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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JAWS - the landmark motion picture that still makes audiences afraid to go in the water - comes to Blu-ray(TM) for the first time ever on August 14th, 2012. Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound, the JAWS Blu-ray(TM) Combo Pack with DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet(TM) gives fans the ultimate way to watch the breathtaking and terrifying action-thriller. (Photo:...
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Here's one way to clean and straighten up your house: You could win a $5,000 professional reorganization and thorough home cleanup in the JAWS Confess Your Mess contest on Facebook. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120402/AT80386 ) Visit JAWSCleans.com or Facebook.com/jawscleaners Apr. 2 - May 31 to enter. JAWS (Just Add Water System) is sponsoring the contest. These new home cleaning products come from Toledo-based...
Scientists use basic principles of underwater optics, physics to understand predator-prey interactions A new study examining the complex and dynamic interactions between white sharks and Cape fur seals in False Bay, South Africa, offers new insights on the physical conditions and biological factors underlying predator-prey interactions in the marine environment. University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science assistant professor Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, and a...
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DreamWorks Pictures announced today that they will be presenting an advance screening of Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" on Sunday, November 27th in New York City. The event, which starts at 2:00 p.m. (EST), features a live Q&A session with director Steven Spielberg following the presentation of the film. This special screening gives film fans across the country a unique opportunity to engage in a live question and answer...
Film Will Screen in 3D on November 10th at the Historic Chinese Theatre Patron Packages to Ensure Gala Seating Are Available LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures' THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, will have its North American Premiere as the Closing Night Gala of AFI FEST 2011...
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2005, thousands of fans of the Universal Studios' movie JAWS© flocked to the island of Martha's Vineyard to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the blockbuster movie at JAWSFEST(TM) '05. Since the day the inaugural event ended, fans have been clamoring for more. In August 2012, JAWS© fans will get what they've been asking for at JAWSFEST(TM): The Tribute. An event in the making for nearly seven years, JAWSFEST(TM): The Tribute...
Scientists off South Africa's Cape were surprised as a half-ton great white shark jumped into their research boat with them, reports The Guardian. The marine researchers were caught off-guard as the 10-foot-long shark leapt into their boat, becoming trapped on deck for over an hour. The incident took place off Seal Island, near Mossel Bay, on South Africa's Cape coast. The crew used sardines to attract the sharks, which are known for bursting through the surface as they prey on seals. Dorien...
A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human, a concern as warm summer waters attract more people to the ocean.The study currently online and appearing in the July print edition of Pacific Science warns that swimmers entering the cookiecutter's range of open ocean tropical waters may be considered prey.The sharks feed near the surface at night, meaning daytime swimmers are less likely to encounter them....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With shark populations around the world continuing to spiral downward, the result of devastating commercial fishing techniques and an exotic taste for 'shark-fin soup', marine scientists such as Dr. Guy Harvey, are working around the clock to give these magnificent animals a fighting chance for survival. In his latest mission, Dr. Harvey--better known throughout the world as a celebrated and award-winning marine wildlife artist--has...
Adolescent great white sharks may be too weak to capture and kill large marine mammalsThe jaws of adolescent great white sharks may be too weak to capture and kill large marine mammals, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biomechanics by an international team of scientists.The researchers also found that, unlike mammals, sharks can maintain high bite forces no matter how widely their jaws are open, thanks to a unique jaw muscle arrangement that has helped them to be among the...
