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'Ray' Director Hackford to Headline Home Media Retailing's Music DVD 2 Conference.


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n.
A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes.


biopic
Noun

Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)]
 "Ray," is set to hit the high notes at Home Media Retailing's Music 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.
 2 Conference.

The acclaimed director will keynote the luncheon at the Second Annual Music DVD Conference, slated for Tuesday, March 7 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

Hackford, who has directed such films as "An Officer and a Gentleman," "Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning.  Claiborne" and "The Devil's Advocate," won an Oscar for the short film "Teenage Father" in 1978. He was also Oscar-nominated for "Best Achievement in Directing" and "Best Motion Picture of the Year" in 2004 for his work on "Ray."

Hackford will speak about his work on the recently announced re-mastered DVD release of "Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. ," streeting June 27 from Image Entertainment.

Register today for the Music DVD 2 Conference to see what Hackford has to say. Go to www.dvdconferences.com to register or call 888-544-8008. For all other conference-related questions, e-mail lshinoda@questex.com or call 714-338-6744.
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