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Hanson - The Road to Albertane

Hanson - The Road to Albertane

»rank: 8696

starring: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson
directed by: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Ashley Greyson


: :Since bounding into the pop mainstream in 1997, Tulsa-bred lsaac, Taylor, and Zachary Hanson have proven their own abundant musical talent even as early detractors assumed (mistakenly) there were unseen strings controlling the three videogenic teens. Granted Hanson and their record label drafted some well-connected producers, writers, and session players to beef up their platinum debut, Middle of Nowhere, but the brothers themselves were already comparatively seasoned live performers. This 73-minute concert souvenir, shot during their 1998 Albertane tour, underscores that ambition--it was ...

Disney's Sing Along Songs - Very Merry Christmas Songs

Disney's Sing Along Songs - Very Merry Christmas Songs

»rank: 5606

starring: Wayne Allwine, Eddie Carroll


: :While most of Disney's Sing-Along titles are compilations of theme songs from movies, here is a musical collection presented for the sole purpose of celebrating Christmas. The holiday video oozes with merriment as it blends traditional carols and seasonal favorites with Disney's unique brand of quality animation and beloved characters. Mickey Mouse opens the 30-minute program with an original song, 'From All of Us to All of You,' while Chip and Dale scamper around the Christmas tree. 'Deck the Halls' will never sound ...

Spirit - A Journey in Dance, Drums and Song

Spirit - A Journey in Dance, Drums and Song

»rank: 12896

starring: Kevin Costner, Peter Buffett


: :Weaving Native American mythology, music, dance, and rituals into a stage presentation augmented for television and home video, Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums, and Song suggests a New World counterpart to Riverdance, aimed at the same audience that made Bill Whelan's Celtic extravaganza a programming staple for PBS fund drives and a perennial seller in music and home video. Both projects also share substantial links to New Age music and mysticism. Buffett, who has focused on such a fusion in prior music, ...

Quadrophenia (Special Edition)

Quadrophenia (Special Edition)

»rank: 12146

starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting
directed by: Franc Roddam


: :Franc Roddam's terrifically energetic movie, set to music from the Who's Quadrophenia, is--at the very least, the best film ever based on a rock album (and, yes, that includes, Tommy, Pink Floyd: The Wall, and Jesus Christ Superstar). Actually, this tale of the battle between two early '60s youth subcultures--Mods and Rockers--in the seaside teenage wasteland of Brighton, England, isn't so much a cinematic 'version' of the Who's 1979 double-record rock opera as it is a story based on the sequence of songs ...

John Denver - Montana Christmas Skies

John Denver - Montana Christmas Skies

»rank: 5593

starring: John Denver, Clint Black, George Burns, Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea
directed by: Steve Binder


: :Christmas specials with John Denver have been a favorite holiday tradition with families for years. This 47-minute, 1991 CBS television special finds John Denver joined by friends Clint Black, Katy Mattea, and Patty Loveless on Montana's Fort Belknap lndian Reservation. lmages of Denver on horseback, traversing the wide open plains and herding and roping cattle are interspersed with more intimate looks at Denver, Mattea, Black, Loveless, and other friends gathered for an old-fashioned sing-along in a rustic barn. The interaction between singers is ...

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

»rank: 12304

starring: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Julie Bishop
directed by: Irving Rapper


: :Christmas specials with John Denver have been a favorite holiday tradition with families for years. This 47-minute, 1991 CBS television special finds John Denver joined by friends Clint Black, Katy Mattea, and Patty Loveless on Montana's Fort Belknap lndian Reservation. lmages of Denver on horseback, traversing the wide open plains and herding and roping cattle are interspersed with more intimate looks at Denver, Mattea, Black, Loveless, and other friends gathered for an old-fashioned sing-along in a rustic barn. The interaction between singers is ...

Power Rangers Time Force - Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control

Power Rangers Time Force - Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control

»rank: 8545

starring: Jason Faunt, Kevin Kleinberg, Deborah Estelle Philips, Erin Cahill, Michael Copon
directed by: Isaac Florentine, Koichi Sakamoto


:Description:Consists of 4 episodes: 1. World's Apart 2. The Quantum Quest 3. Clash For Control - Part l 4. Clash For Control - Part ll

Sesame Street - Elmo Says Boo

Sesame Street - Elmo Says Boo

»rank: 12369

starring: Carlo Alban, Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict, Larry Block, Lexine Bondoc
directed by: Jim Henson, Jim Martin, Randall Balsmeyer, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego


: :A Halloween treat. Elmo visits fellow Sesame Street Muppet the Count in the latter's castle--and gets scared for a moment. But only a moment, as more friends from the television program show up, and jokes, songs, and surprises abound. Among the clever tunes: 'Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5,' 'We Are All Monsters,' and 'Frazzle.' --Tom Keogh

Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany

Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany

»rank: 3978

starring: Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Nuccia Focile, Zucchero
directed by: David Amphlett


: :Part concert, part documentary, part travelogue, this video hit duplicates the sleeper success of ltalian tenor Andrea Bocelli's album compilations and underscores his unique crossover appeal. ln the U.S., Bocelli's critical response has been confined to fusillades of scorn from classical and opera writers, but the bulletproof superstar is better understood in the context of Europe's more established tradition of pop-classical fusions. lronically, fans abroad are less prickly than stateside arbiters about the need for a discreet wall between high (classical) art and ...

