New York, August 28, 2007 – We never expected a protest rally at a screening of Death Sentence on Tuesday – this was a very low-key event at the tiny Tribeca Cinemas in lower Manhattan.

But the protesters matched the evening’s mood – just a few very polite folks from United Students Against Sweatshops gathered in an orderly fashion outside the theater. Their beef is with Hanes, which they claim exploits workers in the Dominican Republic in the production t-shirts for star Kevin Bacon’s charitable organization, Sixdegrees.org. Their large banner that said, “Kevin – tell Hanes to end the exploitation of workers” seemed to work; when Bacon arrived, he walked directly over to the protesters and listened to their spiel, spoke earnestly with them and shook hands with each before hitting the red carpet. We couldn’t overhear the conversation, but the protesters told us later that Bacon said he’d look into the situation now that he’s been informed.

Another surprise at the screening was John Travolta, whose wife, Kelly Preston co-stars in Death Sentence. People were buzzing that Garrett Hedlund resembles a young Brad Pitt; in fact, you can see Pitt and Hedlund together (in skirts) in 2004’s Troy.