October 8, 2010
Dear Editor/TV Writer:
In December, Starz ends the year with “The Best of 2010,” a double feature every night from December 25 through January 1st. The Starz Saturday Premieres for the month of December are Brooklyn’s Finest (12/4) starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke; and The Bounty Hunter (12/18) starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston.
Encore presents its annual “Big ‘80s Weekend” marathon beginning Friday, December 24th at 8:00 p.m. with totally gnarly films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bachelor Party, St., Elmo’s Fire, The Breakfast Club, Revenge of the Nerds, The Big Chill and About Last Night. There’s also a six-film “Spotlight” on Tom Hanks.
Encore Westerns has a “Six Gun Salute” to films featuring the legendary outlaw “Billy the Kid” on Sunday, December 5th.
If you need additional information, art or descriptions of the films, please don’t hesitate to call. You can also find the highlights reports, press releases and high-resolution images for download on our press site at http://starz.mediaroom.com
Sincerely,
Steve Waldo Belgard
Senior Director of Programming & Entertainment Publicity
Starz Entertainment
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STARZ DECEMBER ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Starz:
Ø The Best of Starz 2010 – 12/25 – 1/1 beginning at 8:00 p.m.
ØStarz Saturday Night Premiere – Saturdays at 9:00 p.m.
Encore:
ØBig ‘80s Weekend Returns - Marathon begins Friday, December 24th at 8:00 p.m.
ØSpotlight on Tom Hanks – Six films on Monday, December 13 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Encore Westerns:
Ø “The Virginian,” Cheyenne,” “Have Gun-Will Travel” and “Gunsmoke”
ØAutry Rides Again!
ØA Six-Gun Salute to Billy the Kid on Sunday, December 5th.
Starz Edge:
ØEdge Selects- “Leading Men” every Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m.
Starz InBlack:
ØThe Top Slot – Wednesday nights at 10:00 p.m.
Starz Kids & Family:
ØBig Ticket Tuesday – at 8:00 p.m.
Starz Comedy:
ØCrazy 8s – Fridays at 8:00 p.m.
Starz Cinema :
ØThe A List – Sundays at 10:00 p.m.
Encore Drama:
ØSignature Performances – Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Guy Pearce, Ossie Davis, Russell Crowe and Michael Douglas
Encore Love:
ØLove in Prime Time – Romantic films throughout the month.
Encore Action:
Ø”Vanishing Son” – every Saturday at 10 a.m.
Ø"The Crow: Stairway to Heaven” – every Friday at midnight
Encore Mystery:
ØScenes of the Crime – every Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
ØPerry Mason– A Perry Mason movie every Monday at 8:00 p.m.
Encore Wam:
ØTop Titles
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Starz is where the new movies live. Don’t just see the big movies, experience them.
Starz Saturday Premiere: Hit movies every Saturday night at 9:00 p.m.
Brooklyn’s Finest (Premiere) 12/4– (Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke)
The Princess and The Frog 12/11 - (featuring the voices of Oprah Winfrey, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David)
The Bounty Hunter (Premiere) 12/18 – (Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis)
Alice in Wonderland 12/25 – (Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter)
The Best of Starz 2010: A double feature every night
Alice in Wonderland 12/25 at 8:00 p.m. – (Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter)
The Ugly Truth 12/25 at 9:50 p.m. – (Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Cheryl Hines)
Up 12/26 at 8:00 p.m. – (featuring the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger)
Julie & Julia 12/26 at 9:40 p.m. – (Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci)
Law Abiding Citizen 12/27 at 8:00 p.m. – (Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill)
Angels & Demons 12/27 at 9:50 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer)
District 9 12/28 at 8:00 p.m. – (Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James)
Zombieland 12/28 at 10:00 p.m. – (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 12/29 at 8:00 p.m. - (featuring the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 12/29 at 9:35 p.m. - (Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro)
The Princess and the Frog 12/30 at 8:00 p.m. – (featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David)
The Bounty Hunter 12/30 at 9:40 p.m. – (Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Christine Baranski)
2012 12/31 at 7:20 p.m. – (John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand 12/31 at 10 & 11 p.m. – (Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, John Hannah)
The Proposal 1/1 at 8:00 p.m. – (Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White)
Dear John 1/1 at 10:00 p.m. – (Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins)
Encore provides movies, all movies and nothing but movies. The greatest selection of movies you want to see and see again.
Big ‘80s Weekend Returns A weekend marathon of excellent ‘80s movies begins Friday, December 24th at 8:00 p.m. Totally!
