'LOST' WILL SURELY BE FOUND ON DVD AFTER NOMINATION.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer With four major Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture, ``Lost in Translation'' is poised to make an even bigger splash when it hits video stores next week. Distributor Universal Studios Home Video got all kinds of free publicity for ``Translation'' this week not only from its Oscar nods for actor Bill Murray
William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. and director Sofia Coppola, but also multiple wins at Sunday's highly rated Golden Globe Awards telecast on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . ``It will suddenly appear on people's radar,'' said Ralph Tribbey, editor of The DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Report, an industry newsletter. ``It was already destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to be a decent release on DVD, but, with this additional attention, it will do very well.'' On Tuesday, it was already ranked second on Amazon.com's best-seller list, based on presale orders alone. ``Translation'' had a decent but not spectacular run at the box office, earning $34.6 million domestically. ``It's been surging at the box office these past few weeks, and it will be interesting to see how the video release affects things,'' said box office analyst Brandon Gray of Boxofficemojo.com. ``It might turn out to be a smart thing to go out on DVD since DVD is such a hot market now.'' Best Picture nominee ``Seabiscuit'' is already a major seller on home video, as has been ``Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : Curse of the Black Pearl The Black Pearl, originally HEIC Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in , , and . The Black Pearl is easily recognised by her distinctive black hull and sails. This turns out to be an advantage in more than one way. ,'' which climbed to third on Amazon.com following Johnny Depp's nomination for Best Actor. Best Animated Picture a moving picture. See also: Picture nominee ``Finding Nemo,'' last year's top- selling title, is back up to fifth place on Amazon. In contrast, ``Whale Rider,'' which earned a surprise Best Actress nomination for Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is an Academy Award-nominated New Zealand actress. Biography Early life Born in Donnybrook, Western Australia to Desrae Hughes, a Māori mother and Tim Castle, an English-Australian father, Castle-Hughes was four , was already in the bargain bin at some video stores but was back in Amazon's top 40 on Tuesday. ``We expect to see a second life for 'Seabiscuit,' 'Whale Rider' and 'Finding Nemo,' '' said Cynthia Lin, spokeswoman for WalMart.com. Also climbing is ``Thirteen,'' which made its home-video release earlier this month. After Holly Hunter earned a Best Supporting Actress nod for the film, it has risen to 14th on Amazon. Lin said that, in the weeks before the Feb. 29 Oscar telecast, movie sales in general will be on the upswing because enthusiasm is so high not only over the nominated films, but about movies overall. But in the end, it will be Best Picture nominee ``The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' that will be the biggest home-video success of them all whenever it hits store shelves. |
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