On Broadway

Starring:Mark Lowry
Studio: Spring House / Emd
Product Type: DVD

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Mark Lowry: On Broadway is the first new comedy project from Christian music's favorite funny-man in over four years. Mark lives his dream and plays the headliner on Broadway at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, where this live performance is captured. A cast of musical friends including Sandi Patty and the Gaither Vocal Band are there to sing their support. Meanwhile, Mark spoofs several Broadway tunes, shares the story behind his song "Mary, Did You Know?" and honors the woman who is the subject of so many of his routines.
Songs: Don't Rain on My Parade, Broadway Melody, I Thirst, Bein' Happy, Walk on the Water, A Whole New World, Piper Steals the Show, Livin' for Deep Fried Okra, Just a Little While, Guest Request Medley, Keep on the Firing Line, Patriotic Medley, Let Freedom Ring, Movin' on Up, Mary Did You Know.

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3 (Behind That Curtain / Charlie Chan's Secret / Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo / Charlie Chan on Broadway / The Black Camel)
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TERRIFIC--ANOTHER VOLUME!

"THANK YOU....SO MUCH."

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3 (Behind That Curtain / Charlie Chan's Secret / Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo / Charlie Chan on Broadway / The Black Camel)
Starring: Robert Young
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ASIN: B000QGDJG0
Release Date: 2007-08-14

Description

Disc 1: Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **Commentary by Film Critic Ken Hanke & Film Historian John Cork **Charlie Chan and the Rise of the Modern Detective **Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

Disc 2: Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **The World of Charlie Chan **Chanograms: The Aphorisms of Charlie Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

Disc 3: Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Side A: **Full Frame Feature (B&W) **Charlie Chan is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery **"Warner Oland is Charlie Chan" Poster Gallery

Side B: **"Behind That Curtain" (B&W) (91:00) **Released in 1929, this film features the first appearance of the Charlie Chan character at Fox.

Disc 4: Charlie Chan - The Black Camel (1931) **Full Frame Feature - B&W **Commentary by Film Critic Ken Hanke & Film Historian John Cork **Charlie Chan's Chance: A Recreation of a Lost Chan **Restoration Comparison **Still Gallery

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TERRIFIC--ANOTHER VOLUME!.......2007-06-15

Just when you thought it was over, Fox has released a 4th and final installment in the Warner Oland Charlie Chan series. Thank you Fox. This set contains several very important Chan films. The Black Camel is the second Oland outing (Carries On is lost and only a Spanish version exists with Spanish actors), so this is a very important film in the Chan genre. It also contains what has been considered by many fans another "lost" film, SECRET and ends with the final Oland entry MONTE CARLO that has a hilarious scene with #1 son Keye Luke's rear end on fire.

There is still a missing Oland film and Like CARRIES ON may be lost forever. MGM has released the first 6 (and the least interesting) of the Sidney Toler WWII Chan films--which are overly cautious. The pre-war Fox Toler outings are still waiting for release. Let's hope they will be forthcoming, so many of them are highly entertaining and much better made than the Monogram counterparts released on CHANTHOLOGY.

Thanks again FOX. Let's see some more!

"THANK YOU....SO MUCH.".......2007-05-13

Four more films:
Behind that Curtain (1929) - No Oland, very little Chan but Warner Baxter who would later play Doctor Ordway in the Crime Doctor film series, and Boris Karloff in the role of a servant.

The Black Camel (1931) - Features Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye

Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) - A great old-dark house whodunnit

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)- Charlie and #1 son on the great white way

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) - The last of the Oland Chan films

EXTRAS:
Black Camel commentary by film critic Ken Hanke
Charlie Chan's Secret commentary by film critic Ken Hanke
Chan Is Missing: The Last Days Of Warner Oland featurette,
The World Of Charlie Chan featurette
Chanograms: The Aphorisms Of Charlie Chan featurette
Charlie Chan and The Rise of The Modern Detective featurette
Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie Chan featurette
Charlie Chan's Chance: A Recreation, a dramatized recreation of the lost film, Charlie Chan's Chance with an optional introduction by film historian John Cork
Restoration comparisons
Theatrical Trailers
Still Galleries

The Warner Oland cycle is now complete. The special interest groups that scared the Fox Movie Channel into not showing re-mastered editions of the Charlie Chan films back in 2003 have ultimately failed. With the release of Vol 3, ALL the Warner Oland Chan films (not counting the lost ones) are available on DVD for all who want to see them. (Hopefully, the rest of the Toler Chans will follow) Long live the great detective. And to the P.C. forces that don't like it I can only say is "ha-ha!"

