The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (Blu-ray)
I’ve been a fan of Queen for as long as I can remember. Their ability to combine opera, hard rock, a ballad and a guitar solo in a great song like “Bohemian Rhapsody” is testament to their talent, and the unapologetic flamboyance of lead singer Freddie Mercury made him one of rock ‘n roll’s great […]
Blu-ray Review: Queen – Days of Our Lives
As a music fan as far back as I can remember, Queen has long been one of my favorite groups. Known for their vocal harmonies and multi-tracking voices in order to imitate large choirs, many of Queen’s well known hits are impossible not to sing along with. More than thirty years after they formed in […]
Blu-ray Review: Mean Girls
Given Lindsay Lohan’s current status as constant tabloid staple and occasional visitor to police blotters, it’s hard to believe it was only a few short years ago; she was being projected as Hollywood’s “next big thing.” She had made an impression on critics in 1998 at the age of twelve, when she stared in the […]
DVD Review: American Teen
In an effort to make a year-long documentary about high school seniors, director Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture) reviewed more than 100 different schools in the pre-production process, and ten schools replied, agreeing to participate. After she interviewed incoming seniors at all 10, she chose Warsaw. The film, American […]