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D&E Entertainment is a worldwide independent theatrical film distribution and marketing company founded in 2005 by film and music industry executives Doug Kluthe and Evan Saxon. The Los Angeles based company theatrically distributes and markets films via digital digitization and distribution of High Definition content for digital cinemas globally in a limited release.
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In June 2010, D&E Entertainment released Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage in over 100 digital cinemas across the United States. The film was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. Most recent film releases include the 2010 documentary film Last Play at Shea centered on Billy Joel's 2008 final performance at Shea Stadium, before it was demolished and replaced by Citi Field. The film premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is a 2010 documentary film directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. The film offers an in-depth look at the Canadian progressive rock band Rush, chronicling the band's history and musical evolution. The film made its debut at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the 2010 Audience Award. The film was also nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at 53rd Grammy Awards, losing to When You're Strange, a documentary about The Doors. A limited theatrical run began on June 10, 2010, and the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Canada on June 29 of that year.
Digital cinema refers to the use of digital technology to distribute or project motion pictures as opposed to the historical use of reels of motion picture film, such as 35 mm film. Whereas film reels have to be shipped to movie theaters, a digital movie can be distributed to cinemas in a number of ways: over the Internet or dedicated satellite links, or by sending hard drives or optical discs such as Blu-ray discs. Digital movies are projected using a digital video projector instead of a film projector. Digital cinema is distinct from high-definition television and does not necessarily use traditional television or other traditional high-definition video standards, aspect ratios, or frame rates. In digital cinema, resolutions are represented by the horizontal pixel count, usually 2K or 4K. As digital-cinema technology improved in the early 2010s, most of the theaters across the world converted to digital video projection.
A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually.
The company has released concert, documentary, and indie films featuring artists such as Led Zeppelin, Rush, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, Eric Clapton, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, Rihanna, Shakira, Duran Duran, Morrissey, George Michael, Ramones, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Slipknot, and Billy Joel.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. Along with Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, the band's heavy, guitar-driven sound has led them to be cited as one of the originators of heavy metal. Their style drew from a wide variety of influences, including blues, psychedelia and folk music.
Rush was a Canadian rock band consisting of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson (guitars), and Neil Peart. Formed in 1968, the band went through several configurations until arriving at its longest and classic line-up when Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974, two weeks before the group's first tour of the United States.
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
