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Friday, June 01, 2007

Hollywood's Best Actors and Directors Featured in 'Kings Of Cool' and 'Indie Icons' on RetroPlex and IndiePlex

Hollywood's Best Actors and Directors Featured in 'Kings Of Cool' and 'Indie Icons' on RetroPlex and IndiePlex

Every Weekend From June to August Tune in for Classic Films Highlighting Hollywood Icons Spike Lee, Robert Redford, Sean Connery and More

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Spend your summer with "Indie Icons" on IndiePlex and "Kings of Cool" on RetroPlex. From the beginning of June until the end of August, IndiePlex and RetroPlex will bring you classic films featuring revered actors and directors such as Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Woody Allen and more.

"IndiePlex and RetroPlex provide a robust offering of classic films and independent films you can't find anywhere else," said Jonathan Shair, vice president of planning and scheduling, Starz Entertainment. "'Indie Icons' and 'Kings of Cool' promises to provide movie-lovers with somewhere to go every week to see their favorite actors and directors throughout the summer months."

"Indie Icons" features films from directors who defined Independent Cinema every Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on IndiePlex, beginning Saturday, June 2 through Sunday, Aug. 26. "Kings of Cool" features films with iconic actors in a double feature every Saturday 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on RetroPlex beginning Saturday, June 2 through Saturday, Aug. 25.

   "Indie Icons" schedule: IndiePlex, 9 p.m. (ET/PT)   -- Saturday, June 2 - Grand Canyon (Lawrence Kasadan)   -- Sunday, June 3 - The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese)   -- Saturday, June 9 - The Spanish Prisoner (David Mamet)   -- Sunday, June 10 - The Wedding Banquet (Ang Lee)   -- Saturday, June 16 - Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders)   -- Sunday, June 17 - Topsy-Turvy (Mike Leigh)   -- Saturday, June 23 - Lone Star (John Sayles)   -- Sunday, June 24 - Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh)   -- Saturday, June 30 - Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavettes)   -- Sunday, July 1 - The Cider House Rules (Lasse Halstrom)   -- Saturday, July 7 - Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson)   -- Sunday, July 8 - The Remains of the Day (James Ivory)   -- Saturday, July 14 - Ready to Wear (Robert Altman)   -- Sunday, July 15 - The Crying Game (Neil Jordan)   -- Saturday, July 21 - Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola)   -- Sunday, July 22 - The Piano (Jane Campion)   -- Saturday, July 28 - Summer of Sam (Spike Lee)   -- Sunday, July 29 - Bullets Over Broadway (Woody Allen)   -- Saturday, Aug. 4 - Wild at Heart (David Lynch)   -- Sunday, Aug. 5 - Miller's Crossing (Joel Coen)   -- Saturday, Aug. 11 - A Life Less Ordinary (Danny Boyle)   -- Sunday, Aug. 12 - Mallrats (Kevin Smith)   -- Saturday, Aug. 18 - Pecker (John Waters)   -- Sunday, Aug. 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn (Robert Rodriguez)   -- Saturday, Aug. 25 - Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater)   -- Sunday, Aug. 26 - The English Patient (Anthony Mingella)    "Kings of Cool" schedule: RetroPlex, beginning at 8 p.m. (all times are      ET/PT)   -- Saturday, June 2 - Steve McQueen Marathon        1 p.m. - The Sand Pebbles        4 p.m. - Junior Bonner        5:45 p.m. - The Magnificent Seven        8 p.m. - The Great Escape        11 p.m. - The Thomas Crown Affair   -- Saturday, June 9 - Sidney Poitier        8 p.m. - They Call Me Mister Tibbs!        9:50 p.m. - The Defiant Ones   -- Saturday, June 16 - Warren Oates        8 p.m. - Two-Lane Blacktop        9:45 p.m. - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia   -- Saturday, June 23 - Glenn Ford        8 p.m. - Pocketful of Miracles        10:20 p.m. - The Man from Colorado   -- Saturday, June 20 - Sean Connery        8 p.m. - Dr. No        10 p.m. - From Russia with Love   -- Saturday, July 7 - Elvis Presley        8 p.m. - Roustabout        9:45 p.m. - Change of Habit   -- Saturday, July 14 - Richard Widmark        8 p.m. - Two Rode Together        10 p.m. - Madigan   -- Saturday, July 21 - Robert De Niro        8 p.m. - Raging Bull        10:15 p.m. - The Deer Hunter   -- Saturday, July 28 - Kirk Douglas        8 p.m. - Paths of Glory        9:30 p.m. - Spartacus   -- Saturday, Aug. 4 - Robert Redford        8 p.m. - The Hot Rock        9:45 p.m. - The Sting   -- Saturday, Aug. 11 - Gene Hackman        8 p.m. - The French Connection        9:50 p.m. - French Connection II   -- Saturday, Aug. 18 - Paul Newman        8 p.m. - Winning        10:05 p.m. - The Long, Hot Summer   -- Saturday, Aug. 25 - Clint Eastwood        8 p.m. - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly        11:05 p.m. - The Beguiled   

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 15.8 million and 28.2 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and VongoSM. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.

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   Contacts:       Michelle Ellis               Robin Mesger                   Starz Entertainment          The Lippin Group                   (720) 852-6269               (323) 965-1990                   michelle.ellis@starz.com     rmesger@lippingroup.com  

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Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Michelle Ellis of Starz Entertainment, LLC, +1-720-852-6269,
michelle.ellis@starz.com; or Robin Mesger of The Lippin Group, +1-323-965-
1990, rmesger@lippingroup.com, for Starz Entertainment, LLC

Web site: http://www.starz.com/


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