Release date: 2008-08-25 Run time: 93 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £12.00
Review Abba - The Movie [1977] / EMI Studios:
Actors & Directors
- Ivo Vinco
- Ghena Dimitrova
- Brian Large
- Graziano Polidori
- Cecilia Gasdia
- Nicola Martinucci
Release date: 2008-07-21 Run time: 114 min. Creator: Renato Simoni RRP: £14.99 Price: £10.75
Review Giacomo Puccini - Puccini - Turandot / Warner Music Entertainment:
Release date: 2005-02-28 Run time: 140 min. RRP: £20.99 Price: £10.98
Review Elvis Costello-Live in Memphis [Blu-ray] [2004] / Elvis Costello:
Actors & Directors
- Kenneth Connor
- Jerry Desmonde
- Reginald Beckwith
- Robert Hartford-Davis
Release date: 2007-06-04 Run time: 88 min. RRP: £15.99 Price: £4.88
Review Gonks Go Beat [1965] / Optimum Home Entertainment:
Release date: 2007-10-01 Run time: 27 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £6.39
Review The Corries - Corries on the Road / The Corries:
Actors & Directors
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
- Dawn Upshaw
- Richard Croft
- David Daniels
- Frode Olsen
- Peter Sellars
Release date: 2004-07-05 Run time: 206 min. Creator: Thomas Morell RRP: £17.99 Price: £12.96
Review Theodora - Glyndebourne Festival Opera [1996] / Warner Music Vision:
Release date: 2002-10-14 Run time: 116 min. RRP: £8.99 Price: £5.59
Review Michael Ball - The Musicals And More [1993] / Sony Bmg:
Actors & Directors
- Glenn Miller
- George Formby
- Bing Crosby
- Judy Garland
- Vera Lynn
Release date: 2005-05-02 Run time: 65 min. RRP: £15.99 Price: £1.50
Review Songs That Won The War / Universal Pictures UK:
Release date: 2005-10-10 RRP: £5.99 Price: £3.99
Review Sammy Davis Jnr. - Live / Sammy Davis Jnr:
Actors & Directors
- Andreas Scholl
- Anna Caterina Antonacci
- Louise Winter
- Artur Stefanowicz
- Humphrey Burton
- Umberto Chiummo
Release date: 2005-09-05 Run time: 150 min. Creator: Pierre Corneille RRP: £17.99 Price: £10.95
Review Rodelinda - Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Warner Music Vision:
Release date: 2002-12-02 RRP: £17.99 Price: £9.00
Review Bjork - Volume II [2002] / One Little Indian:
Actors & Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Harry Morgan
- June Allyson
- Charles Drake
- James Stewart
- George Tobias
Release date: 1999-07-01 Run time: 108 min. Creator: Valentine Davies RRP: £12.99 Price: £12.25
Review The Glenn Miller Story [1953] / Universal Pictures UK:James Stewart, at his warmest and most avuncular, plays the bandleader who rocketed to fame during the swing era. The Glenn Miller Story may be a whitewashed version of Miller's life but it certainly is a pleasant example of the feel-good Hollywood biopic, with the usual conventions: early struggles, loyal wife (June Allyson at her chirpiest), personal sacrifice-Miller joins the Army when war breaks out, although he doesn't have to-and ultimate tragedy. All the Glenn Miller classics filling the soundtrack make the film pretty easy to take, too: "Moonlight Serenade," "A String of Pearls," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo. " Miller plays the great "In the Mood" with his military band during a World War II air-raid warning. Pure corn, but it works. Director Anthony Mann, better known for his superb series of hard-bitten fifties westerns with Stewart, keeps the story moving gently and gracefully. A hot jazz interlude features Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. -Robert Horton, Amazon. com.
Release date: 2006-10-16 Run time: 130 min. RRP: £17.99 Price: £9.40
Review Rainbow - Live Between The Eyes/The Final Cut [2006] / Rainbow:
Release date: 2006-05-01 RRP: £14.99 Price: £7.75
Review P.J. Harvey - PJ Harvey - On Tour - Please Leave Quietly [2004] / Universal Island:
Release date: 2004-07-26 Run time: 60 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £3.99
Review Stereophonics - Live At Cardiff Castle [1998] / Ilc Prime:The Stereophonics' Live at Cardiff Castle is best summed up by one of the punters interviewed before the start of the show: "They're just a real band, aren't they. There's no rubbish going on-no nice haircuts or leather trousers. They're a proper band. " More than that, they come across as indie's answer to the classic power trio-assuming anyone remembers the question-belting out an amazing set to a 10,000 strong audience in the gorgeous grounds of Cardiff Castle on a glorious summer's day in 1998. Fans will find all their favourites here, and the perfectly captured atmosphere is effectively the band's fourth member. On the DVD: Live at Cardiff on disc contains no sign of the "open and humorous interview" which, according to the back cover blurb, is supposed to be intercut with the concert footage. There is, however, a moment or two of pre-concert chat with various smug management and record company types who provide their smarmy appraisal of the band that pays their salaries. Just ignore them and enjoy the gig, which, in fact, is all there is on this 4:3 DVD anyway. There are no special features at all. -Roger Thomas.
Release date: 2006-10-16 Run time: 94 min. RRP: £8.99 Price: £3.96
Review Liza Minnelli - Live From Radio City Music Hall / Radio City Music Hall:
Actors & Directors
- Mark Adamson
- Ben Carey
- Lee Novak
- Pip Mattiske
- Darren Hayes
- Daniel Jones
- Kevin Bray
- Karl Lewis
- Yariv Garber
Release date: 2001-03-12 Run time: 110 min. Creator: Cathie Scott RRP: £8.99 Price: £4.39
Review Savage Garden - Superstars And Cannonballs: Live On Tour In Australia [2000] / Sony Bmg:Savage Garden, Australia's hottest export of recent years, are captured here in all their live glory as they hit their hometown of Brisbane in a triumphant sell-out homecoming gig. There is a fair amount of behind-the-scenes footage which serves to back up the roles that the two members of the band have adopted: singer Darren is the outgoing excitable one, attracted like a moth to a flame by the trappings of celebrity, whereas guitarist Daniel is the private and shy one, preferring to stay out of the limelight and just write songs. But with millions of records sold all around the world, sell-out tours, hysterical fans and a string of chart-topping singles, this unlikely pairing proves the old adage that opposites attract. All the hits are here-"To the Moon and Back", "Affirmation", "Truly, Madly Deeply", "The Animal Song" and others-but after a while the visuals do become very samey: with only two of them to look at, and one of them tending to stray away from the spotlight at every available opportunity, the poor cameramen don't have many options. The backdrop to the concert is a huge wall of multi-coloured blocks of lights, apparently based on memories of a trip to Blackpool (but without the rain, chip wrappers and drunken brawls, sadly). It's all very polished, and just a little bit sterile as it fails to recreate the atmosphere of the live experience. However, for those who were there it's a great lasting reminder. The DVD menu allows the viewer to choose multiple camera angles on a select number of tracks. -Helen Marquis.
Release date: 2007-07-16 Run time: 67 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £8.47
Review Queen - Under Review - 1946 - 1991 - The Freddie Mercury Story [2007] / Queen:
Release date: 2008-11-03 Run time: 110 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £8.49
Review America, Live in Chicago [2005] / America:
Release date: 2005-01-26 Run time: 210 min. RRP: £15.99 Price: £7.54
Review Dennis Caplinger - Ultimate Beginner Series - Bluegrass Banjo Basics And Beyond [2004] / Music Sales Limited:
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