11/19/2008
DEDHAM, Mass., -- November 19, 2008– National Amusements, Inc., a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia, kicks-off the tenth anniversary of Holiday Classics, a four-week holiday program offering movie-goers free admission to a classic holiday film with a donation of a non-perishable food item which will benefit local food banks.

The program is particularly important this year because the economic downturn has caused demand for food aid to greatly increase, putting stress on food banks to feed the hungry. National Amusements patrons have contributed more than 100,000 pounds of food since the inception of the program in 1999. This year, the company challenges patrons to bring friends and neighbors to enjoy these classic films and to help increase the much needed food supply.

The classic film series runs every Saturday at 10:00am from November 29, 2008 to December 20, 2008 at select Showcase Cinemas. Guests should bring their non-perishable food items to the box office of their local theatre for free admission to the movie. For more information about this and other programs at National Amusements theatres, please visit www.nationalamusements.com.

Following is the Holiday Classics film schedule:

1/29 – It’s A Wonderful Life

12/6 – Home Alone

12/13 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

12/20 – White Christmas

The program will take place at the following theatres:

Connecticut: Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills

Iowa: Showcase Cinemas 53

Kentucky: Showcase Cinema de Lux Florence, Cinema de Lux 20 Stonybrook

Massachusetts: Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place, Showcase Cinemas Randolph, Showcase Cinemas Woburn, Showcase Cinemas Revere, Showcase Cinemas Lowell, Showcase Cinemas West Springfield 1-15

Michigan: Showcase Cinemas Flint West

New Jersey: Hazlet Multiplex Cinemas, Showcase at the Ritz Center, Multiplex Cinemas at Town Center Plaza

New York: City Center 15: Cinema de Lux

Ohio: Cinema de Lux 14: The Greene, Franklin Park 16: Cinema de Lux, Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux

Rhode Island: Providence Place Cinemas 16, Showcase Cinemas Warwick.

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About National Amusements, Inc.

National Amusements, Inc., is a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia. National Amusements delivers a superior entertainment experience in theatres around the world under its Showcase, Multiplex, Cinema de Lux, and KinoStar brands. Based in Dedham, Massachusetts, National Amusements is a closely held company operating under the third generation of leadership by the Redstone family. National Amusements is also an equal partner in the online ticketing service, MovieTickets.com, and is the parent company of both Viacom and CBS Corporation. www.nationalamusements.com

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Media contact:

Wanda Whitson

781-461-1600 ext. 336

wwhitson@nationalamusements.com