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Manufacturer: PBS Model: 2268424

Brass and percussion blend with dramatic choreography, brilliant lighting and special effects to create a new genre of performance in BLAST! Its performers move constantly, staging intricate movements to classical, symphonic, Broadway and popular music. Taped at the London Apollo Hammersmith Theatre in April 2000, BLAST! musical highlights include Ravel's ""Bolero,"" Copland's ""Appalachian Spring,"" and Chuck Mangione's ""Land of Make Believe.

Manufacturer: Liberty Int'l

The most endured and popular nursery rhymes of Mother Goose are timeless, and children who could only see and hear the classic tales, can now sing along. Each song is lavishly produced with full orchestration, beautiful costuming, and exquisitely detaile

Manufacturer: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT Brand: Image Entertainment

Winner of the 2007 Tony Award! Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, a beloved era-defining classic is stunningly reinvented in this powerful Broadway production, featuring an explosive starring performance by Raul Esparza. Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, Company is a funny, sophisticated exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends. With a wise and witty Stephen Sondheim score including "Another Hundred People," "Side by Side by Side," "The Ladies Who Lunch" and "Being Alive," Company offers musical comedy at its finest.

Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Model: 17193495 Color: color

Cirque du Soleilâ„¢ JOURNEY OF MAN is a breathtaking odyssey that follows the stages of human development from birth to maturity, with each stage presented by a Cirque du Soleilâ„¢ act. The signature Cirque du Soleilâ„¢ celebration of color, light, music and costume combine with a backdrop of various natural and historical landmarks around the world, creating a triumph of artistry beyond compare. From the opening explosion of light and sound that represents the universe's formation, Cirque du Soleilâ„¢ Journey of Man leads us through the birth of the Universal Child as it travels from childhood, through adolescence and manhood, on to maturity. An awe-inspiring feast for the senses, incomparable artistry and stylish elegance make this an adventure of a lifetime.

Manufacturer: WarnerBrothers Brand: PRESLEY,ELVIS Model: 2289602

This Is Elvis: Special Edition (Dbl DVD)]]> Originally released in 1981, Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo's This Is Elvis was one of the first in-depth examinations of the life and work of Elvis Presley. Issued here in a two-disc set that pairs the theatrical version with a 1983 re-edit that adds some 40 minutes to the original, it combines newsreel footage, home movies, television and movie clips, and extensive re-enactments in an absorbing bio-documentary that's well worth watching--if only because interest in the singer apparently never diminishes (the 2007 DVD release date coincides with the 30th anniversary of Presley's death). The success (or failure, depending on one's point of view) of This Is Elvis rides in part on a single decision made by Solt and Leo, who co-produced, directed, and wrote the film: namely, to have the tale told by Presley himself. Not the real Presley, of course; Ral Donner, himself a rock singer of minor repute in the '50s and '60s, provides a reasonably authentic impersonation of Presley's voice (four on-screen actors portray him at various ages in the course of the film). Thus we have an "Elvis" who returns from beyond the grave to hold forth on such matters as the death of his beloved mother, his stint in the Army, his marriage to Priscilla and the birth of Lisa Marie, the skein of awful movies that preoccupied him during the '60s (thus sidelining him from the pop music scene while the Beatles and Bob Dylan were changing the world), and his descent into the maudlin, hyper-medicated fashion disaster that was Elvis in the '70s (his assessment: basically, "Geez, I wish I'd seen that coming"). It's nice to think that the actual Elvis could be so candid about both his successes and his missteps, but by and large this material is unconvincing, at best. Still, the real footage mostly makes up for it. Clips from his earliest TV appearances, even embarrassments like the Steve Allen show (on which the smug host had Presley wear formal attire and sing "Hound Dog" to an actual pooch), leave li...

