Release date: 2006-10-02 Run time: 91 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £8.00
Review The Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up: Live [2005] / Pat Metheny Group:
Actors & Directors
- Kris Kristofferson
- Johnny Cash
- The Carter Family
- June Carter Cash
- John Carter Cash
Release date: 2006-11-06 RRP: £12.99 Price: £6.55
Review Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash In Ireland [1993] / Universal Music Operations:
Actors & Directors
- Christoph Dreher
- The Beach Boys
Release date: 2008-09-01 Run time: 59 min. RRP: £16.99 Price: £6.00
Review The Beach Boys - the Beach Boys and the Satan [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) [1997] / Voiceprint:
Release date: 2003-12-01 Run time: 126 min. Creator: Mark Cooper RRP: £19.99 Price: £10.02
Review Later With Jools Holland - Hootenanny [1992] / Warner Vision International:Jools Holland's long-established Hogmanay/New Year's Eve celebration Later
Hootenanny remains TV's definitive dad-rock haven after 11 years on air. This formidably well-stuffed collection is a best of the best: the easiest way to check out the guest list is to study the cover picture-there really are that many names. Amusingly, the compilation comes close to shooting itself in the foot by opening with Solomon Burke's rip-roaring "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", thus giving the following 31 turns a near-impossible act to follow. If in doubt, watch it at the end, as the everybody-up-on-stage version of Jeff Beck's "Hi Ho Silver Lining" that closes the disc is unfortunately a shambles. Along the way, though, there are plenty of highlights, the best of which add up to a triumph for the Welsh contingent. Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones do their best smoochy version of "Baby It's Cold Outside" before it began to wear a bit thin, the strapping Matthews managing to come on like a cross between Bambi and that girl you fancied in the lower sixth. Immediately preceding this is a gloriously menacing performance from John Cale in which he turns Johnny Mercer's jazz classic "I Wanna Be Around" into a leering, spitting threat to the listener's personal safety. There's something for everyone here, though, so just enjoy the show. On the DVD: Later
Hootenanny on disc has nothing much by way of extras other than a handy facility that allows you to programme a sequence of any six tracks of your choosing, which is quite clever. But with over 30 acts performing more than two hours of music on a single disc, you really don't need anything more. [+]
-Roger Thomas.
Release date: 2007-09-24 Run time: 133 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £5.63
Review Isaac Hayes - Live At Montreux 2005 / Issac Hayes:
Release date: 2005-09-12 Run time: 88 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £3.50
Review Glen Campbell - Live In London / Stax Entertainment Ltd:
Actors & Directors
- John Frankenheimer
- Frederic Forrest
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Clarence Williams III
- Kyle MacLachlan
Release date: 2003-06-02 Run time: 106 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £0.99
Review Against The Wall [1994] / Prism Leisure:This HBO docu-drama depicts the notorious 1971 prison revolt at the State Penitentiary at Attica, in upstate New York. One can sense the mastery of veteran theatrical feature director John Frankenheimer at the helm, in the movie's gripping suspense and gritty, hard-hitting realism. The semi-fictionalised narrative is told from the point of view of young Michael Smith, (Kyle MacLachlan), a newly recruited prison guard (the real Smith worked as a consultant on the film). When Smith arrives at Attica, the place is a revolt waiting to happen. When riots break out and the inmates take command of the prison, Smith and several other guards are held hostage. In this powder-keg climate, a relationship develops between Smith and the rebellion's wise, cool-headed leader, Jamaal, (the superb Samuel L Jackson), a political prisoner representing the African Liberation Movement. The insurrection at Attica became emblematic of protests taking place all over the United States at the time. "We've got a civil war going on in this country," says one prison guard, "This is where we hold the line. " Against the Wall illustrates in no uncertain terms which side won this particular battle, and at what tragic cost. Then it goes one step further, becoming a platform for contemporary prison reform. [+]
The film's terrific performances include Clarence L Williams III as a wild-eyed, malcontent prisoner, Frederic Forrest as a rabid prison guard and Anne Heche as Smith's stalwart wife. -Laura Mirsky.
Actors & Directors
- G.A.
- Mark Browd
- Tye Tribbett
Release date: 2008-11-04 Run time: 270 min. Price: £6.25
Review Tye and G.A. Tribbett: Stand Out Live [2008] / Columbia Records:
Release date: 2007-03-05 Run time: 120 min. RRP: £13.99 Price: £5.64
Review The Best Of Donny And Marie Osmond - Vol. 1 / Donny & Marie Osmond:
Actors & Directors
- Adrian Smith
- Dave Murray
- Bruce Dickinson
- Janick Gers
- Steve Harris
- Dean Karr
Release date: 2002-08-20 Run time: 120 min. Creator: Rod Smallwood Price: £9.16
Review Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio [2002] / Sony:
Release date: 2005-05-30 Run time: 70 min. RRP: £19.99 Price: £14.96
Review Ministry Of Sound: Pump It Up - The Ultimate Beach Body Workout / Pump It Up! Beach Body:
Release date: 2003-08-25 RRP: £9.99 Price: £5.97
Review Barry Manilow - Manilow Live! [2003] / Barry Manilow:
Release date: 2008-07-28 RRP: £24.99 Price: £15.40
Review West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - the Ramallah Concert / West Eastern Divan:
Release date: 2007-11-19 RRP: £10.99 Price: £9.22
Review Buddy Rich Big Band - Live In 1973 And 1986 / Buddy Rich Big Band:
Release date: 2005-06-27 Run time: 180 min. RRP: £19.99 Price: £6.19
Review He Touched Me: the Gospel Music of Elvis Presley [2005] / Elvis Presley:
Release date: 2008-05-12 Run time: 170 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £9.51
Review The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers - Live At The Beacon Theatre [2003] / Sanctuary Visual Entertainment:
Release date: 2006-11-06 RRP: £15.99 Price: £7.02
Review Mariza - Concerto Em Lisboa / Mariza:
Actors & Directors
- Dave Chappelle
- Anthony Berry
- Bill Burr
- Todd Broder
Release date: 2007-06-05 Run time: 30 min. Creator: Neal Brennan Price: £8.47
Review The Best of Chappelle's Show Uncensored: Top 25 Sketches [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Comedy Central:
Actors & Directors
- Joel Houston
- The Hu Crew
- Hillsong United
- Danielle Saleh
Release date: 2008-10-21 Price: £6.52
Review The Hillsong United: The I Heart Revolution - With Hearts as One [2008] / Integrity Music/Columbia:
Release date: 2006-02-27 Run time: 85 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £4.57
Review Piano Blues / Snapper Music:
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Models & Brands: The Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up: Live [2005], Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash In Ireland [1993], The Beach Boys - the Beach Boys and the Satan [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) [1997], Later With Jools Holland - Hootenanny [1992], Isaac Hayes - Live At Montreux 2005, Glen Campbell - Live In London, Against The Wall [1994], Tye and G.A. Tribbett: Stand Out Live [2008], The Best Of Donny And Marie Osmond - Vol. 1, Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio [2002], Ministry Of Sound: Pump It Up - The Ultimate Beach Body Workout, Barry Manilow - Manilow Live! [2003], West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - the Ramallah Concert, Buddy Rich Big Band - Live In 1973 And 1986, He Touched Me: the Gospel Music of Elvis Presley [2005], The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers - Live At The Beacon Theatre [2003], Mariza - Concerto Em Lisboa, The Best of Chappelle's Show Uncensored: Top 25 Sketches [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Hillsong United: The I Heart Revolution - With Hearts as One [2008], Piano Blues |