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Review Darren Hayes / Darren Hayes - The Time Machine Tour
Release date: 2008-07-21
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.98

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Review Channel 4 DVD / Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Julien Temple
Release date: 2007-09-17
Run time: 125 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £11.97

Review Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten [2007] / Channel 4 DVD:


Review Sony Bmg / Pink - Live From Wembley Arena [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Pink
Release date: 2007-04-16
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.28

Review Pink - Live From Wembley Arena [2007] / Sony Bmg:

Slick and earthy at the same time, Live from Wembley Arena picks up where Live in Europe left off. In this case, Pink, looking like Wendy O. Williams in black eyeliner and blond crop, is captured in one London show, circa December 2006, rather than in highlights from several. Since the first live DVD, she released her fourth album. There is, naturally, some overlap between the two videos-notably, "Trouble" and "God Is a DJ"-but the singer adds several songs from I'm Not Dead, like the title track, "U + Ur Hand," and "Stupid Girls. " This time, however, there are no covers, except for a nod to "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" during "Get the Party Started. " Along with her talented troupe of backing dancers, she busts plenty of moves herself, particularly on the flamenco-flavored "There You Go. " Then, on "Fingers," she ups the ante with death-defying Cirque Du Soleil-style acrobatics while suspended above the stage. There's also a lot of strong singing, although she must surely be lip-syncing during "Fingers" (it's hard to carry a tune while doing somersaults in the air), and her voice does start to abandon her during "What's Up. " Fortunately, the audience helps out by joining in on the chorus. [+]
Pink confirms her versatility by performing "The One That Got Away" and "Dear Mr. President" in acoustic mode. And the number of costume changes-around a dozen-would surely turn Cher green with envy. -Kathleen C. Fennessy.

Review Nirvana / Nirvana Unplugged In New York [1993]
Release date: 2007-11-19
Run time: 102 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £7.56

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Review MGM Entertainment / Madonna - In Bed With Madonna [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Madonna
  • Alex Keshishian
Release date: 2003-01-06
Run time: 114 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.93

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Review Warner Music Entertainment / Avenged Sevenfold - All Excess
Actors & Directors
  • Johnny Christ
  • The Rev
  • Synyster Gates
  • M. Shadows
  • Rafa Alcantara
  • Zacky Vengeance
Release date: 2007-07-23
Run time: 156 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.47

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Review Runrig / Runrig - Year of the Flood [2007]
Release date: 2008-05-12
Run time: 110 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.98

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Review Snapper Music / Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
Actors & Directors
  • Mike Figgis
  • Martin Scorsese
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Charles Burnett
  • Marc Levin
Release date: 2004-10-18
Run time: 780 min.
RRP: £69.99
Price: £21.21

Review Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey / Snapper Music:

It may have been underrated when first broadcast, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. "Musical journey" is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues-the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll-from its African roots to its Mississippi Delta origins, up the river to Memphis and Chicago, then to New York, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Some of the films (like Wim Wenders's The Soul of a Man and Charles Burnett's Warming by the Devil's Fire) use extensive fictional film sequences, generally to good effect. There's also plenty of documentary footage, interviews, and contemporary studio performances recorded especially for these films. The last are among the best aspects of the DVDs, as the bonus material features the set's only complete tunes. Lou Reed's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" and the ElektriK Mud Kats' (with Chuck D. of Public Enemy) hip-hop-cum-traditional updating of Muddy Waters's "Mannish Boy" are among the best of them; on the other hand, a rendition of "Cry Me a River" by Lulu (?!) is a curious choice, even with Jeff Beck on hand. The absence of lengthier vintage clips, meanwhile, is the principal drawback. For that reason alone, Clint Eastwood's Piano Blues is the best of the lot; a musician himself, Eastwood simply lets the players play, which means we get extensive file footage of the likes of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Nat "King" Cole, as well as new performances by Ray Charles, Dr. John, and others. [+]
Overall, this is a set to savor, a worthwhile investment guaranteed to grow on you over the course of repeated viewings. -Sam Graham.

Review Warner Music Vision / Concert For George [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • David Leland
  • Ray Cooper (II)
  • Albert Lee (II)
  • Sam Brown (II)
  • Andy Fairweather-Low
  • Olivia Harrison
Release date: 2003-11-24
Run time: 246 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £11.75

Review Concert For George [2003] / Warner Music Vision:

A celebration of the life and music of George Harrison, the Concert for George is a record of the November 2002 Royal Albert Hall tribute. Organised by close friend Eric Clapton, the show brought together the musical luminaries of George's generation, who not only inspired his music but were in turn inspired by him. Artists ranging from Joe Brown to Ravi Shankar perform touching but not overtly sentimental versions of his best-loved tunes. The many highlights include the Monty Python gang (joined by guest member Tom Hanks) performing "The Lumberjack Song", and a bare-arsed version (literally!) of "Sit On My Face". For the first time since the demise of the Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney share the same stage. Director David Leland does an excellent job of capturing the intimacy of the concert, as well as the emotions of those in attendance. Apart from the behind-the-scenes interview snippets included in the theatrical version, the cameras rarely move away from the main action on the stage. Shot in suitably restrained colours, the live performance footage makes for stimulating viewing, a particular highlight being Ravi and Anoushka Shankar's opening sitar recital. All in all it's a touching five-star tribute to one of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century. On the DVD: Concert for George two-disc set has two versions of the concert: the complete two-and-a-half-hour show and a shorter theatrical version that received a limited cinema release-this latter includes backstage footage of preparations for the concert, as well as interviews with some of the key performers from the night. [+]
Additional material is included on both discs: footage from the rehearsals, the Monty Python team backstage and interviews with many of the performers. Three versions of the concert soundtrack are also featured, ranging from ordinary stereo to an ear-shattering DTS version. -John Galilee.

