Dusty Springfield – “Get Ready”
I found this clip of Dusty Springfield singing the classic Temptations hit “Get Ready” and had to post it. Someone emailed me recently asking if her version of “Get Ready” was available on CD. I haven’t been able to find that anywhere, but her performance of the song on British TV is available on the […]
DVD Review: Bee Movie (A Very Jerry 2-Disc Edition)
When I settled in to watch Bee Movie I really wasn’t expecting much. Seinfeld, that long running show about nothing had never really been a favorite of mine, so the presence of Jerry Seinfeld didn’t really pique my curiosity. However, I’ve enjoyed the ingenuity of Dreamworks Animation in the past in such projects as the […]
Music Review: Yael Naïm – Yael Naïm
If you’ve seen those new Mac Air commercials you’ve heard the airy tune accompanying the ultra-thin laptops as they take their marketing now for the world. The song, “New Soul is sung by the 29-year-old Yael Naïm. Born in Paris (to Tunisian parents) and raised in Israel, Naïm brings her multilingual background to her music. […]
Val Kilmer To Be The Voice of ‘KITT In New Knight Rider Tele-Pic
BURBANK – February 8, 2008 – Val Kilmer (“Comanche Moon,” “Batman Forever,” “The Doors”) will assume the role of the voice of KITT — America’s favorite talking car — in NBC’s “Knight Rider” movie of the week which revs up on Sunday, February 17 (9-11 p.m. ET). Kilmer will play the role of KITT after […]
Star Trek XI Trailer
The first teaser trailer for JJ Abrams Star Trek film that is slated for a Christmas 2008 release. Ah, the voice of Leonard Nimoy….It will be good to see Nimoy again as an elder Spock, but I’m not sure learning about Spock’s youth is going to be that exciting. We’ll see.
Music DVD Review: Mariah Carey – The Adventures of Mimi
Armed with a five octave voice, Mariah Carey burst on to the music scene in 1990 with her self titled album. At that time, she became the first singer to have her first five singles reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. She continued to record hit after hit, making her the best […]
Music Review: Rufus Wainwright – Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
Though Judy Garland died a few years before I was born, I have been a fan of hers most of my life. I watched The Wizard of Oz just to hear her sing “Over the Rainbow.” Garland’s 1954 version of A Star is Born remains one of my favorite films. In my adult life, I […]
DVD Review: Barry Manilow: The First Television Specials
On the heels of Barry Manilow’s successful Las Vegas show Music and Passion and his hit albums The Greatest Songs of the Seventies and The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, Rhino has released a five DVD set, Barry Manilow: The Early Television Shows. The set consists of The First Barry Manilow Special (1977), The Second […]
Music Review: Serena Ryder – Told You in a Whispered Song
Canadian born singer/songwriter Serena Ryder has been performing since the age of thirteen. Serena is already a major star in her native Canada. Her major label debut, If Your Memory Serves You Well, a set of twelve covers and three original songs was released in Canada in late 2006 and hit store shelves in the […]