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'Get me the easy chair and the remote Miss Moneypenny!' For the First Time Ever - 17 James Bond Films - Uncut, Commercial Free, & On-Demand Starz Presents 'Ultimate Bond' Starting January 1st Available on Starz On Demand and STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies Unprecedented Chance to See Classic James Bond Films Anytime You Want - Hosted by Sir Roger Moore Plus Encore Presents 72-Hour Marathon Starting January 14th 'Watch to Win' Sweepstakes to Exotic Locations - It's the 'Ultimate Bond' ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- James Bond films have thrilled and amazed fans for over 40 years, but nothing like this has ever happened before -- ever. "Ultimate Bond" -- four different James Bonds, the vilest of evil villains, loads of "Bond Babes," really cool gadgets and tons of action -- we're talking 17 Bond films shown for the first time on pay television uncut, commercial free, and on-demand to be seen anytime you want for no extra charge. It's a fitting way to start off the New Year on January 1st, 2005. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041122/LAM031) Beginning January 1st, you'll be able to see Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and let us not forget George Lazenby in 17 classic James Bond films (film list attached) anytime you want on Starz On Demand, and STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies for your PC. And on Friday, January 14th beginning at 8:00 p.m. (et/pt) Encore presents a 72-hour marathon of Bond films. Sir Roger Moore, who starred as James Bond in seven films over a 13-year span is the host of "Ultimate Bond." "Ultimate Bond" will feature special segments on the actors who played Bond, the cars, the gadgets, the "Bond Girls," the locales, the villains, the memorable scenes action-packed chases, trivia, interviews with Sir Roger Moore and other actors who have appeared in the films (in addition to actors who are just plain Bond fans like Angelina Jolie), plus a short feature on Bond creator Ian Fleming. The "Bond on Demand" event also includes a "Watch to Win" sweepstakes offering a chance to win a trip to your choice of three exciting James Bond locations -- Monte Carlo, Jamaica or Switzerland, plus Bond CD soundtracks, and more (information available on www.starz.com). James Bond, a sophisticated British spy, was invented by writer Ian Fleming in 1952's "Casino Royale." Fleming went on to write twelve Bond novels and two short stories plus was well-known for the classic children's story "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." He named his suave spy after the American ornithologist James Bond. His last Bond short story was the 1966 "Octopussy and The Living Daylights," and three other writers continued the Bond legacy -- John Gardner, Raymond Benson and Kingsley Amis. Sean Connery was the first actor to play James Bond on film. Connery played him as the tough guy, always ready with the clenched fist beneath the polished exterior. George Lazenby, though only appearing for one film ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service") is one of the most controversial Bond actors, being simultaneously loved and despised by Bond fans. Roger Moore's Bond was maturer, smoother and more sophisticated, rarely getting a hair out of place while saving the world. The films of Timothy Dalton attempted to take Bond back to the darker roots of the books, making him a more complex and troubled character. Pierce Brosnan, the latest Bond, is widely regarded as portraying the spy with a mix of Connery's raw masculinity and Moore's suavity. A special "Ultimate Bond" on-screen button will be available on the Starz On Demand navigational menu enabling fans to go directly to the 17 Bond movies. Similar buttons will be introduced throughout 2005, and will correspond with unique Starz On Demand programming. This enhancement will improve on-demand movie viewing by providing just one button to take movie lovers to their favorite movie(s), allowing them to enjoy them sooner, and on their schedule. Starz On Demand provides impulse viewing of Starz movies with full "DVD-like" functionality as part of the monthly subscription and with no fee per view. Starz On Demand features over 100 great movies every month, selected from titles shown across the Starz movie channels. STARZ! is also the first pay TV service to offer its subscription VOD programming offered in high definition with Starz On Demand HD. For more information on Starz On Demand, and to view an interactive demonstration of Starz On Demand, please visit www.starzondemand.com. STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies gives broadband subscribers access to a rotating library of at least 150 premium, major motion pictures for downloading and on-demand viewing for only $12.95 per month. Unlike pay-per-view services, STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies does not charge a separate fee each time a movie is downloaded, so subscribers can watch as much as they want for no additional charge. Approximately 25% of the STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies library is rotated weekly, equating to over 250 unique titles made available each month. Offered in RealVideo(R) 10.5 and through RealPlayer(R), movies will take as little as a few minutes to download depending on the speed of the subscriber's broadband service. Additionally, subscribers have access to a streamed version of the STARZ! linear service. Starz Encore Group (SEG) is the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States with approximately 167 million pay units. SEG offerings include the Starz Super Pak(R), with up to 13 digital movie channels and more than 750 movies per month, Starz On Demand(R), the only on-demand pay TV