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Mumbai, December 6, 2005: Its part man…part machine…but
all cop…it's the future of law enforcement! Sci-fi movie lovers
are in for a special treat this December as Star Movies bids goodbye
to the year with the exclusive screening of Robomania, highlighting
some of the all time favorite robot movies every Saturday night
at 9 p.m.! So gear up and catch the best movies of this genre, starting
with the acclaimed classic of a man turned machine, RoboCop, followed
by its two sequels, RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3. And if that was not
enough to get your adrenaline rushing, watch one of the biggest
movies of 2004- I, Robot which will air back-to-back this New Year's
Eve.
Starting December 10th, Star Movies will showcase the first part
of the action-packed Trilogy of RoboCop. The story of androids on
the silver screen cannot pass without a mention of this contemporary
classic. This movie talks about the aftermath of economic and moral
collapse, which led to city with cesspool of crime and anarchy,
forcing the under funded police to fall under the stewardship of
corporate juggernaut OCP. In his first day patrolling Old Detroit,
feared gang leader Clarence Boddicker kills officer Alex Murphy.
OCP scientists are able to use Murphy's remains to build a cybernetic
soldier codenamed Robocop. Dubbed the future of law enforcement,
Robocop begins a one-man war on crime. When memories of his former
life begin to surface, Robocop becomes obsessed with tracking down
Boddicker and claiming revenge, even as his handlers try to rein
him in.
Considered by many critics to be one of the best films of its genre,
this Classic was followed by two sequels, which will be aired on
December 17, and 24, 2005.
Race into the future, on New Year's Eve by tuning into the revolutionary
robots-in-revolt thriller I, Robot, where a man must uphold the
law and keep the machines in check. The back-to-back premiere of
one of the BIGGEST movies of 2004 is all set to enthrall the viewers
on December 31st 2005, 9 pm onwards.
So tune in to Star Movies for a complete action packed month and
catch all the very best of sci-fi films with the Robomania starting
December 10, 2005.
Star, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia's
leading multi-platform content and service provider. Star's over
40 distributed services in seven languages reach more than 300 million
viewers across 53 Asian countries. Star television channels include
Star Chinese Channel, Star Plus, Star World, Xing Kong, Vijay, Phoenix
Chinese Channel, Channel [V], ESPN, Star Sports, Star Chinese Movies,
Star Gold, Star Mandarin Movies, Star Movies, Phoenix Movies Channel,
Star News, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, in addition to distributed
channels National Geographic Channel, A1, The History Channel, Fox
News and Sky News. Star has interests in cable systems in India
and Taiwan. It also powers the launch of Total TV in Taiwan, Asia's
first interactive digital cable TV services. In addition, it provides
advertising sales and marketing services and is a key source of
programming expertise for Radio City, the first FM radio network
to launch in India.
For further information please contact:
In Mumbai
Zeenat Khan
Communications Department
STAR (India) Ltd.
Tel No. 91-22-56305555
Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
Email: sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com
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