![]() ![]() She noted that “technology has become a huge part of my institute’s success.” “She was a pioneer and a patriot and a heroine.” “She was just so extraordinary and so incredible that I can hardly even begin to fill her shoes, so I am extremely humbled and grateful for this award. Davis is the founder and chair of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which works to dramatically increase the percentage of female characters and reduce gender stereotyping in media targeting children 11 and under. 15 in Santa Monica, Calif., the group presented the inaugural Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology to Geena Davis. To honor her, DEG: The Digital Entertainment group created an award to recognize and commemorate female industry leaders, and Nov. Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr not only starred in such film classics as Samson and Delilah, The Strange Woman and Tortilla Flat, but she was also a lifelong inventor who pioneered “frequency hopping,” which became the foundation for technology utilized by the cell phones we carry daily, among other things. In a month that saw such depressing news about women’s plight in Hollywood (and indeed in many other arenas), it was gratifying to attend an event inspired by one of the most brilliant women to ever grace the screen. Warner Archive’s new Hell on Frisco Bay Blu-ray has two things going for it beyond a decent dose of cosmetic handsomeness and a robust mono soundtrack: its recent rareness and a terrific Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru, Paul Stewart, William Demarest.ġ956. The appeal of the story of this Frank Capra gamble of love is one of emotion over mind, as a British diplomat and an eclectic group of fellow passengers crash-land in reachable distance from a living paradise whose name the movie and James Hilton’s source novel put into the language: Shangri-La.Įxtras: Includes a commentary from the 1999 DVD edition. Stars Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton, John Howard.ġ937. So, stay tuned as this story develops.Sony Pictures, Romantic Fantasy Adventure Drama, $19.99 Blu-ray, NR. library they will allow us to offer consumers new multi-feature film packages and debut many titles on Blu-ray for the first time," "These Paramount catalog titles are the perfect complement to the Warner Bros. If the films are included, we are in for a real treat, as mentioned by Ron Sanders, president, Warner Home Video: stable and we will let everyone know when we find out the details. We have reached out to Paramount to see if the films are going to be in the Warner Bros. It has been reported that Paramount franchises such as Transformers, Star Trek and the Indiana Jones films are NOT part of the deal, which may not bode well for us fans as Friday The 13th is a lucrative home media franchise that Paramount may not be willing to part with. So this all sounds exciting, right? Well, the bad news to this point is that we cannot confirm if the Friday The 13th titles are part of the deal Paramount struck with Warner Bros. not only releasing the remaining films on Blu-Ray could be imminent, but then they would also hold the rights for an entire, complete box set of the Friday The 13th film franchise! The deal between the two studios also allows for the 600 Paramount titles to be made available on Flixster as well as the UltraViolet platform. This could be a huge win for Friday The 13th fans as the possibility of Warner Bros. brand! This distribution deal is for three years, only valid for Canada and the United States and will begin on January 1, 2013. ![]() to distribute 600 Paramount titles under the Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures has entered into a home media distribution agreement with Warner Bros. There is some news today that was reported by Market Watch, a division of The Wall Street Journal, that might spark some hope for those missing Blu-Rays as well as a small possibility of a mega box set release that would include all twelve films part of the franchise! With the news we broke this past May about the future of the Blu-Ray releases, it has been looking very bleak for those fans that have been waiting patiently to complete their Blu-Ray collection. After that initial Blu-Ray release, Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter through Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan were released in Deluxe Editions only on DVD. In 2009, Paramount released the first three films on Blu-Ray after the rebooted, Platinum Dunes produced, Friday The 13th hit theaters in February. Friday The 13th fans have been very disappointed at the fact that Paramount Pictures is unwilling to release the final five films of their franchise collection on Blu-Ray. ![]()
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