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27-January-2000 
00037 
 
    "Odyssey" Network Schedules Popular Movies 
 
    "Mary, Mother of Jesus" will premier on religious network 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-A popular slate of movies, including the cable television 
premier of "Mary, Mother of Jesus," will be presented this spring on the 
Odyssey Network, a religious-oriented network co-owned by the Jim Henson 
Company, Hallmark Entertainment, Liberty Media and the national Interfaith 
Cable Coalition, of which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a charter 
member. 
 
    In addition to "Mary, Mother of Jesus," Odyssey will telecast the cable 
premier of "Sarah, Plain and Tall," starring Glenn Close and Christopher 
Walken. 
 
    Other popular films coming to Odyssey include "To Dance with the White 
Dog" starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, "Breathing Lessons" starring 
Joanne Woodward and James Garner, "Pack of Lies" starring Ellen Burstyn and 
Terri Garr, and "Face to Face" starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Robert 
Foxworth. 
 
    Hallmark's miniseries "Gulliver's Travels," starring Ted Danson and 
Mary Steenburgen, and "The Odyssey," starring Armand Assante and Greta 
Sacchi, will have special encore presentations. 
 
    For more information about Odyssey Network programming, contact Mark 
Kern at (818) 755-2626 or Joan Behan at (212) 930-1947.  For information 
about Odyssey Network availability, call your local cable company. 

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