SUNDANCE CHANNEL & GREY GOOSE
ENTERTAINMENT ORIGINAL SERIES ‘ICONOCLASTS’
SEE THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT WITH
RENÉE ZELLWEGER AND
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 8TH AT 1O PM
New York, NY, October 27, 2005 – Sundance Channel and Grey Goose
Entertainment have
partnered for the new original six-part series “Iconoclasts.” The
innovative series will feature multifaceted
leaders like Robert Redford on
Paul Newman, Oscar®-winning film actress
Renée Zellweger
on Peabody Award-winning CNN news correspondent Christiane Amanpour,
Academy Award nominated
film actor Samuel L. Jackson on NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell, designer
Tom Ford on
artist Jeff Koons, Academy Award-winning Producer Brian Grazer on
business tycoon Sumner
Redstone, and chef and restaurateur Mario Batali on musician Michael
Stipe. Sundance Channel
and Grey Goose Entertainment are also offering viewers a chance to win a
trip to New York City in the
“Live Like the Iconoclasts Sweepstakes”. The series premieres on
Sundance Channel on Thursday
November 17th at 10:00pm ET/PT and is executive produced by Robert
Redford.
Each episode of the one-hour weekly series repeats Fridays at 2:00am,
Saturdays at
9:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm and 6:00pm, Mondays at 11:00pm, Tuesdays at
10:00pm, and
Wednesdays at 11:00pm.
Want to live like an Iconoclast?
Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Entertainment are giving one lucky
winner the
opportunity to "indulge their inner rule breaker" by entering the “Live
Like the Iconoclasts
Sweepstakes.” Viewers can visit www.iconoclaststv.com to learn more
about the celebrity pairings,
see exclusive photos and enter to win an unforgettable three day VIP
experience in New York City.
The Grand Prize includes:
• $1000 Shopping Spree
• Tasting dinner for two at a Mario Batali restaurant
• Passes to tour Museum of Modern Art
• Tickets to an NYC sporting event
• Tickets to see a hit Broadway show
• $300 cash
Three Runner-up winners will receive:
•• Gift bags featuring contents inspired by the Iconoclasts
“Iconoclasts” is produced by Sundance Channel and Grey Goose
Entertainment in
association with Condé Nast Media Group. Sundance Channel founder,
actor, and director, Robert
Redford serves as executive producer. “Iconoclasts” is being shot and
executive produced by Jon
Kamen of @radical.media with Michael Davies (“Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire”) and Greg Schultz
(“A Report From Ground Zero”).
Sundance Channel
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the
television destination for
independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold,
uncompromising and irreverent,
Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of
films, documentaries, and
original programs, all uncut and commercial free. Launched in 1996,
Sundance Channel is a venture
of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc and Robert Redford. Sundance
Channel operates
independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film
Festival, but shares the
overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression.
Sundance Channel’s
website address is www.sundancechannel.com.
Grey Goose Entertainment
Founded in April 2005, Grey Goose Entertainment is dedicated to
producing original and unique
content for television, music and film. Each innovative project will
reflect the spirit of GREY GOOSE
Vodka and celebrate the interests of the consumer. “Iconoclasts” is the
first production from Grey
Goose Entertainment.
Condé Nast Media Group
The Condé Nast Media Group supports corporate sales and large-scale
integrated marketing efforts
for all 27 consumer magazine titles and websites across the Advance
Magazine Group. Advance
Magazine Group includes Condé Nast Publications, Fairchild Publications,
the Golf Digest
Companies, Parade Publications, the Condé Nast Media Group, and CondéNet.
@radical.media
@radical.media is a global production company headed by Chairman Jon
Kamen and President
Frank Scherma, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris,
Berlin and Sydney.
The company has produced numerous series and specials for broadcast and
cable, including the
critically acclaimed “Report from Ground Zero” which aired on ABC, “The
Exonerated,” which
premiered on Court TV and Nike “Battlegrounds: King of the World,” a
five-part series that ran on
MTV and MTV2. @radical.media’s film credits include The Fog of War,
which won the Academy
Award for Best Feature Documentary and the Independent Spirit award for
Best Documentary from
the Independent Feature Project last year. “Concert for George,” which
won a 2005 Grammy Award,
achieved double-Platinum status in DVD sales and aired nationally on
PBS. The critically hailed Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, another notable @radical non-fiction
feature, was released
theatrically in 2004 and won an Independent Spirit Award and a Critics’
Choice Award. The
company’s most recent film, Jay-Z’s Fade to Black, premiered in November
2004.
