Los Angeles suburb of
Burbank, features Noth as a father who goes beyond the call of duty to
play his beloved daughter's Tooth Fairy.
WHO:
-- Jake Scott: Awarded an Emmy in 2002 for his direction of
Nike's "Move," director Jake Scott uses an original cinematic
approach to explore the gamut of human emotion, from humor and
pathos to aesthetic wonder. In 2001, the "Move" commercial
quickly became an anthem for athletes around the world and
received several international accolades for Scott, including
the Emmy for Best Commercial. Scott is also an award-winning
music video director, and in 1999 he received the VH-1 Vogue
Fashion Award for Most Stylish Video (No Doubt's "New," from
the soundtrack to the motion picture Go). His music video for
Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" was recently voted by MTV as
one of the 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time, as was the
video he directed for R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts." Scott made
his feature directorial debut in October 1999 with the USA
Films release Plunkett & Macleane. The film, based on the
real-life exploits of two notorious 18th-century highwaymen,
stars Liv Tyler, Jonny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle. Scott
is also deeply involved in the development of several other
feature-film projects.
-- Chris Noth: Best known as Sarah Jessica Parker's on-again,
off-again romancer, Mr. Big on the hugely successful "Sex and
the City," Chris Noth's numerous credits include a 5-year
starring role on "Law & Order," "Castaway," "Baby Boom" and
"Hill Street Blues."
Additionally, customers can use the interactive credits at the end
of "Tooth Fairy" to shop on Amazon.com for items appearing in the
film. Product cameos include:
Cookware: Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Cookware Set
Cutlery: Calphalon Stainless 15-Piece Cutlery Set
Tea Kettle: Calphalon Collectors Edition Stainless Steel Tea
Kettle
Paper Towel Holder: Calphalon Pantryware Enclosed Paper Towel
Holder
Sink Wrench: IRWIN Vise-Grip 274001 11" Quick Adjusting Pipe
Wrench
Tool Set: Allied 69062 196 Piece Tool Set in Metal Tool Box
Picnic Table: Strathwood Folding 30-Inch Bistro Table
Barbeque: Weber 2005 Genesis Gold C Grill
Barbeque Cover: Weber Premium Grill Cover
Cocoa Canister: Godiva Dark Chocolate Truffle Hot Cocoa Canister
17.4 oz
Acoustic Guitar: Rogue RA-100D Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar: Epiphone Les Paul Classic Electric Guitar
Drum Set: Pulse Pro 5-Piece Drum Set
Keyboard: Yamaha PSR295MS Portable Electronic Keyboard
Basketball: Official NBA Game Ball
Boy's T-shirt: NBA Player T-shirt
WHEN: Premieres Tuesday, November 30, 2004 and screens through
Monday, December 6
WHERE: Amazon.com (www.amazon.com)
CONTACT: Jani Baker or Molly Ingle
Amazon.com
206.266.7810
jani@amazon.com or ingle@amazon.com
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