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But I think it's going to be a pretty unique way for people to see the film.' What surprised him most about the Tower Records story I would very much rather this not be the case. It feels weird to say that I'm looking forward to it, because of course I'm not. But given what's transpired with Russ passing, this is definitely going to be another very emotional experience. And I thought we were sort of done with that. We screened it for old employees and music execs, and the response has been really great. That was about as crazy emotional as you could possibly get. That was the first time I had screened anything of mine in front of an audience of strangers. вЂњI've been really fortunate to have gone to some really incredible screenings, (like) our initial first screening in Austin, where I got a standing ovation.

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On bringing the 2015 film back to a movie theater вЂњAll Things Must PassвЂќ chronicles TowerвЂ™s unlikely ascent and inevitable decline, with thoughts from longtime employees as well as Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Dave Grohl.ДЄhead of his brief visit to Music City (right on the heels of his dad, Tom Hanks, who was just in town), Hanks called the Tennessean to talk about the вЂњincredible journeyвЂќ heвЂ™s been on with his film. The record store chain was actually founded in HanksвЂ™ hometown of Sacramento, California. Hanks and Solomon became close friends through the making of вЂњAll Things Must Pass,вЂќ and the Nashville screening will be the filmвЂ™s first since SolomonвЂ™s passing on March 4 at age 92. That same day, heвЂ™ll help induct late Tower Records founder Russ Solomon into the Music Business Hall of Fame. HeвЂ™s coming to town to host a May 17 screening of that aforementioned documentary, вЂњAll Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower RecordsвЂќ at the Nashville Film Festival. Still, Hanks will be making the most of his short time in Music City. вЂњI don't know how much of Nashville I'm gonna be able to see, which sucks, because it's a fantastic city,вЂќ he says.

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On the other hand, that doesnвЂ™t always leave enough free time to, say, take in the sights of Nashville during his upcoming visit. Colin HanksвЂ™ career вЂ“ or careers вЂ“ isВ thriving. HeвЂ™s also an independent filmmaker whose debut documentary continues to earn praise.

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He's an Emmy-nominated actor whoвЂ™s now the star of a hit network series (CBSвЂ™ вЂњLife in PiecesвЂќ). The Tower website is вЂњbarely a skeleton right now,вЂќ said Richard Flynn, a Delaware businessman who ran the site until 2012.Watch Video: Colin Hanks Premieres Debut Feature What is clear is that the Tower brand has struggled for the most part. Officials with Cumberland didnвЂ™t respond to requests for comment for this story. Officials with Tower Dublin wouldnвЂ™t discuss their finances, or their agreement with Cumberland. Caiman went bankrupt in 2010, and corporation records show control of the brand was passed to Cumberland Corporate Services Ltd., a firm in the British Virgin Islands.Дetails of the franchise agreements between Cumberland and the remaining stores arenвЂ™t clear. Keeping Tower alive proved too much for the Florida company. acquired the rights to the Tower brand, giving it control of the international franchises and the website.

An obscure Florida company called Caiman Holdings Inc.

MTS was unable to regain its footing and was ordered liquidated by a bankruptcy judge in 2006. Most of the others were sold as franchises to local investors Tower Dublin was acquired by a small local conglomerate. In a scramble for cash, the West Sacramento company, known as MTS Inc., closed many of its international stores. company was battered by competition from the Internet and major brick-and-mortar discounters. The international business took a U-turn in the early 2000s, as the U.S. It came to Dublin in 1993 as part of a British Isles invasion that also landed in Glasgow, Scotland, and on LondonвЂ™s Piccadilly Circus. In the 1990s, when Tower was at its peak, annual sales exceeded $1 billion and the born-in-Sacramento company was expanding like mad. and international stores answered to the West Sacramento headquarters at one point. The stores in Ireland, Japan and Israel represent the final outposts of a global empire that once prospered in such places as Hong Kong, Thailand, Mexico, Dubai and, of course, the United States. He said he last visited Tower in Dublin sometime in the mid-1990s. вЂњThe fact that itвЂ™s still there in Ireland makes me very happy,вЂќ Solomon said in a phone interview.

The brandвЂ™s survival in Dublin brings a measure of joy to at least one Sacramentan: Tower founder Russ Solomon. вЂњWeвЂ™re too busy doing the day-to-day to really think about it,вЂќ said Joe Plunkett, 36, general manager of Tower Records Dublin.