Awards
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Best Picture Winner ‘Shape of Water’ Among Oscar Honorees Ready to Score on Home Video
The Shape of Water won the big prize at the 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony March 4, taking Best Picture among its four trophies, in addition to Best Director for Guillermo del Toro, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. The film is available now digitally and comes to Blu-ray and DVD March 13 from … Continue reading “Best Picture Winner ‘Shape of Water’ Among Oscar Honorees Ready to Score on Home Video”
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Amazon’s IMDb.com Live-Streaming Academy Awards Companion Show
Amazon-owned website Internet Movie Database Feb. 28 announced it will for the second year offer a live streaming companion show to the 90th Annual Academy Awards, dubbed “IMDb Live Viewing Party.” The live 4:30 pm (Pacific) event March 4 at the former CBS Radio Studio in Los Angeles will be available on IMDb.com, the IMDb … Continue reading “Amazon’s IMDb.com Live-Streaming Academy Awards Companion Show”
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‘Coco Day in L.A.’ Celebrates Release of Latest Disney/Pixar Animated Hit
The city of Los Angeles declared Feb. 27 “Coco Day in L.A.” in celebration of the home entertainment release of Disney/Pixar’s animated feature film Coco, issued that day on Blu-ray Disc, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand. (The film was released two weeks earlier digitally on HD, 4K and Movies Anywhere). Los Angeles City … Continue reading “‘Coco Day in L.A.’ Celebrates Release of Latest Disney/Pixar Animated Hit”
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Study Indicates Awards Show Streaming to Grow 28% This Year
With the March 4 Oscar telecast looming, a new survey indicates awards show viewership via streaming services could increase 28% this year compared with last year. The national “Streaming the Oscars” survey released Feb. 26 by digital marketing agency Adtaxi Indicated that among those watching via traditional television or cable, a majority (59%) will be … Continue reading “Study Indicates Awards Show Streaming to Grow 28% This Year”
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Betting on Movies Anywhere
Movies Anywhere may well be the catalyst that finally ignites digital movie sales. The digital movie sales and rights-locker storage service launched last October with support from five of the six major studios, four of the biggest online retailers, and an opening library of more than 7,300 movies. Two months later, at the January CES … Continue reading “Betting on Movies Anywhere”
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Amazon Bows Oscar Binge Week
Amazon Prime Video is making movies nominated for the 2018 Academy Awards available for pre-order, rent or purchase prior to the March 4 telecast. Titles available to rent or buy include Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Get Out. Call Me By Your Name and The Shape of Water … Continue reading “Amazon Bows Oscar Binge Week”
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EMA Honors FilmTrack CEO for Charity Work
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) on Feb. 13 announced that Jason Kassin, CEO of FilmTrack, will receive a 2018 EMA Scholarship Foundation Honors Award for his service to the community. The award will be presented at the annual EMA Scholarship Foundation luncheon on May 18 at the Hilton Universal City in Universal City, Calif. Kassin … Continue reading “EMA Honors FilmTrack CEO for Charity Work”
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Oscar Frontrunner ‘Three Billboards’ Set for February Home Video Release
Acclaimed indie film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is slated to hit digital retail Feb. 13 and packaged media Feb. 27 from 2oth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Billboards features Oscar winner Francis McDormand (Fargo) as the defiant mother of murdered girl who erects three local signs with … Continue reading “Oscar Frontrunner ‘Three Billboards’ Set for February Home Video Release”
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DEG Seeks Nominees for Second Hedy Lamarr Innovation Award
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group is soliciting nominations for the second annual “Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology,” which recognizes female executives in the fields of entertainment and technology who have made a significant contribution to the industry. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 15. A nomination form can be downloaded here. The … Continue reading “DEG Seeks Nominees for Second Hedy Lamarr Innovation Award”
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‘Shape of Water,’ ‘Dunkirk’ Lead Oscar Noms
Among the nine nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture announced Jan. 23, Warner’s Dunkirk and Universal’s Get Out were the only ones already available on home video. A third, Darkest Hour, is due on DVD and Blu-ray Feb. 27 from Universal. Other Best Picture nominees include The Shape of Water, which led all … Continue reading “‘Shape of Water,’ ‘Dunkirk’ Lead Oscar Noms”
