Town and Country

Starring:Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Garry Shandling, Jenna Elfman, Nastassja Kinski, Goldie Hawn, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Josh Hartnett, Tricia Vessey, Vincent Lascoumes, William Hootkins, Terry Hoyos, Marc Casabani, Del Zamora, Katharine Towne, Tony Abatemarco, Eve Crawford, Faith Geer
Director: Peter Chelsom
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Released two years later than originally scheduled, Town & Country was plagued by the kind of negative buzz that few movies recover from. Like the infamous Ishtar, this Warren Beatty-led ensemble comedy is ungainly and erratic, but when it's funny it's quite funny, and the involvement of cowriter Buck Henry makes it a lot smarter than most of what passes for wit in postmillennial comedy. An updated sex farce fueled by modern-day foibles, the movie's also an apologetic valentine from notorious womanizers like Beatty, who, as wealthy Manhattan architect Porter Stoddard, is paying the price for his dalliance with a sexy cellist (Nastassja Kinski). While Porter's wife (Diane Keaton) fumes with suspicion, their best friends Mona (Goldie Hawn) and Griffin (Garry Shandling) wage their own marital warfare after Mona spies Griffin with a gorgeous redhead. Mona shouldn't believe what she sees, but she still has cause to worry.

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Frances McDormand and Charlize
Theron in North Country.

But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage; the male miners, resentful of women taking jobs, verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear that things will only get worse. North Country, directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider), makes the women's experience palpable for the audience without overdoing it. But the lawsuit is only part of the movie; the gut impact of North Country comes from the devastating effect the lawsuit has on Josey's family, friends, and coworkers--thanks to an incredible ensemble cast that includes Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom), Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under), Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), and the always powerful Frances McDormand (Fargo, Mississippi Burning). The courtroom histrionics don't always ring true, but the family conflict is riveting and deeply moving. Based on the book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law. --Bret Fetzer

Description

When Josey Aimes (Academy Award winner CHARLIZE THERON) returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota after a failed marriage, she needs a good job. A single mother with two children to support, she turns to the predominant source of employment in the region - the iron mines. The mines provide a livelihood that has sustained a community for generations. The work is hard but the pay is good and friendships that form on the job extend into everyday life, bonding families and neighborhoods with a common thread.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Documentaries

Customer Reviews:

Just be a man about it..........2007-05-09

There are times when I'm embarrassed to be a man, and watching this film was one of them. Director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) does a wonderful job handling this material. It would have been easy to go over the top, or to dwell too long on some of the instances of sexual harassment, but she wisely chose to show them without added dramatic effect, knowing that we would get it. And we did.

This was based on a true story, and is an acknowledged fictional account, so it's difficult to know what was real and what wasn't, but I'm going to guess that the instances were fairly close to the truth. Men used their own feces to write derogatory words in the women's dressing room, used any excuse to feel up one of their female co-workers, and in one extremely disturbing instance, knocked over a "Porta-Jane" while a female co-worker was using it. Of course, not all men engaged in this activity, but any who remained silent were complicit. How were women supposed to put up with nonsense? Just be a man, they were told. Well, if they did that, they would have been slinging feces on their male co-workers wall. Not a sensible answer for them to have been given, was it?

That this occurred in 1989 is even more disturbing. How long will it be before the idea of a woman's place being in the kitchen is completely routed from every man's thoughts? Not soon enough, I'm afraid.

Charlize Theron was excellent (if perhaps not Oscar worthy, but that's subjective) as was Francis McDormand. The rest of the cast was strong and turned in believable performances as well, almost all of them getting the quirky Minnesota accent down perfectly.

Excellenty executed.......2007-03-15

I finally got to see this movie and am very glad I did. For the reviewers who didn't like it, and their reasons... a movie cannot possibly go to the depths of which a book or true life can. Movies are time limited in order to make them appealing. Therefore, they tend to cut out things and try to make the whole greater than the sum of it's parts.
In this case I felt they did a good job. The story developed Chalize's character richly in this movie. It also focused on her relationships with her children, parents and coworkers and included bits and pieces of her past to show you the whole person.
Charlize is rapidly winning my approval as an actress. Sissy Spacek is excellent here too, although just a second string character. The real suprise is Woody Harrelson. He is superb in his role as the lawyer... something I don't think I could say about him in any other of his movies.
The point in this movie is to display what led to the case... not just the sexual harrassment on the job, but the backgroud of the originator of the case. She faced the enemies, both current and past, and quelled those fires and declared herself.
This movie also displays group behavior and how the greater group may reign due to numbers.... but if it's not a nice reign, they soon will fall. That is a historic fact.
All in all an excellent film well worth the time to watch with unforgettable lessons.

