Comedian Sinbad to Host STARZ! Fall Free Movie Weekend October 4 - 6

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedian and film star Sinbad
 will host the STARZ! Fall Free Movie Weekend October 4-6, the biggest in
 STARZ! history. The Fall Free Movie Weekend presents more $100 million
 blockbusters than ever before including films such as "Rush Hour 2," "The
 Mummy Returns," "The Princess Diaries," and many others (schedule for all
 movies during the Fall Free Movie Weekend attached). During October 4-6,
 viewers will be able to get a compelling free sampling of STARZ! as well as an
 introduction of the offerings from the Starz Super Pak(SM).
     The Fall Free Movie Weekend offers viewers who enter online or via mail, a
 chance to win a grand prize of $25,000.00 in cash; a first prize of a home
 entertainment system; a trip to a Hollywood or New York movie premiere; or one
 of thousands of prizes including posters, t-shirts, hats and much, much more.
     During the STARZ! Fall Free Movie Weekend, millions of cable and satellite
 homes that do not normally receive STARZ! will have free access to the
 channel.  Viewers should check with their cable or satellite provider to find
 out if they are participating in the STARZ! Fall Free Movie Weekend.
     Viewers who tune in can "Watch & Win" by answering questions about the
 STARZ! Fall Free Movie Weekend New Hit Movies, by logging on to
 starzsuperpak.com or writing in.  Viewers can win:
     --  Grand Prize: $25,000.00 in cash.
     --  First Prize: A Private party for one lucky viewer and friends
         including a STARZ! Saturday Night movie premiere and a Panasonic home
         entertainment system (TV and DVD/VCR combo).
     --  Second Prize: A trip for two to a 2003 movie premiere in Hollywood or
         New York.
     --  Other Prizes: Thousands of movie-based prizes from studios like
         Universal, New Line, Buena Vista and others.
     Our host, Sinbad made his big screen debut in the 1991 gridiron comedy
 "Necessary Roughness."  His other motion picture credits include a starring
 role in "Houseguest" and a cameo in "Coneheads."  He was the voice of the
 canine Riley in "Homeward Bound II."  On television, he starred in the title
 role of The Cherokee Kid and was the star and executive producer of his
 acclaimed Fox TV sitcom "The Sinbad Show," and "Sinbad's Summer Jam Weekend."
 He has written the book "Sinbad's Guide to Life, Because I Know Everything."
 
     STARZ! is a first-run premium movie channel from Starz Encore, offering
 new hit movies including exclusive, first-run films from Universal Studios,
 Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films, Hollywood Pictures, New Line Cinema,
 Revolution, Fine Line Films, USA Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
 
     Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and
 satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning
 15 domestic channels with approximately 126 million pay units. Starz Encore
 offers the Starz Super Pak(SM), with up to 12 digital movie channels, and
 Starz On Demand(SM), the first premium subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)
 service.  Starz Encore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media
 Corporation (NYSE:   L, LMCb), www.starzencore.com .
 
     For further information please contact Steve Belgard of Starz Encore Group
 LLC, +1-720-852-5843, steve.belgard@starzencore.com; or Jennifer Vogelmann,
 +1-323-933-3399, jvogelmann@mprm.com, for Starz Encore Group LLC.
 
 
 
                      STARZ! FALL FREE MOVIE WEEKEND 2002
                              Programming Schedule
                          (All Times Listed are ET/PT)
 
     Friday, October 4
     1:15 a.m.                 Session 9
     3:00 a.m.                 Falling Down
     5:00 a.m.                 Impromptu
     7:00 a.m.                 On The Set - Red Dragon
     7:20 a.m.                 The Madness of King George
     9:15 a.m.                 Fierce Creatures
     11:00 a.m.                Dances With Wolves
     2:05 p.m.                 Pure Country
     4:05 p.m.                 A Simple Twist of Fate
     6:00 p.m.                 Fierce Creatures
     7:40 p.m.                 On The Set - Red Dragon
     8:00 p.m.                 The Princess Diaries
     10:00 p.m.                Crazy/Beautiful
     11:45 p.m.                Apollo 13
 
