Exhibit 99.1

                          Image Entertainment Special
                       Committee Engages the Salter Group


    CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2005--
Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISK), a leading independent
licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming
in North America, today announced that the Special Committee of its
Board of Directors has engaged The Salter Group to provide independent
financial advisory services in connection with evaluating the
unsolicited proposal from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF)
to enter into a negotiated strategic transaction to acquire all of
Image's stock, as well as other potential alternatives to maximize
shareholder value.

    About The Salter Group:

    The Salter Group was formed in 2003 as an independent financial
and strategic advisory firm, with a specialty in entertainment and
media, offering forecasting, valuation, transaction support and other
advisory services to its clients. With more than 1,700 engagements
representing $55 billion plus in asset values, The Salter Group is
uniquely positioned to serve its diverse clients throughout the world.
The Salter Group's professionals enjoy a reputation for innovative
strategic planning, superior statistical and competitive analyses,
exceptional industry and financial relationships and leading-edge
strategic alternative development and transaction structuring. The
Salter Group is headquartered in Los Angeles with affiliates in New
York, Paris and Tokyo.

    About Image Entertainment:

    Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee,
producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North
America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and 175
exclusive CD titles in domestic release and approximately 300 programs
internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the
Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its
subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., exclusive video on demand, streaming
video and download rights. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth,
California, and has a domestic distribution facility in Las Vegas,
Nevada. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please
go to www.image-entertainment.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements:

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements which
are based on the Company's current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions. In some cases forward-looking statements may be
identified by forward-looking words like "would," "intend," "hope,"
"will," "may," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "predict," "continue," or similar words. Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
outcomes and results to differ materially from the Company's
expectations, forecasts and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties
include risks and uncertainties not in the control of the Company,
including, without limitation, the current economic climate and other
risks and uncertainties, including those enumerated and described in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Unless otherwise required by law, the Company disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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