Blu-ray Review: Top Gun (Special Collector’s Edition)
“I feel the need…the need for speed!” –Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards, Top Gun I was thirteen when Top Gun came blazing on to the big screen in 1986. I absolutely loved the film and saw it three or four times during its original theatrical run. Tom Cruise was buff, the planes were cool and […]
DVD Review: The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
The Wiggles are an international phenomenon. Formed in 1991 when three of the original members were studying early childhood education, the Wiggles connect with their preschool audience using light humor, simple songs with interesting lyrics, and lively dance steps. The supporting cast of characters includes a pirate named Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Dorothy the […]
Blu-ray Review: Step Up 2: The Streets
Teen Dance movies have been a staple of Hollywood films for a long time. Even before films were referred to as “teen movies,” stars ranging from Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John to Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer have been out in films laden with the pop music and dance […]
The 100 Greatest Live Rock Albums – 100 – 90
As a music fan and collector, I’ve always enjoyed live albums. There’s nothing quite like a musician or a band playing at it’s peak, with the audience responding to the music. There are literally thousands of live recordings out there that would fall under the rock genre. As a result, picking the 100 greatest among […]
Movie Trailer – Mama Mia!
Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Christine Baranski. Based on the smash hit musical. Coming Summer 2008! Featuring the music of ’70’s super group ABBA.
DVD Review: Dreamgirls (Two Disc Showstopper Edition)
Bringing very successful Broadway musicals to the big screen is notoriously difficult. It is often easy to loose the power and intimacy created on a stage, when a story is magnified to fit the bigger than life proportions of a Hollywood film.
CD Review: Barry Manilow – Live: Legacy Edition
Arista has beautifully restored Barry Manilow’s 1977 album Live from the original 1976 concert recordings. The concert was recorded at the Uris Theatre in New York City in December 1976. Released as a two-LP album in May of 1977, Live was Manilow’s first number one album (his second was 2006’s The Greatest Songs of the […]