Film Fresh - Musician

Blue Seduction

maint — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:25:25 +0000

$26.97

Billy Zane of TITANTIC stars as '80s one-hit wonder and out-of-control rocker Mikey Taylor, now sober, married and trying to score a new music publishing deal. But when he fires a sexy and talented young demo singer (Warren), she soon begins to seduce him with all the addictions -- sex, drugs, booze and beyond -- that nearly killed him at the height of his fame. Her hunger is unstoppable. Her desires are insatiable. And in a dangerous affair of lust and obsession, is the most shocking temptation of all yet come? Jane Wheeler (JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH) co-stars in this erotic thriller with a wicked twist.

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Widescreen

Year:

2009

Length:

91min

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The Marc Pease Experience

maint — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:59:45 +0000

$15.99

Former high school musical star Marc Pease (Schwartzman) has only 24 hours to convince his old music teacher (Stiller) to help make his recording dreams come true. The problem is, Marc graduated from high school eight years ago and is obsessed with re-capturing his glory days. Also starring Anna Kendrick, THE MARC PEASE EXPERIENCE is a funny yet heartwarming story about a young man's relentless pursuit of fame and fortune.

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Format:

Widescreen

Teaser:

Former high school musical star Marc Pease has only 24 hours to convince his old music teacher to help make his recording dreams come true.

Year:

2009

Length:

83min

Price: $15.99

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The Red Violin

maint — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:46 +0000

$19.99

An epic adventure of mystery and obsession unfolds when Charles Morritz (Jackson), an appraiser of rare musical instruments, discovers a one-of-a-kind, red violin at a prestigious Montreal auction house. Convinced he's found an authentic long-lost masterpiece, Morritz uncovers the spectacular journey of the priceless violin, how it changed hands and the lives of all who touched it. When the violin's shocking secret is finally revealed, Morritz must wrestle with his own demons and choose between burying the truth, and risking everything.

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Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Foreign Language Film, 2000 Golden Globes

Awards – Won:

Best Music, Original Score, 2000 Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture, Best Achievement in Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Music Score, Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Overall Sound, Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design, 1999 Genie Awards

http://www.reelviews.net/movies/r/red_violin.html

Review quote:

"THE RED VIOLIN is a beautifully composed motion picture." -- James Berardinelli, REELVIEWS.NET

Year:

1998

Length:

130min

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

maint — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:27:37 +0000

$14.98

In 2005, music producer Hal Wilner staged an all-star tribute concert in Australia in which a handful of major artists offered their interpretations of Cohen's songs, including Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and many more. This documentary offers an intimate look at the songs, poetry and life of the influential troubadour, Leonard Cohen.

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Format:

Fullscreen

Teaser:

In 2005, music producer Hal Wilner staged an all-star tribute concert in which major artists offered their interpretations of Cohen's songs.

Awards – Nominated:

Best Motion Picture, Documentary, 2006 Satellite Awards

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/8718998/review/10638516/leonard_cohen_...

Review quote:

"It's enough to send fans and converts alike to the Cohen library for more of the master himself." -- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

Year:

2005

Length:

104min

Price: $14.98

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Taxi Blues

maint — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:56 +0000

$19.99

The glasnost era in Russia is depicted through the eyes of Chlykov (Piotr Zaitchenko), an antisemitic Russian cabbie, and Lyosha (Piotr Mamonov), a drunken Jewish saxophone player, who stiffs the cabbie driver for a huge fare.

List Price: $24.98

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Won:

Best Director, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, 1990 Cannes Film Festival

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19910308/REVIEWS/10308...

Review quote:

"A caustic comedy of startling originality." -- ROLLING STONE

Year:

1990

Length:

110min

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The Revenge of the Dead Indians

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

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

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Format:

Fullscreen

Year:

1993

Length:

129min

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All of Me

maint — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:59:31 +0000

$9.99

Roger Cobb (Martin) is a swinging bachelor who is a lawyer but would rather be a jazz musician. Edwina Cutwaters (Tomlin) is an ailing spinster who is given a second chance at life given her soul can be "transported" into that of another woman-specifically, the beautiful daughter of the stable hand. Unfortunately, the guru-in-charge goof, and Edwina's soul winds up taking over the entire right side of Roger, who now must learn to cope with being half the man he was. Now Edwina and Roger are living together in the same body. He's losing his job. He's losing his girlfriend. And he just can't seem to get her out of his system, no matter how hard he tries.

