On the Baseball Field Cut from Corn Stalks, Academy Award(R)-Winner and His
Band Will Perform as Part of 'Netflix Rolling Roadshow' Movie Screening
Tour
LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the "Netflix
Rolling Roadshow" summer screening tour, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) , the
world's largest online movie rental service, will bring Academy
Award(R)-winning actor, director and musician Kevin Costner to Dyersville,
IA, for the first time since the filming of "Field of Dreams," to perform
with his band. The concert will be one of the many highlights of Netflix's
unique 10-city movie screening tour, which showcases contemporary classics
in the locations they helped make famous.
The performance will take place before the screening of "Field of
Dreams" on Friday, August 11 at 7:00 PM (CST) on the Left and Center Field,
where a number of the film's most memorable scenes were filmed.
"Returning to the 'Field of Dreams' location to play a concert for
Netflix movie fans has special meaning for me," said Mr. Costner. "The
movie was significant in my career and the band is an important part of my
future." Mr. Costner and his band will play a 75-minute set of original
rock and popular music for a crowd of movie fans who will attend the
outdoor screening of one of his most popular and enduring films, which was
released in 1989. The concert and the screening are open to the public free
of charge. More details can be obtained at http://www.netflix.com/roadshow.
Mr. Costner's acting career spans more than 35 films, including
directing and producing credits on more than 15. His favorite movies
include "How the West Was Won" and "The Magnificent Seven." In 1990, Mr.
Costner was honored with an Academy Award(R) for Best Director for "Dances
with Wolves." His films - which include "The Upside of Anger," "The
Untouchables," "The Bodyguard," "JFK," "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams"
-- are among Netflix's most popular titles. To date, they have collectively
rented 2.75 million times. Mr. Costner's most recent DVD release, the
romantic comedy "Rumor Has It," has already rented more than 300,000 times
since its release on May 9, 2006.
About the 2006 Rolling Roadshow
Taking place throughout the month of August, the "2006 Netflix Rolling
Roadshow" will visit such iconic movie locations as Martha's Vineyard where
the infamous "Jaws" terrified swimmers, the spooky Stanley Hotel in Estes
Park, Colorado, which was the inspiration for "The Shining," and the
legendary island prison in San Francisco Bay for a cellblock screening of
"Escape From Alcatraz." The tour is hosted by singer/songwriter and
television personality, Lisa Loeb. Additional information about the tour
will be available on http://www.netflix.com/roadshow
About Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is the world's largest online movie rental service,
providing more than five million subscribers access to over 60,000 DVD
titles. The company offers a variety of subscription plans, starting at
$5.99 a month. There are no due dates, no late fees and no shipping fees.
DVDs are delivered for free by the USPS from regional shipping centers
located throughout the United States. Netflix can reach more than 90
percent of its subscribers with generally one business-day delivery.
Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations to its members and has
more than one billion movie ratings. Netflix also allows members to share
and recommend movies to one another through its Friends(SM) feature. For
more information, visit http://www.netflix.com .
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