Review Overture - The Showgir / White Diamond / Show Girl Homecoming [2007]
Release date: 2007-12-10
Run time: 268 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £9.99

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Review Trevor Horn / Trevor Horn - Slaves To The Rhythm [2004]
Release date: 2008-06-02
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.69

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Review Sony Bmg / Michael Jackson - History- Video Greatest Hits [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Jackson
Release date: 2001-11-12
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £5.10

Review Michael Jackson - History- Video Greatest Hits [1995] / Sony Bmg:


Review Chris Fountain / Dancing On Ice Vol.3 [2008]
Release date: 2008-04-07
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £11.97

Review Dancing On Ice Vol.3 [2008] / Chris Fountain:

Ice skating champions Torvill and Dean are back with Dancing On Ice 3, bigger and better than ever with 13 new celebrities in the hit ITV1 show. Slipping into their skates are pop-star Gareth Gates, Hollyoaks heartthrob Chris Fountain, former Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw, tennis ace Greg Rusedski, former glamour model Linda Lusardi, actress Zaraah Abrahams, TV presenters Tim Vincent, Michael Underwood & Natalie Pinkham, singer/songwriter Samantha Mumba, Olympian Steve Backley, hygiene expert Aggie Mackenzie and former kids' presenter Sarah Greene. Bursting at the seams with lycra & toned torsos this DVD is packed with highlights plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage never-seen on TV as the nation's favourite celebrities get to grips with the toughest and most dangerous dance challenge around.

Review EMI / The Beatles - Help!
Actors & Directors
  • The Beatles
Release date: 2007-11-05
Run time: 92 min.
RRP: £21.99
Price: £14.49

Review The Beatles - Help! / EMI:

After the world-wide success of A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles and director Richard Lester reunited for a follow-up film, Eight Arms to Hold You. Well, that wasn't the final title; a pleading Lennon-McCartney tune provided the catchier handle: Help! A loose semi-spoof of the globe-trotting James Bond pictures, Help! has always been considered a somewhat disorganised comedown from its predecessor; but it presents "the famous Beatles" even more clearly as the English cousins of the Marx Brothers. The plot has an Eastern religious cult declaring that the new ring on Ringo's finger is the key element in a human sacrifice; they will stop at nothing to obtain it. Meanwhile, a mad scientist (crazed Victor Spinetti, who also appeared in A Hard Day's Night and Magical Mystery Tour) believes that if he has the ring, he could-dare we say it?-rule the world. The songs, including "Ticket to Ride" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", are filmed with gleeful ingenuity, in locations such as the Bahamas, an Austrian ski resort and Salisbury Plain. The relentless nonsense becomes nearly the equivalent of a swinging-60s Alice in Wonderland: for instance, Paul shrinks to the size of a gum wrapper, John fishes a season ticket out of his soup, George wears a top hat on the ski slopes, the lads sing the "Ode to Joy" to a lion. Oh, and the film is dedicated to Elias Howe, "who in 1846 invented the sewing machine". Brilliant. -Robert Horton.

Review EMI Studios / Abba - The Movie [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Lasse Hallstrom
Release date: 2008-08-25
Run time: 93 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £8.41

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Review Universal Pictures UK / Michael Flatley - The 10th Anniversary Complete Collection - Lord Of The Dance/Feet Of Flames/Celtic Tiger
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Flatley
  • David Mallet
Release date: 2006-11-27
Run time: 313 min.
RRP: £34.99
Price: £10.52

Review Michael Flatley - The 10th Anniversary Complete Collection - Lord Of The Dance/Feet Of Flames/Celtic Tiger / Universal Pictures UK:


Review Zz Top / ZZ Top - Live From Texas [Blu-ray]
Release date: 2006-10-30
Run time: 122 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £10.99

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Review MGM Entertainment / Otello
Actors & Directors
  • Placido Domingo
  • Urbano Barberini
  • Justino Diaz
  • Petra Malakova
  • Franco Zeffirelli
  • Katia Ricciarelli
Release date: 2005-04-11
Run time: 118 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.98

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Review Plastic Head / All You Need Is Love : The Story Of Popular Music - Tony Palmer's Classic Series (5 Discs - NTSC Region 0) [2008]
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Palmer
Release date: 2008-05-05
Run time: 885 min.
RRP: £50.99
Price: £36.12

Review All You Need Is Love : The Story Of Popular Music - Tony Palmer's Classic Series (5 Discs - NTSC Region 0) [2008] / Plastic Head:


Review Nickelback / Nickelback: The Ultimate Video Collection [2007]
Release date: 2007-11-26
Run time: 49 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £4.43

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Darren Hayes - The Time Machine Tour, Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten [2007], Pink - Live From Wembley Arena [2007], Nirvana Unplugged In New York [1993], Madonna - In Bed With Madonna [1991], Avenged Sevenfold - All Excess, Runrig - Year of the Flood [2007], Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey, Concert For George [2003], White Diamond / Show Girl Homecoming [2007], Trevor Horn - Slaves To The Rhythm [2004], Michael Jackson - History- Video Greatest Hits [1995], Dancing On Ice Vol.3 [2008], The Beatles - Help!, Abba - The Movie [1977], Michael Flatley - The 10th Anniversary Complete Collection - Lord Of The Dance/Feet Of Flames/Celtic Tiger, ZZ Top - Live From Texas [Blu-ray], Otello, All You Need Is Love : The Story Of Popular Music - Tony Palmer's Classic Series (5 Discs - NTSC Region 0) [2008], Nickelback: The Ultimate Video Collection [2007]

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