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Mumbai, June 28, 2006: Have you ever been faced with a situation
when you had to make a tough decision? Well, it doesn't get tougher
than this! Imagine being given a choice between saving a family
you don't even know and saving your own family! Watch what Bruce
Willis does, when given such a choice, in the exclusive premiere
of Hostage, this Friday, June 30th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.
In this well-made thriller, Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a hostage
negotiator who leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale
suburb Bristo Camino. He is haunted by his failure to save a child
from a suicidal madman, but the ghosts of Tally's previous field
come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling
companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage after
a failed robbery. Unbeknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually
a numbers runner for West Coast kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house
contains evidence that put him away. Facing heat from associates
in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails
him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation
escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial
killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices,
to be his next victims.
Florent Siri's efficient direction keeps the action flowing in
unexpected directions while allowing for plenty of interesting procedural
details and sly bits of humor. The score is ominous and the performances
are strong, with Ben Foster memorably creepy and Willis excellent
as the frightened hero. This well-made thriller grossed US$ 34,617,915
at the worldwide box office.
So don't forget to tune in to the exclusive premiere of the adrenaline-packed
action movie, Hostage, on Friday, June 30th at 9 p.m. only on Star
Movies.
About Star
STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR
broadcasts over 50 television services in nine languages to more
than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels
cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing
Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay,
Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese
Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and
current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel).
STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming
and also owns the world's largest contemporary Chinese film library,
with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie
Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies
in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television
production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial
TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly
owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com
For further information please contact:
In Mumbai
Zeenat Khan
Asst. Vice President - Publicity
STAR (India) Ltd
Tel No. 91-22-56305555
Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
Tel: 91-22-6656 8787
Fax: 91-22-6656 8788
Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com/achada@vccpl.com
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