John Petrucci - Rock Discipline

John Petrucci - Rock Discipline Review

John Petrucci - Rock Discipline Feature

• DVD format Covers: warming up, developing speed and accuracy, chromatic exercises, playing with dynamics, connecting scale fragments to form long solo lines, and more Backstage with John G3 tour footage Bloopers on the set Interactive tour of John's Ernie Ball guitar Tuning segment Dream Theater discography Additional product previews Printable lessons Internet connectivity

G3's own John Petrucci provides instructional material, along with live G3 Tour Footage, backstage material with John, hilarious bloopers, the interactive feature of John's Ernie Ball Guitar, a Dream Theater discography, DVD-ROM features, lots more.

The Wiggles Go Bananas!

The Wiggles Go Bananas! Review

The Wiggles Go Bananas! Feature

• In their latest adventure, The Wiggles Go Bananas! the fab four of fun have recorded some of their most catchy and infectious songs to date. Even pop superstar Kylie Minogue has donned a pink skivvy and joined The Wiggles to sing Monkey Man.We jump into the heart of the groovy animal kingdom with songs such as The Lion Is King, Kangaroo Jumping, Tassie Devil and The Chicken Walk. Australia?s John

The Wiggles love interacting with animals, whether they're laughing at a monkey's silly antics, marveling at the sweet slumber of a wombat in their arms, petting a tiger, or imitating the jerky gait of a kangaroo. Jeff, Anthony, Murray, and Sam are joined by international pop superstar Kylie Minogue, Australia's John Waters, and the Wiggles favorites Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and Wags the Dog in this fun celebration of animals that's sure to captivate toddlers and preschoolers. Set against bright, animated backgrounds, the Wiggles’ enthusiasm is contagious as they interact with costumed "animals," dance around the stage with the Wiggles Dancers, and sing over 20 songs ranging in genre from country western to blues and rock and roll. Interspersed between songs are brief, real-life encounters between Wiggles members and various animals including a koala, a tiger, a wombat, several types of birds, and a crocodile. Favorite characters Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and Wags the Dog also make plenty of appearances, doing everything from riding a toy horse, hanging out with a bunch of chickens, and acting out a story about how a goat once ate everything in sight on a pirate ship. If 47 minutes of Wiggles fun isn't enough, there are two full-length bonus Wiggle and Learn episodes, as well as a 3-minute featurette on "Safety Around Dogs" with RSPCA inspector Matt French, a 7-minute Dorothy the Dinosaur episode about shopping for ingredients for vegetable soup, and a photo gallery. (Ages 2 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi In their latest adventure, The Wiggles Go Bananas! the fab four of fun have recorded some of their most catchy and infectious songs to date. Even pop superstar Kylie Minogue has donned a pink skivvy and joined The Wiggles to sing Monkey Man. We jump into the heart of the groovy animal kingdom with songs such as The Lion Is King, Kangaroo Jumping, Tassie Devil and The Chicken Walk. Australia’s John Waters sings Rusty The Cowboy, while Captain Feathersword sings The Dingle Puck Goat. So jump into the jivin’ jungle with the kings of pre-school swing as The Wiggles Go Bananas!

The Wiz

The Wiz Review

Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilizing the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family.

The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky "Ease On Down the Road" and the inspirational "Brand New Day"). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee

Classic Metal Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 8

Classic Metal Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 8 Review

Classic Metal Guitar Play-Along DVD Volume 8 Feature

• Media DVD
• DVD
• Artist: Various

The Guitar Play-Along DVD series lets you hear and see how to play songs like never before. Just watch, listen and learn! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then, the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along, or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from three viewing options: fret hand with tab, wide view with tab, pick & fret hands close-up. Each DVD includes great songs that all guitarists will want to know! Volume 8 includes: Breaking the Chains * Empire * Iron Man * Lights Out * Rock You like a Hurricane * School's Out * Symphony of Destruction * You've Got Another Thing Comin'.

Chicago (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Chicago (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Review

This Razzle-Dazzle Edition is the ultimate CHICAGO DVD Collection and features the award-winning motion picture and brand-new bonus material! Winner of six Academy Awards(R) (2002) including Best Picture, and starring Academy Award(R) nominee Renée Zellweger (Best Actress, CHICAGO), Academy Award(R) winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO), Academy Award(R) nominee Queen Latifah (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO), Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (Best Actor, CHICAGO), and Academy Award(R) nominee John C. Reilly (Best Supporting Actor, CHICAGO) -- CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle of unparalleled entertainment!

Bizet - Carmen / Mats Ek, The Cullberg Ballet

Bizet - Carmen / Mats Ek, The Cullberg Ballet Review

Carmen: ANA LAGUNA
José: MARC HWANG
Escamillo: YVAN AUZELY
M: POMPEA SANTORO
Officer: GEORGE ELKIN
Gypsy: BOAZ COHEM

With the hot glow of her cigar, the piercing intensity of her gaze, and her unabashed sexuality, Carmen radiates defiance. She's a woman who knows what she wants and is ruthless in pursuing it. She takes and discards lovers as she pleases. Mats Ek's International Emmy Award-winning version of the fiery tale of passion and murderous jealousy is an exciting, suspenseful mix of bravura dancing and inventive, powerful storytelling. Set to Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, the Russian composer's arrangement of Bizet's perenially popular opera music, this stylish production features award-winning dancer Ana Laguna as a mesmerizing and irresistible Carmen, with Yvan Auzely and Marc Hwang as her rival lovers: macho bullfighter Escamillo and romantic young soldier Jose.

Choreography MATS EK
Technical Director NICKE NYQUIST
Set and Costume Designer MARIE-LUISE EKMAN

Joe McCarthy's Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along (DVD)

Joe McCarthy's Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along (DVD) Review

Joe McCarthy's Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along (DVD) Feature

• Satisfaction Ensured
• Design is stylish and innovative.
• Functionality that is Unbeatable.

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. The Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along DVD gives the drummer/percussionist an opportunity to play contemporary Afro-Cuban music in a big band setting. Playing tunes from the Latin Grammy-winning group Afro-Bop Alliance drummer Joe McCarthy focuses on three of the predominant groove categories of mainstream Afro-Cuban music: mambo cha-cha-cha and 6/8 Afro-Cuban. State-of-the-art camera work gives an in-depth look at JoeÆs multi-level approach to playing these exciting rhythms while his focused straight-ahead concepts take the mystery out of applying these grooves to the music of today. The DVD features play-along tracks (minus the drums) an E-book containing the complete charts and examples demonstrated on the DVD and bonus tracks of additional tunes from Afro-Bop Alliance.

The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Charge of the Light Brigade / Gentleman Jim / The Adventures of Don Juan / The Dawn Patrol / Dive Bomber)

The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Charge of the Light Brigade / Gentleman Jim / The Adventures of Don Juan / The Dawn Patrol / Dive Bomber) Review

The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Vol. 2 (The Charge of the Light Brigade / Gentleman Jim / The Adventures of Don Juan / The Dawn Patrol / Dive Bomber) Feature

• ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN ? Blade-flashing duels, devil-may-care bravado ? a glorious Flynn swashbuckler. THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE ? Flynn?s British Lancers take the reins for one of film?s greatest action sequences. THE DAWN PATROL ? Dogfights above, challenges of command below: Flynn and David Niven team in a landmark tale of World War 1 flyboys. DIVE BOMER ? They go first so that others may

The best-known of Errol Flynn's movies are already out there on DVD, so surely there can't be much left over to keep the second volume of the Errol Flynn Signature Collection from being an anticlimax. Except it's not. The new boxed set includes a splendid historical adventure, two aviation movies impressive in different ways, and a late swashbuckler that operates as a droll gloss on the star's persona. Plus (wait for it...) it also contains the best movie Errol Flynn ever made, and very likely his best performance as well.

Let's take that last one first. Raoul Walsh's Gentleman Jim (1942) is a great, boisterous gift box of a movie, a high-spirited biopic of late-19th-century prizefighter James J. Corbett. The setting is San Francisco in the Gay '90s, with Flynn/Corbett starting out as a brash, egotistical bank teller fast with his mouth and light on his feet. Given a chance to crash high society, he becomes a pugilist for the amusement of the nabobs, then sets out on a boxing career that will bring him glove-to-glove with the Great John L. ... Sullivan, that is, and portrayed with Walshian gusto by Ward Bond. Gentleman Jim is fragrant with period atmosphere, exhilarating in its feeling for space and back-slapping human contact, and so big-hearted and exuberant that it finally invites the audience right into the film. Alexis Smith--as a socialite who ribs Corbett mercilessly--and Flynn conduct a strikingly egalitarian mating duel. The supporting cast includes Jack Carson, Alan Hale, and the epically grumpy William Frawley, and the whirlwind montages are by future director Don Siegel. This is great fun--and a masterpiece to boot.

The adventure movie is The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), Flynn's second star vehicle in Hollywood. A step up in scale and gloss from Captain Blood, this Michael Curtiz picture is historical poppycock but thrilling spectacle, with exotic doings in India and Asia Minor building to the horrendous siege of Chukoti, then a lateral move to the Crimea for the big Tennyson finish every perennial schoolboy in the audience has been waiting for. The Flynn of this swashbuckler-one-step-removed isn't the buoyant and boyish fellow we expect; he even comes in second to fellow Bengal Lancer (and dull brother) Patric Knowles for the heart of Olivia De Havilland. But he wears nobility well, and there's genuine tenderness in his performance. The camerawork and editing of the Charge will lift your heart rate, and the large supporting cast includes Donald Crisp, Nigel Bruce, Spring Byington, C. Henry Gordon, and Flynn pal David Niven.

Niven and Flynn are together again in The Dawn Patrol (1938), a memorable WWI tale of British airmen flying perilous missions in flimsy planes, and the flight commanders who have to send them out to do it. Basil Rathbone (in a rare departure from villainy in a Flynn movie) plays the tortured commandant whom hotshot Flynn will be obliged to succeed. Although this is the Dawn Patrol most people know, it's actually the remake of a 1930 Howard Hawks classic. The original has a starker feel (inseparable from its early-talkie creakiness), as if its airbase were at the edge of the known world. The more up-to-date Flynn version, directed by Edmund Goulding, is smoother entertainment, with a stronger supporting cast--but all the flying footage is from Hawks's movie.

The other aviation drama is Dive Bomber (1941), a big hit just before America's entry into WWII. Flynn plays it more sober than usual (no pun intended) as a Navy flight surgeon helping to lick the challenge of high-altitude sickness. There's no good reason for the movie to last 132 minutes, and both the macho griping of aviator Fred MacMurray and the garish treatment of the peripheral females (including Alexis Smith in her first featured role) get tiresome. But these are worth enduring for the breathtaking flight scenes in vivid Technicolor--which looks every bit as great as it must have in 1941. Director Michael Curtiz, in what would be his last film with Flynn, even sets up the ground scenes to include low-altitude flyovers.

The Adventures of Don Juan (1948), made near the end of Flynn's Warner years, is a footnote to the star's swashbuckling legacy and a not-very-inside joke on his reputation as real-life Don Juan; the picture is at least as interested in eliciting chuckles as serving up thrills. Director Vincent Sherman lacked the brio of Curtiz and the gusto of Walsh, but he ably steers the actor past self-parody to a reasonably graceful performance. Again, the real excitement is the ultra-radiant Technicolor--a perhaps inadvertent result of veteran film noir cameraman Woody Bredell lighting the movie as though he were still working that black-and-white territory. Viveca Lindfors supplies urbane love interest as the Queen of Spain, and Robert Douglas stands in for Basil Rathbone as villain-in-chief.

Consistent with previous Warner practice, all but one of the features in Volume 2 come packaged with a "Warner Night at the Movies" set of shorts: cartoons, comedy shorts, trailers for contemporaneous WB movies, and sometimes newsreels. The disc of Gentleman Jim also includes an audio-only bonus, a radio reenactment featuring Flynn and costars Alexis Smith and Ward Bond. Probably because of its two-hour-plus running time, Dive Bomber is accompanied only by its trailer and a brief documentary, in which historian Rudy Behlmer shares a choice anecdote about Mike Curtiz attempting to direct airplanes. Unfortunately, of Flynn and his various directors, only Vincent Sherman was still available to do a commentary track (on Adventures of Don Juan, which also includes Behlmer commentary); Sherman passed away in 2006 at the age of 99. --Richard T. Jameson Includes The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), Gentleman Jim (1942), The Adventures of Don Juan (1948), The Dawn Patrol (1938), and Dive Bomber (1941).

Relaxation(2DISC SET - 1DVD, 1CD) - A Visual and musical relaxation

Relaxation(2DISC SET - 1DVD, 1CD) - A Visual and musical relaxation Review

The healing power of Relaxation - A visual and musical relaxation. 2 Disc set. 1 Dvd(Video) and 1 Cd (Compact disc digital audio)

Pufnstuf

Pufnstuf Review

Pufnstuf Feature

• Actors: Billie Hayes, Mama Cass, Jack Wild, Martha Raye, Billy Barty.
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen.
• Language: English.
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Run Time: 93 minutes. Rated G.

Rumor has it that Sid and Marty Krofft are developing a new movie based on their bizarre life-size puppet show, H.R. Pufnstuf. But will it hold up to their first feature? Looking more like an ambitious TV episode than a feature film, the endearingly low-tech Pufnstuf hit the big screen in 1970 with the gee-whiz spirit of a community theater musical. The whole cast is here: Jack Wild's lisping hero, who sings and dances with his magic talking flute; Billie Hayes' cackling Witchiepoo; the drawling dragon Pufnstuf; and the usual collection of talking trees, beavers, owls, mushrooms, and other frantic live-action cartoon characters. Martha Raye guest stars as Boss Witch and "Mama" Cass Elliot (as Witchiepoo's archrival in the "Witch of the Year" contest) sings "different is hard, different is lonely." The songs are otherwise eminently forgettable, and the story is the usual Saturday morning silliness of bumbling bad guys and resourceful heroes in slapstick square-offs--you can almost hear the laugh track. Fans of the show will appreciate its surreal weirdness (Witchiepoo as a go-go dance instructor?), but what can anyone make of the image of Pufnstuf spinning on a spit over a barbeque? It's no Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but Billie Hayes powers the picture with her madcap energy and comic flair. And even gets her own song, "We Can Zap the World." Zap away, Witchiepoo. --Sean Axmaker From Land of the Lost producers, Sid & Marty Krofft, comes a family comedy filled with mirth, magic and music. After a bad day at school, Jimmy runs to the shore to play his flute, but he can’t believe his eyes when his ordinary flute comes to life! When a magical talking boat appears, he boards the ship only to discover that it has been sent by an evil witch named Witchiepoo to keep him prisoner and take his flute. It’s up to the fantastic dragon H.R. Pufnstuf and his comical companions, Cling and Clang, to come to the rescue in an adventure beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.

SongXpress Classic Blues, Vol 3 (DVD)

SongXpress Classic Blues, Vol 3 (DVD) Review

SongXpress Classic Blues, Vol 3 (DVD) Feature

• Great riffsClassic songsChordsMelodiesJonny Lang, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric ClaptonTuning segmentChord diagramsAdditional video tipsAdditional product previewsPrintable chord tabsInternet connectivitySongs include "Before You Accuse Me," "Lie to Me," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and "Spoonful."

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Puccini - Madama Butterfly / Moffo, Cioni, Poli, de Fabritis, Radiotelevisione Italiana Milano Opera

Puccini - Madama Butterfly / Moffo, Cioni, Poli, de Fabritis, Radiotelevisione Italiana Milano Opera Review

PUCCINI:MADAMA BUTTERFLY - DVD Movie

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy Review

In the wake of a trial that convicted four Nazi agents of spying against the U.S., Warner Bros. became the first Hollywood studio to fire a salvo at Hitler's Germany. Months before World War II erupted it released this thriller based on revelations that emerged from the trial and other real-life sources. The story is a brisk connect-the-dots tale that ties German-American Bund operatives (Francis Lederer, George Sanders and Paul Lukas among others) to Berlin. Chief among those connecting the dots: FBI Agent Edward Renard (Edward G. Robinson). The drama wasn't limited to the screen. Production personnel received threats and violence erupted at some screenings. Directed with hard-hitting verve by Anatole Litvak, Confessions of a Nazi Spy struck a nerve in its era. It remains a milestone of filmmaking commitment today.

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Camelot (Special Edition)

Camelot (Special Edition) Review

Lerner and Loewe's moving and magical musical about King Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot and the Round Table won three Academy Awards(R): Best Adaptation Scoring, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Richard Harris and Venessa Redgrave star.

Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac

Alfano: Cyrano de Bergerac Review

While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini's unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including Cyrano de Bergerac (1936) with a libretto by Henri Cain based on Edmond Rostand's drama of the same
name. It is a moving tale of romantic misunderstanding, swashbuckling bravado and heartbreaking loyalty, in which the eloquent Cyrano feels unable to express his love for Roxane because of his famously protuberant nose except on behalf of his handsome but inarticulate friend, Christian. When Domingo and Radvanovsky sang Cyrano and Roxane at New York's Metropolitan Opera, Andante magazine
wrote: 'Incredibly, Cyrano is his 121st role. And it suits him splendidly ... Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky was luminous as Roxane, her passionate outbursts showing off her powerful upper register to good effect'.

Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ

Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ Review

Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ Feature

• Published by Berklee Press
• DVD featuring Stephen Webber
• Author: Stephen Webber

TURNTABLE TECHNIQUE - DVD Movie

Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 1 (Ziegfeld Follies / Till the Clouds Roll By / Three Little Words / Summer Stock / It's Always Fair Weather)

Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 1 (Ziegfeld Follies / Till the Clouds Roll By / Three Little Words / Summer Stock / It's Always Fair Weather) Review

It's Always Fair Weather Ziegfeld Follies Till the Clouds Roll By Three Little Words Summer Stock