The Karate Kid 12/24 at 8:00 p.m. – (Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 12/24 at 10:10 p.m. – (Phoebe Cates, Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh)
Bachelor Party 12/24 at 11:45 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed)
Creep Show 12/25 at 1:35 a.m. – (Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall)
Nine to Five 12/25 at 3:40 a.m. – (Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin)
Harry and the Hendersons 12/25 at 5:35 a.m. – (John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick)
Field of Dreams 12/25 at 7:35 a.m. – (Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones)
The Great Outdoors 12/25 at 9:30 a.m. – (Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy)
St. Elmo’s Fire 12/25 at 11:10 a.m. – (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy)
Three O’Clock High 12/25 at1:05 p.m. – (Casey Siemaszko, Anne Ryan, Stacey Glick)
Brewster’s Millions 12/25 at 2:45 p.m. – (Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee)
The Breakfast Club 12/25 at 4:30 p.m. – (Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson)
Valley Girl 12/25 at 6:15 p.m. – (Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Frederic Forrest)
Revenge of the Nerds 12/25 at 8:00 p.m. – (Robert Carradine, Tim Busfield, Anthony Edwards)
The Blues Brothers 12/25 at 9:35 p.m. – (John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown)
Class 12/25 at 11:50 p.m. – (Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy)
Fright Night 12/26 at 1:30 a.m. – (Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall)
Strange Brew 12/26 at 3:20 a.m. – (Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max Von Sydow)
Superman II 12/26 at 5:00 a.m. – (Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman)
Raising Arizona 12/26 at 7:15 a.m. – (Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson)
Funny Farm 12/26 at 9:00 a.m. – (Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Glenn Plummer)
The Legend of Billie Jean 12/26 at 10:50 a.m. – (Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater)
Lucas 12/26 at 12:30 p.m. – (Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen)
Steel Magnolias 12/26 at 2:15 p.m. – (Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine)
Jewel of the Nile 12/26 at 4:15 p.m. – (Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito)
The Big Chill 12/26 at 6:10 p.m. – (Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Glenn Close)
St. Elmo’s Fire 12/26 at 8:00 p.m. – (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy)
About Last Night 12/26 at 9:50 p.m. – (Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jim Belushi)
Superman II 12/26 at 11:45 p.m. – (Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman)
Spotlight on …. Hollywood’s brightest stars shine every month in the Encore Spotlight. This month it shines on the ever reliable Tom Hanks with a six-film marathon on Monday, December 13 beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Nothing in Common 2:30 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Sela Ward)
The Money Pit 4:35 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov)
Sleepless in Seattle 6:10 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman)
A League of Their Own 8:00 p.m.– (Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna)
Bachelor Party 10:10 p.m. – (Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed)
Dragnet 12:00 a.m. – (Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Plummer)
Encore Westerns takes you back to the American frontier. All Westerns, all the time.
Six-Gun Salute: Four films featuring “Billy the Kid” – Sunday, December 5
Border Badmen 5:45 p.m. – (Larry “Buster” Crabbe, Al “Fuzzy” St. John, Lorraine Miller)
The Kid From Texas 6:40 p.m. – (Audie Murphy, Gale Storm, Albert Dekker)
The Left Handed Gun 8:00 p.m. – (Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid – 9:45 p.m. – (James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan)
Autry Rides Again!: Classic Gene Autry Films restored by Encore Westerns. Every Sunday at noon with an encore following Wednesdays at noon.
Riders of the Whistling Pines 12/5 – (Gene Autry, Patricia White, Jimmy Lloyd)
Sagebrush Troubadour 12/12– (Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Barbara Pepper)
The Cowboy and the Indians 12/19 – (Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 12/26– (Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Lucile Browne)
Classic TV Westerns: Monday-Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The Virginian 4:30 p.m. – (James Drury, Doug McClure)
Cheyenne 5:45 p.m.– (Clint Walker, L.Q. Jones)
Have Gun-Will Travel 6:35 p.m.– (Richard Boone)
Gunsmoke 7:05 p.m. – (James Arness, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver)
Dead Man’s Gun – every Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. – Narrated by Kris Kristofferson
Starz Edge defies expectation. Flicks and picks for the new generation.
Edge Selects: Every Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. This month features “Leading Men”
Old Dogs 12/7 – (John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston)
Angels & Demons 12/14 – (Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor)
Law Abiding Citizen 12/21 – (Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill)
The Men Who Stare at Goats 12/28 – (George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey)
Starz In Black is culturally connected. The source for the biggest, coolest movies and urban entertainment.
