Starz Kids & Family and Time Warner Cable North Texas Present the Premiere Screening of 'Eloise in Hollywood'

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Kids & Family and Time Warner Cable will present "Eloise in Hollywood" at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Teen & KidFilm Festival in Dallas. Mary Matilyn Mouser, the voice of Starz Kids & Family's new exclusive "Eloise" series, will be the special guest of honor. On Jan. 20 and 21, 2007, the USA Film Festival will present the 23rd Annual Teen & KidFilm Festival, the oldest and largest children's film festival in the United States. The festival will feature a diverse line-up of programs that appeal to audiences of all ages. Tickets are $3 (per program) for children and adults and are available at the AMC NorthPark 15 lobby sales table beginning at noon each day for that day's shows only.

The magic of Kay Thompson's storytelling and Hilary Knight's breathtaking illustrations come to life in the "Eloise" series and DVDs, the first-ever animated series based on the classic children's books.

Produced by Film Roman, a Starz Media company, in association with Handmade Films, "Eloise" features the star-studded voice talent of two-time Oscar(C)-nominee Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard, Curtis Armstrong, and young actress Mary Matilyn Mouser as Eloise. Wes Archer (Supervising director of "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill") directs.

In "Eloise in Hollywood," Eloise's mother can't make it home to The Plaza so she sends Eloise and Nanny on an exciting trip to Hollywood to visit a movie set. When spoiled child star Debbie Dunbar is fired from her film, Eloise ends up with the starring role but soon decides the movie business is definitely not for her. Will Eloise pass up her chance at stardom and return to The Plaza and the life she adores? Voiceover guest stars include Cynthia Nixon, Lacey Chabert, Alan Cummings and Nestor Carbonell.

"We are excited to present 'Eloise in Hollywood' as a part of the Teen & KidFilm Festival," said Ann Alexander, managing director of KidFilm / USA Film Festival, Dallas. "As an added bonus we look forward to introducing our audiences to the voice of Eloise herself, Mary Matilyn Mouser."

An Arkansas native, Mary started her career at the age of six when she was chosen as a photo-double for Mel Gibson's daughter in Signs. Mary has done voice work for many animated features such as Bambi 2, Tarzan 2, Pompoko, and The Fox and the Hound 2. She has also appeared in guest starring roles on "CSI," "Without a Trace," "King of Queens," "Monk," "Inconceivable," "Scrubs," "One Life to Live," and currently has a recurring role on "NCIS" as Mark Harmon's daughter. At the recent Best of Fest Awards at the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival, Mary received the Outstanding Performance Award for her voiceover work in "Eloise."

"Eloise" airs exclusively on Starz Kids & Family and is also available to download on Vongo, the video download service. Visit http://www.starz.com/ for additional scheduling information.

Starz Home Entertainment will release "Eloise in Hollywood" in stores across the nation on Tuesday, March 13 (pre-order date Wednesday, Jan. 31). The first two "Eloise" titles, "Me, Eloise" and "Eloise: Little Miss Christmas," were released on DVD in October, 2006.

In October, 2006, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, a CBS Company, published "Eloise in Hollywood," the latest hardcover picture book featuring the classic character created by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. With over 4.5 million Eloise books sold, Simon & Schuster also expanded Eloise's reach in October, 2006 with a line of paperback early readers, including "Merry Christmas," "Eloise" and "Eloise and the Secret Room."

Starz Kids & Family is available on Time Warner Cable's North Texas lineup on Digital Channel 553. More information on Time Warner Cable in North Texas is available at http://www.timewarnercable.com/ or by calling 972-PICK TWC (972-742-5892).

About Starz Entertainment

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 14.9 million and 26.6 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, 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.

About Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems serving 13.5 million subscribers in 33 states. Passing approximately 26 million homes, Time Warner Cable includes some of the most technologically advanced and best-clustered cable systems in the country, with nearly 85 percent of the Company's customers located in five geographic regions: New York, Texas, Ohio, the Carolinas and southern California. Leveraging its leadership in innovation and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable delivers advanced products and services such as video on demand, high definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed data and Digital Phone. Time Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. .

About TeenFilm/KidFilm(R) and the USA Film Festival

The oldest and largest children's film festival in the United States, KidFilm features an exciting and diverse line-up of new and classic films and videos for audiences of all ages. KidFilm is an annual outreach program of the USA Film Festival/Dallas, a 37-year-old Dallas-based 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the recognition and promotion of excellence in the film and video arts. Year-round USA Film Festival events include KidFilm; the official Oscar Night(R) America Dallas; monthly screenings; special programs and premieres; and the USA Film Festival, held each spring. Throughout the year, the Festival presents a variety of membership, exhibition, educational and cultural programs designed to bring together film enthusiasts and professional filmmakers for a "live cinema" experience.

Contacts: Michelle Ellis Gary Underwood Starz Entertainment Time Warner Cable (720) 852-6269 (972) 830-3822 michelle.ellis@starz.com gary.underwood@twcable.com