CRASH LANDS ON STARZ OCTOBER 17
Distinguished Creative Team Headed By Glen Mazzara (Life,
The Shield) Includes Writers from The Sopranos, NYPD Blue,
Deadwood, Without A Trace and The Wire Crash, the first original drama series from Starz
Entertainment, co-produced with Lionsgate, will premiere
Friday, October 17 at 10:00 p.m. on Starz.
Inspired by the Academy Award®-winning Best Motion
Picture of 2006, Crash is a provocative new 13-episode
drama starring an ensemble cast led by film icon Dennis
Hopper. Set in LA, the series explores the complexities
of social and racial tolerance and the meaning of the
American dream through characters whose lives intersect
and collide as they strive to achieve that dream.
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Even More "Crash"
casting news!
Veteran actor D.B. Sweeney ("Jericho,"
Eight Men Out, The Cutting Edge), Nick Tarabay ("The
Sopranos," "CSI: Miami") and Michael Fairman
(recurring roles on "LA Law" and "Hill Street
Blues") have joined the ensemble cast of "Crash,"
the first original drama series from Starz Entertainment,
co-produced with Lionsgate and based on the Academy Award®-winning
Best Picture.
Sweeney, soon to appear in director Spike Lee's upcoming
war drama Miracle at St. Anna, plays Peter Emory, a successful
pre-bust real estate developer, living in Brentwood with
Christine (Clare Carey), his frustrated wife, and their
teenage daughter. Fairman is Lou Loskey, Christine's overbearing
father who, because of illness, can't care for himself
anymore. Tarabay portrays Axel Finet, a police lieutenant
having an affair with fellow officer Bebe (Arlene Tur).
The actors join the recently announced ensemble cast headed
by Dennis Hopper.
Set in Los Angeles, the series will explore the complexities
of social tolerance in contemporary America by digging
into the meaning of what it takes to reach the American
dream. Characters will intertwine and crash into each
other, coming face to face with the daily hurdles and
obstacles that threaten to get in the way of achieving
that dream.
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Lawrence Presents 1st
Amendment Stand-up
Now in its third season, the weekly series features 35
talented, explosive, and certainly not politically correct,
comedians who take the spotlight to tell it like it is
in their own hard-hitting style. Filmed before a live
audience in Washington, D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre,
the show is hosted by comedian Doug Williams who adds
his own style of comedy. Spinning the music is celebrated
entertainer and DJ Biz Markie.
The season's lineup is as follows:
-July 16th features Rodney Perry, Bruce Bruce and
Deon Cole
-July 23rd features Lavell Crawford, Joe Torry
and MoZan
-July 30th features Kym Whitley, Ray Lipowski and
Steve Brown
-August 6th features Jay Phillips, Rudy Rush and
Gary Owen
-August 13th features Ron G., A.G. White and Joe
Clair
-August 20th features Memphis Redd a.k.a. Lester
Bibbs, B Phlat and Teddy Carpenter
-August 27th features Angelo Lozada, Luenell, Rodman
and Will E. Robo
-September 3rd features Carmen Barton, Raymond
Grady, Shang and Joey Medina
-September 10th features Red Grant, Darryl Brunson
and Roz
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Starz Inside: Comic
Books Unbound
A Starz Originals' look at the evolution and revolution
of Hollywood's adaptations of famous and
infamous comic book characters and storylines.
Part of Starz Inside, a series of original specials
from Starz Entertainment hosted by film critic Richard
Roeper.
From superheroes to superstars, Hollywood turns to comic
books for imagination and inspiration, snatching bigger-than-life
characters off the page and throwing them onto the big
screen. In recent years, comic books have become the single
biggest force in Hollywood where A-listers and Oscar®-winners
commonly don capes and cowls to star in comic book fare.
Some of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster successes, such
as the Spider-Man, Superman and Batman movies, X-Men and
the upcoming Iron Man, have been ripped from the pages
and adapted from visually and emotionally stimulating
comics and graphic novels.
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound looks at the evolution
and revolutions in this colorful corner of entertainment,
bringing to life comic books and characters to the big
screen. Films and comics explored include the Spider-Man,
Superman and Batman movies, American Splendor, Fantastic
Four, X-Men and Sin City. Also included are less-obvious
graphic novel adaptations such as Road to Perdition, Persepolis,
300 and A History of Violence, as well as new releases
such as The Dark Night, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and
Iron Man.
Featured in the special are Stan Lee, former president
and chairman of Marvel Comics; Actress
Selma Blair (Hellboy); Director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy);
Writer Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk, X-Men 2); American
Comic Book Artist Paul Pope (Hellblazer, The Batman Chronicles);
Actor Ron Perlman (Hellboy); Director Richard Donner (Superman);
Director Robert Pulcini (American Splendor); Shari Springer-Berman,
writer (American Splendor); Executive Producer
Michael Uslan (Batman); Roger Corman, producer (Fantastic
Four); Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios; and Mike
Richardson, founder of Dark Horse Comics, along with many
others.
