Academy Award(R)-Nominated Actor Jeff Goldblum to Host Starz Cinema's World Television Premiere Weekend August 24-26

Academy Award(R)-Nominated Actor Jeff Goldblum to Host Starz Cinema's World Television Premiere Weekend August 24-26

Features Dixie Chicks' Shut Up and Sing, Sports Documentary The Heart of the Game and Culminates With Pittsburgh, Goldblum's Unique Film Blending Fiction and Reality

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed actor Jeff Goldblum, universally known for his skillful performances of challenging, often complicated characters will host Starz Cinema's "World Television Premiere Weekend" August 24-26. The weekend includes the Dixie Chicks' Shut Up and Sing and the sports documentary The Heart of the Game. It concludes with Goldblum's charming and funny Pittsburgh, a film that seamlessly blends fact and fiction, as the actor returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh to appear in a stage production of "The Music Man." Pittsburgh will be released on DVD in September by Starz Home Entertainment.

Does love conquer all? Goldblum seeks to find that out in Pittsburgh. After the actor gets engaged to his Canadian actress/girlfriend (whom he's known for three weeks), she tells him that her visa in the States will expire unless she gets an acting job. Why work on Broadway when you can do the "The Music Man" regionally in Pittsburgh? Thinking she'll have a better chance of getting the lead as 'Marian, the Librarian,' the couple decides to do a "buy one -- get one free audition." Goldblum bypasses a Michael Bay film, which baffles his Hollywood manager, and returns to his hometown with girlfriend and friends Ed Begley, Jr. and Illeana Douglas in tow. How much humiliation will he be able to take? Can he stomach being booked second on Conan because he's not promoting a film, but only regional theater? And finally, will he actually be able to pull off singing and dancing as "Harold Hill" on stage?

What's fact? What's fiction? Whatever it is, Goldblum isn't talking. He's leaving it up to the viewers to decide for themselves.

"Pittsburgh is a labor of love for me, and it's very close to my heart," says Goldblum. "I'm thrilled it has found a home on Starz and will soon be released by them the following month on DVD. Starz Cinema is known for showing thought provoking, alternative art house films and I look forward to hosting its World Television Premiere Weekend."

Starz Cinema World Television Premiere Weekend Shown every night at 10:00 p.m. August 24-26

Shut Up and Sing 8/24 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) -- The award-winning documentary on the controversial Dixie Chicks, in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement during a European concert. The film is directed by Cecilia Peck (daughter of Gregory) and two-time Oscar(R)-winner Barbara Kopple.

The Heart of the Game 8/25 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) -- Narrated by rapper/actor Ludacris, the film captures the passion and energy of a Seattle high school girls' basketball team, the eccentricity of their unorthodox coach, and the incredible true story of one player's fight to play the game she loves.

Pittsburgh 8/26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) -- A witty film starring Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley, Jr., Illeana Douglas, musicians Moby and Alanis Morissette, Conan O'Brien, and Keith Addis, Goldblum's manager.

Starz Cinema brings the art-house to your house.

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 15.8 million and 28.2 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, Starz On Demand and Vongo(SM). Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.

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