Forbes Names BigStar as Favorite Movie Site; Easy-To-Use Site Is Best For Buying Videos & DVDs

Business Wire, Sept 6, 2000

Business/Entertainment & Internet Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000

In its September 11th issue, Forbes has chosen bigstar.com as its number one favorite site for film lovers. bigstar.com, a leading shopping destination and online movie store, is operated by BigStar Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: BGST, www.bigstar.com).

According to a Forbes article titled "Luxe," bigstar.com was named the Forbes favorite under the filmed entertainment category. One of bigstar.com's best features is the site's Broadband Theater, which includes streaming-video previews of more than 8,000 movies, star interviews, cartoons and movie shorts, according to the article. The magazine also considered the site's foreign and indie film selections to be particularly meaty, foreign film DVDs especially.

Additionally, BigStar is cited for its clear and simple-to-use style, many categories, and detailed search options, including film genre, director, star, decade of release and rating. Also noted are the site's detailed movie descriptions, the ability for a user to view film clips or stills, full listings of credits and casting for each movie, links for movie stars that send the user to a bio page that, in turn, lists each of the actor's movies.

"It's always nice to be recognized for excellence," CEO of BigStar Entertainment David Friedensohn said. "We are happy that Forbes has determined that bigstar.com is the leading online filmed entertainment destination."

About BigStar Entertainment

BigStar Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: BGST) operates bigstar.com (AOL keyword: BigStar), a leading Shop-A-Tainment(TM) destination site, based on internal analysis of traffic, sales and other metrics. Bigstar.com is exclusively dedicated to filmed entertainment products and sells more than 40,000 titles of videos and digital video discs (DVDs). BigStar's offering of more than 8,000 movie trailers is among the largest on the Internet.

This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to the future events or the future financial results of BigStar Entertainment. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the matters set forth in BigStar Entertainment's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.