Unknown by name to many, but heard by millions, The Wrecking Crew was the nickname given to a group of Los Angeles based studio musicians who appeared on countless hits in the ’60s and early ’70s. Directed by Denny Tedesco, son of guitarist Tony, whose numerous credits include the themes from Bonanza, Green Acres, and M*A*S*H, as well as thousands of pop recordings by music’s
A mockumentary about the life of “Weird Al” Yankovic, The Compleat Al premiered in an abbreviated form on Showtime in August of 1985, before the entire film was released on video that September. The film loosely follows his life and career from his birth in 1959, all the while tying in his first eight music videos. Long out of print, many assumed The Compleat Al
Over thirty years after it originally aired on network television in May of 1983, Time-Life/StarVista is releasing the classic TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever on DVD. They are offering the release in a simple 1-DVD edition, a special 3-DVD edition, a deluxe 6-DVD edition, and a deluxe-deluxe 6-DVD/8-CD edition. (Time-Life provided us with the 3-DVD edition to review.) I was fortunate enough to