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The Hairiest man alive is, coincedentally, the funniest man alive.
awesome
Mr Robin Williams is briliant here
Hilarious
Pretty good

Robin Williams - Live on Broadway
Starring: Robin Williams
Director: Marty Callner
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Live 2002

ASIN: B000077VQ6
Release Date: 2002-11-19

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Recorded and broadcast live from New York City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, the Robin Williams "Live on Broadway" DVD finds the Oscar-winning actor/writer/comedian returning after 16 years to his stand-up roots to deliver what the Washington Post calls "...in its madcap way, a seminal cultural event."

"A report on the planet and a report from the planet for those watching from outer space," this DVD puts you front row at the comedy event - where "Williams pranced, flounced, minced, pounced, zigzagged, hip-hopped, whirled and twirled, talking nonstop about everything from surgically enhanced breasts to the great anthrax scare."

"Live on Broadway" captures the manic comic energy of Robin Williams in full hurrican force.

As First Seen on HBO.

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Running Time: 126 Min., Color.
Copyright 2003 Sony Group.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Sharper and deeper than Robin Williams's previous road material, Live on Broadway is a mature comedian's view of all things to do with power, prejudice, and paranoia in the 21st century. On the anthrax scare of 2001: "The Senate cleared out of their building but told the rest of us, 'Get on with your normal lives!'" On his solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over Jerusalem: "Time share!" On the pitfalls of America's deepening alliance with Britain: "The House of Commons is like Congress with a two-drink minimum." A viewer may have to slog through Williams's tedious breast fetishism, but patience is quickly rewarded with bitchy takes on Martha Stewart facing prison, solid satire about French existentialist judges at the Olympics, and subversive op-eds about the Bush administration's inability to clarify terrorist threats to the public ("Has the CIA become the Central Intuitive Agency?"). --Tom Keogh

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The Hairiest man alive is, coincedentally, the funniest man alive........2007-05-14

This is most likely the second funniest performance I have ever watched. It's amazing that this man can sweat through an hour and a half of constant hilarity. The noises reel made my stomach hurt. On a whole, this is good for anyone who likes to bellow like a charging rhino, or just laugh a lot.

awesome.......2007-04-10

If you love Robin Williams, this DVD is guaranteed to have you rolling in laughter!

Mr Robin Williams is briliant here.......2007-04-10

So far the best one man show I've ever seen.

Hilarious.......2007-04-01

WARNING: pause the show before you eat or drink anything or you're likely to choke from laughing! Robin Williams hasn't lost any of his stand up comedy chops. This performance goes at his standard frenzied pace and is absolutely hilarious. This is not for the easily offended as he is not politically correct.

Pretty good.......2007-03-28

This is a fantastically enjoyable disc. Robin covers a wide range of topics and is wonderfully offensive throughout. My only gripe is the manner in which Robin paces himself. This performance is frantic and relentless. This is definitely not for the fainthearted. Oh yeah, don't forget to put the kids to bed first before you pull this one out.

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The Absolutely BEST of Lewis Black
BLACK ON BROADWAY
funny guy
Hilarious as Usual
Lewis Black - Black on Broadway

Lewis Black - Black on Broadway
Starring: Lewis Black
Director: Paul Miller
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ASIN: B0006FO5M8
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Lewis Black's performance in the HBO special Lewis Black: Black on Broadway is exactly like his "Back in Black" spots on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. If you love his sputtering, furious rants on the fake news, there's no reason you won't enjoy an hour's worth on DVD, during which Black spits out his grievances against typical stand-up comedy fodder--corporate scandals, air travel, etc.--in his usual, direct style. (Good line: "If you're in coach, kill yourself.") The only caveat: you'll get nothing extra here. The disc contains the show, brief shots of his entering/exiting the theater, and that's it. No interviews, no commentary track, not even a set of Spanish subtitles. But since Black's routine is stripped-down anger, perhaps it's fitting for the DVD to be stripped-down Black. --Leah Weathersby