Pathetic.......2007-02-05

The beautiful Charlize Theron plays the stupidest, most cowardly woman ever born. She and her equally dim and helpless union sisters/friends endure an endless litany of hideous indignities, going well, WELL past the point where any healthy woman of my acquaintence would've repeatedly kneed the nearest male, and then sued him out of house and home.

So raw and very close to the bone. .......2007-01-24

This movie was set in 1989. I am a woman who started working in the mining industry in the late 80s - half a world away in Australia. I don't know how much was 'embelished' for this movie, but it is frighteningly true of what the mining world was like then. In fact, they say at the start that the ratio if men to women in 1989 in the mining industry was 30:1. I swear, that ratio still hasn't changed much (but has changed for the better). Fortunately the attiudes of men have changed dramatically in that time - partly because of cultural changes, and partly because of someone like Josie, the lead character in this film.

This movie is about 1989, a time when the big mining companies - one of which is depcited in this movie - where largely vehemently against women. This movie is the result of a male culture and environment that thinks women can't drive a truck, get dirty, blow up rocks - that was all a man's job. Men in the mining industry in the 1980's really did maliciously plot against women - try to keep them out. When women started to take on these jobs, many men did not react well. Fortunately the number of men unused to working alongside women is on the wane. But back in 1989, this movie really tells you what it was like to be a female (or male) miner.

So this movie is about one woman who chose not to take the abuse anymore from her fellow male workers. It was horrifying to watch - because it happened to me! Not everything that happened to her, and I am at least able to say, for all their macho reputation, the Australian men never ever openly sexually harassed me the way the character was in this film (unless some ignorant engineer students counts). But the discrimination was real, very real. In this film, it was portrayed as sexual harrassment - and I don't deny the character of the film was sexually harassed, but a lot of abuse stems from blatent, utter sexual discrimination. And nowhere is that more evident than the still-to-this day male-dominated mining industry.

Maybe it takes being a female in the industry to tell the difference between sexual harrassement and sexual discrimination - but rest assured, it is still black and white clear in my mind to this day. If you are unsure - then you will be sure at the end of this film.

So for me, it was very raw watching the abuse Josie suffered because of course, I could empathise completely with the character. The reactions of those surrounding was also very real. It ripped open healed wounds in me to see the women not support her case - their case. That was as true then as it is now. Like her, the women feared for their jobs, the men didn't want to believe or support any 'problems' in the ranks.

I was much younger than the character in the film. I chose to leave the company and Australia - and ironically, fled to the mining industry in the US where Josie had, unbeknownst to, paved the way for much fairer treatment of women in the workforce (or might have still been paving it since it was so close to that time...).

However, I do have to say I wonder how much was embelished for Hollywood because I never suffered quite the harrassment she got. There were always gentlemen in the industry who would... well, I don't want to say stick up for you if you had decided to take on the company, but were certainly a 'safety haven' if it all got to much. Most men seemed to deal with the entry of women by adopting a 'just one of the blokes' attitude - and I admire them for it, because they were trying to deal with a change they weren't comfortable with, but in the end, we all got along.

So I want to say that this movie is raw, it cuts to the bone of what the industry was like then - how awful humanity can be in a so-called 'civilised' society. It should shame any man watching it. And I dearly hope it makes so many of the women who take their freedom today for granted realise it wasn't all that long ago, they didn't have the freedom. I think her father sums it up very well towards the end of the film.

And those women made a difference - they really did, and I and the many other women who followed, directly benefited from their action. Thank you.

