Aspyr Media Inc. Announces the Acclaimed Documentary Film `The Journey' on DVD and VHS.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 Aspyr Media Aspyr Media, Inc. (IPA: /əsˈpaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform. Inc. announced today the acclaimed documentary "The Journey" on 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. and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. . Since the film began showing, it has won accolades from various film festivals including the "Audience Award" at the 2001 Atlanta Film and Video Festival and the "Most Memorable Film Award" at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. "The Journey" began in 1993 when Eric Saperston and his dog set out from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. in a 1971 VW bus with vague plans to follow the Grateful Dead and work a ski season The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. in Aspen while trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. When he arrived in Atlanta he began making phone calls to various powerful people. He wanted to find the answers to life's biggest questions -- Why am I here? How can I find happiness? What is success? Dave Murcott, Paige O'Brien and Kathleen Kelly joined Saperston and they continued their journey from Atlanta to Seattle. Spending more than three years on the road, they covered thousands of miles and gathered words of wisdom from famous and influential people such as former Texas Governor Ann Richards This article is about the American politician/teacher, for the Australian-American actress, see Ann Richards (actress). For the American jazz singer, see Ann Richards (singer). , actors Billy Crystal and Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (b. October 30, 1945) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984). and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author Ken Kesey. As an established Macintosh video game publisher, Aspyr Media Inc. recently entered the PC and Game Boy Advance markets and continues to expand into the DVD market. Today's launch of "The Journey" and two other documentary films, Mike Woolf's "Growin' a Beard" and Richard Linklater's "Live From Shiva's Dance Floor," marks Aspyr's first of many releases into the DVD and home entertainment market. "We couldn't be more excited to be working with a fellow group of dreamers who work hard and like to have fun," said Patrick Jones, executive producer of Journey Productions Inc. about Aspyr Media. In addition to the 91-minute documentary film, "The Journey" DVD includes the original short film, audio commentary tracks from filmmakers Eric Saperston, Kathleen Kelly and Patrick Jones, outtakes that did not make the film and the 12 episodes of the "Reflections from the Road" series that first appeared on vw.com. For more information or to order "The Journey" please visit http://www.thejourneyfilm.com. About Aspyr Media Inc. Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is an established publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software and recently began their venture into the PC, GBA GBA Game Boy Advance (Nintendo 32-Bit Game Boy) GBA Gran Buenos Aires (Argentina) GBA God Bless America GBA Gundam Battle Assault (video game) GBA Alderney and DVD and VHS publishing markets. Aspyr is committed to delivering high-quality entertainment products to consumers worldwide. More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com. |
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