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The Absolutely BEST of Lewis Black.......2007-06-29

There is no doubting Black's talent. The timing of this album was perfect and one with subjects most people can relate to forever so I must 5-star it as I try to memorize most of the great lines suitable for family and friends. I own two, one for home, one for travel. And, if I see it on HBO, I stop to watch because one can NOT JUST LISTEN. WATCH and laugh harder. Real Adult Funny!

BLACK ON BROADWAY.......2007-05-13

Excellent show, i've watched this 20 times and am still rolling on the floor laughing. this is not for children.

funny guy.......2007-03-26

Lewis Black is probably the funniest comedian of the year. He tackles tough social issues and makes a bang. His delivery and vocal inflection is perfect for the material. He knows just when to pause and when to get excited. Don't be paranoid of the "F" word. He uses it a lot, but I might add, uses it quite effectively.
He is amazing. I recommend this highly.

Hilarious as Usual.......2007-02-06

What can I say? In my opinion, Lewis Black is the funniest comedian ever. Yeah, he uses a *whole lot* of swear words, but what a great way to work out your anger (just don't watch it with the kids!) I think this is one of his best DVDs, right up there with "Red, White and Screwed".

Lewis Black - Black on Broadway.......2007-01-16

Hilarious -- if you don't mind a lot of "colorful" language

The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (Babes in Arms / Babes on Broadway / Girl Crazy / Strike Up the Band)

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About Time
The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Musicals On DVD?
FINALLY!!!!
YES!
PREVIOUS REVIEWER IS WRONG IN ONE RESPECT!

The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (Babes in Arms / Babes on Broadway / Girl Crazy / Strike Up the Band)
Starring: Mickey Rooney , and Judy Garland
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Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 2 (The Pirate / Words and Music / That's Dancing / The Belle of New York & Royal Wedding / That Midnight Kiss & The Toast of New Orleans)
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The Clock

ASIN: B000RT99FG
Release Date: 2007-09-25

Customer Reviews:

About Time.......2007-07-03

I too, have been waiting a long time for this. FYI, for the first reviewer, "Texas Refugee", you did a nice job with your review, but Judy and Mickey's first picture was "Love Finds Andy Hardy". I also second the reviewer who asks that the Hardy films need to be on DVD. Judy was only the best triple threat (dance, sing, act) in the history of the universe. Damn shame her mother got her hooked on pills

The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Musicals On DVD?.......2007-06-28

Want a plot? Want a review of their artistic splendor? Then scroll down and just read what other people have to say. With regards to these musicals being released on DVD, All I have to say is: IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!

FINALLY!!!!.......2007-06-27

I'm a very happy man!! Now if I could just show my list of other
films that I would like released to Warners... but really this is
great and about time!

YES!.......2007-06-21

YYYYYYEEEEESSSSSS!!
Now PLEASE release the Andy Hardy series on DVD!!

PREVIOUS REVIEWER IS WRONG IN ONE RESPECT!.......2007-06-19

Throughbreds Don't Cry in 1937 was the first time Mickey and Judy appeared together on screen.

Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

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Brilliant Timing and Comedy
A must have for any stand up comedy fan!
Hilarious
All of Seinfeld's stuff in one DVD
King... on stage.

Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld , Larry Miller , Ed McMahon , Paul Reiser , and Grace Bustos
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ASIN: B00000JWVS
Release Date: 1999-09-28

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When Seinfeld wrapped up its ninth and final season in the spring of 1998, the popular show's namesake and cocreator decided to offer a symbolic gesture to his fans. Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the Last Time presents the standup comedian's so-called "final" standup, or at least his final tour with the standup material that made him famous. The video opens with a great prologue in which Seinfeld's old material is literally laid to rest, with many of Seinfeld's comedy colleagues in attendance at the "funeral." (Jay Leno is there, but David Letterman is conspicuously absent, and while it's a bit self-congratulatory to show Seinfeld's fellow comedians fighting like vultures over his abandoned jokes, it's worth it just to see Garry Shandling pilfering from the catering table like a homeless intruder.)