subscription service available on the cable and satellite platforms, and its broadband equivalent, STARZ! Ticket(SM). SEG also offers a suite of advanced video offerings, including STARZ! HD(SM), Encore HD(SM), and Starz On Demand HD(SM). Starz Encore Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE:L)(NYSE:LMCb), www.starz.com. Contact: Steve Belgard/Starz Encore Tom Chen/MPRM (720) 852-5843 (323) 933-3399 "Ultimate Bond": It's 007 x 17. Catch the "Ultimate Bond" on Starz on Demand and STARZ! Ticket on January 1st, plus a 72-hour James Bond marathon on Encore beginning Friday, January 14 at 8:00 p.m. Seventeen 007 films shown for the first time on television the way they were meant to be seen -- all uncut and commercial free. The marathon is hosted by Mr. Bond himself -- Sir Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond movies over a 13 year span. Beginning Saturday, January 22, a different 007 film will be anchored every Saturday at noon on Encore. * "Dr. No" (1963) - Agent 007 (Sean Connery) tries to foil a SPECTRE madman (Joseph Wiseman) out to divert rockets from Cape Canaveral. The film co-stars Ursula Andress, Jack (Hawaii 5-0) Lord and Bernard Lee. * "From Russia With Love" (1963) - James Bond (Sean Connery) lands in Istanbul with a Russian beauty (Daniela Bianchi), a pawn in SPECTRE's plot to kill him. Robert Shaw co-stars as a cold-blooded hit man and watch out for Lotte Lenya's dangerous pointed shoes. * "Goldfinger" (1964) - James Bond (Sean Connery) attempts to foil the evil Goldfinger's (Gert Frobe) scheme to rob Fort Knox. But he has to get through Oddjob (Harold Sakata) to stop him. Honor Blackman co-stars as "Pussy Galore" and Shirley Eaton is the "golden girl." * "Thunderball" (1965) - James Bond (Sean Connery) goes after SPECTRE's agent Largo (Adolfo Celi) after he hijacks nuclear bombs with a hydrofoil yacht. The film co-stars Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, Martine Beswick, Lois Maxwell and Bernard Lee. * "You Only Live Twice" (1967) - Agent 007 (Sean Connery) plays dead, and then comes back to save the world from SPECTRE's Blofeld (Donald Pleasence), while investigating a missing U.S. space capsule. The film co-stars Mie Hama, Karin Dor, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell and Akiko Wakabayashi. * "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) - Agent 007 (George Lazenby) proposes to a contessa and foils SPECTRE chief Blofeld's (Telly Savalas) agricultural plot. The film co-stars Diana Rigg, Gabriele Ferzetti, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971) - When a large amount of diamonds are stolen in South Africa, James Bond (Sean Connery) goes undercover to expose the smuggling ring. The film co-stars Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Glover, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "Live and Let Die" (1973) - James Bond (Roger Moore) charms a tarot card reader (Jane Seymour) in Jamaica while on the hunt through a voodoo trail for Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto). The film co-stars Clifton James, Geoffrey Holder, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974) - James Bond (Roger Moore) heads to the Orient to find a hit man (Christopher Lee) with a cool golden gun and a dangerous little sidekick (Herve Villechaize). The film co-stars Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Clifton James, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) - Agent 007 (Roger Moore) and a Russian beauty (Barbara Bach) foil a madman (Curt Jurgens) in a submarine out to nuke the world. The film co-stars Richard Kiel (as "Jaws"), Caroline Munro, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "Moonraker" (1979) - James Bond (Roger Moore) stumbles onto a tycoon's plot to create a master race on a futuristic space station that will eventually wage war against earth. The film co-stars Lois Chiles, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell. * "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) - James Bond (Roger Moore) skis the Alps and dives in Greece, hunting spies with a slain agent's daughter. The film co-stars Carole Bouquet, Topol and Lynn-Holly Johnson. * "Octopussy" (1983) - Agent 007 (Roger Moore) follows a fake Faberge egg to smugglers in league with a mad Soviet General. The film co-stars Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan and Steven Berkoff. * "Never Say Never Again" (1983) - Mr. Connery returns as James Bond, doing battle with an Eastern European technological mastermind (Klaus Maria Brandauer) who has plans for mass conquest using computerized weapons of unprecedented power. The film co-stars Barbara Carrera, Max Von Sydow, Kim Basinger, Bernie Casey and Edward Fox. * "A View to a Kill" (1985) - Agent 007 (Roger Moore) ties a madman tycoon (Christopher Walken) and his statuesque aide (Grace Jones) to a plot to flood Silicon Valley. The film co-stars Tanya Roberts and Patrick Macnee. * "The Living Daylights" (1987) - Secret Agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton) takes a Czech cellist to her boyfriend, a KGB defector doing business in Afghanistan. The film co-stars MaryAm D'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker and John Rhys-Davies. * "Licence to Kill" (1989) - James Bond (Timothy Dalton) goes on his own and avenges a friend's death by the hands of an evil drug lord. The film co-stars Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Wayne Newton and Benicio Del Toro. For more information, please visit www.starz.com. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041122/LAM031 AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: Starz! Entertainment Group CONTACT: Steve Belgard of Starz Encore, +1-720-852-5843; or Tom Chen of MPRM, +1-323-933-3399, for Starz! 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