Arts & Entertainment - Page 24

Manufacturer: HBO Studios Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO Model: 4969919

Manufacturer: Sony Legacy Brand: SCORPIONS

Track Listing1.Ladies And Gentlemen (Live in 3D 2011) 2.Sting In The Tail (Live in 3D 2011)3.Make It Real (Live in 3D 2011)4.Bad Boys Running Wild (Live in 3D 2011)5.The Zoo (Live in 3D 2011)6.Coast To Coast (Live in 3D 2011)7.Loving You Sunday Morning (Live in 3D 2011)8.The Best Is Yet To Come (Live in 3D 2011)9.Send Me An Angel (Live in 3D 2011)10.Holiday (Live in 3D 2011)11.Raised On Rock (Live in 3D 2011)12.Tease Me, Please Me (Live in 3D 2011)13.Dynamite (Live in 3D 2011) 14.Kottak Attack (Live in 3D 2011)15.Blackout (Live in 3D 2011)16.Six String Sting (Live in 3D 2011)17.Big City Nights (Live in 3D 2011)18.Still Loving You (Live in 3D 2011)19.Wind Of Change (Live in 3D 2011)20.Rock You Like A Hurricane (Live in 3D 2011)21.When The Smoke Is Going Down (Live in 3D 2011)22.Behind The Scenes

Manufacturer: MPI HOME VIDEO Brand: MPI HOME VIDEO

Emmy Award-Winning SpecialDesi and Lucy's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, hosts this emotional and honest glimpse at the extraordinary lives of her world-famous parents, highlighted by never-before-seen color family movies along with insightful interviews from family members, business associates and celebrity friends such as Bob Hope. Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special, LUCY & DESI: A HOME MOVIE is a sensitive and absorbing documentary that details the circumstances which brought the immortal twosome together and ultimately drove them apart. Bonus features include: Interview with Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., Lost Lucy & Desi television appearances Outtakes and bloopers, Trivia, Still gallery,

Manufacturer: Sony Legacy Brand: Jive Model: 2567227

Live at Madison Square Garden was shot in July 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on their sold-out "No Strings Attached" tour. This program includes live performances of the smash hits "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You" among many other favorites. Here's the full 90-minute show that 'N Sync performed live on HBO at Madison Square Garden in July 2000, including footage of fans outside the Garden before the show telling the camera how much they want to meet their idols. The taped show itself is flashy and professional, full of costume changes and allowing each Sync singer his own lead as they work their way through more than a dozen of their hits, including "It's Gonna Be Me," "Space Cowboy," and of course "Bye Bye Bye." Still, for a group that prides itself on its mildly hip-hop dance styles, the camera work is surprisingly slipshod when it comes to capturing the five boy-toys dancing in unison. The perfect gift for that 13-year-old girl in your life. --Marshall Fine

Manufacturer: Denon Records Brand: WEA DES Moines Video Model: 4313389

Live In Vienna: A concert with Andre Rieu on the square in front of the imperial Hofburg Palace in the heart of Vienna. This DVD includes superb compositions from the most famous Viennese composers: Johann Strauss, Franz Lehar, Emmerich Kalman, W.A. Mozart, Robert Stolz and many others, set against the background of the most beautiful, stylish scenery imaginable. This DVD includes tracks not shown on the television special.

Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video Model: 4931038

A FASCINATING LOOK AT ONE OF THE TOP AMERICAN MUSIC ARTS OF THE 1970S. FEATURES RARE PERFORMANCES, EXTENSIVE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SEGMENTS AND MUCH MORE. When Karen Carpenter died on February 4, 1983 at the age of 32, more than one generation mourned. Karen and her brother, Richard, had achieved monumental success as purveyors of soft-rock soulfulness, aided by their wholesome, wistful looks. After all, these were the hard-rocking, disco-throbbing '70s, yet with classics like "Close to You," "Rainy Days and Mondays," and "We've Only Just Begun," the pair blurred the lines of musical class. But no one knew--or at least talked about--Karen's debilitating bouts of bulimia and ongoing battle against the ravaging effects of anorexia. Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters is more a gracious memento than a documentary and presents a rather biased view, heavily influenced by Richard's opinion and commentary. Beginning with the duo's early major success, winning a Battle of the Bands at the Hollywood Bowl, it's a quick trip through the salad years including the first record deal with Herb Alpert's A&M Records. Alpert calls his initial listen to the Carpenters' demo tape "love at first hear." That appears to be true for everyone who came into contact with them, as band members, songwriters Burt Bacharach and Paul Williams, and singer Petula Clark readily testify. The hits and the TV specials are reviewed, too, but something feels missing from this glimpse, which barely scratches the surface. It's obvious to anyone watching the film that Karen, who really wanted to be known as a drummer who sang, not the other way around, was in immense pain and terribly conflicted. Yet by the final credits, we know little more about her than we did before. She remains an enigma and this peek at her life--and Richard's--feels too protective of her memory to tell the whole truth. --Paula Nechak