Whether he's talking about airline flights, cab drivers, or memories of Halloween and an ill-fitting Superman costume, Seinfeld's observational humor is as timeless and sharp as the day he first performed it. Even the most familiar routines (such as the one about pharmacists with a superiority complex) are like old friends who still haven't overstayed their welcome. Seinfeld's delivery is polished to a shine--he's a consummate professional--and an impromptu Q&A with his appreciative audience demonstrates that he's equally adept with a fast and witty comeback. This performance certainly wouldn't be the last we'd see of Jerry Seinfeld, but from the perspective of phenomenal fame and fortune, it's a fitting farewell to the classic "bits" that took him to the top. --Jeff Shannon

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DVD Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menus
Interviews
Other:Audience Q&A

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Brilliant Timing and Comedy.......2007-05-28

I think People sometime's forget just what a brilliant comedian Jerry Seinfeld really is. The television series was remarkable and the best ever, in my opinion. This movie; Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time, reminds us that the show was based on material that Jerry came up with. I have had the pleasure of seeing Jerry twice in Sacramento, California. He is brilliant with the most impeccable timing I have witnessed. This movie captures Jerry at the peak of his performing prowess with timeless material that serves as a testament to his sharp wit and billiant comedic mind. 5 Stars!

A must have for any stand up comedy fan!.......2007-04-10

Whether you are a Seinfeld fan or not, this is a MUST HAVE! You will laugh from beginning to end and be able to watch it over and over and it only gets funnier every time you watch it. Jerry Seinfeld's clever and witty outlook on normal life scenarios provides humor that any person could relate to. If I ever lost this video, I would run right back out and buy it again just to be sure that I had it at my disposal when I needed a laugh. I enjoy showing it to others who have never seen it and watching them crack up laughing as it is always a good time.

Hilarious.......2007-04-07

Everyone will find something hilarious about this stand up routine. Just buy it.

All of Seinfeld's stuff in one DVD.......2007-01-30

Good intro. He is in good form. If you like Jerry, you'll like this, even though you probably have heard all the jokes by now.

King... on stage........2007-01-23

Jerry Seinfeld has alot of talent and charisma. If you liked the show Seinfeld then you will love this DVD. You wont be dissapointed. You want something to make you think and laugh out loud, then this is for you:)

Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (Broadway Theatre Archive)

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THE STUFF DREAMS ARE NOT MADE OF
Robards was incredible!!!!
A Great Version of a Great Play
Robards is amazing
Black and white, grainy, grand theater!

Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Starring: Jason Robards , Myron McCormick , Tom Pedi , James Broderick , and Farrell Pelly
Director: Sidney Lumet
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ASIN: B00005TNFD
Release Date: 2002-01-15

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Jason Robards burst onto the Broadway scene in 1956 with his performance in Eugene O'Neill's devastating Iceman Cometh, playing the central role of Hickey, a salesman who comes to a rundown bar on a mission to bring peace to its boozing denizens by lifting their illusions--only to wreak disaster on them and himself. Four years later, director Sidney Lumet (later to direct such classics as Dog Day Afternoon and Network) made this skillful television version of the play, bringing back Robards, along with a sterling collection of character actors (particularly Myron McCormick as a former communist who comes to see his reasonableness as a form of cowardice) and a young Robert Redford (in a strikingly unheroic role). Robards became famous for his roles in many O'Neill plays; his galvanizing performance drives The Iceman Cometh and makes this production one of the landmarks of television drama. --Bret Fetzer

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Jason Robards became an overnight star with his indelible performance as the glad-handing, doom-ridden Hickey in the legendary 1956 Circle-in-the-Square revival of Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece. In his harrowing drama, O'Neill shines a harsh but compassionate spotlight on the failed lives, empty hopes, and perpetual pipe dreams of an assortment of down-and-out denizens of a seedy saloon, set in New York in 1912. Their sad, but complacent existences are rattled when Hickey arrives for his annual bender a changed man--forswearing alcohol and preaching a deliverance from "the lie of the pipe dream."