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Starz Inside: The Pixar Story
Starz takes a dive deep into the story of Pixar with their
latest Starz Inside. In the mid 1980s, three magnificent
visionaries came together to take one of the most revolutionary
steps in animated movie development. With their gifts of
art, science, and business the three men created a whole
new way to watch animation, in 3-D film.
The story begins the relations with The Walt Disney organization,
introduces you to the three men John Lasseter, Steve Jobs,
and Ed Catmull, and finishes up the company as we know it
today.
I have always been a huge fan of animated films, when
I was young I loved to watch Toy Story and even now Monsters
Inc. and Finding Nemo are two of my favorite movies. Starz
has brought to my attention the brilliance behind these
movies, something of which I never quite understood. But
to hear the genius behind these productions was amazing,
These men are truly gifted.
The presentation by Starz was fantastic. They touched
everything about the Pixar story and I loved every minute
of it. Tune in for never before seen footage from the
Pixar Library, and interviews with animator, studio executives,
directors, producers, and the voices behind some of our
beloved characters.
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Starz
Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List
October 6-12
Tuesday, October 7
Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh
This Starz Originals special, hosted by Richard Roeper, takes
an inside look at the creation and execution of some of Hollywood's
most extraordinary special effects.
10 p.m. on Starz
" Grindhouse Presents Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror
will air at 8:15 p.m. before the premiere of Starz Inside:
Fantastic Flesh followed by Grindhouse Presents Quentin Tarantino's
Death Proof at 11 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
Starz Saturday Premiere
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Ben Chaplin, Emily
Watson, Jay Russell)
9 p.m. on Starz
When the mysterious egg he found on a beach hatches an unusual
aquatic creature, a young Scottish boy is determined to keep
it a secret - even as the animal grows to an enormous size!
A first-rate family adventure.
Sunday, October 12 - Kickback Sunday
A 24-hour marathon of martial arts movies on Encore Action.
- 12:05 a.m. Gorgeous
- 1:50 a.m. 18 Fingers of Death!
- 3:20 a.m. 3 Ninjas
- 5:05 a.m. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
- 6:45 a.m. The One
- 8:20 a.m. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
- 10:30 a.m. Rapid Fire
- 12:15 p.m. The Touch
- 1:50 p.m. Supercop
- 3:30 p.m. 18 Fingers of Death!
- 5:05 p.m. Rapid Fire
- 6:45 p.m. Gorgeous
- 8:30 p.m. The One
- 10 p.m. Shanghai Noon
Friday, October 17
"Crash" Series Premiere with Episodes 101 and 102
Starz Entertainment presents the series premiere of its first
original drama series "Crash" with episodes 101
and 102 on Starz at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. respectively. The
show, starring Dennis Hopper along with an ethnically diverse
ensemble cast, is executive produced by Paul Haggis and Don
Cheadle.
10 p.m. on Starz
· Episode 101: Episode 1: Axel investigates a K-Town
murder. Officers Kenny and Bebe collide with a mysterious
woman. Ben (Dennis Hopper) hires a limo driver from South
Central and Christine insists that her father move in.
· Episode 102: The Doctor is In: Christine and Peter
argue over the remodeling, while Lou complains about his nurse.
Ben's friendship with the doctor puzzles Anthony and Axel
tries to silence Eddie about the K-Town murders.
Saturday, October 18
Starz Saturday Premiere
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer,
Kristen Wiig)
9 p.m. on Starz
The rise and fall of fictional rocker Dewey Cox is told in
bawdy, outrageous fashion in this wild spoof of traditional
musical biopics. From the creator of Knocked Up and Pineapple
Express.
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Starz Kids and Family Presents
Greener Mountains
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Greener Mountains will begin its run on the Starz
Kids & Family channel on
September 24, 2008 at 4:30pm (ET/PT)
Greener Mountains is the coming of age story of JP Barton,
an adopted boy raised on a throwback Vermont family resort.
Since being found as an infant by the mercurial aging
owner, JP has essentially never left the resort grounds.
But with the arrival of a young, free spirited New York
artist, Alice Flynn, his sheltered life is suddenly turned
upside down. Her arrival, in addition to a convergence
of events, propels JP on a bumpy ride of self-discovery.
It's not until JP accepts who he is, that he realizes
what's most important to him. Greener Mountains is a story
of finding out where you belong in the world and discovering
that who you are is often more than enough.
The film also stars M. Emmet Walsh (My Best Friend's
Wedding, A Time to Kill), Brad Raider (That Was Then,
The Trouble With Normal), Kevin Durand (3:10 to Yuma,
Smokin' Aces), Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds,
Better Off Dead), Nan Martin (Shallow Hal, The Drew Carey
Show), Phill Lewis (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Kicking
and Screaming) and Michael Hitchcock (A Mighty Wind, Best
in Show).
