Film Fresh - Music

Dance Flick

maint — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:15:14 +0000

$17.99

What the Waynes Brothers did for SCARY MOVIE, they're now doing for DANCE FLICK. Get ready for non-stop hilarity as popular dance movies get schooled! Sweet, innocent Megan's ballet dreams are shattered when she is forced to attend an inner-city high school -- until she meets Thomas, a young hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks. With a new crew of friends, can this suburban girl with no street "cred" step up her game and achieve her dreams? It's the mother of all dance-offs... and dance movies!

List Price: $22.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

both DVD and download unrated

Teaser:

Sweet, innocent Megan's ballet dreams are shattered when she is forced to attend an inner-city high school -- until she meets Thomas, a hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.

Review:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/22/entertainment/et-dance22

Review quote:

"Possesses a more nimble comic footing." -- Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Year:

2009

Length:

88min

Price: $17.99

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The Revenge of the Dead Indians

maint — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:31 +0000

$19.99

This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage.

List Price: $29.99

Film details

Format:

Fullscreen

Year:

1993

Length:

129min

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Price: $19.99

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Prey for Rock & Roll

maint — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:14:46 +0000

$11.99

A journey of rock & roll legends to be... Jacki, Tracy, Faith and Sally are the Clam Dandys -- four struggling L.A. rockers who, after years of playing the Sunset strip, are still waiting for their big break. Then they finally get the call. With the possibility of a record contract on the table, they quickly learn the price of fame and discover the hard truth about sex, drugs and rock & roll.

List Price: $14.98

Film details

Format:

Fullscreen

Review:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,488170~1~0~preyforrockand,00.html

Review quote:

"There's a tough and appealing vitality to the way that it embraces the petty ego-tripping and party-down squalor of the rock lifestyle and stands apart from it at the same time." -- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Year:

2003

Length:

92min

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Price: $11.99

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Hype!

maint — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:14:44 +0000

$11.99

Tracing the steps of grunge from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements to its global rise to the multimillion dollar pop culture phenomenon, HYPE! incorporates hilarious interviews with rare concert footage of bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and The Melvins. Filmed over three years in 24 track digital sound, HYPE! casts a discriminating look on how the fuse was lit on the northwest rock explosion.

List Price: $14.98

Film details

Format:

Fullscreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Documentary Film, 1998 Satellite Awards

Grand Jury Prize - Documentary, 1996 Sundance Film Festival

Awards – Won:

Golden Space Needle Award - Best Documentary, 1996 Seattle International Film Festival

Review:

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117910699.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

Review quote:

"Superb sound and image quality and a complex, intelligent perspective help make HYPE! an engaging as well as thoughtful chronicle of the Seattle rock scene." -- Godfrey Cheshire, VARIETY

Year:

1996

Length:

85min

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Price: $11.99

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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

maint — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:34:48 +0000

$17.99

For 18 months, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Scott Hicks (SHINE) followed the legendary Philip Glass across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of this brilliant composer. Given unprecedented access to Glass' working process and collaborators (including Martin Scorsese and Errol Morris), Hicks presents a unique glimpse into the life of one of the greatest artists of our time.

List Price: $29.98

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Teaser:

Oscar-nominated director Scott Hicks followed
the legendary Philip Glass across three continents.

Awards – Nominated:

Outstanding Sound Editing, 2009 Emmy Awards

Review:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/fest_reviews/article_displa...

Review quote:

"An entertaining pic that will fascinate admirers but is wide-ranging and unpretentious enough to engage those intimidated by Glass' aesthetic." -- John DeFore, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Year:

2007

Length:

119min

Price: $17.99

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The Band's Visit

maint — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:57:17 +0000

$19.99

This heartwarming and poignant winner of the Cannes Film Festival "Un Certain Regard" prize is the mesmerizing and witty story of strangers in a strange land. A fading Egyptian police band arrives in Israel to play at the Arab Cultural Center. When they take the wrong bus, the band members find themselves in a desolate Israeli village. With no other option than to spend the night with the local townspeople, the two distinctly different cultures realize the universal bonds of love, music and life. Set against a breathtaking desert landscape, this cross-cultural comedy proves that getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself.

