ORADELL, NJ - Nov. 24, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- LandWare, Inc. (www.landware.com), a pioneering developer of handheld computer solutions announced the immediate availability of the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide for Palm Powered Handhelds. LandWare has teamed with Leonard Maltin, the leading authority on American film, to produce the ultimate mobile companion for anyone looking to buy, watch, rent -- or merely brush up on -- movies whenever, wherever.

The Most Comprehensive Film Reference Available
From Aaron Loves Angela to Zulu Dawn the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide places essential facts at your fingertips including availability, screen formats, running time, director and cast, nationality, MPAA rating, genre and date of release for over 19,000 movies. In addition, each movie is rated from four stars to bomb and comes with a capsule review summarizing plot, quality and often great tidbits of information.

The Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide also provides "top-lists" which tap you into the collective opinion of over 100,000 movie buffs with a single stroke of the stylus. Instantly find the best loved films of their decade or genre by selecting from 27 ranked lists that represent the most popular in their class.

Manage Your Film Library, Rental and Buying Lists
Whether you have an extensive DVD collection or simply suffer from late return fees the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide offers powerful tools for tracking the films you watch, rent and own. The Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide will help maintain cost and purchase details, loan and rental records, technical information, notes and much more.

Your Inside Connection to The Entertainment World
Now you can use your handheld to keep in touch with what has happened, is happening and will happen in the world of cinema. The Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide provides up-to-date, anytime, anywhere access to film premieres in theatres, DVD release dates, Film festivals and more. Your handheld is updated during HotSync or wirelessly with the tap of a button to ensure you never miss an important event.

Key Features:

• Complete details and capsule reviews of over 19,000 films, including more than 300 new entries.
• More than 8,000 DVD, 7,000 Laserdisc and 14,000 Videocassette entries
• Easy-to-read symbols detailing MPAA rating, Widescreen formats, awards etc.
• Filmographies for over 35,000 Actors, Actresses and Directors
• Top lists of popular movies as voted by over 100,000 regular movie-goers
• Complete film library, rental and buying list management
• Online event calendar keeps you in touch with DVD release dates, new releases in theatres and Film festivals
• Full support for removable expansion card media

Pricing and Availability
The Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide for Palm OS is available now, and can be electronically downloaded at www.landware.com/movieguide/. The suggested retail price is $19.95. The Leonard Maltin Guide requires Palm OS 3.1 or later. A CD-ROM version will be available in early December.

A full visual overview is available at http://www.landware.com/movieguide/tour

LandWare is a registered trademark of LandWare, Inc. Movie guide content is copyright Leonard Maltin, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986-1992. Copyright JessieFilm, Ltd., 1993-2002. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.

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