Starz Has Alternative to Inauguration Day Coverage - Presidential Inauguration/Cross-Dressing Programming Alert!!

Starz Has Alternative to Inauguration Day Coverage - Presidential Inauguration/Cross-Dressing Programming Alert!!

John Landis Produced 'STARZ INSIDE: LADIES OR GENTLEMEN' Undresses History of Cross-Dressing in Film

One-Hour Special Premieres January 20 at 10pm ET/PT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz offers a break from all the network and cable news coverage of Obama's Presidential Inauguration this Tuesday, January 20. Men and women alike, sit down, get comfortable in your favorite silk nightgown, sexy pumps and attitude - and watch the original documentary "Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen," a history of cross-dressing in films, produced by acclaimed filmmaker John Landis. The special, airing at 10:00 p.m. (et/pt), is hosted by television personality RuPaul.

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen, inspired by Jean-Louis Ginibre's critically acclaimed book, takes a revealing look at some of the most daring and outrageous cross-dressing performances in Hollywood history, the Wayans Brothers (White Chicks), Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Jack Lemmon/Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot), Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie), Johnny Depp (Ed Wood), Anthony Perkins (Psycho), the iconic Hairspray, Mrs. Doubtfire, and many more.

In movies, men dress in women's clothing in order to save their skin, to hide a secret, to get the girl, to get the girl's angora sweater, and in the late actor Divine's case, to get the man. Martin Lawrence, John Leguizamo, Jackie Chan, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Sean Connery, Jerry Lewis, Gene Hackman, Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow and countless other cross-thespians have donned women's or men's clothing in a role.

Those appearing in Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen include actors Tony Curtis, Tim Curry, Henry Gibson, directors John Landis, John Waters, author Camille Paglia, columnist Michael Musto and others. Starz Inside, hosted by renowned film critic and author Richard Roeper, examines people, trends, and culture in movie entertainment.

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

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

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