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THE STUFF DREAMS ARE NOT MADE OF .......2007-06-20

The dreams of the very wretched of the earth are different from you and I. Or are they? This is the true subject matter of Eugene O'Neill fine play. Very little action, lots of drinking, lots of dreaming, lots philosophizing and in a low down gin mill to boot doesn't sound like the makings of a great American play. But, it is. This thing turns into a microcosm of American society in the early part of the 20th century. Between shots of whiskey and beer the denizens of this small work exhibit all the emotions, contradictions, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of life that the rest of us `normals' have to face. Except, for dramatic effect, those flophouse devotees get their noses rubbed in it by one Harry Hickey- traveling salesman, former chief denizen who now has got `religion' and wants to spread his newfound `glad tidings'. Spare us from the Hickeys of the world-a little dreaminess and a couple of illusions never hurt anyone. Did they? Although in O'Neill's hands the dialogue is a little stilted and the characters are a little stereotyped and wooden the point he is trying to make gets across just fine. This is a must read on your American drama list. Needless to say Jason Robards as elsewhere in O'Neill's work defines the role of Harry Hickey

Robards was incredible!!!!.......2006-07-21

I can't get enough of Hickey. O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" captures what all of us pipe dreamers know:'My pipe dream helps me face my reality. Please don't take it away. I might go nuts.' Poor Hickey didn't realize that getting rid of his pipe dream made him totally "bughouse". Jason Robards' manic portrayal was wrenching. His final scene gives me chills.

His portrayal of Jamie in "Long Day's Journey..." was also incredible. It brings tears to my eyes.

Robards' interpretation of the dispossessed strikes a cord deep within that you might find hard to listen to.

I wasn't around when he gave his performances of these two O'Neill plays in 1956-58 but I am so glad someone had the good sense to capture the "staged" production of "Iceman" on celuloid. If only "Long Day's journey..." were similarly captured.

A Great Version of a Great Play.......2006-02-01

Many people, including me, believe The Iceman Cometh is Eugene O'Neil's best play, even better than Long Day's Journey into Night. Iceman is one of the deepest dives into the American psyche ever put on stage. The bad news about the Broadway Theater Archive DVD (originally released as a teleplay by CBS in 1960) is that its production values are primitive. The good news is that this Sidney Lumet television version is based on Jose Quintero's definitive 1956 Broadway production. The best news is that Jason Robards reprises his Broadway role as Hickey.

The setting is Harry Hope's saloon, and the year is 1912. Harry's regulars, a diverse lot of misfits and failures, spend their days drinking and dreaming of the things they're going to do when they get right again. Into their midst bursts the drummer Hickey, right on time for his annual bender. But this year Hickey's different. He's not drinking; he's not making his usual jokes about finding his wife in bed with the iceman; and he's on a mission to help Harry's regulars wise up and let go of their pipe dreams.

Hickey uses his salesman's pep and charm to convince his old drinking buddies to pick up the burdens they set down in favor of gin-induced oblivion. The toughest nut for Hickey to crack is Larry, a former labor radical who claims to be sick of life and through with caring about other people. Larry has his own distraction. Don, the son of Larry's old girlfriend, has shown up bearing a load of guilt he wants Larry to help him carry. Larry's mask of indifference keeps slipping, and he keeps trying to push it back into place.

Over four mesmerizing acts we see what happens to Harry's little community when they cast off their illusions. We learn why Hickey's changed, and why it's so important to him that the others wise up, just like he has.

With one glaring exception, the large cast is excellent. Farrell Pelly as Harry Hope and Myron McCormack as Larry anchor the rolling chaos of the saloon. Tom Pedi as the bartender Rocky provides a rude energy that keeps things moving. Jason Robards lit up the theater world when he played Hickey on Broadway. His is the definitive portrayal, one of the great turns on the American stage. Hickey's final speech, about how he overcame his own pipe dreams, is worth the price of the DVD by itself. The glaring exception is Don, played by a very young Robert Redford. Don is a difficult part, a weak man who's done an unsavory thing, for whom we're supposed to feel pity. Redford just isn't up to it, which drags down this part of the plot.

