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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Embassy Pictures formed their own home video unit as "Embassy Home Entertainment" as early as 1982 after Embassy Communications acquired Andre Blay Corporation (also known as "Blay Video"). Prior to this, Avco Embassy films were licensed/distributed by Magnetic/20th Century-Fox Video and on the short-lived SelectaVision VideoDisc format by RCA Corporation. Embassy also released some genre films under the Charter Entertainment brand. Embassy Home Entertainment was purchased by Nelson Holdings International from Coca-Cola in 1986 and was renamed to "Nelson Entertainment" on August 15, 1987 and Nelson was bought out by New Line Cinema on December 9, 1991. Some Embassy/Charter videos were still in print by the early 1990s with a New Line Home Video logo on the tape label. | Embassy Pictures formed their own home video unit as "Embassy Home Entertainment" as early as 1982 after [[Embassy Communications]] acquired Andre Blay Corporation (also known as "Blay Video"). Prior to this, Avco Embassy films were licensed/distributed by Magnetic/20th Century-Fox Video and on the short-lived SelectaVision VideoDisc format by RCA Corporation. Embassy also released some genre films under the Charter Entertainment brand. Embassy Home Entertainment was purchased by Nelson Holdings International from Coca-Cola in 1986 and was renamed to "Nelson Entertainment" on August 15, 1987 and Nelson was bought out by New Line Cinema on December 9, 1991. Some Embassy/Charter videos were still in print by the early 1990s with a New Line Home Video logo on the tape label. | ||
===1st Logo (Mid-1982-1983)=== | ===1st Logo (Mid-1982-1983)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Chyron", "Chyron Text" | '''Nicknames:''' "Chyron", "Chyron Text" | ||
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===2nd Logo (December 1982-1987)=== | ===2nd Logo (December 1982-1987)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "☆E", "Rotating ☆E" (USA), "Still (Rotating) ☆E" (Worldwide) | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E", "Rotating ☆E" (USA), "Still (Rotating) ☆E" (Worldwide) | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be found on various Nelson and Embassy Home Entertainment releases like ''The Emerald Forest'' and ''The Graduate''. Could be in worldwide releases. Surprisingly, this logo appeared on TV airings of ''A Chorus Line'' (the MGM DVD & Blu-ray releases of said film show its print logo on the back cover, but not on the DVD or Blu-ray) and the TCM airings of ''Bittersweet Love'' and ''The Man Who Had Power Over Women''. It's also surprisingly preserved on the Nelson VHS release of ''The Red Balloon'', despite Embassy being mentioned nowhere on the packaging. The still version appears on the UK pre-cert release of ''The Howling''. It also appeared on an old Showtime/The Movie Channel broadcast of ''Kiss of the Spider Woman''. The logo was retained on MGM's 1998 VHS of ''Sid and Nancy'' and a 1992 reprint of ''Blade Runner from New Line Home Video''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. It can be found on various Nelson and Embassy Home Entertainment releases like ''The Emerald Forest'' and ''The Graduate''. Could be in worldwide releases. Surprisingly, this logo appeared on TV airings of ''A Chorus Line'' (the MGM DVD & Blu-ray releases of said film show its print logo on the back cover, but not on the DVD or Blu-ray) and the TCM airings of ''Bittersweet Love'' and ''The Man Who Had Power Over Women''. It's also surprisingly preserved on the Nelson VHS release of ''The Red Balloon'', despite Embassy being mentioned nowhere on the packaging. The still version appears on the UK pre-cert release of ''The Howling''. It also appeared on an old Showtime/The Movie Channel broadcast of ''Kiss of the Spider Woman''. The logo was retained on MGM's 1998 VHS of ''Sid and Nancy'' and a 1992 reprint of ''Blade Runner from New Line Home Video''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 2nd [[Embassy Communications]] logo. | ||
===3rd Logo (Australia only) (1983-1986)=== | ===3rd Logo (Australia only) (1983-1986)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "☆E II", "Neon ☆E Sign", "The Big E in Video", "Flashing ☆E" | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E II", "Neon ☆E Sign", "The Big E in Video", "Flashing ☆E" | ||
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===4th Logo (1986-1988, 1998)=== | ===4th Logo (1986-1988, 1998)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "☆E III", "Golden ☆E", "CGI ☆E" | '''Nicknames:''' "☆E III", "Golden ☆E", "CGI ☆E" | ||
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===5th Logo (1984?-1988?)=== | ===5th Logo (1984?-1988?)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' A {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background eases out revealing a large "E" like the previous three logos. As in zooms out, a white, tilted star zooms into the big space of the "E". When it runs out of room, the animation stops for a full second, showing the Embassy logo as of 1982. Next, the "E" zooms in and the star zooms out, basically the beginning in reverse. Then the following fades in: | '''Logo:''' A {{Font color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} background eases out revealing a large "E" like the previous three logos. As in zooms out, a white, tilted star zooms into the big space of the "E". When it runs out of room, the animation stops for a full second, showing the Embassy logo as of 1982. Next, the "E" zooms in and the star zooms out, basically the beginning in reverse. Then the following fades in: | ||