25th Anniversary of The Bodyguard to be Celebrated With Release of Soundtrack Featuring Previously Unreleased Material & Film With Special Features

Whitney Houston - I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard (Album Artwork)

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the iconic film The Bodyguard, Legacy Recordings, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Fontainebleau Miami Beach are respectively celebrating its legacy with the release of a brand new collection of Whitney Houston live and studio recordings, special features and special events & activations at the hotel.

Legacy Recordings (in cooperation with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album with the release of Whitney Houston - I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard on November 17, 2017. An essential new Whitney Houston collection bringing together a variety of live and studio recordings--many previously unreleased or unavailable--chronicling the artist's peak achievements. 

I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard includes: 

• Never-before-released live recordings from Whitney's historic The Bodyguard Tour (1993-1995) 
• Alternate versions of the audio recordings from the "The Bodyguard" film 
• An alternate version of a remix of "I'm Every Woman"
• Additional artwork and more. 

Whitney Houston - I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard will be available on CD and digital configurations as well as a limited edition 2LP 12" purple vinyl edition (to be released at a later date.) 

The CD and digital configuration are available for pre-order here.

Some highlights from the album include: 

• An alternate mix of "I Will Always Love You," which features a spoken word intro of Whitney as Rachel Marron 
• An A Capella version of "Jesus Loves Me," which has never been heard before and a live recording from The Bodyguard World Tour 1993-1995 of "Run To You," which Whitney rarely performed 
• Also included are film and live versions of "I Will Always Love You," "I Have Nothing," "Queen of The Night" and more. 

For the complete track list check here.

Originally released on November 17, 1992, The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album--co-executive produced by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis--was the first album verified by SoundScan to sell more than one million copies in a single week, won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide (and is certified 17x Platinum in the US by the RIAA) and is the top-selling soundtrack album of all-time. 

"The Bodyguard" marked Whitney's debut as a movie star while the soundtrack--driven in part by Whitney's monumental interpretation of "I Will Always Love You"--became of one of the best-selling albums of any genre in history.

The Bodyguard - Movie Poster

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard with the addition of previously released special features for select digital retailers on 10/31. 

The film marked the acting debut of multi-Grammy award winning singer/actress Whitney Houston (The Preacher's Wife, Waiting to Exhale, Cinderella) Whitney Houston and also stars Academy Award winner Kevin Costner(Dances With Wolves, Field of Dreams, Tin Cup, JFK). 

Written by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, The Empire Strikes Back), and directed by Mick Jackson (L.A. Story, Volcano) The Bodyguard stars Costner as a former Secret Service Agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home. 

The film is also available on Blu-ray and DVD.

"The Bodyguard (Music from the Original Soundtrack Album)" (1993) - Book Cover

• Fontainebleau Miami Beach is celebrating 25 years of the critically-acclaimed film "The Bodyguard" with an invite only listening party/movie screening on Saturday November 4, 2017, as well as announcing special activations throughout the resort in honor of the 25th anniversary. Fans will have the opportunity to RSVP to the invite only listening party/movie screening starting on Friday, October 13 via Whitney Houston's website. Fontainebleau served as a backdrop for much of the film where Houston, as Rachel, performed live on camera two of the film's hit songs in the resort's Fontaine Ballroom. The first, "I Have Nothing," is one of two Oscar nominated songs from the movie and the other, "I Will Always Love You" is one of the best-selling singles of all time. 

SOURCE: Legacy Recordings

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Your Movies, Together at Last: Announcing the launch of MOVIES ANYWHERE

Available on an array of platforms

Movie lovers now have a new home for their favorite digital movies as Movies Anywhere launches in the U.S. today with an unprecedented five Hollywood studios and four major digital retailers on board. 

Featuring films from Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios (encompassing Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment purchased or redeemed through digital retailers Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes and Vudu, Movies Anywhere brings the movies people love together to create a simple, seamless digital entertainment experience across platforms.

Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts. Movies Anywhere syncs users' libraries across their connected accounts, so consumers can watch their purchased and redeemed digital movies on an array of platforms including Amazon Fire devices; Android devices and Android TV; Apple TV; Chromecast; iPhone, iPad and iPod touch; Roku devices and popular browsers, with more platforms and retailers to come.