O'Neil is showing us the American Century in embryo. Its bottom social layer was awhirl in vague dreams and murderous rages, filled with people fighting a desperate rear guard action against despair. O'Neil isn't judging here, simply trying to understand. His language and his compassion for these characters pin the play down in time and space. His insight that human illusions are both necessary and lethal give the play universal implications.

Iceman has been revived several times since this version aired. I'm not sure modern American actors can get to the emotional core of this play any more. For all of its criminality, all the boozing and profanity and violence, there's innocence in these characters, and a sweetness in the way they care for one another that's probably passed out of American life. Mid-century America still had it to some degree, which is why this is the version of Iceman you want to see.

Robards is amazing.......2005-09-11

Totally absorbing play. Saw it on Play of the Week in the early 60s and never forgot it. Robard's portrayal of Hickey is probably the best acting I have ever witnessed. The weakest acting in the play is from a very young Robert Redford who had not yet sufficiently developed his skills.

Black and white, grainy, grand theater!.......2004-08-11

I don't need to add superlatives to Robard's signature performance in the role of Hickey. Instead I want to mention a scene in Act 2 (first cassette of the vcr version) between Larry Slade (Myron McCormick) and Don Parrit (Robert Redford).

The bums are starting to gather for Harry's birthday, and Parrit makes his way to Larry's table, where he tells him of Hickey's hounding him. The camera is close on the two men at the table; Larry, suspecting the worst, does not want to listen as Parrit repeats what Hickey has been saying to him about guilt and admitting the truth. In the background, Cora, one of the 'tarts' is practicing "The Sweetheart Of Paradise Alley" to sing for Harry, in a sweet, halting voice.

It is an absloutely stunning scene, and Redford somehow makes it believable that he has remembered all that Hickey has said to him: "what did he mean by that, Larry?" he keeps asking McCormick, who can't bear to look him in the eye.

The play itself is embedded with such scenic images, where characters, and dialog, and setting, and antiphonal voices communicate the essence of longing or hope or dispair or delusion or faith or enmity -- the complete range of human emotion and experience. All of this realized in this production.

Another dimension that comes across in this production is the role of women in the lives of men. The three tarts in the play comically and pathetically balance three offstage women who haunt the play: Parrit's mother, Harry Hope's Bessy, and Hickey's Evelyn.

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Nominated for Plug Awards "Best music DVD of the Year"
Forward thinking family release overdue DVD
Pretentious And Over-rated
Strange but awesome show!
Humor and talent has never sounded this good...

Off and On Broadway
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
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Lost Girls

ASIN: B000GFRI8Q
Release Date: 2006-08-01

Description

There's no other band in the world like this flea-market chic indie rock performance art slideshow family! The first live Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players DVD, filmed Off Broadway at Lambs' Theater in the band's hometown (NYC). Off and On Broadway features live performances of TFSP classics including "Mountain Trip to Japan, 1959" & "Look at Me"; footage of this delightful musical family in their daily lives; interviews with comedians David Cross, Eugene Mirman & many other pop-culture celebrities, & bonus features including rare acoustic performances & TFSP Music Videos.

TRACK LISTING

LIVE PERFOMANCES:
1. MOUNTAIN TRIP TO JAPAN, 1959
2. LOOK AT ME
3. BEAUTIFUL DANDELION
4. WENDY'S, SAMBO's & LONG JOHN SILVER'S
5. DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
6. WORLD'S BEST FRIEND
7. TOGETHER AS A SYSTEM WE ARE UNBEATABLE
8. MIDDLE AMERICA
9. (END CREDITS) SINGING A SONG

BONUS FEATURES:
1. MOUNTAIN TRIP TO JAPAN, 1959 - MUSIC VIDEO
2. EGGS - MUSIC VIDEO
3. SLIDESHOWERS IN PARADISE
4. UNTITLED (WHEN YOU SEE A SLIDE, SING IT)
5. EAST VILLAGE ROCKER WITH A MISSED CONNECTION
6. OPNAD CONTRIBUTION STUDY REPORT JUNE, 1977
7. WHAT WILL THE CORPORATION DO?
8. LET'S NOT HAVE THE SAME WEIGHT IN 1978
9. WHY DID WE DECIDE TO TAKE THIS DECISION TO YOU?
10. SUPER D
11. DVD BOOTLEG TIMES SQUARE