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Format:

Fullscreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Martin), Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Tomlin), 1985 Golden Globes

Awards – Won:

Best Actor (Martin), 1985 NSFC Awards

Best Actor (Martin), 1985 NYFCC Awards

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950178,00.html

Review quote:

"Martin vaults to the top of the class with his brazen, precise performance. This one goes in the time capsule." -- Richard Corliss, TIME

Year:

1984

Length:

93min

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Baby, the Rain Must Fall

maint — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:24:37 +0000

$11.99

Steve McQueen and Lee Remick ignite sparks in this impassioned drama about a rootless drifter and the woman who loves him. Georgette Thomas (Remick) arrives with her small daughter in Columbus, Texas, to join her husband, Henry (McQueen), who has just been paroled from the state penitentiary. He'd been serving time for stabbing a man in a drunken brawl. His hopes pinned to a career as a songwriter, Henry returns to singing and playing guitar in bawdy roadhouses. Slim (Don Murray), a quiet-spoken deputy sheriff, grows attached to Georgette and the child and does what he can to keep the volatile Henry in line. But, when Henry's tantrums become increasingly more violent, Slim is forced to stop him, bringing the film to a shattering climax.

List Price: $14.94

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Format:

Widescreen

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117788809.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

Review quote:

"Steve McQueen is exactly right as irresponsible rockabilly singer, Lee Remick portrays his wife sensitively, and newcomer Kimberly Block is charming and unaffected as their six-year-old daughter." -- Variety Staff, VARIETY

Year:

1965

Length:

99min

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Margot at the Wedding

maint — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:44:35 +0000

$15.99

From Academy Award nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (THE SQUID AND THE WHALE) comes a daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration of the tender, absurd and sometimes excruciating relationship between siblings. Played with an uncompromising fearlessness by Academy Award winner Nicole kidman and Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh, this nakedly honest film lays bare all aspects of the human comedy. Margot (Kidman), a savagely bright, razor tongued short story writer who creates chaos wherever she goes, sets off on a surprise journey to the wedding of her estrange and free spirited sister Pauline (Leigh). Margot, with her son Claude (Pais) in tow, arrives with the force of a hurricane. From the minute she meets Pauline's fiancé - the unemployed artist Malcolm (Black) - Margot starts to plant seeds of doubt about the union. What ensures is a frequently brilliant, squirm inducingly funny film.

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Format:

Widescreen

Teaser:

Margot, a savagely bright, razor tongued writer who creates chaos wherever she goes, sets off on a surprise journey to the wedding of her estrange and free spirited sister Pauline.

Awards – Nominated:

Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical, Best Actress (Kidman), 2007 Satellite Awards

Best Film, Best Ensemble Cast, 2007 Gotham Awards

Awards – Won:

Best Director, Best Actress (Leigh), 2008 Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival

http://www.newsweek.com/id/70660

Review quote:

"Baumbach's closely observed tale of dysfunctional family relationships has the microscopic texture of a New Yorker short story and the darting, spontaneous style of a French New Wave movie." -- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK

Year:

2007

Length:

92min

Price: $15.99

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

maint — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:44:07 +0000

$11.99

He is one of the most influential, inspiring and ground-breaking musicians of our time. Now, Academy Award-nominated director Martin Scorsese (GOODFELLAS, 1990) brings us the extraordinary story of Bob Dylan's journey from roots in Minnesota, to his early days in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg and others share their thoughts and feelings about the young singer who would change popular music forever. With never-before-seen footage, exclusive interviews, and rare concert performances, it's the definitive portrait fans the world over have been anticipating for decades; the untold story of a living American legend.

List Price: $14.99

Film details

Format:

Fullscreen

Awards – Nominated:

Outstanding Documentary DVD, 2005 Satellite Awards

Best Picture Made for Television, 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Awards – Won:

Grand Prize, 2006 Banff Television Festival

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming, 2006 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Achievement Movies, Mini Series and Specials, 2006 Television Critics Association Awards

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050919/REVIEWS/50920...

Review quote:

"Creates a portrait that is deep, sympathetic, perceptive and yet finally leaves Dylan shrouded in mystery, which is where he properly lives." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2005

Length:

207min

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