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Leonidas Films Inc. Opens Its Doors at the Old Warner Hollywood Studios, Currently Named ``The Lot''

LEONIDAS FILMS INC. (Pink Sheets:LFMI) announces their new home at the famous studio. Timothy Cavanaugh President of Leonidas Films informs us that their new offices on "The Lot" are conveniently located in the heart of the production community; the facility offers the intimacy of an independent with the resources of a major studio. Its "Old Hollywood" charm provides the perfect backdrop for the studio's friendly and casual atmosphere with complete production services and state-of-the-art facilities.

Located on Santa Monica Boulevard just west of La Brea in West Hollywood, the 11 acre studio lot contains seven sound stages, and the Goldwyn Sound Facility.

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The current site of "The Lot" was established in 1919 as the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios, home of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. In 1922, D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin joined the team and in 1928 it was renamed the United Artists Studio. It reigned as one of Hollywood's greatest sites which produced classic films from the silents to the modern era such as "Robin Hood, The Thief of Baghdad" and "Taming of the Shrew." In 1950, the studio was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn where he produced many classic films, among them "Guys and Dolls," "Some Like It Hot," "The Apartment," "West Side Story," "Wuthering Heights," and Best Picture Oscar Winner, "The Best Years of Our Lives." And most recently "Basic Instinct," "The Green Mile," and "Miss Congeniality 2." "The Lot" was also the home base to Mr. Frank Sinatra for 25 years.

Leonidas Films is proud to be associated with this historic studio and is confident that it can create films that will further enhance the Legacy.

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