Empire Film Group Freezes Hounddog DVD Release Until February

17 Due to Arkansas Ice Storm

MALIBU, Calif., Jan. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A weather

state-of-emergency in Northwest Arkansas has disrupted order processing

and DVD shipments of “Hounddog,” reports Empire Film Group, Inc. (Pink

Sheets:EFGU), which operates its primary warehouse facility in

Springdale, Arkansas. The ice storm, already responsible for more than

20 deaths and power outages throughout a three-state region, impacted

Empire’s ability to assure simultaneous release of the anticipated DVD

title.

“The entire region has been virtually shut down for the past week,”

said Jim Townsend, spokesman for Empire Film Group. “In order to level

the competitive playing field and make sure that all retailers have the

product available on the same date, we had to delay the release date

until February 17, 2009. We apologize to consumers and retailers that

have been impacted by this unfortunate weather event, and appreciate

their support of this revised release date.”