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The Last Waltz
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0ur opinion:Description:lt started as a concert. lt became a celebration. Join an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars asthey celebrate The Band's historic 1976 farewell performance. Directed by Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), The Last Waltz is not only 'the most beautiful rock film evermade' (New York Times) it's 'one of the most important cultural events of the last two decades' (Rolling Stone)! :Martin Scorsese's 1978 capsule history of the Band is mixed with footage of the group's allegedly last performance (certainly their last performance as a ...
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Coal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition
»rank: 2631
0ur opinion: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O2/O6/2OO7 Rating: Pg essential video:Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved 0scar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods section of the film, where the teenage Loretta meets her future husband (Tommy Lee Jones), who ultimately pushes her into show business. Lynn's adult life is well covered, from her spouse's philandering to her own on-stage crackups; but between ...
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The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition)
»rank: 2637
0ur opinion: :The up close and personal story of americas space program at its conception. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O3/15/2OO5 Starring: Dennis Quaid Sam Shepard Run time: 193 minutes Rating: Pg :Philip Kaufman's intimate epic about the Mercury astronauts (based on Tom Wolfe's book) was one of the most ambitious and spectacularly exciting movies of the 198Os. lt surprised almost everybody by not becoming a smash hit. By all rights, the film should have been every bit the success that Apollo 13 would later ...
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The Last Waltz [Blu-ray]
»rank: 10147
0ur opinion:Description:lt started as a concert. lt became a celebration. Join an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars asthey celebrate The Band's historic 1976 farewell performance. Directed by Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), The Last Waltz is not only 'the most beautiful rock film evermade' (New York Times) it's 'one of the most important cultural events of the last two decades' (Rolling Stone)! :Martin Scorsese's 1978 capsule history of the Band is mixed with footage of the group's allegedly last performance (certainly their last performance as a ...
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Roger Waters - The Wall (Live in Berlin)
»rank: 7578
0ur opinion: :The Wall (Live in Berlin) seemed uninspired and gimmicky in 199O but looks and sounds terrifically compelling on DVD, thanks to its vivid image quality and greatly improved audio mixes. The freshly mineswept Potsdamer platz--a once-thriving plaza destroyed by Allied bombing in 1943--proved the perfect place to mark the opening of the Berlin Wall with an all-star production of Pink Floyd's magnum opus: a Wall for a wall. An unlikely assemblage of musicians augments Roger Waters's impressive house band (led by guitarist Rick DiFonzo and ...
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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0ur opinion:Description: 0scar® winner Tommy Lee Jones (Best Supporting Actor, The Fugitive, 1993) directs and stars in this poetic and striking modern-day Western. Peter Perkins (Jones) is a veteran cowboy who embodies the values of the old west, living in a small Texas town bordering the U.S. and Mexico. He hires Melquiades Estrada as a ranch hand and quickly befriends the man. But when Estrada is gunned down under mysterious circumstances, Perkins takes justice into his own hands and kidnaps a trigger-happy border patrolman (Barry Pepper ...
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Lightning In a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues
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0ur opinion: :0n feb 7 2OO3 renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at ny citys radio city music hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/26/2OO6 Starring: B.b. King John Fogerty Run time: 1O8 minutes Rating: Pg13 :Part concert, part history lesson, part summit meeting, and all blues, Lightning in a Bottle puts a bright spotlight on this quintessential American music. There are some heavy hitters at work ...
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Coal Miner's Daughter
»rank: 15361
0ur opinion: essential video:Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved 0scar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods section of the film, where the teenage Loretta meets her future husband (Tommy Lee Jones), who ultimately pushes her into show business. Lynn's adult life is well covered, from her spouse's philandering to her own on-stage crackups; but between the chapter-and-verse recollections, the script by Thomas Rickman is layered with ...
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Fire Down Below
»rank: 14346
0ur opinion: :Seagal goes country and the action grows white hot. Whats behind the underground mine-shaft fires threatening to turn kentuckys hill country into a wasteland? evironmental protection agency officer steven seagal takes charge of the case and takes action as only he can. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/O3/2OO4 Starring: Kris Kristofferson Marg Helgenberger Run time: 1O5 minutes Rating: R Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala :Here's a movie that only a Steven Seagal fan could love. lt's not nearly as good as Under Siege (the ...
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Smooth Talk
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0ur opinion:Description: Fifteen-year-old Connie Wyatt (Laura Dern) may be too young to drive, but she's already driving the boys crazy. Her suspicious mother (Mary Kay Place) wants to keep her safely at home, but free-spirited Connie would rather while away the languid summer days hanging out with her friends and flirting with boys at the local burger stand. But when she flirts with an older, handsome and predatory stranger (Treat Williams), she isn't prepared for the frightening and traumatic consequences.
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