Manufacturer: Eagle Eye Media / Eagle Rock Entertainment Model: 2263531

Frank Zappa's highly acclaimed film from 1979 includes over three hours of outrageous Zappa musical performances and unique & bizarre Claymation from Bruce Bickford. This is the full-length version of the film as it premiered at the Victoria Theatre in T Touted as "a movie about people who do stuff that is not normal," Frank Zappa's Baby Snakes chronicles a late-'70s Halloween stand in New York City (a zany enough proceeding in its own right) with digressions throughout the first half for backstage antics, band interviews, and some outlandish clay animation from Bruce Bickford, with whose work Zappa was obviously smitten. Onstage, Zappa is a live wire, the audience is appropriately rambunctious, and the band--an especially potent incarnation of the famous Mothers of Invention--is tight as could be. The film amounts to a three-hour musical carnival whose participants lack any trace of artistic or personal inhibition. Zappa, who died in 1993, always worked with consummate musicians, and Baby Snakes showcases the cream of the crop: Terry Bozzio (one of the greatest drummers ever to command a kit), bassist Patrick O'Hearn, keyboard wizard Tommy Mars, and even pop chameleon Adrian Belew. The DVD packaging, with its deluxe miniature dossier on Zappa and the film, is fabulous, and the sound and picture seem about as good as they could be, under the influence--that is, the circumstances. Undeniable are Zappa's intelligence and charisma, which flicker and blaze every second he's on screen. The progressive-leaning rock and jazz music is frequently interrupted for meandering spoken interludes and is certainly not for all tastes. But Frank Zappa was a force to behold, and Baby Snakes offers a unique cultural education for anyone bold enough to give it a spin. "Without deviation," Zappa wrote, "progress is not possible." Baby Snakes is one of Frank's most fervent contributions to progress. --Michael Mikesell

Manufacturer: Shout! Factory / Timeless Media Brand: DVD Model: 28928185

CLASSIC COUNTRY VIDEODisc One 1. Porter Wagoner 2. Tammy Wynette 3. Jimmy Dean 4. Jerry Lee Lewis 5. Bobby Bare 6. Gail Davies 7. Johnny Tillotson 8. Kenny Price 9. Gus Hardin 10. TG Sheppard 11. Dottie West 12. Charlie Rich Disc Two 14. Bobby Borchers 15. Razzy Bailey 16. Tanya Tucker 17. Earl Thomas Conley 18. Mel Tillis 19. Gene Watson 20. Ronnie McDowell 21. Connie Smith 22. Bellamy Brothers 23. Tex Williams 24. Lee Greenwood 25. Ed Bruce 26. Osmond Brothers Disc Three 27. Dave Rowland and Sugar 28. George Jones 29. Boxcar Willie 30. Tom T. Hall 31. Mickey Gilley 32. Kathy Mattea 33. Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass 34. Mel McDaniel 35. Gary Morris 36. Ronny Robbins 37. Barbara Fairchild 38. Leon Everette Disc Four 39. Faron Young 40. Rex Allen Jr. 41. Rex Allen Sr. 42. Bertie Higgins 43. Eddie Raven 44. Moe Bandy 45. Helen Cornelius 46. David Frizzle 47. Freddy Fender 48. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 49. Frenchie Burke 50. Patty Loveless Special DVD Extra: Roots of Country This documentary takes you inside the history of America's music, using rare archival performance footage and interviews with country music celebrities and fans. Color.

Manufacturer: A&M Brand: A&M

You've heard the Carpenters' greatest hits, but have you seen them? This DVD brings you the first-ever collection of Carpenters videos, featuring their #1 songs (They Long to Be) Close to You; Top of the World , and Please Mr. Postman plus their Top 10 hits We've Only Just Begun; Superstar; Rainy Days and Mondays , and nine more. Great remastered sound and video! It's a measure of the ongoing popularity of Karen and Richard Carpenter that the 2002 release of this video collection in DVD format comes nearly 20 years after Karen's death. The duo's heyday mostly preceded the MTV age, so this 15-song, 55-minute anthology is a bit of a visual hodgepodge, composed of still photos, footage from TV shows and concerts, promo clips, fleeting attempts at conceptual videos, and other weirdness (film of Carpenters albums being pressed on the assembly line? Hey, whatever). You'll see an array of bad haircuts and outfits and a whole lot of lip-syncing, but in the end, it's the music that counts. And the Carpenters' signature sound, with its brilliant arrangements, its lush harmonies, and Karen's exquisite alto voice, was easy-listening pop at its finest. If nothing else, Carpenters: Gold offers another chance to hear that music in all its glory. --Sam Graham