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The Last Waltz
:Description:It started as a concert. It 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 quintet) in this particularly stylish concert film. Scorsese ...
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Bob Dylan - No Direction Home
:Description:The two-part film includes never-seen performance footage and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with Dylan’s during that time. For the first time on camera, Dylan talks openly and extensively about this critical period in his career. :It's virtually impossible to approach No Direction Home without a cluster of fixed ideas. Who doesn't have their own private Dylan? The true excellence of Martin Scorsese's achievement lies in how his documentary shakes us free of our comfortable assumptions. In the process, it plays out on several levels at once, each taking shape ...
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Buena Vista Social Club
: :Take a spellbinding journey into the fascinating lives and passionate musical power of the buean vista social club the legendary cuban musicians whose grammy award-winning album sparked an international musical phenomenon. Additional concert footage. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/11/2008 Starring: Ry Cooder Ruben Gonzalez Run time: 105 minutes Rating: G Director: Wim Wenders essential video:In 1996, composer, producer, and guitar legend Ry Cooder entered Egrem Studios in Havana with the forgotten greats of Cuban music, many of them in their 60s and 70s, some of them long since ...
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Classic Albums: Rio
:Description:This latest addition to the acclaimed Classic Albums series takes us to the early eighties and the release of Duran Duran's second album 'Rio'. Released against a backdrop of riots, record unemployment and the Falklands War this optimistic and celebratory album would generate a string of hit singles and groundbreaking videos and catapult Duran Duran to global stardom. This DVD tells the story behind the writing, recording and subsequent success of the album through newly filmed interviews, musical demonstrations and both new and archive performances. TRACK LISTING: Features excerpts from: Rio, My Own ...
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The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection
:Description:Called 'the greatest rock film ever made,' this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When 300,000 members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hell's Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, direct cinema pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin immortalized on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment. essential video:To cite Gimme Shelter as the greatest rock documentary ever filmed is to damn it with faint praise. This 1970 release benefits from a horrifying serendipity in the timing ...
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Imagine (Deluxe Edition)
:Description:Imagine John Lennon comes from a treasure trove: the legendary musician's own collection of more than 240 hours of film and videotape, much of it never seen by the public. With cooperation from Yoko Ono in its creation, producers David L. Wolper and Andrew Solt (partners on This Is Elvis) transform the archival footage - and a monumental 36-tune soundtrack - into a spellbinding account of a complex, fascinating man. Lennon's own voice narrates 'a classic film biography' (Roy Leonard, WGN-TV/Chicago). DVD Features:Additional Scenes:Never Before Seen Footage of the Island House (Lake House ...
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Classic Albums: The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
:Description:Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Classic Album is the creative story behind the masterpiece: 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. 'Dark Side Of The Moon' transformed Pink Floyd from art house favorites to global, stadium superstars. Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time they came to record 'Dark Side Of The Moon' had already created many of the basic tracks. 'Dark Side Of The Moon' would be the first Pink Floyd (post Syd Barrett) album where Roger Waters would supply all the lyrics around a ...
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American Hardcore
: :Fueled by a ferocious soundtrack, director Paul Rachman's American Hardcore gives fans an all-access pass to the rise and fall of the U.S. punk scene, an explosive musical and cultural phenomenon that shaped everything from the grunge movement to the emo and pop/punk music currently riding the charts. Set against the conservative early '80s political landscape, American Hardcore chronicles the homegrown hardcore scene that was a swift kick in the head to corporate rock and mainstream complacency, as disaffected teens adopted the same collective credo - harder, faster, louder. From downtown warehouses ...
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The Doors Collection (Collector's Edition)
: :This amazing collection features dance on fire live at the hollywood bowl and the soft parade plus commentary by members of the doors. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/30/2002 Run time: 172 minutes Rating: Nr :If you are a new or original fan of the Doors, this spectacular DVD should give you enough incentive to jump on the DVD bandwagon without reservation. It's quite simply the finest single audio-visual source of Doors music and history, presented with the full participation of the band's surviving members (Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, John ...
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Down from the Mountain (The 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' Concert)
:Description:On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producers so loved the music of O Brother, Where Art Thou? that they brought it to life as a benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame. Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen loved it so much that they hired famed documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker to record the show for posterity. The concert that unfolded that night was one of the greatest musical moments in the annals of Music City. Performers: ...
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