Encore Action Celebrates Pre-Valentine's Day With World Television Premiere Of His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th*

Encore Action Celebrates Pre-Valentine's Day With World Television Premiere Of His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th*

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- How do we kill you? Let us count the ways. Death is never having to say you're sorry - at least for decapitating you and uh, other nasty things. On Friday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m. (et/pt), a horror icon finally gets his due the night before Valentine's Day. Encore Action presents the World Television Premiere of His Name Was Jason, a documentary on 30 years of Friday the 13th films - and just in time as the latest theatrical version of the hockey-masked psycho killer slashes through the big screen.

"He" first became known to audiences on May 9, 1980. Over the course of nearly three decades and twelve films, he has inspired terror in the hearts of film fans the world over. He redefined the concept of immortality and invincibility. He gave horror a new face...one that only a mother could love. His name is Jason Voorhees and His Name is Jason is his story.

Hosted by legendary special effects make-up artist Tom Savini - whose (literally) eye-popping prosthetics were featured in such gore-fest classics as 1979's Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac, and the original Friday the 13th - His Name Was Jason is the definitive look at the history and cultural legacy of this 20th Century boogeyman. Extensive interviews were conducted with over eighty people involved throughout the entire Friday the 13th franchise, as well as filmmaker and fan testimonials including actors Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Vincent Gustaferro, Lar Park-Lincoln, Peter Mark Richman, Seth Green and Travis Van Winkle (2009 remake); Jason Voorhees portrayers: Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette, Richard Brooker, Ted White, C.J. Graham, and Kane Hodder; filmmakers: Sean S. Cunningham, Danny Steinmann, Tom McLoughlin, John Carl Buechler, Joseph Zito, Greg Nicotero, Marcus Nispel, and Composer Harry Manfredini, creator of Jason's signature musical cue "Sh-sh-sh-sh, ha-ha-ha-ha;" and many other talking "heads."

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 17.4 million and 31.6 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, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

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   Contacts:   Steve Belgard             Lindsay Gallagher        Shannon Sturcken   Starz                     FerenComm for Starz      FerenComm for Starz   (720) 852-5843            (212) 983-9898           (303) 317-5922   steve.belgard@starz.com   lindsayg@ferencomm.com   shannons@ferencomm.com  

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CONTACT: Steve Belgard of Starz, +1-720-852-5843,
steve.belgard@starz.com; or Lindsay Gallagher, +1-212-983-9898,
lindsayg@ferencomm.com, or Shannon Sturcken, +1-303-317-5922,
shannons@ferencomm.com, both of FerenComm for Starz

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

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