Manufacturer: Eagle Vision Usa Brand: DVD Model: 28938581

This spectacular live concert, filmed at London's O2, using the latest Ultra High Definition 4K technology, captures Peter Gabriel's celebration of the 25th anniversary of his landmark album So. To mark the event, Gabriel reunited his original So touring band from 1986/87 and for the very first time fans saw them play the multi-platinum selling album in its entirety. Whilst the core of the performance is the So album, there is so much more to the concert with unfinished, previously unreleased and re-imagined songs sitting effortlessly alongside classic hits reflecting what a multi-dimensional artist Peter Gabriel is. With innovative lighting and staging, 'Back To Front' offers a visual and narrative feast that puts the viewer inside a concert like never before.Bonus FeaturesThe Visual Approach featurette on the creation of the live show.Track Listing1) Daddy Long Legs 2) Come Talk To Me 3) Shock The Monkey 4) Family Snapshot 5) Digging In The Dirt 6) Secret World 7) The Family And The Fishing Net 8) No Self Control 9) Solsbury Hill 10) Show Yourself 11) Red Rain 12) Sledgehammer 13) Don't Give Up 14) That Voice Again 15) Mercy Street 16) Big Time 17) We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 18) This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) 19) In Your Eyes 20) The Tower That Ate People 21) Biko

Manufacturer: Geffen Records Model: 2239922

This DVD features 13 full length Guns N Roses music videos, including their top hits. Here's a baker's dozen of Guns N' Roses' most explosive and memorable music videos from 1987 to 1993, and what a lesson they provide in the early evolution of visual style on MTV. Looking back, it seems Guns N' Roses embraced almost every "type" of music-video setting: "Welcome to the Jungle," for instance, finds rapid images of the band's stage performance interspersed with a semi-narrative featuring Axle Rose as a newcomer to the big bad city. "Paradise City" is set against an arena sound check, while "Sweet Child O' Mine" is structured around the now-threadbare idea of a video documentary about a video production. A couple of obsessive themes emerge from this anthology, the starkest involving love and watery deaths ("Don't Cry" and "November Rain"). Most interesting is the opiate-like distortions of "The Garden" and the surreal "Since I Don't Have You," starring Gary Oldman as a grinning devil. --Tom Keogh

Manufacturer: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Brand: FLATLEY,MICHAEL

He is one of the world's most celebrated performers, an innovative and dazzling genius who has entertained millions. Now, from Michael Flatley, legend of Irish dance, comes three vibrant and exciting dance shows featuring superbly talented performers, fabulous music, and stunning special effects. As one of the most graceful athletes and creative choreographers ever, Michael has shaped the future of Irish dance. Now, his intoxicating mix of traditional music and dance, both old and new, is available for the first time in this special collection that will sweep you away!

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. A unique and exclusive package, on multi-Blu-Ray set, of the most successful Ring Cycle production of the 21th century. Filmed at the world-famous Metropolitan Opera House in New York, in high definition the award winning Robert Lepage production. Featuring Bryn Terfel as Wotan universally recognized as the finest Bass-Baritone and Wotan of his generation. Also starring Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde, and Star Tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund. The ultimate product to launch Universal Classics significant and substantial celebration of the Wagner Anniversary Year (1813 to 2013). This award-winning and ground-breaking production has been seen by over 150,000 people at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and subsequently by a remarkable 800,000 people in cinemas and movie-theatres around the globe. Screenings have taken place in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, The UK and the US. Features some of the most remarkable and memorable music of all time including The Ride of the Valkyries and Siegfrieds Funeral March, as heard in countless Hollywood blockbusters and global TV commercials over the last forty years.This is The Lord Of the Rings of the classical music world action-packed, a unique story steeped in mystery, intrigue, death, heart-break and heroism.To coincide with this release, we are planning a 2 CD set and download Ring-Hits-package featuring of course the stars of this production: Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt and Jonas Kaufmann.

Manufacturer: Eagle Rock Entertainment Model: 2263285

Filmed in 2000 at London's Wembley Stadium and features Turner's unbelievably energetic and moving performances of several hits. This unmissable concert was filmed on 18 different cameras, making for a video which is almost as spectacular as the singer herself. / Track Listing: 1. I Want to Take You Higher 2. Absolutely Nothing's Changed 3. A Fool in Love 4. Acid Queen 5. River Deep, Mountain High 6. We Don't Need Another Hero 7. Better Be Good to Me 8. Private Dancer 9. Let's Stay Together 10. What's Love Got to Do with It 11. When the Heartache is Over 12. Help 13. Whatever You Want 14. Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay 15. Try a Little Tenderness 16. I Heard it Through the Grapevine 17. Addicted to Love 18. The Best 19. Proud Mary 20. Nutbush City Limits 21. Twenty Four Seven