..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

January 29, 2003

E-Mail Du Jour

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To all my friends,

After a great deal of thought, I have decided to close down the Magic Lantern office on 57th Street at the end of April.

This was not a decision made lightly, because I love being a publicist and am proud of what we have accomplished over the last seven years. But I have reached the point in my life where I am enthusiastic about moving in some new directions.

Magic Lantern, Inc. will continue as a company, but beginning May 1st, it will no longer be involved in release publicity for feature films. I will continue working as a publicity consultant for my personal clients, among
other activities.

At this time, I would like to thank everyone who worked at the firm and who made such vital contributions to making the publicity wheels turn, notably Hiromi Kawanishi, Sara Finmann, Jessica Uzzan, Amy Gordon and Harris Dew.

I would never have had the opportunity to have the company if it wasn't for the constant support of Tom Bernard, Michael Barker and Marcie Bloom of Sony Pictures Classics.

I'd also like to thank everyone who ever hired us, in particular the Independent Film Channel, Errol Morris, and Ally Sheedy.

Reid