"Movies Anywhere is a massive step forward for the consumer digital media experience, bringing the incredible film libraries of five studios together in a virtual one-stop movie-watching shop," said Karin Gilford, General Manager, Movies Anywhere, who leads an independent, dedicated cross-functional team of product, technology, marketing and other professionals. "Movies Anywhere means that consumers never have to remember where they purchased a film or which device they can watch it on, because all of their eligible movies will be centralized within their Movies Anywhere library and available across platforms through the Movies Anywhere app and website and also available at their connected digital retailers. And as Movies Anywhere continues to add more studios, retailers and platforms, the entertainment possibilities are endless." 

Movies Anywhere initially features access to a library of over 7,300 digital movies, along with fresh previews and film extras from the studios responsible for such 2017 global blockbusters as Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Warner Bros.' "Wonder Woman," Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Universal's "The Fate of the Furious" and Twentieth Century Fox's "War for the Planet of the Apes."

In celebration of this exciting new digital entertainment destination, Movies Anywhere is welcoming new users with a limited-time offer to receive up to five digital movies. Activate and connect your account with one of these participating digital retailers— Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes or Vudu —and you'll receive a digital copy of both Sony Pictures' "Ghostbusters" (2016) and Twentieth Century Fox's "Ice Age." Connect with a second participating digital retailer and Disney's "Big Hero 6," Universal's "Jason Bourne" and Warner Bros.' "The LEGO Movie" will be added to your digital movie collection.

Movies Anywhere (Image via Facebook Page)

Studios

• Sony Pictures 
• The Walt Disney Studios 
• Twentieth Century Fox Film 
• Universal Pictures 
• Warner Bros.

Retailers

• Amazon Video 
• Google Play 
• iTunes 
• Vudu

Platforms

• Amazon's Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire TV 
• Android mobile and tablet devices and Android TV 
• Chromecast 
• iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 
• Roku

SOURCE: Movies Anywhere

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• Disney's new Movies Anywhere brings all your movies together—not just Disney ones

Universal Studios Hollywood Adds NBC's "Will & Grace" Set Visits to its Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes VIP Experience

Universal Studios Hollywood Adds NBC’s “Will & Grace” Set Visits to its Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes VIP Experience

As the fab four make their primetime return to NBC in the highly-anticipated return of "Will & Grace," Universal Studios Hollywood guests visiting the theme park as part of its exclusive VIP Experience will have the unique opportunity to step onto Soundstage 22 on the Universal backlot to see first-hand where the sitcom revival is making history for a second time.

Universal Studios Hollywood—renowned for putting the illustrious world of movie-making magic within arm's reach of guests visiting from across the globe—elevates the behind-the-scenes access with its coveted VIP Experience by exposing guests to areas of the production lot typically reserved for working professionals.

"The 'Will & Grace' set visits are an exciting addition to the VIP Experience and speaks to exactly the one-of-a-kind opportunities that offer our guests an insider's peek at Hollywood in action," said Karen Irwin, President and COO, Universal Studios Hollywood.

• "Will & Grace," starring Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, is one of television's landmark comedies with 16 Emmy Awards and 83 nominations. NBC has ordered 16 episodes for its first season and 13 episodes for season two.

In addition to such set visits, the VIP Experience also features an expert Studio Tour Guide, trolley, unlimited front-of-line privileges to all theme park rides and attractions, entry to a reserved VIP Lounge, and a VIP gourmet lunch prepared by the theme park's award-winning executive chef. Complimentary continental breakfast in a private VIP Lounge and valet parking is also included. The tour is specifically designed to accommodate smaller groups of up to 24 for a more personal experience.

The VIP Experience invites guests to disembark the trolley and walk through working soundstages used in current productions. The tour also takes guests, both on foot and via trolley, through the Studio's historic backlot sets made famous in over 8,000 movies and television shows.

Along the backlot's realistic New York Street, guests will be able to stand at the site where such blockbusters as "Transformers" and "The Sting" were filmed. At the famed Courthouse Square, time might stand still as guests take in the locale made famous in "Back to the Future" and "To Kill A Mockingbird." 

For a jaunt across the Atlantic Ocean without ever leaving the West Coast, guests can stroll along the cobblestone streets of Little Europe, the filming site of such favorites as "The Pink Panther" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," while a turn on Brownstone Street will place guests at the doorsteps of memorable scenes from the comedy, "Bruce Almighty."