 
     Saturday, October 5
     2:10 a.m.                 The Animal
     3:30 a.m.                 To Walk With Lions
     5:35 a.m.                 102 Dalmatians
     7:30 a.m.                 The Princess Diaries
     9:30 a.m.                 The Animal
     11:00 a.m.                Dragonheart
     12:45 p.m.                The Mummy Returns
     3:00 p.m.                 102 Dalmatians
     4:45 p.m.                 Crazy/Beautiful
     6:30 p.m.                 The Animal
     8:00 p.m.                 K-Pax
     10:05 p.m.                The Mummy Returns
 
 
     Sunday, October 6
     12:20 a.m.                Blow
     2:30 a.m.                 The Boxer
     4:30 a.m.                 K-Pax
     9:00 a.m.                 Rush Hour 2
     10:35 a.m.                Just Visiting
     12:05 p.m.                The Fast and the Furious
     2:00 p.m.                 K-Pax
     4:05 p.m.                 On The Set - Red Dragon
     4:35 p.m.                 Bubble Boy
     6:05 p.m.                 The Musketeer
     8:00 p.m.                 Rush Hour 2
     9:35 p.m.                 The Fast and the Furious
     11:30 p.m.                The Watcher
 
 
                      STARZ! FALL FREE MOVIE WEEKEND 2002
                               City Availability
 
     Albertville, AL         Ferriday, LA            New York, NY
     Anchorage, AK           Forest Hills, NY        Newport, WA
     Asheboro, NC            Forsyth, GA             North Wilkesboro, NC
     Asheville NC            Fort Lauderdale, FL     Novato, CA
     Ashford, AL             Fort Meade, FL          Ocala, FL
     Athens, GA              Fort Myers, FL          Odessa, TX
     Auburn, AL              Fort Pierce, FL         Oklahoma City, OK
     Austin, TX              Fort Walton Beach, FL   Omaha, NE
     Bakersfield, CA         Fredericksburg, VA      Phoenix, AZ
     Baltimore, MD           Gainesville, GA         Pittsburgh, PA
     Bardstown, KY           Garden Grove, CA        Plainfield, IL
     Barnesville, MN         Green Bay, WI           Pocatello, ID
     Berea, OH               Greenville, SC          Price, UT
     Bethlehem, PA           Hammond, LA             Pueblo, CO
     Big Lake, MN            Herndon, VA             Roanoke, VA
     Birmingham, AL          Hickory, NC             Roanoke Rapids, NC
     Blair, NE               Hoffman, MN             Rockville, MD
     Boise, ID               Idaho Falls, ID         Rocky Mount, NC
     Boone, NC               Independence, IA        Saint Joseph, MO
     Boulder, CO             Indianapolis, IN        San Antonio, TX
     Braintree, MA           Juneau, AK              San Diego, CA
     Burnsville, NC          Kahului, HI             San Marcos, TX
     Carmel, NY              Kansas City, MO         San Mateo, CA
     Catskill, NY            Kodiak, AK              Sanford, NC
     Cedar Rapids, IA        La Grange, GA           Sauk Centre, MN
     Chatsworth, CA          Las Vegas, NV           Scottsboro, AL
     Chesapeake, VA          Lavonia, GA             Shallotte, NC
     Chicago, IL             Lawrenceburg, KY        Sioux Falls, SD
     Clear Lake, IA          Lebanon, OH             Slidell, LA
     Clinton, NC             Leipsic, OH             Spartanburg, SC
     Colorado City, CO       Lewiston, ID            Springfield, IL
     Colorado Springs, CO    Lewistown, PA           Suffolk, VA
     Columbus, OH            Lexington, NC           Sulphur, LA
     Concord, CA             Lima, OH                Tacoma, WA
     Conway, AR              Littleton, CO           Tampa, FL
     Corpus Christi, TX      Lowell, MI              Thibodaux, LA
     Decatur, AL             Marion, NC              Troy, AL
     Denver, CO              Massillon, OH           Twin Falls, ID
     Dixon, IL               McDonough, GA           Ventura, CA
     Douglas, GA             Millinocket, ME         Waco, TX
     Douglasville, GA        Muenster, TX            Warren, MI
     Dover, DE               Murray, KY              Waynesville, NC
     Duluth, GA              Nags Head, NC           Wellington, KS
     Eatonville, WA          Naperville, IL          Wichita, KS
     Edinboro, PA            New Castle, DE          Winona, MN
     El Segundo, CA          New Roads, LA           Wisconsin Dells, WI
     Eunice, LA              New Ulm, MN             Wisconsin Rapids, WI
 
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