New Home Video Company To Focus On Indie Films/Retailers.NORTH CONWAY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1999-- Tone Entertainment, an independent film production company since 1992, has launched a new home video company, Tone Home Video. Tone has just released the motion picture "Ironman", a sports drama starring talents like Bernard Fox ("Titanic" and "The Mummy") and Tim Rosovitch ("Looker" and "Night Shift"). "We are glad that Bernard Fox went from the set of "Ironman" to the set of "Titanic" continuing onto "The Mummy" said producer Douglas Kennett. "He is a real talent, and I am glad that he is mounting a comeback." Fox is best known for his role in TVs "Bewitched be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. " in the role of Dr. Bombay
Dr. Bombay is a fictional warlock character who appeared on eighteen episodes of the television series Bewitched . Fox appeared in films like "18 Again" with George Burns Noun 1. George Burns - United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Burns, Nathan Birnbaum , the comedy "Yellowbeard", and was the voice talent for several of the mice in Disney's "Rescuer's" films. "Independent film makers, who work outside the hollywood system, need an outlet to video stores, as well as world-wide markets. We hope to be a company that will be there for the independent film maker. We are also here to offer independent video stores some relief from the poor decisions and copy-depth requirements that the larger studios have forced upon the industry. Mom and Pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. video stores are folding every day, largely due to high prices on films, coupled with the requirement that they purchase ten videos." Tone has plans for the production of five more films in the next two years. With Screen Actor's Guild talent (actors that most people would be familliar with) this small New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. based film company hopes to shake things up a bit. "We know that we will achieve a certain market share," said Kennett. "The only question now is - how much?" Tone Home Video will be featured at "Independents '99" in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. this June. This trade show is all about Independent video retailers and a growing frustration with hollywood video distributers. Tone hopes to offer these retailers motion pictures that originated on 35 milimeter film, with a SAG (1) A momentary drop in voltage from the power source. Contrast with spike. (2) (SAG) (SQL Access Group) See CLI. cast, with multiple locations. In Tone's first film, there were over 100 locations, including one international setting. Tone has more informaton available at its web site at http://www.movierights.com SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) WHERE SMALL BUSINESS GOES TO WORK |
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