Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
July 7, 2009
With the events of the last couple of weeks it seems the world has once again fallen in love with Michael Jackson. It’s just a shame that it took something so drastic for this to happen, but often genius isn’t always recognised until someone passes...
Funny Face: Centennial Collection
January 16, 2009
Funny Face (1957) started as a 1927 Broadway musical starring Fred Astaire with songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Paramount Pictures decided to remake it into a film starring Astaire and based on an unproduced musical play by Leonard Gershe. MGM was originally...
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition
August 26, 2008
When The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) debuted in theatres, it was a modest commercial success but hardly the massive hit Disney had hoped for, especially with the pedigree of Tim Burton’s name above the title. It was well-received by critics who...
Enchanted
April 14, 2008
Essentially a reworking of Disney’s animated takes on Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty (while also referencing many others), Enchanted was a surprise hit in 2007 thanks in large part to the irrepressible charms of its leading lady, Amy Adams. Part animated...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Special Edition
April 14, 2008
An R rated musical about a vengeful barber who kills his victims only to serve them up as meat pies must’ve made the studio a little nervous to bankroll a big budget adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of...
Once
December 18, 2007
Set in Ireland, Once (2007) tells the story of a busker (Hansard) who plays on the streets of Dublin for change and fixes vacuum cleaners during the day. One night, a Czech woman (Irglova) pays him a compliment for one of his songs. They meet again during...
That Thing You Do!: Tom Hanks’ Extended Version
May 8, 2007
That Thing You Do! (1996) is Tom Hanks’ tribute to the slew of rock ‘n’ roll bands that followed in the wake of the Beatles’ phenomenal worldwide success. Record companies in the 1960s were desperate to find the American equivalent in the hopes...
Dreamgirls: Showstopper Edition
May 4, 2007
Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, Dreamgirls (2006) made the successful jump to the big screen with a big name cast that included the likes of Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles and Eddie Murphy. The film charts the rise of the Dreamettes (later...
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
December 4, 2006
So much has already been written about Nirvana – how they changed the face of rock ‘n’ roll music in the 1990s, how they put the Seattle music scene on the map and so on. This DVD, a compilation of live tracks from their Nevermind tour in 1991-1992...
Grease: Rockin’ Rydell Edition
October 5, 2006
In the late 1970s and early 1980s (culminating with the box office flop of Streets of Fire in 1984), 1950s culture was all the rage and leading this revival was the movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical Grease (1978). John Travolta’s career...