Silkwood + Norma Rae Go to Minnesota.......2006-11-02

North Country has a few things going for it and plenty against it. The magnificent photography and gritty settings give a rare view to the forboding Iron Range in Northern Minnesota and the script and performaces by major-league talent have the best of intentions. Unfortunately, the sum of this film is less than its parts. The storyline is simply too familiar and cliched - even the run-down town and factory settings smack of "Silkwood." The backstories of spousal abuse, family dysfunction, and (gasp) Lou Gehrig's disease are right out of a "Lifetime" movie.So are the "dramatized" scenes of a labor meeting and the tepid courtroom confrontations. The perfomances are mixed: while Harrelson walks thru his role with one eye on his paycheck, Theron - "uglied up" yet again - has her eye on Oscar. She scored an undeserved nomination for this role as she fails to convince on all fronts. The best performances come from supporting players: McDormand is excellent as the ironically named Glory who is beaten down the the Union and by life. Spacek is equally effective as Theron's Mother (she played a similar role in "Marie" in 1985). Overall worth watching for the scenery and supporting cast

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I See the Appeal, But I Sure Don't Like It
Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz
Must Have for a Bratz Lover
My daughter loves it
Great Movie for a young Bratz Fan

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Starring: Greg Ellis (II) , Madison Riley (II) , Olivia Hack , Ogie Banks , and Dionne Quan
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000GIXE8G
Release Date: 2006-09-26

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Bratz fashion dolls now have their very own animated feature film, starring four fashion-forward pals--Cloe, Yasmin, Jade, and Sasha--as they navigate the traumas of adolescence with attitudes as edgy as their cartoon caricatures. The film opens as the girls receive an art class assignment to "Express Yourself" through a video they jointly produce. The project creates a convenient backdrop for the storyline, which follows each girl in her quest for self-discovery. Sasha is stressed as head of the prom committee, while Yasmin goes undercover as the school newspaper's gossip columnist. Jade nearly collapses from a fashion crisis, while Cloe is in search of the perfect mudpack makeover. There are boys, of course, and a conspicuous absence of adult role models. "Super slammin' good times" await preteen viewers interested in shopping, shoes, and spa treatments, but for those who want a film with substance, the search is on. (Ages 7 to 12) --Lynn Gibson

Description

Get ready to hit the road with the Bratz as they join a cross-country search for some fashion standouts - and encounter far more "far-out" things than they ever expected - in this fun-filled trip of a movie!

Signing up for a reality show hosted by their friend Byron, the Bratz take to the road in a truck equipped with its own fashion runway! Their quest? To find teenage fashion designers to model in a glitzy New York fashion show. The prize? Diamond-studded Go-Go boots! But their trip becomes more exciting than anyone imagined when they encounter a haunted town, a hitchhiker and a designer wannabe who seems nice...but isn't! Can the Bratz face their fears in time to attain Diamondz success...or will their conniving competition make them fashionably late? Find out in this exciting Bratz adventure!

Customer Reviews:

I See the Appeal, But I Sure Don't Like It.......2007-05-14

My daughter discovered Bratz about a year ago, and I immediately tried to discourage her interest. Barbies are one thing, but Bratz are simply hoochie-mamas designed to influence little girls into wearing clothes that are simply innapropriate. That being said though, I totally get the appeal for the younger girls. Fashion, a little romance--it's all very tres chic. Doesn't mean I have to like it, though.

She loved it, of course, when they came out with Bratz Babyz, so we had to watch the movie. On its own merits, the movie is pretty cute. The girls lose their dog at the mall, where they're pursued by an older bully, a security guard, and the baby-care center director. Except for the plot, though, this movie loses serious points with me. The Bratz Babyz go around in belly button-baring shirts and diapers! That's it! Where the heck are their clothes? Teen hoochie-mamas are one thing; baby hoochie-mamas are just plain scary.

Overall, sure, the movie is a cute one for the little girls to watch once. After that, besides just getting on your nerves, this one can go back to the video rental store.

Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz.......2007-03-15

This is a young girls movie, and they love it. If your girl is a Bratz fan, this is one to add to the collection.

Must Have for a Bratz Lover.......2007-03-13

This movie is a Must Have for the Bratz lover in your life.

My daughter loves it.......2007-01-23

We got this movie for Christmas from Santa (my daughter is four) and she has not missed one night of watching it when she goes to bed since. This movie started the Bratz craze in my house. She has a birthday in March and now says she wants a Bratz Party with Bratz presents.

Great Movie for a young Bratz Fan.......2007-01-17

This was a cute movie. My daughter loves to watch it over and over. She can relate a little more with the Bratz babyz than the older Bratz.

