Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting DVD Press Release

LIONSGATE

SESAME STREET: 20 YEARS AND STILL COUNTING

Groundbreaking Educational Series Comes to DVD and Digital Download For the First Time Ever To Celebrate 20th Anniversary! 

Hosted by Bill Cosby With Special Appearances by Ray Charles,
Jim Henson, Placido Domingo, the Muppets and More! 

Street Date: 7/13/10
DVD SRP:  $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Jim Henson celebrated the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking educational series, Sesame Street, by producing this special Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting, available to fans from Lionsgate Home Entertainment for the first time on DVD and digital download.  Hosted by legendary comic Bill Cosby and featuring special appearances by Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, Ray Charles and famed tenor Placido Domingo, the special includes classic Sesame Street scenes and interviews with those who were involved with the series’ early years and created a foundation for a show as relevant today as when it first debuted in 1969. The Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting DVD will be available on July 13, 2010 for the suggested retail price of $14.98.

SYNOPSIS
Experience this captivating special that marked the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking children's series that taught us our ABCs, 123s, and so much more!  Hosted by Bill Cosby, Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting includes appearances by favorite Sesame Street residents like Big Bird, Grover, Bob and Maria. It also features timeless clips from past episodes; performances by Ray Charles and famed tenor Placido Domingo (with his operatic Muppet™ counterpart, Placido Flamingo); and in-depth interviews with the series’ creators. Sweep the clouds away and rediscover the carefree days of childhood with this delightful special!  Sesame Street is produced by the non profit educational organization, Sesame Workshop. 
 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 1989
Title Copyright: ™ & © 1989, 2010 The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’S mark & logo, certain characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved.  © 1989, 2010 Sesame Workshop. “Sesame Street” and its characters are trademarks of Sesame Workshop.  All rights reserved.  MUPPETS, KERMIT THE FROG and other Muppets characters and elements TM & © 1989, 2010 The Muppets Studio, LLC. All rights reserved.
Type: Home Entertainment Premiere
Genre:  Family, Children
Rating: Not Rated
Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles: English
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: 48 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.henson.com

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier

Dog City: The Movie DVD Official Press Release

Today and tomorrow on The Muppet Mindset, we're bringing you the official press releases of two very exciting DVD releases from The Jim Henson Company and Lionsgate Entertainment. First up, Jim Henson's Dog City: The Movie. Special thanks to The Jim Henson Company and Lionsgate for providing me with these press releases!

LIONSGATE

JIM HENSON'S

DOG CITY: THE MOVIE

First-Ever DVD Release of the Henson Comedy Classic Film Will Have Viewers “Howling” With Laughter!

Street Date: 6/8/10
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Get ready for tail-wagging, tongue-flapping fun this summer as Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases Jim Henson’s Dog City: The Movie, available for the first time ever on DVD and as a digital download!  As the winner of the Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program in 1989, this hilarious Henson comedy classic arrives in stores with a devoted fan base. Adults who were fans of The Jim Henson Company’s productions in their youth can share Jim Henson’s Dog City: The Movie with their children, as the movie features both edgy humor and puppet fun brought to life as only The Jim Henson Company can.  The film was so successful that it inspired a “Dog City” animated series that aired on FOX in the early 1990s. Containing special features that include original movie concept art and a behind-the-scenes image gallery, Jim Henson’s Dog City: The Movie will be available on June 8, 2010 for the suggested retail price of $14.98.

SYNOPSIS
Dog City: The Movie is an Emmy® award-winning Jim Henson Comedy Classic. Directed by Jim Henson, this parody of film noir gangster films takes us through the busy but dangerous town of Dog City, teeming with colorful dog puppet characters.  Our hero, Ace, enters the world of bulldog gangsters and terrier molls when he inherits a saloon, “The Doghouse,” from his late Uncle Harry. Unwilling to pay protection money, Ace finds himself the target of Bugsy, a bulldog bully who owns most of Dog City, and also happens to be one of the foremost proponents of senseless violence. Ace also comes nose to nose with a beautiful runaway collie named Colleen. Colleen and Ace team up to take on Bugsy and his thugs in the tumultuous, dog-eat-dog world of Dog City.

*DVD SPECIAL FEATURES 

• Original movie concept art
• Behind-the-scenes image gallery

*Special features subject to change

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: Television airing in 1989 as part of The Jim Henson Hour.
Title Copyright: TM & © 1989, 2010 The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’S mark & logo, DOG CITY mark & logo, certain characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Home Entertainment Premiere
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Family, children, television
Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles: N/A
Format: Full Screen
Feature Run Time: 40 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.henson.com

Check back tomorrow for another press release for another exciting new release from The Jim Henson Company and Lionsgate!












The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier