Archive for the ‘DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews’ Category
Broadway Musicals – A Jewish Legacy (2012)Published on June 18, 2013
One of the best of recent PBS documentaries.
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird; The Rite of Spring; DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, cond. by Paavo Järvi, Blu-ray (2012)Published on June 17, 2013
A first class recording and performance of these familiar works.
My Neighbor Totoro, Blu-ray (1988/2013)
Howl’s Moving Castle, Blu-ray (2004/2013)Published on June 16, 2013
Two of the very best Miyazaki animated features, with English soundtracks by leading actors and on Blu-ray.
A Good Day To Die Hard, Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy (2013)Published on June 16, 2013
An entertaining continuation of the Die Hard series.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 cond. by Chailly, Blu-ray (2013)Published on June 13, 2013
An excellent performance with great surround and interesting extras, including the playing of Mahler’s own Welte roll of a movement from the Fourth.
Oz the Great and Powerful 3D, Blu-ray (2013)Published on June 12, 2013
A fun 3D feature using some of the elements of the original Wizard of Oz, but with a number of twists.
Rolling Stones – Crossfire Hurricane, Blu-ray (2013)Published on June 11, 2013
Sex, Drugs, Rock And Roll, and a hearty dose of good music!
French Masterworks – Russian Emigrés in Paris: 1923-28 (2013)Published on June 10, 2013
Five interesting silent features made by Russian emigrants to Paris.
Big Joy – The Adventures of James Broughton (2013)Published on June 06, 2013
A documentary on the late avant poet and filmmaker known as the “Laughing Pan.”
Frank Zappa – A Token of His Extreme (1974/2013)Published on June 04, 2013
Though he was never on drugs, Zappa is having himself a ball.