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Just be a man about it...
Excellenty executed
Pathetic
So raw and very close to the bone.
Silkwood + Norma Rae Go to Minnesota

North Country (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Charlize Theron , Elle Peterson , Thomas Curtis , Frances McDormand , and Sean Bean
Director: Niki Caro
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ASIN: B000CQLZ92
Release Date: 2006-02-21

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A sterling cast and vivid direction give North Country an emotional heft to match its political convictions. Charlize Theron (Monster) plays Josey Aimes, who goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage; the male miners, resentful of women taking jobs, verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear that things will only get worse. North Country, directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider), makes the women's experience palpable for the audience without overdoing it. But the lawsuit is only part of the movie; the gut impact of North Country comes from the devastating effect the lawsuit has on Josey's family, friends, and coworkers--thanks to an incredible ensemble cast that includes Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom), Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under), Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), and the always powerful Frances McDormand (Fargo, Mississippi Burning). The courtroom histrionics don't always ring true, but the family conflict is riveting and deeply moving. Based on the book Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law. --Bret Fetzer

Description

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Documentaries

Customer Reviews:

Just be a man about it..........2007-05-09

Excellenty executed.......2007-03-15

Pathetic.......2007-02-05

So raw and very close to the bone. .......2007-01-24

Silkwood + Norma Rae Go to Minnesota.......2006-11-02

Johnny Cash At Town Hall Party 1958-1959

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A great gift to all who loved the man
A MUST OWN for Johnny Cash Fans
Johnny Cash At Town Hall Party 1958-1959
What more could you want!?!?
Johnny Cash straight out of Compton

Johnny Cash At Town Hall Party 1958-1959
Starring: Johnny Cash
Manufacturer: Bear Family
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ASIN: B00005YW5X
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Customer Reviews:

A great gift to all who loved the man.......2007-01-21

To really get an artist's personality, sometimes you need to see them live. I don't know if that's true with Johnny but I know it sure doesn't hurt. This is a very young Johnny with Luther and Marshal. Three friends, lots of fans, and a set of songs that you'll probably recognize from his few albums that were out at that time. Yes, there are several repeat performances but nothing really overshadows the fact that you get to see this piece of music history. It doesn't take any of the shine off it is what I'm saying. Complete with some teasing onstage banter and a one or two minute bout of outright goofyness as Johnny imitates an anonymous singer...if you can't figure out that it's Elvis he's impersonating...than you don't know Elvis and you were born in a cave. This is not a rock and roll show by any means. It's perfect and original country concert and what a collectors item. A real treasure. Glad I got a hold of a copy. No problems with audio or visual quality. For the time period, having to turn the volume up a little extra is not an issue [for me atleast]. Enjoy.

A MUST OWN for Johnny Cash Fans.......2006-08-22

I'm probably one of the youngest Johnny Cash fans I know....I'm only 31. I've read several books of his, and seen many of his performances. The sound and video quality on this dvd are less than perfect, but it is VINTAGE Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two from the early years. BEST I've seen....really puts accross the style and demeanor that got them to the top.

Even with the less than perfect video and audio (restored pretty good though considering the age of the footage), ANY Johnny Cash fan will rock to the tunes....and it almost feels as if you're there back in the 50's! Highly reccommended!

Johnny Cash At Town Hall Party 1958-1959.......2006-07-01

The only reason I don't give 5 stars to this DVD is because of the quality of the sound and video. They are both good enough to allow thorough enjoyment of the DVD, but they aren't as good as is customarily expected in today's market. Having said that, if you are a long-time Cash fan, I guarantee you will enjoy watching this DVD. The experience of watching these young Johnny Cash performances rates 5 stars. Don't buy it for the quality, buy it for the fun of being entertained by Johnny. I don't know of anywhere else that a significant performance of a young JC is available like it is here. It's fun to watch. As another reviewer mentioned, it is also interesting to see the growth in young Cash as an entertainer that occurred from 1958 to 1959.
I was hesitant to buy this DVD because of different reviewers' comments on the sound and video quality. But I did buy it and I am glad I did. I enjoyed it so much I bought another copy and gave it to my Dad for his 80th birthday. So, if you're a long-time Cash fan like I am, I recommend you buy two: one for yourself and one for the person who turned you on to Johnny Cash so long ago. You'll both be glad you did.