Customer Reviews:

Nominated for Plug Awards "Best music DVD of the Year".......2007-01-19

Though I was familiar with TFSP, I didn't buy the disc until I saw it was nominated for best music DVD of the year by the Plug Awards, which is an indie award ceremony based in NY. This is the most unusual music DVD I think I have ever bought! DVD is definitely the medium for this band, since their narrative slideshow is integral to thier concept. Most music DVDs I own, I tend to watch once or twice, but often listen to without picture, since the video just don't hold my attention after that. This disc is sort of like a pop train wreck about to happen, and I can't look away.

My highest recomendation. (whatever that means)

Forward thinking family release overdue DVD.......2006-11-18

I've been waiting for this for years! I have seen them live and I have listened to their CDs. I must admit they are a visual band so the CDs don't do them justice. That is why I was so excited to hear they released this DVD. It's fun. It's quirky. It's a must have for any indie-vaudeville fan.

Pretentious And Over-rated.......2006-10-04

I picked this up on the strength of having seen them perform "Look At Me" on Conan O'Brien years ago. They must have been really "on" that night because in this collection they're sloppy, not very clever and waaaay too impressed with themselves. The hipster doofus factor is high, both in how others describe them and how they see themselves.

The father is an unwashed Rick Moranis/Robert Crumb mix, and if the daughter wasn't precocious, cute and stylishly bored they'd still be walking dogs and being act #7 at beatnik clubs.

Their "political" songs are the worst because Rick-Crumb finds so much horrible, incriminating (and of course artfully ironic) evidence in simple corporate slide show presentations he simply smirks and sing-songs the words on the screen.

It seems very little effort was put into writing more than one or two awkward melodies and then beating them into the ground. I write this as a big fan of The Shaggs. Their whole act is "Look At Us", dig our concept, love our thrift store fashions and envy our Bohemian lifestyle.

This was a big letdown for me. I wanted and expected to like this. The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players were great on Conan but besides that they're a pretentious, lazy mess. The DVD was filmed well and offers a lot of songs for the buck, but wow this sucks.

Strange but awesome show!.......2006-08-23

I saw the Trachtenburgs in Baltimore recently and was stunned by their musicality. It is music that feels like the Beatles but has a Monty Python tint to it. The slide show that is part of the experience is funny. At times it is hard to decipher what it the slides mean in conjunction with the music, but overall it is a unique and satisfying experience hearing and watching this talented family. Rachel, the daughter, was a charm, complete with an expression of bordom as she drummed out some amazing songs. I really don't know much about the DVD, other than it has the music and the slideshows so it kind of captures the live experience. If you get a chance to see them, do so, otherwise, buy the DVD if you are interested in good music and funny slides.

Humor and talent has never sounded this good..........2006-08-04

The Trachtenburg Family is a unique one. Two parents, and their 12-year old daughter, in a band, and play slide on their projector from pics they have found at garage sales, and then make songs based on the slides. Unreal. I've been reading about them and then got this DVD which in good insight into the band and the music. Highly recommended, and i can't wait to see them live!

Average customer rating:

Entertaining but dated

Catskills on Broadway
Starring: Freddie Roman , Mal Z. Lawrence , and Dick Capri
Manufacturer: White Star
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ASIN: B00009PY15
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Description

The Catskills, the cradle of American humor, launched the careers of many of our greatest comics. During two hours of hilarious stand-up, Freddie Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence, Dick Capri, and Louise Duart will have you howling with laughter. So sit back, relax, and get ready to enjoy a great evening of good old-fashioned comedy that will bring you back to the golden years of the Catskills. Nothing in this world (or any other world) could make you feel better!

Customer Reviews:

Entertaining but dated.......2006-07-22

This was an enjoyable DVD but the humor has a limited appeal because it is so narrowly focused on Jewish humor. The comedians are exceptionally talented but their topics are, because of the audience, narrowly circumscribed.