The Top Slot: Featuring the biggest movies with the biggest stars Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
District 9 12/1– (Jason Cope, David James, Sharlto Copley)
2012 12/8 – (John Cusack, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor)
Pandorum 12/15 – (Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet)
Surrogates 12/22 – (Bruce Willis, Rosamund Pike, Radha Mitchell)
Armored 12/29 – (Matt Dillon, Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne)
Starz Kids & Family is for the young and the young at heart. Movies all families can enjoy.
Big Ticket Tuesday: Big hit movies every Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience 12/7– ( Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas)
Race to Witch Mountain 12/14 – (Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig)
Bolt 12/21– (featuring the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman)
Planet 51 12/28– (featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long)
Starz Comedy makes your face hurt. Non-stop movies and outrageous bits that keep you laughing.
Crazy 8s: Fridays at 8:00 p.m.
Julie & Julia 12/3 – (Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci)
When In Rome 12/10 – (Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Dax Shepard)
G-Force 12/17 – (Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Will Arnett)
The Proposal 12/24 – (Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White)
Zombieland 12/31 – (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone)
Starz Cinema brings the art-house to your house.
The A List: The best of Starz Cinema, anchored Sundays at 10 p.m.
The Royal Tenenbaums 12/5– (Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston)
The International 12/12 – (Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl)
About a Boy 12/19 – (Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 12/26 – (Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell)
Encore Drama brings you powerful stories. Movies that reflect the uncertainty of life.
Signature Performances: Four signature performances from Guy Pearce, Ossie Davis, Russell Crowe and Michael Douglas every Monday at 8 p.m.
Memento 12/6– (Guy Pearce)
Jungle Fever 12/13 – (Ossie Davis)
The Insider 12/20 – (Russell Crowe)
Falling Down 12/27 – (Michael Douglas)
Encore Love seduces you. Movies that stimulate your heart and mind.
Love in Primetime
Tuck Everlasting 12/1 at 9:00 p.m. – (Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley)
40 Days and 40 Nights 12/2 at 10:45 p.m. – (Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo)
Her Alibi 12/3 at 10:35 p.m. – (Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels)
Fried Green Tomatoes 12/4 at 9:00 p.m. – (Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson)
Steel Magnolias 12/4 at 11:15 p.m.– (Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine)
Encore Action brings the adrenaline rush to your door. Movies with high-impact excitement.
Top Titles:
Black Hawk Down 12/3 at 7:30 p.m. – (Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore)
Judgment Night 12/4 at 6:10 p.m. – (Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denis Leary)
15 Minutes 12/7 at 7:50 p.m. – (Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, John DiResta)
A Perfect World 12/8 at 11:40 p.m. – (Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern)
Fair Game 12/10 at 8:20 p.m. – (William Baldwin, Cindy Crawford, Steven Berkoff)
“The Crow: Stairway to Heaven” – every Friday at midnight - (Mark Dacascos, Sabine Karsenti, Lynda Boyd)
“Vanishing Son” – every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. – (Chi Muoi Lo, Haing S. Ngor, Russell Wong)
Encore Mystery will keep you guessing. Movies that challenge your instincts or prey on your worst fears.
Scenes of the Crime: Clues, cops and crooks every Thursday at 8 p.m.
Rising Sun 12/2– (Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel)
Body Heat 12/9 – (William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Mickey Rourke)
Gigli 12/16 – (Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 12/23 – (Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro)
Jackie Brown 12/30 – (Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro)
Perry Mason: The world’s best lawyer takes on the prosecution every Monday at 8 p.m.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter 12/6– (Raymond Burr, Robert Culp, Robert Vaughn)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception 12/13 – (Raymond Burr, Marcy Walker, Yvette Mimieux)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer 12/20 – (Raymond Burr, Vanessa Williams, Tim Reid)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion 12/27 – (Raymond Burr, Valerie Harper, Barbara Hale)
Encore Wam is for teens. Providing a cool place to see great movies and teen entertainment.
Top Titles: Hit teen movies every night
The Scorpion King 12/1 at 9:05 p.m.– (Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Hu, Michael Clarke Duncan)
Confessions of a Shopaholic 12/3 at 9:30 p.m. – (Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter)
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet 12/5 at 7:45 p.m. - (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy)
Bedtime Stories 12/9 at 9:35 p.m. – (Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 12/28 at 7:30 p.m.- (Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell)
Titles in December
12/3 – BOURNE IDENTITY, THE
12/3 – ABOUT A BOY
12/10 – SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
12/18 – PROPHET, A
12/23 – CITY ISLAND
12/24 – CHICAGO
12/24 – DADDY DAY CARE
1/11 – DEATH AT A FUNERAL
1/11 – AN EDUCATION
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