Winner, 2 Italian Academy Awards, Best Actress, Best Actor Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival

“Both stars push themselves to the limits to depict a mad passion. Cruz is in her full glory.”-- The New York Times

“The film is a mesmerizing erotic odyssey given gravity and heart by Cruz.”-- Rolling Stone

New York, NY – (June 6, 2006) – Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI) today announced the July 2006 DVD release of Wellspring’s Don’t Move. Starring Penélope Cruz (Sahara, Vanilla Sky) and directed by Sergio Castellitto (Libero Burro), the film is a dramatic story of a love affair between two desperate people, told from the point of view of a troubled male soul and a lonely woman – both of whom have never experienced real love. Don’t Move won two Italian Academy Awards and was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival when it was released theatrically. The DVD will be available beginning July 18, 2006 for a suggested retail price of $24.98. The order date is June 14, 2006.

“Don’t Move is a heated drama that fans of Penélope Cruz will enjoy,” stated Justine Brody, Vice President of Marketing. “She sheds her beauty for this role, playing an oppressed woman, creating a character, desperate and alone.”

The DVD’s bonus features include: Penélope Cruz Screen Tests, Deleted Scene, Backstage: Behind-the-Scenes, Margaret Mazzantini: A Writer’s Reflections, and the full-length International Theatrical Trailer.

Synopsis

A sexy and emotional tale of passionate love and redemption based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Mazzantini, Don’t Move also stars director and co-writer Castellitto (My Mother’s Smile, Mostly Martha) as Timoteo, a Rome surgeon whose teenage daughter has been seriously injured in an accident. From his daughter’s bedside, he flashes back to an affair he had before she was born with a working-class woman named Italia (Cruz) – a relationship that began violently and evolved into a passionate love. As their relationship deepens, he becomes alienated from his wife. Timoteo is forced into making a decision that will break both his and Italia’s hearts.

The recipient of much critical praise, including “a beautifully made film – decorously composed, meticulously acted” by The New York Times, and “movies as strong and provocative as this one are a special pleasure” by The Wall Street Journal, Don’t Move is presented in 16x9 2.35 Letterbox, Italian, Stereo, and has optional English subtitles. The film has a running time of 122 Minutes.

About Wellspring

Wellspring is one of the leading distributors of arthouse films in America. Current Wellspring Home Entertainment releases include Claire Denis' The Intruder starring Michel Subor; Eduard Cortés' Nobody's Life, a chilling tale and fascinating exploration into one man's world of deception; Incantato, a touching Italian comedy starring Giancarlo Gianninni; and Thomas Vinterberg's Dear Wendy, written by Lars Von Trier and starring Jamie Bell, Michael Angarano, Mark Webber and Bill Pullman.

Together, the Wellspring Home Video and Worldwide Sales libraries boast over 650 titles including major works by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Eric Rohmer, Luchino Visconti, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, the Taviani brothers, Peter Greenaway, Jacques Demy, Akira Kurosawa, Pedro Almodóvar, Michelangelo Antonioni and Lina Wertmüller, among others.

Wellspring Media, Inc. is a division of American Vantage Media Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genius Products, Inc.

About Genius Products, Inc.

Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI) produces and distributes an ever-expanding library of home entertainment products, including DVDs and CDs. Sold in retail outlets nationwide under such well-known brands as Wellspring, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment™, NBC News, and Baby Genius®, the company’s products are distributed through the Genius Products Branded Distribution Network, an extensive distribution network that extends throughout the U.S. to mass, drugstore, supermarket and specialty retailers. Genius Products recently released on home video The Weinstein Company smash hits HOODWINKED, the animated family comedy which ranked #1 in consumer sales in its debut week; DERAILED, starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen, which ranked #1 in rentals in its debut week; WOLF CREEK, an Australian horror film; and the Oscar nominated film, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS, starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins.

Genius Products boasts a premiere management team comprised of seasoned executives, formerly with major Hollywood studios, who have steered the company into the forefront of the industry through their landmark distribution deal with The Weinstein Company.

Upcoming films planned for release by Genius Products include films by The Weinstein Company such as THE MATADOR, starring Pierce Brosnan; David Zucker’s hilarious new sequel, SCARY MOVIE 4; THE LIBERTINE, starring Johnny Depp; and LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN, a Weinstein Company presentation released theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis and Lucy Liu. Potential new releases include a sequel to SIN CITY, SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, CLERKS II and the highly anticipated film, BOBBY.

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Don’t Move
Street Date: July 18, 2006
Order Date: June 14, 2006
SRP: $24.98
Cat. #: FLV5491
Run Time: 122 Minutes
Language: Italian with English subtitles