Shania Twain - Live

Manufacturer: Kultur Video Brand: Kulter

Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux. In 1989 when this production was taped, Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni had already enjoyed long, distinguished careers. In other words, they were considerably older than La Bohème's romantic young couple, Mimi and Rodolfo. If you find this consideration important, it might be wise to skip this Bohème and invest instead in the bright, youthful, and energetic Sydney Opera production or the visually striking 1998 Metropolitan Opera production. So far, La Bohème has fared better on DVD than any other opera, and the San Francisco Bohème faces serious competition. But this is a vintage production deserving attention on its own merits. As a matter of survival, veteran singers learn how to make experience compensate for the loss of youth, and Freni and Pavarotti are outstanding examples of how this can be done. They are aided by a sensitive stage director, a visual treatment responsive to the opera's changing moods, and an expert supporting cast deeply involved with the story and the music. They fit convincingly in roles with which they have been living for decades; both are still in good vocal condition, and the emotions are convincingly conveyed. In the supporting cast, note the excellent performances of Gino Quilico and Nicolai Ghiaurov. --Joe McLellan

Manufacturer: Kultur Video Brand: Kulter

This film is the famed Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. This historical performance stars Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev as the quintessential stage lovers. It captures the greatest dance partnership of our century at the peak of their careers. It's not a stretch to call Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn the most sublime of all dance partners and Sergei Prokofiev the most gifted 20th-century ballet composer. And so it goes without saying that the 1966 film version of the Royal Ballet production of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet featuring Nureyev and Fonteyn as the star-crossed lovers is an absolute must-have for anyone who cares a whit about the art. Director Paul Czinner has made all the right moves, alternating between full shots of the performers with long shots that accentuate how Kenneth MacMillan's fastidious choreography is inexorably linked to the characters, their story, the elaborate sets, and the viewer. Nicholas Georgiadis's costumes are sumptuous without being overdone, the supporting dancers and ensemble are as exquisite as the leads, and John Lanchbery conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House with just the right mixture of joviality and tragedy that Prokofiev's classic score needs but doesn't always receive. --Kevin Filipski

Manufacturer: Mca Brand: UNI DIST CORP (MUSIC) Model: 2208956

1979 Here Comes My Girl 1979 Refugee 1981 The Waiting 1981 A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) 1981 Insider 1982 You Got Lucky 1982 Change Of Heart 1985 Don't Come Around Here No More 1987 Jammin' Me 1989 I Won't Back Down 1989 Runnin' Down A Dream 1989 Free Fallin' 1990 A Face In The Crowd 1990 Yer So Bad 1991 Learning To Fly 1991 Into The Great Wide Open 1993 Mary Jane's Last Dance

Manufacturer: Sony Legacy Brand: Sony

This compilation features 10 of Michael Jackson's greatest video hits, including "Billie Jean," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Black or White," "Rock With You" and others. 90 minutes.

Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video Brand: CARLIN,GEORGE Model: 2222656

61 minute concert in New York City 1982. George Carlin performs "Rice Krispies," "Newscast #3," "Have a Nice Day," "Ice-Box Man," "Fussy Eater," "Dogs & Cats #2," "Over 200 Filthy Words and Phrases" and more.

Manufacturer: Kultur Video Brand: Kulter

This superb adaptation of the Arthur Miller classic stars Lee J. Cobb as a middle aged man at the end of his emotional rope and his supporting dysfunctional family. Also starring Mildred Dunnock, Edward Andrews, Gene Wilder

Manufacturer: White Star Brand: Kulter

Experience for yourself the one-of-a-kind performance of the classic songs that have made George Jones famous throughout a career.

Manufacturer: White Star Brand: Kulter

Newly updated, the authorized biography of Waylon Jennings, from his days as Buddy Holly's protégé to his battles with the Nashville system. From his musical breakthrough in the 1970's to drug addiction and recovery in the 1980's to his death in 2002. A memorable portrait of one of the great legends of country music. Featuring rare footage and excerpts from over 20 of Waylon's greatest hits including: Honky Tonk Heroes, Good Hearted Woman, Luckenbach, Texas, Amanda, and The Eagle Special guest appearances by Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Jessi Colter, Rodney Crowell, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Richie Albright, Herb Alpert, Bobby Bare, Don Bowman, Jack Clement, Robert Duvall, Harlan Howard, Joe B. Maudlin and Bob Montgomery. Bonus Feature Includes the complete program - The Lost Outlaw Performance. In 1978, Waylon Jennings and the Waylors performed on the concert stage of the Grand Ole Opry. This show captures Waylon Jennings and his band at the height of the country music Outlaw period, ample evidence of the extraordinary writing and singing talents of Waylon Jennings. The Lost Outlaw Performance is presented in it's entirety exactly as it was recorded.

Manufacturer: Monterey Video Model: 2209384

Gospel Hallelujah! How better to respond to this wonderful document than with some measure of the joy and passion displayed by the participants? Filmed at Oakland, California's Paramount Theater, the 1982 film brings together some of gospel music's heavy hitters (including the Rev. James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar, the Hawkins Family, and the Mighty Clouds of Joy). And folks, there is some serious testifying going on here, both onstage and in the audience, as one performer after another does his or her best to tear the roof off the sucker. Don't be deceived by the gospel moniker. Take this music out of the pew and into the pub, and you've got Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown--that's how good some of these singers are. And if righteous rave-ups like the Hawkins' "Right On" and Cleveland's "Determined to Make Heaven My Home" don't get you moving, consider investing in a defibrillator. --Sam Graham