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March 1, 2004 Dear Editor/TV Writer: May offers many things, including a Memorial Day tribute, a birthday salute to a big Westerns legend, a look at an acclaimed director, and a lost little fish. ACTION celebrates Memorial Day with a 24-hour Combat! marathon on Monday, May 31st and an Action Channel original special on the series, hosted by actor Tom Skerritt, featuring interviews with cast members including comedian Shecky Greene, directors (such as Richard Donner and Robert Altman), writers and Combat! historians. WESTERNS acknowledges John “The Duke” Wayne’s birthday on May 26th with a 10-film marathon salute including True Grit, North to Alaska, and The Sons of Katie Elder. ENCORE presents a profile of visual genius Ridley Scott in its original series “The Directors,” plus three of Scott’s films featured in a “Behind the Camera” package, including the director’s cut of Alien. If you’re looking for big movies, the STARZ! Saturday Premiere presents the 2003 box-office champion Finding Nemo, which features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Brad Garrett, and Willem Dafoe. Of course, my personal favorite is the remake of Willard starring the always off-beat and strange Crispin Glover. As always, if you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to call. Sincerely, Steve Belgard Director of Programming PR 8900 Liberty Circle Englewood, CO 80112 (720) 852-5843 (direct) (720) 852-4098 (fax) [email protected] STARZ PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS www.starz.com FEATURED IN MAY STARZ! ® • STARZ! Saturday PremiereSM: Presents the television premieres of Finding Nemo (the top- grossing film of 2003) starring the voices of Ellen DeGeneres and Geoffrey Rush, Hollywood Homicide starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett, Hulk starring Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, Willard starring Crispin Glover, and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd starring Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson. • Stars on STARZ!: Features three comedies from funnyman Eddie Griffin – Dysfunktional Family, The New Guy, and Undercover Brother. • Cinematheque: Features the best of highly acclaimed movies that break the Hollywood mold such as the premiere of Blue Car starring David Strathairn, Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore, and Ararat starring Christopher Plummer. ENCORE® • Spotlight: Showcases three films from Reese Witherspoon – Sweet Home Alabama, The Importance of Being Earnest, and A Far Off Place. • The Directors: Ridley Scott: The Directors episode features clips from Scott’s films Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma & Louise, Black Hawk Down, Hannibal, The Duellists, Black Rain, White Squall, G.I. Jane, Legend, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Matchstick Men. The segment includes extensive exclusive chats with Scott, plus comments from Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Jeff Bridges, Andy Garcia, Keith Carradine, Veronica Cartwright, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. • Behind the Camera: Ridley Scott: Features three films from the director throughout the month: the special edition of Alien, Black Hawk Down, and Someone to Watch Over Me. ACTIONSM Combat! Memorial Day Marathon and Special: The ACTION channel welcomes back Combat! by celebrating Memorial Day with a 24-hour marathon featuring a new original special showcasing the much beloved and enduring television action series. The Memorial Day marathon will run all day Monday, May 31st. The special is hosted by actor Tom Skerritt (Alien, M*A*S*H, and “Picket Fences”), who appeared in six episodes over the series’ five year run, plus interviews with acclaimed Combat! directors Robert Altman, Richard Donner, and the late Burt Kennedy. It will also include exclusive interviews with Combat! actors including the late Rick Jason (Lt. Hanley), Dick Peabody (Littlejohn) and legendary comedian Shecky Greene (Braddock) talking for the first time about his own unique behind-the-scenes experiences during the show’s first season. • Saturday Action Zone: Do you know where your action is? It’s every Saturday at 10:00 p.m. The Action Zone in May has XXX, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scorpion King, Black Dog, and First Blood. • Animidnight: Features Japanese animation every Friday at midnight. May presents the premiere of Street Fighter II. WESTERNSSM • Six-Gun Salute: To birthday boy John Wayne on May 26 with a 10-film marathon. • Pulp Westerns: Shake and stir it up with “The Rat Pack Goes West” featuring films starring Frank, Sammy and Dean. • World-Wide Westerns: Goes “Rome on the Range” with four Italian Westerns. MYSTERYSM • Madcap Mysteries: Features some hilarious whodunits including Nuns on the Run, Undercover Brother, and True Identity. 