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"It's our belief that the more you know about a particular film, the more
complete your overall viewing experience," said Jonathan Marlow, director
of content acquisitions at GreenCine.iraqinfragments .

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After seeing a rough cut of "Iraq in Fragments" in
May of 2005, GreenCine began touting the importance of the film on its
blog, GreenCine Daily.
Supporting one of the largest film communities on the Internet, GreenCine enables members to review and
debate their favorite films and connect with other members with similar
interests.greencine.

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Production on Spider-Man 3 is scheduled to begin early next year.

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The film showcases the depth and complexity of one of
the most unique countries in the world and is a reminder of the human
stories that are often overshadowed by other elements . "Thomas Haden Church will be a fantastic and challenging
new nemesis and we all look forward to working with him.

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PRESS RELEASE GreenCine Sponsors Opening Night Film at Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival

GreenCine's relationship with Longley predates "Iraq in Fragments," as GreenCine 's VOD
service became the first and only vendor to offer Longley's first film,
"Gaza
Strip" , in November of 2004.
Spider-Man(R) 3, which is scheduled for release on May 4, 2007, will
reunite the successful team that was responsible for the first two blockbuster
films. In 2003, he also starred in, co-wrote and
directed the comedy Rolling Kansas.

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Two
feature length interviews followed: an interview with the film's co-producer
and CEO of Arab Film Distribution, John Sinno in December of 2005, and
an interview with director
James Longley at Sundance in January.com

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com), where film
addicts get their fix, has announced that it is sponsoring "Iraq in
Fragments," the opening night film at the seventh annual Seattle Arab and
Iranian Film Festival (SAIFF).

"Iraq in Fragments" premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it
was nominated for the Grand Jury prize and won three awards: Best
Documentary Directing, Best Documentary Cinematography, and Best
Documentary Editing -- the first time the documentary editing award was
presented at Sundance.

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"Connecting with films from their
nascent stages onward allows GreenCine the ability to constantly promote
movies that we believe in and enables our customers to make more informed
choices. The
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Charlotte's Web, and he recently appeared in Columbia Pictures' Spanglish . Sony Pictures Entertainment can be
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5 billion in worldwide ticket
sales and the new film will again reteam director Raimi, producers Ziskin and
Arad, and actors Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Kirsten Dunst as
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I'm happy to have
partners like GreenCine and the Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival to
spread these important messages to as many people as possible."

About "Iraq in Fragments"

"Iraq in Fragments" illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts, building a
vivid picture of a country pulled in different directions by the forces of
foreign occupation, religion and ethnicity. GreenCine offers more than 80,000 films for
rent, purchase or download through its award winning Rent-by-Mail and new
DVD sales services, and from its extensive VOD library accessible from its
site and through its technology partners Akimbo, Google Video and others.
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"GreenCine has shown tremendous support for the foreign and documentary
film communities and an unmatched ability to connect independent films with
larger audiences, " said James Longley, acclaimed director of "Iraq in
Fragments" and "Gaza Strip" (2002).com), the #1 shop and stop for film addicts,
featuring one of the largest libraries of independent, international and
documentary films in the world and exclusive interviews with the world's
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Since his star-making role in Sideways, Church has been in demand."

About Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures, part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is a
Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

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GreenCine's year-long involvement with "Iraq in Fragments " exemplifies its
position as the only movie vendor capable of following the entire
life-cycle of a film. From 1990 to 1995, Church played Lowell
Mather in the TV series "Wings.

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To learn more about the film please visit: www.J.

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"'Iraq in Fragments' has been perceived
as a war documentary and a controversial film but neither of those
assertions is true. By building relationships with
filmmakers, covering film festivals and writing about films from their
fundraising stages to their release on DVD or Video-on-Demand (VOD),
GreenCine is able to strengthen the bonds that people form with their
favorite movies., Thomas Haden Church, who was
most recently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in
Sideways, has been cast as Spider-Man's new archenemy in the next chapter of
the Spider-Man(R) adventure, it was announced by director Sam Raimi and
producers Laura Ziskin and Marvel Studios' Avi Arad.
Church previously appeared in such other films as George of the Jungle, 330
Miles to Graceland and Tombstone.

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GreenCine (www. For further details on GreenCine and its services, please visit:
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SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production
and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content
creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment
acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of
new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of
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Filmed in cinema verit style,
the film powerfully explores the lives of ordinary Iraqis: people whose
thoughts, beliefs, aspirations, and concerns are at once personal and
illustrative of larger issues in Iraq today. "Iraq in Fragments" has also been awarded the prize
for best documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the
FIPRESCI International Critics award at the 8th annual Thessaloniki
Documentary Festival in Greece."
The identity of the new villain is being kept secret and while speculation
is rampant about which character is being called into action, the studio will
not comment on the casting beyond confirming Church.

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greencine . The sponsorship is GreenCine's latest
endeavor in a year of involvement with the documentary.,
these films are driven by the great actors who have brought our villains to
life," said Raimi.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a
subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based
Sony Corporation.