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GUY RITCHIES'S NEW FILM 'STAR' FEATURING MADONNA

Wed Jun 06 12:00:00 CEST 2001 Press Release

'Star', a new short film by acclaimed British director Guy Ritchie premiers today on bmwfilms.com. Madonna takes the title role of 'The Superstar', a difficult and demanding celebrity. Clive Owen, who stars as 'The Driver', is tasked with making sure she gets her just desserts.

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'Star', a new short film by acclaimed British director Guy Ritchie premiers
today on bmwfilms.com. Madonna takes the title role of 'The Superstar', a
difficult and demanding celebrity. Clive Owen, who stars as 'The Driver', is
tasked with making sure she gets her just desserts. Supporting characters
include Michael Beade as 'The Manager' and Toru Tanaka, Jr as 'The Bodyguard'.
The film is characterised by Ritchie's trademark stylish directing and snappy
dialogue.

'Star' is the fourth in a series of short films called 'The Hire', a unique web
- based entertainment project involving some of Hollywood's greatest talents
including John Frankenheimer ("Ronin", "Grand Prix", "The Manchurian
Candidate"), Ang Lee (Oscar and Golden Globe winner "Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon", "Sense and Sensibility") and Wong Kar-Wai ("In the Mood for Love",
"Happy Together"). British actor Clive Owen is the common thread through each
of the five films in his mysterious role as 'The Driver'.

The executive producer for this series is filmmaker David Fincher ("Fight
Club", "The Game", "Se7en") working in association with Anonymous Content, an
LA based multi-media entertainment company. The project is underwritten by BMW
North America.

To view 'The Star' visit www.bmwfilms.com

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Instructions to retrieve photographs from "The Hire".

Note: Users need macromedia flash player to view the gallery. If you do not
have macromedia flash, it can be downloaded at www.shockwave.com

1.Click on the FTP link below to enter "The Hire" photo gallery:

Instructions for ftp:
Click or paste link into Internet Explorer -
<ftp://file.sonarproductions.com/>
Username: rubenstein
Password: driver330
This will bring you to a directory with folders for each film.

2. Four Pictures - Frankenheimer, Lee, Kar-Wai, Ritchie.

The four pictures you see at the start of this link are gateways into the photo
gallery of each of the four films.

From left to right, the photos are John Frankenheimer (Ambush), Ang
Lee (Chosen), Wong Kar-Wai (Follow), and Guy Ritchie (Star).

Each film has a separate gallery, with a number of photographs to choose from.

NOTE:
The resolution of the photographs diminishes significantly if exhibited above
8"x 10."

For further information please contact one of the following:
BMW North America:
Karen Vonder Meulen tel: 001 201 307 3788
email: Karen.vondermeulen@bmwna.com
BMW GB:
Graham Biggs tel: 01344 480 855
email: graham.biggs@bmw.co.uk

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