The Lawrence Welk Show: Salute to Swing Bands/Tribute to George Gershwin

The Lawrence Welk Show: Salute to Swing Bands/Tribute to George Gershwin

»rank: 8116

starring: Lawrence Welk


: :Part concert, part documentary, part travelogue, this video hit duplicates the sleeper success of ltalian tenor Andrea Bocelli's album compilations and underscores his unique crossover appeal. ln the U.S., Bocelli's critical response has been confined to fusillades of scorn from classical and opera writers, but the bulletproof superstar is better understood in the context of Europe's more established tradition of pop-classical fusions. lronically, fans abroad are less prickly than stateside arbiters about the need for a discreet wall between high (classical) art and ...


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It always comes up when people are comparing their most traumatic movie experiences: "the death of Bambi's mother," a recollection that can bring a shudder to even the most jaded filmgoer. That primal separation (which is no less stunning for happening off-screen) is the centerpiece of Bambi, Walt Disney's 1942 animated classic, but it is by no means the only bold stroke in the film. In its swift but somehow leisurely 69 minutes, Bambi covers a year in the life of a young deer. But in a bigger way, it measures the life cycle itself, from birth to adulthood, from childhood's freedom to grown-up responsibility. All of this is rendered in cheeky, fleet-footed style--the movie doesn't lecture, or make you feel you're being fed something that's good for you. The animation is miraculous, a lush forest in which nature is a constantly unfolding miracle (even in a spectacular fire, or those dark moments when "man was in the forest"). There are probably easier animals to draw than a young deer, and the Disney animators set themselves a challenge with Bambi's wobbly glide across an ice-covered lake, his spindly legs akimbo; but the sequence is effortless and charming. If Bambi himself is just a bit dull--such is the fate of an Everydeer--his rabbit sidekick Thumper and a skunk named Flower more than make up for it. Many of the early Disney features have their share of lyrical moments and universal truths, but Bambi is so simple, so pure, it's almost transparent. You might borrow a phrase from Thumper and say it's downright twitterpated. --Robert Horton
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This well-acted drama won the Audience award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, causing a festival ruckus when several distributors entered a bidding war in response to the movie's positive buzz. When the movie was finally released, audience and critical response provided a sudden reality check: the movie's good to a point, but hardly worth the fuss it received at Sundance. Packing a miniseries' worth of melodrama into 117 minutes, the story centers on a young woman named Percy (Alison Elliott) who served prison time for manslaughter and arrives in a small town in Maine with hopes of beginning a new life. She works as a waitress in the Spitfire Grill, owned by Hannah (Ellen Burstyn), whose gruff exterior conceals a kind heart and precious little tolerance for the grill's regular customers, who cast their suspicions on Percy's mysterious past. The plot unfolds when Hannah holds a $100-per-entry essay contest to find a new owner for the grill. There's ample mystery surrounding the collected money, a local hermit who's really Hannah's shell-shocked Vietnam veteran son, and circumstances that lead the locals to adopt a lynch-mob mentality at Percy's expense. By the time Percy is nearly drowning in a raging river, The Spitfire Grill has taken its melodrama a few steps 'round the bend. Fine acting is the movie's saving grace, however, and newcomer Alison Elliott anchors The Spitfire Grill with a subtle, emotionally involving performance. Thanks to Elliott and Burstyn, you don't have to feel too guilty if you find yourself reaching for a Kleenex as the closing credits roll. --Jeff Shannon

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Average customer rating: 5.0 ISBN: 1577912187

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Big news on the Harry Potter musical front: After scoring the first three installments in the series, John Williams has been replaced by Patrick Doyle. Still, Williams never feels far away. His main theme pops up here and there, and a track like "Voldemort," which eloquently illustrates the soul of a blacker-than-black wizard with thunderous cymbal crashes, shrieking horns, tumultuous strings, and a stately finish, firmly belongs in the Williams mode. Overall, Doyle acquits himself well. He can do light when needed ("The Quidditch World Cup," which starts out like some kind of jig), but mostly he's required to be ominous ("The Quidditch World Cup," which ends in martial war chants). Among the highlights are the aforementioned "Voldemort," but also the frantic, overpowering "The Dark Mark." Note that the CD concludes on a jarringly different note with three songs by the Weird Sisters, the group that performs at Hogwarts' Yule Ball. Led by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, the ad hoc band also includes members of Radiohead and Cocker's side project Relaxed Muscle. "Do the Hippogriff" is a fast-paced rocker that somehow comes across like a grungy hybrid of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself." The other two songs--"This Is the Night" and "Magic Works"--are less obvious, and much better. Still, the contrast between these tracks and the instrumental score that precedes them may not be to everybody's taste. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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You needn't see the film of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to appreciate the wonder, magic, and fearful chills of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestseller in John Williams's outstanding score. Williams typically avoids the source material for the films he scores, but he reportedly derived great pleasure and inspiration from Rowling's first Harry Potter adventure, and created a perfect motif (fully expressed in "Hedwig's Theme") to dominate his score. It's first heard as a dreamy celesta waltz and embellished through myriad incarnations and moods, often with a sinister edge befitting the darker tones of Chris Columbus's direction. Evident are fantastical allusions to Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky (among others), and Williams's epic track is "Quidditch Match," a breathtaking frenzy to accompany the film's dazzling highlight. And while Williams occasionally flirts with self-plagiarism (with inevitable variants of his Hook and Star Wars themes), this is nevertheless a richly regal score that brilliantly evokes the mystery and magic of Harry Potter's world. --Jeff Shannon




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