FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HOTTER THAN HELL to rock DETROIT ROCK CITY

Tribute band set to appear at cast and crew reunion

(HOLLYWOOD, CA - June 23rd, 2003) - KISS tribute band HOTTER THAN HELL will appear in full costume and make-up at the cast and crew reunion screening of DETROIT ROCK CITY on Tuesday, July 8th @ 7:30 p.m at the Arclight Cinemas Hollywood. The band, which served as photo doubles for the real KISS during filming of DETROIT ROCK CITY, will walk the Arclight courtyard from 6:30 to 7:30 during cast and crew arrivals, meeting and greeting fans and posing for pictures. The event, part of the ongoing Scriptwriters Network film series, Story to Glory, will also feature a cast and crew Q and A immediately following the screening. Scheduled to attend are director Adam Rifkin, writer Carl DuPre, associate producer Tim Sullivan, editor Pete Schink, and castmembers Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Melanie Lynskey, Lin Shaye and Shannon Tweed. An autographed script, poster and DVD of the film will be raffled off to ticket purchasers, with a special grand prize announced that evening.

Admission to the event costs $11.00. Advance tickets may be purchased online at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood website, or in-person at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood box office, located at 6360 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA. In-person box office discounts are available to members of the Scriptwriters Network, ArcLight Cinemas, WGA, Writers Guild Foundation, Women in Film, The Industry Card, USC Students & Faculty, AMPAS and ATAS (with proof of membership). For more information go to: www.scriptwritersnetwork.com or www.arclightcinemas.com or call ArcLight Cinemas at 323/464-1478.

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Hotter Than Hell was created in 1994 and after performing hundreds of dates throughout North America, honed their authentic recreation of the "KISS experience" to razor sharp perfection. KISS themselves have proclaimed Hotter Than Hell to be the only official KISS tribute band. This claim was further validated in 1998 when Gene Simmons hand selected the band to double for KISS in the New Line Cinema feature film 'Detroit Rock City'. Hotter Than Hell rocks audiences with an unforgettable mix of signature KISS tunes, fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, explosive pyrotechnics, authentic costuming, full kabuki make-up and exact staging from the 1977 LOVE GUN TOUR. Currently based in New York, the group has toured the entire UNITED STATES and across CANADA, selling out theme parks, festivals, fairs, theaters, casinos and has been featured in numerous media events from national television and radio to the major motion picture screen! For the new millennium founding member Scott McClusky ('Ace Frehley') now takes Hotter Than Hell to the next level combining forces with another KISS tribute founder, Benny Doro ('Paul Stanley' of Black Diamond fame) to fully recreate the rock spectacle that KISS fans demand.

Story to Glory: Memorable Movies and the People Behind Them is an ongoing film series presented by the Scriptwriters Network at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood which celebrates talented screenwriters and their creative impact on the moviemaking process. Screenings are the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The Scriptwriters Network is a 800-member non-profit organization of film and television writers which holds monthly meetings with guest speakers from the entertainment industry, sponsors a high school fellowship program, publishes a newsletter, maintains a script library, holds the annual Carl Sautter Memorial Scriptwriting Competition for Film and Television and promotes personal and professional networking in the entertainment field.

ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood represents a new evolution in the movie going experience. Created and opened by Pacific Theatres in the spring of 2002, the beautifully designed facility offers an unprecedented combination of technology, amenities, comfort, and customer service for the discerning movie lover, connecting them with films and filmmaking. ArcLight is located at 6360 W. Sunset Boulevard, between Vine and Ivar. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.arclightcinemas.com

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Hotter Than Hell with Adam Rifkin (Director)
Benny Doro with James  de Bello aka "Trip"
Hotter Than Hell with Shannon Tweed
Benny Doro with Tim Sullivan (Associate Producer)
Hotter than Hell with Sam Huntington aka  "Jam"
Hotter Than Hell with Steve Hardy (Movie Set Designer - also HTH stage consultant)
Hotter Than Hell with Carl Dupre (Writer)
Hotter Than Hell with Melanie Lynski
Hotter Than Hell with Lynn Shaye aka "Jam's mom"
Hotter Than Hell with  Kathleen Haase (Associate Producer)