• Equipped with LED monitors, the trolley also features clips from movies and television shows filmed on the lot to add context to corresponding set visits. 

An elaborate gourmet lunch, prepared exclusively for VIP Experience guests by Universal Studios Hollywood's award-winning executive chef adds to a full day of indulgence. Served in a private restaurant with an attentive wait staff in the theme park's picturesque Parisian quarters, the experience features a choice of indoor dining, complete with tables draped in fine linen and cloth napkins, as well as al fresco dining amid a relaxing setting with a spectacular view overlooking the studio backlot and the mountains of San Fernando Valley.

With an ever-changing menu, sample lunch fare includes such items as penne pasta with garlic Alfredo sauce, shrimp scampi, beef sirloin with demi-glace, Portobello mushrooms with barley, soft shell crab with lemon butter and Ahi and yellowtail sashimi. Specialty, gluten-free and healthy, child-friendly menu items are also available. Tempting, freshly prepared desserts and an ornate self-serve coffee and beverage bar round out the dining experience.

• The VIP Experience features unlimited front-of-line privileges and reserved seating at Universal Studios rides and attractions, including "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" at "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter."

• Reservations are available online at UniversalStudiosHollywood.com or by calling 818-622-5120. Private VIP Experience tours and gift certificates are also available.

About Universal Studios Hollywood:

Universal Studios Hollywood is The Entertainment Capital of L.A. and includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour. As a leading global entertainment destination, Universal Studios Hollywood delivers highly themed immersive lands that translate to real-life interpretations of iconic movie and television shows. 

Recent additions include "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" which features a bustling Hogsmeade village and such critically-acclaimed rides as "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" and "Flight of the Hippogriff," Universal Studios Hollywood's first outdoor rollercoaster. 

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Other immersive lands include "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" and "Super Silly Fun Land" as well as "Springfield," hometown of America's favorite TV family, located adjacent to the award-winning "The Simpsons Ride" and the "The Walking Dead" daytime attraction. 

The Walking Dead - A Walk Through Attraction

The world-renowned Studio Tour is Universal Studios Hollywood's signature attraction, inviting guests behind-the-scenes of the world's biggest and busiest movie and television studio where they can also experience such authentic and immersive thrill rides as "Fast & Furious—Supercharged." 

Fast & Furious—Supercharged

The adjacent Universal CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex also includes the all-new multi-million dollar, redesigned Universal CityWalk Cinema, featuring deluxe recliner seating in screening room quality theatres, and the "5 Towers" state-of-the-art outdoor concert stage.

SOURCE: Universal Studios Hollywood

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European Fashion House HoodLamb Brings 100% Cruelty-Free Collection to North America

HoodLamb brings 100% cruelty-free outerwear to North America.

HoodLamb, a European fashion house specializing in cruelty-free outerwear and knits, aims to address a serious market void for eco-friendly cold-weather alternatives.

Since 1993, HoodLamb has been pioneering hemp into fashion. As one of earth's strongest natural fibers with an ecological impact lower than cotton production, hemp is perfect for outerwear. 

HoodLamb hemp is sourced directly from family-run farms across Northern China where it is harvested raw and spun into fine hemp thread for sustainable fabrics and technologies. Even the water-resistant coating on the jackets, called Hempulose, comes from the natural cellulose of hemp stalks.

HoodLamb balances conscious design with cold-weather functionality. HoodLamb's proprietary Satifur, an ultra-soft faux-fur lining that is made from recycled PET, provides sheer comfort and protection in almost every piece. 

Nordic Parkas, which are designed for the harshest climates, also incorporate cruelty-free Thermore Ecodown lining technology, which is a duck-less down insulation. Consumers will also discover surprising design elements such as integrated backpack straps for mobility (on heavier parkas), secret document pockets, magnetic zip overlays that auto-seal the jackets, as well as a signature built-in rolling paper dispenser which pays homage to both hemp, and the brand's counterculture roots in Amsterdam.

Image via HoodLamb's Facebook Page

The entire HoodLamb collection is Peta Approved Vegan with annual proceeds from sales supporting both PETA and the environmental NGO Sea Shepherd to further their missions.

Fashionable, functional, and forward-thinking, HoodLamb continues to amass a growing tribe of consumers and celebrity fans. 