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Raffi on Broadway
Starring: Raffi
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
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Release Date: 2005-09-20

Mary Martin and Ethel Merman - Their Legendary Appearance on the Ford 50th Anniversary Show

Average customer rating:

a blast from the past
The happiest 27 minutes you'll ever see
A bet, a but, a beware, a better
Opportunity to See Two Legends of Broadway
Wonderful Duet from Two Legends!

Mary Martin and Ethel Merman - Their Legendary Appearance on the Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Starring: Oscar Hammerstein II , Marian Anderson , Henry Ford II , Mary Martin , and Bing Crosby
Director: Jerome Robbins
Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
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ASIN: B0002ERWZA
Release Date: 2004-07-27

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The unique record of a historic event, Mary Martin and Ethel Merman's appearance on The Ford 50th Anniversary Show on June 15, 1953, united two of the 20th century's greatest musical stars, both of whom are underrepresented on film. Merman stars things off with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in front of a combo and sings "Mademoiselle from Armentières" (best known for the line "Hinky dinky parlez-vous") among a line of World War I Doughboys. Martin appears in a fashion-show pantomime comedy sketch, then both together lip-synch to an old Vaudeville number "Your Folks and My Folks." The last line of that song is the first time Martin utters a sound. The pièce de resistance is the closing 13-minute medley with the stars side by side. They begin with solo renditions of two signature numbers ("There's No Business Like Show Business" and "A Wonderful Guy") before trading off snippets of older songs such as "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" and "Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie." More compelling is their series of "I" songs, which leads to more signature numbers ("I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" and "I Get a Kick Out of You"). From there, the medley closes in a rush, with the women singing in counterpoint then together on a reprise of "There's No Business Like Show Business." The stars have very different styles, of course, but appear to be enjoying their time together. It would have been nice to have more than 27 minutes of the two-hour show (which included, among others, Marian Anderson, Rudy Vallee, and Kukla, Fran, and Ollie), but Merman and Martin were clearly the most interesting segment, and their duet takes its place among the historic TV musical events such as the duet between Judy Garland and a young Barbra Streisand 11 years later. --David Horiuchi

Description

The famed June 15, 1953 television special brought together two of the greatest leading ladies Broadway has ever known. The highlight of the program is Merman and Martin's 13-minute duet medley, where they sing the songs that made them famous, plus much more. On their own, Merman sings two numbers and Martin performs a brilliant comedy routine about changes in fashion over the first half of the 20th century. 27 min.

Customer Reviews:

a blast from the past.......2006-07-31

I remembering seeing this on TV. It was great to see two of the greats in their prime!

The happiest 27 minutes you'll ever see.......2006-04-06

This teaming of Mary Martin and Ethel Merman was just way too short at 27 minutes. When you talk about show business greats, these two WERE Broadway!

A bet, a but, a beware, a better.......2005-09-03

As a record collector in Canada, I was not the first to fall on the 10 inches 33 rpm record of this show, buying it and listening to it over and over. Did I dream of seeing it? You bet! It is a real treasure and what fun camaraderie passes between Merman & Martin!
BUT, for Canada buyers: BEWARE of stores who sells this short DVD at 54$! It was much less expensive to buy it here + shipping!
DVD is short? It is not complete? It is much better than only hearing it!! Please, were lucky to have it anyway! There is more than the record itself (don't miss Martin's sketch on fashion passing fancies !!! Delightful!). Just imagine if the film itself had been destroyed? Just imagine all the great stuff that has not been kept through time?
Let's enjoy what we have!

Opportunity to See Two Legends of Broadway.......2005-07-13

I was so pleased to see excerpts from this legendary programme finally released on DVD. I have shared it with my theatre classes and they have generally been enthused about the performances, especially Mary Martin who is quite funny in the fashion sequence. They were generally not as receptive to Merman. Perhaps Martin knew how to play to the camera to better effect. I wish I coud find some footage to demonstrate Merman's genius but maybe someday there will be a DVD available with her performance from Gypsy.

Wonderful Duet from Two Legends!.......2004-10-10

Some may quibble at the short length of this DVD, but as far as I am concerned the second half, with the famous duet between these two divas - that lasts 13 mnutes! - is worth the price of the DVD.

JUST BRILLIANT. I see now why they were so appreciated, and it really shows more on here than ever!

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