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Starz
Inside: In the Gutter
Starz Inside: In the Gutter looks at the source
and popularity of immature, gross-out comedy in movies. Viewers
will be taken down to new lows with today's most successful
and outrageous comedies.
Review
Starz Insider has outdone themselves for sure, with
In the Gutter, the inside look at gross out comedy
in movies. The compilation of all the most disgusting and
disturbing scenes in movies like Amerian Pie, Road Trip, and
Animal House, was almost too much for my weak stomach to handle,
yet I couldn't stop watching and after forging through I found
it wilding entertaining and hilarious.
They bring to the viewer's attention how this type of humor
did not exist in movies before the 1960's but it didn't
take long after the Animal House, for many films to jump
on the bandwagon. Limits would be pushed and things you
hoped to never see were popping up on movie screens everywhere,
and the results were outrageously hilarious. Make sure to
tune into Starz on July 29th at 10pm.
Review by: Erin
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Starz
Inside: Hollywood Goes Gaming
The
Starz Original Series, Starz Inside brings it's newest installment
"Hollywood Goes Gaming". The episode is a detailed
look at the history of video games and cinema and how they
became such a mega-marketing tool for both industries. The
episode featured wonderful commentary from many Hollywood
stars, as well as, video game experts including Clive Barker,
Paul W.S. Anderson, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Don Daglow just
to name a few from both categories.
Review:
The Starz Original Series, Starz Inside brings it's newest
installment "Hollywood Goes Gaming". The episode
is a detailed look at the history of video games and cinema
and how they became such a mega-marketing tool for both
industries. The episode featured wonderful commentary from
many Hollywood stars, as well as, video game experts including
Clive Barker, Paul W.S. Anderson, Shigeru Miyamoto, and
Don Daglow just to name a few from both categories.
The episode provided a fantastic timeline through the history
of video games from the early Atari systems to the present
day Playstation 3. It was surprising to see that Hollywood
had been involved in the video game business right from
the start with franchises like Tron and E.T. It is unfortunate
that these titles bombed at the time, but great to see that
Hollywood decided not to give up on the video game industry
for good. You can see that with the emergence of games such
as Tomb Raider and Resident Evil, and the films that followed
that Hollywood and the video game industry finally began
to get back on the same page creatively.
From the episode I definitely took away the idea that video
games and Hollywood are always evolving and as each evolves
with newer and greater technology it will bring about this
same evolution to the way in which the audience can interact
with a film. This is bound to create some very unique franchises
and marketing campaigns, in which the film and the game
almost become one entity. At the end of the episode the
question was posed "Will games replace movies?"
In my opinion, there is always going to be a market for
great cinema and audiences still desire the movie-going
experience. Also, not all films are marketable in game format.
I feel that there is always going to be room for both industries
and each one can compliment the other if marketed in the
correct way.
By: Kristyn
Starz
Inside: Anime: Drawing a Revoluion
Anime has it all. Epic heroes, giant robots, unusually cuddly
monsters, and young pubescent girls in unbearably short
skirts; I mean who could ask for more? In today's vast market
of pop culture many more outlets have begun to option anime
creating a multi-billion dollar international industry.
Now Starz Inside; a new monthly series of original specials,
hosted by film critic Richard Roeper, takes us on a dizzy
quick trip through the world of this unique phenomenon.
Review:
Anime has it all. Epic heroes, giant robots, unusually cuddly
monsters, and young pubescent girls in unbearably short
skirts; I mean who could ask for more? In today's vast market
of pop culture many more outlets have begun to option anime
creating a multi-billion dollar international industry.
Now Starz Inside; a new monthly series of original specials,
hosted by film critic Richard Roeper, takes us on a dizzy
quick trip through the world of this unique phenomenon.
Starting at anime's humble manga beginnings, in Post World
War II Japan, we are quickly catapulted to the more modern
assimilation into American pop culture.
The fast-paced presentation of major Japanese events and
players of the anime industry leads to a generalized and
uninformed history. Dr. Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro
Boy and Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and
the creator of Spirited Away are the only figureheads given
any sort of proper treatment.
The majority of the documentary is focused on anime's American
assimilation. A plethora of nauseating over-exposed guest
speakers, such as Hal Sparks, Michelle Rodriguez, Crispin
Freeman and Rob Zombie, are the "master historians"
of this pop culture revolution. Along with the unpolished,
horribly sporadic scene changes and extremely distracting,
ever-morphing matrixesque movie frame the documentary becomes
very irritating and disorienting. The only saving grace
is the magnificent feast of well chosen anime and manga
sequences.
In the end, a decent presentation of anime's long-standing
assimilation into American pop culture is achieved. Its
shallow history, random pop icons, and plentiful cinematic
sequences of blood, naked girls, and famous anime scenes
make it a perfect choice for anime virgins and pop culture
junkies who just want to get a little ahead of the game.
By Tyler
Scott
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