As of Fall/Winter 2017, US and Canadian consumers will be able to shop the brand's cruelty-free innovations including parkas, knits and cold-weather accessories at specialty stores across the country and via us.hoodlamb.com

SOURCE: HoodLamb

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Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage To Launch October 19 With Global Campaign And 500,000-Copy First Printing In The U.S.

Philip Pullman's THE BOOK OF DUST, On sale 10/19/17!

Random House Children's Books (U.S.), in coordination with Penguin Random House Children's and David Fickling Books in the U.K., announces plans surrounding the launch campaign for the landmark publication of Philip Pullman's long-awaited THE BOOK OF DUST: La Belle Sauvage (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers). 

THE BOOK OF DUST is a work in three parts, like the acclaimed author's His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass).

Anticipation and excitement for THE BOOK OF DUST skyrocketed instantly upon the book's announcement in February of this year, when the Associated Press exclusively broke the news and hailed: "For readers and booksellers, this is news to rival the discovery of a new Harry Potter story." 

Philip Pullman (image via philip-pullman.com)

Coverage spanned the U.S. across major pop culture and entertainment outlets, including NPR, BuzzFeed, Slate, Hypable, ABC, The Verge, and more. Celebrities including Lin-Manuel Miranda spread the news on Twitter.

Readers will delight on 10/19 when the full book will be available for the first time—up to this point only one excerpt from the highly anticipated novel has been released. Two decades after The Golden Compass—the first book of Pullman's world-famous His Dark Materials trilogy, which has sold more than 17.5 million copies in over 40 languages—The Book of Dust (#BookofDust) will return to the parallel world that has enthralled readers young and old. 

La Belle Sauvage is set ten years before The Golden Compass and centers on the much-beloved Lyra Belacqua. Alethiometers, dæmons, and the Magisterium all return to play a part.

The publication of the book on Thursday, October 19, marks a major global publishing event, supported by an extensive marketing and PR campaign and a unique launch extravaganza.

Oxford, a key setting in the new novel and Pullman's home city, will become a hub of activity around launch. Oxford's historic Bodleian Libraries will host much of the activity on the eve of publication, Wednesday, October 18, with the Weston Library as the venue for an international press conference with the author, and the Divinity School and Convocation House & Chancellor's Court transformed into Jordan College—home of Lyra Belacqua in His Dark Materials—for a magical launch evening. Fans in the U.S. will be able to take part in the action, as the event will be live-streamed across the globe.

A major publicity campaign will kick off, timed with the launch in the U.S., U.K., and internationally. Fans will get to hear Pullman speak for the first time about the full book in interviews with major outlets around the world.

Since early in the summer, a multichannel marketing campaign has been unfolding, reaching the throngs of Pullman fans across the United States, and drawing in new readers to Pullman's extraordinary world. The Golden Compass Summer Worldwide Read-Along and "Crack the Compass" digital campaign encouraged readers to rediscover Pullman's original His Dark Materials trilogy, starting from the very beginning. The campaign garnered over 2.5 million impressions.

Special outreach at consumer festivals included stops at BookCon, San Diego Comic-Con, and New York Comic Con. Extensive prepublication merchandising was created for retailers, and all across the country stores are preparing excitedly for the book's release. At publication, the U.S. will execute a special activation for the top ten library systems in the country, celebrating the first patrons to check out the book. 

Additionally, in NYC, all branches of the public library will be provided with signage and an opportunity for patrons to enter a contest to meet Philip Pullman's U.S. editor and receive a themed prize package.

Internationally, foreign publishers will be joining in the celebrations. Rights have sold in over 33 languages, and late-night openings are planned across the globe, including at Waterstones Brussels, Waterstones Amsterdam, and WHSmith Paris.

The group companies of Penguin Random House Children's U.K. will also mark the occasion. 

• In Ireland, bookshops are planning special events, including Hodges Figgis Booksellers in Dublin, which is holding a special early-morning opening for launch day. 
• South Africa will celebrate with window displays and hand-delivery of books on publication to Exclusive Books and a major launch event planned at Skoobs. 
• In Australia, a major preorder campaign has run with Dymocks, and there are plans for Pullman Parties in six states across the country. 
• Philip Pullman will also participate in a Skype event at the Wheeler Centre to mark publication. 
• In India, radio advertising across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore will reach more than 10 million listeners. 

Each campaign will be supported by blanket PR coverage with major pieces of international press coverage running in each location.

SOURCE: Random House Children's Books


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