List Price: $28.96

Film details

Trailer:

KOLI01.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Award of the Youth, FIPRESCI Prize - Un Certain Regard, Un Certain Regard - Jury Coup de Coeur, 2007 Cannes Film Festival

Review:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20176570,00.html

Review quote:

"The filmmaker, in his first feature, expertly metes out small scenes of communication between people taught, for generations, to be wary of one another." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Year:

2007

Length:

87min

Price: $19.99

OVS Content ID:

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The Triplets of Belleville

maint — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:07:36 +0000

$11.99

You've never seen anything like THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, a wildly inventive and highly original animated feature crowded with colorful characters and fantastic imagery. Kidnapped by mysterious square-shouldered henchmen, a Tour de France cyclist named Champion is spirited across the ocean to the teeming metropolis of Belleville. His grandmother and faithful dog follow his trail and are taken in by a trio of eccentric jazz-era divas. The motley sleuths follow the clues to an underground betting parlor and now the chase is on! Richly imagined, wildly inventive and acclaimed as one of the best films of the year. "TRIPLETS is terrific!"-- Richard Corliss, Time.

List Price: $14.94

Film details

Trailer:

CHOM01.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Animated Feature, Best Music, Original Song, 2004 Academy Awards

Awards – Won:

Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media, 2004 Satellite Awards

Review:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006181,00.html?iid=chix-sphere

Review quote:

"There's no competition for the fall's most imaginative delight. In that race, TRIPLETS can already take its victory lap." -- Richard Corliss, TIME

Year:

2003

Length:

81min

Price: $11.99

OVS Content ID:

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Laurel Canyon

maint — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:25:07 +0000

$11.99

Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (ALMOST FAMOUS, FARGO) stars in the sexy and witty story of a hard-living, free-thinking rock-and-roll record producer who finds herself unexpectedly sharing a house with her straight-laced son and his super-conservative bride-to-be. Written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko (award-winning director of HIGH ART) and starring Christian Bale (AMERICAN PSYCHO), Kate Beckinsale (PEARL HARBOR), Natascha McElhene (SOLARIS) and Alessandro Nivola (JURASSIC PARK III).

List Price: $14.94

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Supporting Female (McDormand), Best Supporting Male (Nivola), 2004 Independent Spirit Awards

Awards – Won:

Dorothy Arzner Prize, 2003 Director's View Film Festival

Best Actress (McDorman), 2003 Gij

Review:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/14/DD56751.DTL

Review quote:

"There's a world here, as well as an enormously centered and wise performance, that audiences may well want to experience more than once." -- Mike LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Year:

2002

Length:

103min

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Price: $11.99

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Farinelli

maint — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:52 +0000

$19.99

In the 18th century, no man was more famous, more beloved or more celebrated than the man called Farinelli. The amazing true story of the world famous castrato comes to life in a sumptuous and sexy drama of high notes and even higher passions. With all the charisma, talent, drive and success of a modern-day rock star, Farinelli had everything: money, talent, fame, women... and the voice of an angel.

List Price: $24.96

Film details

Trailer:

CORB01.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Foreign Language Film, 1995 Academy Awards

Awards – Won:

Best Foreign Language Film, 1995 Golden Globes

Audience Award - Favorite Drama, 1995 Palm Springs International Film Festival

Review:

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117903477.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

Review quote:

"Handsome leads, potent sex scenes and strong women's roles help put across the visually compelling package." -- Lisa Nesselson, VARIETY

Year:

1994

Length:

110min

Price: $19.99

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Cadillac Records

maint — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:43 +0000

$17.99

CADILLAC RECORDS chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Wright), Little Walter (Short), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Willie Dixon (Cedric The Entertainer) and the great Etta James (Knowles). In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends.

List Price: $19.94

Film details

Trailer:

MAR701.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Original Song - Motion Picture, 2009 Golden Globes

Awards – Won:

Best Film, Best Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor (Wright), 2008 Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, 2009 Image Awards

Review:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122842792010280755.html?mod=article-outset-box

Review quote:

"The allure of the cast can't be overstated." -- Joe Morgenstern, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Year:

2008

Length:

109min

Price: $17.99

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