The Jackie Robinson Story on DVD for the First Time in Color! Stunning New Restored and Colorized Movie a Hit for Jackie Robinson Day on April 15th.SAN DIEGO & NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Every April 15th is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. -- a day that we honor American sports legend Jackie Robinson for his heroic achievement of breaking baseball's color barrier. In honor of Jackie's accomplishment, Legend Films, the leader in movie colorization col·or·i·za·tion n. A computer-assisted process by which color is imparted to black-and-white film. , announces 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. release of his classic film -- The Jackie Robinson Story -- restored and in color for the first time. This landmark DVD is being released in partnership with The Jackie Robinson Foundation The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to minority youths for higher education, as well as preserving the legacy of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jackie Robinson. . The Jackie Robinson Story is a timeless movie chronicling Jackie's rise to legend as the first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. in Major League Baseball. Made in 1950, and starring Jackie Robinson himself, this family film is instilled with wholesome life values such as courage, grace and perseverance under pressure. "It is an honor to introduce this classic film in color to a whole new generation," commented David Martin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Legend Films. "The amazing colorization breathes new life into this already excellent movie. Every parent with a child playing sports should have them watch The Jackie Robinson Story." Each DVD of The Jackie Robinson Story not only contains the feature film in color, but also a restored original black-and-white version. Continued Mr. Martin, "We are especially pleased to have each DVD benefit The Jackie Robinson Foundation." The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a legacy established by Jackie's wife Rachael Robinson to provide funding for education for academically gifted students of color with financial need. Each DVD includes information about The Jackie Robinson Foundation as well as a video showcasing recent JRF JRF Joseph Rowntree Foundation (UK social policy research and development charity) JRF Jewish Reconstructionist Federation JRF Journal of Religion and Film JRF Jordan River Foundation JRF Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Recipients. "We are extremely excited about our partnership with Legend Films," said Della Britton Baeza, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. "This DVD release will bring one of the greatest stories in American history to a new generation, allowing them to understand the importance and magnitude of Jackie's life." The Jackie Robinson Story in Color on DVD is being distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and can be found at major retailers and online at Amazon.com. The Jackie Robinson Story DVD is priced to own at only $9.98. San Diego-based Legend Films is the world leader in film colorization. Legend Films has a proprietary new cutting-edge digital colorization process that enables black-and-white movies to look like they were shot in color. Legend restores and colorizes movies in standard definition, high definition, or film resolution and achieves a quality and richness of color never before seen. Legend also owns a library of newly colorized movies including My Man Godfrey, Sherlock Holmes, The Three Stooges, and the new Shirley Temple Storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. Collection -- All being released this month for the first time in color on DVD. More information can be found at http://www.legendfilms.net. The Jackie Robinson Foundation was founded in 1973 by Rachel Robinson to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson and his achievements. The Foundation provides four-year college scholarships to academically gifted students of color with strong capabilities, but limited financial resources. This academic year, the Foundation is providing more than $1.4 million in scholarship support to 251 Jackie Robinson Scholars enrolled in 89 colleges and universities. http://www.jackierobinson.org |
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