[ EXHIBIT 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE ]


         INTERNATIONAL STAR, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR.

Henderson, NV January 5, 2005 - INTERNATIONAL STAR, INC. (PinkSheets:ISRI)
announces the appointment of Virginia K. Shehee to it's Board of Directors.

Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, former State Senator of Louisiana and current
President and CEO of Kilpatrick Life Insurance, joins the Board of Directors of
International Star, Inc. effective January 1st, 2005. Mrs. Shehee's years of
business and political experience will bring additional strength and energy to
the board and contribute to the strategic development of the Company.

Mrs. Shehee is recognized as one of the strongest leaders in Louisiana and
surrounding areas. Because of her numerous accomplishments, she was the first
woman to receive many awards previously given only to men, including the
Community Council Special Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Service, the Clyde
E. Fant Memorial Award for Community Service, and the Shreveport Chamber of
Commerce Business Leader of the Year award.

Mrs. Shehee is a member of the Women and Government Hall of Fame - Nichols State
University, Junior Achievement's North Louisiana Business Hall of Fame,
Centenary College of Louisiana Alumni Hall of Fame and the Byrd High School Hall
of Fame. In 1989, she received the Benemerenti Medal conferred by Pope Paul for
community service. Other honors include the Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian
Award, the Shreveport Bar Association Liberty Bell Award, the Women's Business
Council Lifetime Achievement Award and the Volunteers of America Lighthouse
Honors Award. In 1994, the Shreveport Medical Society honored her for
Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Medicine in Shreveport. Mrs.
Shehee served as President of the Biomedical Research Foundation of NW Louisiana
for 10 years. The Virginia K. Shehee Biomedical Research Institute was dedicated
in her honor on October 23, 1996. Mrs. Shehee's complete bio can be found at
www.istarnevada.com.

NOTE: This news release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the
company's actual results to differ materially from forecasted results.

For further information contact: Dottie Wommack McNeely - (702) 897-5338