> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clive Smith [SMTP:clives@nelvana.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 12:16 PM
> To: Carr, Treva
> Cc: melanit@nelvana.com; meganl@nelvana.com; angelam@nelvana.com
> Subject: Rock & Rule
> 
> Dear Treva,
> 
> Thanks for the e-mail and thanks for your enthusiasm towards Rock & Rule.
> We fully intend to see the film re-released at some point in the future and
> are currently investigating the legal aspects and the status re underlying
> rights. Mr Loubert is in no more of a position to make this happen than
> any of us, individually, who participated in the production.
> 
> We produced the film over a three and a half year period during which we
> re-financed twice and in doing so negotiated away certain rights.
> Consequently, our lawyers and those at MGM are re-visiting documents that
> were created fifteen years ago to determine the current status of those
> rights. You can be sure it will be a long process, but hopefully it will
> resolve in the re-release of the film on video/dvd and, if I'm not being
> overly optimistic, a limited theatrical realease.
> 
> In the meantime, it does still air occassionally, and it does show up from
> time to time in obscure video shops. We are opening a web page within the
> Nelvana site dedicated to Rock & Rule where we'll post any developments.
> 
> Thanks again for your interest in Rock & Rule, it's nice to know that
> there are still fans out there. It will be people like yourself that will help
> us drum up the support we'll need to re-launch the film.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Clive Smith
> Sen Exec V.P.
> director, Rock & Rule.
>