THIS WEEK'S
SHOW:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 AT 10:00PM
ROBERT REDFORD ON PAUL NEWMAN
ACTOR/ENVIRONMENTALIST ON ACTOR/PHILANTHROPIST
World-renowned for his film
work, Robert Redford has starred
in such classics as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were,
and The Sting, and has directed A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show, and
Ordinary People, among others. Redford is also founder of the Sundance
Institute and an ardent environmentalist. His passion is to make films
of substance and social/cultural relevance, as well as to encourage
others to express themselves through the arts.
Paul Newman is a beloved actor who is
also well known for his stage work, philanthropy and race car expertise.
He also founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps for children with cancer
and other life-threatening illnesses in 1988. Screen credits include
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Hustler, Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof, and The Color of Money, for which he earned an Academy Award®
for Best Actor. Newman has made his mark as a businessman and
philanthropist; Newman’s Own®, his company of food products, donates all
profits – over $200 million thus far -- to educational and charitable
purposes.
PREVIOUS WEEKS'
SHOWS:
WEEK ONE
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 17 AT 10:00PM
ACTOR ON
SPORTS LEGEND
SAMUEL L. JACKSON ON BILL RUSSELL
Actor
Samuel L. Jackson had plenty of character roles in movies during the
1980s, but it was his portrayal of a righteous hit man in Pulp Fiction
that made him a star. He is best known for his work with director Spike
Lee and Quentin Tarantino, and as Jedi Mace Windu in the prequel Star
Wars Trilogy. His impressive film career has given him the title of
highest box office-grossing actor in film history.
Bill Russell's record speaks to his consistency, winning an
unprecedented 18 championships in 21 years of playing basketball.
Besides leading the Boston Celtics to an extraordinary record of 11
world championships in 13 years and eight NBA championships in a row,
his high school team won three championships, and he led the University
of San Francisco to a divisional championship and two national
championships, winning 55 straight games.
Tom Ford just about
single-handedly revived the venerable Gucci brand and is internationally
recognized as a leading fashion designer.
Jeff Koons is an American contemporary artist and sculptor.
Self-proclaimed as the "most written-about artist in the world," Koons
has attained a pop "star" status rivaling his predecessor Andy Warhol.
BRIAN GRAZER
ON SUMNER REDSTONE
ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING PRODUCER ON CEO
Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer
has been making movies and television programs for more than 20 years.
As both a writer and producer, he has been personally nominated for
three Academy Awards, and in 2002 he won the Best Picture Oscar for A
Beautiful Mind. In addition to winning three other Academy Awards, A
Beautiful Mind also won four Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion
Picture Drama). Over the years, Grazer's films and TV shows have been
nominated for a total of 39 Oscars and 42 Emmys. At the same time, his
movies have generated more than $11.2 billion in worldwide theatrical,
music and video grosses.
Sumner M. Redstone is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Viacom. Under his leadership, Viacom has become one of the world's
largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the
production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports,
music and comedy. Viacom's properties include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon,
VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Broadcasting, UPN,
Spike TV, TV Land, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central,
Showtime, and Simon & Schuster.
WEEK FOUR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT
10:00PM
RENÉE ZELLWEGER ON CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
ACTRESS ON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Recée Zellweger made her
feature film debut in a small part in Richard Linklater’s 1994 classic
Dazed & Confused and later drew world-wide recognition following her
memorable role in the acclaimed film Jerry Maguire. A versatile
performer, Zellweger has been nominated for an Oscar® for her roles as
Roxie in Chicago and Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones’ Diary; she won the
Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ruby Thewes in Cold
Mountain.
Based in London, Peabody Award-winning CNN Chief International
Correspondent Christiane Amanpour reports from all over the world,
including Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, Rwanda and the
Balkans. Her high profile interviews include exclusives with French
President Jacques Chirac prior to the 2003 conflict in Iraq, and British
Prime Minister Tony Blair’s first interview after September 11, 2001.