2 • Film Noir: Every Monday at 8:00 p.m. the small screen goes dark with Dick Powell in Johnny O’Clock, Cliff Robertson in Underworld U.S.A., Vince Edwards in Murder By Contract, Vittorio Gassman in The Glass Wall, and Evelyn Keyes in The Killer That Stalked New York. • Neo-Noir: Every Monday night after Film Noir, Neo-Noir presents four modern interpretations of the classic film noir of the ‘40s and ‘50s – Chinatown, One False Move, Bad Company, Homicide, and Scenes of the Crime. LOVE STORIESSM • Heart Throbs: Features five films from the eternally handsome Cary Grant in An Affair to Remember, Holiday, His Girl Friday, To Catch a Thief, and The Talk of the Town. • Leading Ladies: Presents three from Geena Davis – The Accidental Tourist, Angie, and Earth Girls are Easy. • Love By the Book: Looks at three films based on books, plays or short stories: Shining Through, The Only Thrill, and The Last Picture Show. STARZ! CINEMA® • The “A” List: A monthly package showcasing the best and newest of STARZ! Cinema, such as Chicago, The 25th Hour, Amelie, and Full Frontal, every Thursday. • The Auteurs…..Oliver Stone: Presenting Stone’s Nixon, Platoon, and Salvador. • STARZ! Cinema First: Featuring for the first time on television The Sea is Watching, the last screenplay written by legendary director Akira Kurosawa. TRUE STORIESSM • History on Film: Includes historical events and important anniversaries with Casualties of War, Hope and Glory, The Big Red One, John Ford Goes to War, and others. • Ripped From the Headlines: Looks at “Women in Crime” with such films as I Shot Andy Warhol, Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, and Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story. • Reel Stories: Offers true stories told documentary style every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. May presents Crumb, Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz, Mike Vs. Tyson, and That’s Black Entertainment: Actors. BLACK STARZ!® • A-Title Destination: Features Bringing Down the House, All About the Benjamins, Maid in Manhattan and The Long Kiss Goodnight. • Close-Up With…..Larenz Tate: With A Man Apart, Love Come Down, Menace II Society, and The Inkwell. • The Heritage: Delves into the decision for desegregation with the documentary The Road to Brown (Brown vs. Education). STARZ! FAMILY® • Big Ticket Tuesday: A monthly programming package featuring big hit family movies every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. This month features The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Tuck Everlasting and A Simple Wish. • Funny Stuff: Presents Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Three Musketeers, and Leave it to Beaver. • Motherly Love: Presents four stories on “Mother’s Day” May 9th - It Takes Two, Relative Values, Lena: My 100 Children, and Murphy’s Romance. WAM! ® • T.B.I.O – Teens By Invitation Only: Features Blue Crush, Dumb & Dumber, Little Secrets, and Bio-Dome, every Friday night at 9:00 p.m. • Wacky Wednesdays: Gives us comedies such as Krippendorf’s Tribe, Problem Child, and Look Who’s Talking Too, every Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. 3 • Date @ 8: Features the best of WAM! Such as “Weird Science,” and “Higher Ground” - every day of the week at 8:00 p.m. STARZ! KIDS • The channel featuring “movies for kids” includes Daddy Day Care, Kermit’s Swamp Years, The Country Bears, The Secret of Nimh, and Dennis the Menace. (All times are ET/PT) STARZ! STARZ! Saturday PremiereSM: Every Saturday at 9:00 p.m., STARZ! premieres a new movie. • Hollywood Homicide (May 1) – Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett star as two mismatched Los Angeles cops whose second careers continually interfere with their detective work. The film co- stars Martin Landau, Lou Diamond Phillips, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Lena Olin, Robert Wagner, and Bruce Greenwood. • Hulk (May 8) – You really don’t want to make Dr. David Banner mad, do you? Based on the Marvel Comic book and cult television series, the Hulk centers around scientist Dr. David Banner (Eric Bana) who’s zapped with a ray that turns him into a huge, mean, green giant – and he ain’t that jolly. The film co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and is directed by Ang Lee. • Willard (May 15) – Crispin Glover is the perfect actor to reprise the role of “Willard,” a weird loner who makes friends with rats, letting them do his dirty work, that is until big boss rat “Ben” takes over. The film co-stars R. Lee Ermey and Laura Harring. • Finding Nemo (May 22) – An overprotective father gets separated from his son Nemo and searches for the little fish. The top-grossing film of 2003 features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janey, and Geoffrey Rush. • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (May 29) – A look back at the not-so-bright duo when they were in high school and badly trying to fit in. The film stars Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Eugene Levy, Cheri Oteri, and Mimi Rogers. Stars on STARZ!: Laugh it up with three comedies from funnyman Eddie Griffin, Friday, May 7th. • Dysfunktional Family – Comedian Eddie Griffin is captured in-concert in his hometown of Kansas City. The film features behind-the-scenes documentary footage of his personal life, including his family reunion where we meet the relatives he spoofs in his act.
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