What more could you want!?!?.......2006-05-01

I am a long time Johnny Cash fan, and a big time music collector (especially in the area of concert footage). I owned Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music (along with other JC DVDs); And loved it, but I wanted some younger concert footage of Johnny. I knew it existed from seeing clips of it on documentaries and the Hurt video (the clip where he is singing Walk the Line and looks at the camera and winks...yeah its on here!). I stumbled upon and immediately had to buy it (thank goodness for one click purchasing). Here is my review of the DVD: When I first put this in I was hesitant about the quality, it was naturally black an white, and the camera moved around like a bad home video (this was less obvious after the beginning). But after the first song none of this mattered, both shows are an amazing and rare document of a young Johnny Cash adapting to the trappings of rock star fame. I agree with another review on here that, if you are a Johnny Cash fan and do not own this...wait no longer! I would give this 10 stars if I could. The second show is the stronger one (which isnt to take away from the first at all), Johnny is confident, has great stage presence...and man oh man, the performance of Big River is off the charts! We see alot of Johnnys trademark yells (whoooo), and the ever classic lifting the guitar up high to the mic. I cant say enough good things about this DVD. The sound quality is great, the picture can be daunting at first but like I said, you wont even think about it once he gets into the second song. Any fan of music would not regret making this a part of their collection.

Johnny Cash straight out of Compton.......2006-02-28

This DVD contains two excellent shows at Town Hall in Compton, California. One is from 1958 and the other is in 1959. It's interesting to see the difference that a year on the road can do to a band. In 1958 Johnny looks fresh and new and is full of wise cracks. The songs are excellent and the Tennessee Two are amazing. In 1959 Johnny is a lot more confident but looks a little tired and drained. Nonetheless, it is still an amazing show that I wish I could of experienced. The picture quality is what you can expect from the era but I feel it just adds to the essence of the experience. These two film clips are priceless and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some old school Johnny Cash at his best.

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Having it all to having to start from stratch
Excellent Adult Comedy
MOVE OVER ISHTAR AND HOWARD THE DUCK
Not Worth It
One of the worst. movies we've ever tried to watch

Town and Country
Starring: Warren Beatty , Diane Keaton , Andie MacDowell , Garry Shandling , and Jenna Elfman
Director: Peter Chelsom
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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The Only Thrill
Running Mates
Mrs. Soffel
Blow Dry
Crimes of the Heart

ASIN: B00005NRNT
Release Date: 2001-10-16

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Released two years later than originally scheduled, Town & Country was plagued by the kind of negative buzz that few movies recover from. Like the infamous Ishtar, this Warren Beatty-led ensemble comedy is ungainly and erratic, but when it's funny it's quite funny, and the involvement of cowriter Buck Henry makes it a lot smarter than most of what passes for wit in postmillennial comedy. An updated sex farce fueled by modern-day foibles, the movie's also an apologetic valentine from notorious womanizers like Beatty, who, as wealthy Manhattan architect Porter Stoddard, is paying the price for his dalliance with a sexy cellist (Nastassja Kinski). While Porter's wife (Diane Keaton) fumes with suspicion, their best friends Mona (Goldie Hawn) and Griffin (Garry Shandling) wage their own marital warfare after Mona spies Griffin with a gorgeous redhead. Mona shouldn't believe what she sees, but she still has cause to worry.

Description

A hilarious comedy about life, love, friendship and the sometimes blistering nature of marital bliss.

Customer Reviews:

Having it all to having to start from stratch.......2006-07-02

This movie is perfect for the perfect couple. When you figure out that your marrige of 25 years is on the rocks what do you do? Well Ellie nows what to do, try to resolve it. After embarrissing her in front of everyone and everyone knows about his cheating. So they finally get a divorce when Potter finally realizes let he had lost his only true love. So know he has to work on getting it back one step at a time.

Excellent Adult Comedy.......2006-03-19

I saw this movie on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles and loved it. I am surprised it was rated to poorly. I am also surprised that if the cast went to every household that watched the movie in the cinemas and acted out the movie, it would have been cheaper than making the movie. Anyway, I think it is an excellent adult comedy, few of which are made today. It's a good movie if you want a laugh. I particularly like the conversation between Beatty & Shandling during their 'miscommunication' scene.

MOVE OVER ISHTAR AND HOWARD THE DUCK.......2006-03-05

Filmed in 1998 and not released until 2001, TOWN AND COUNTRY has the dubious honor of being one of the most financially disastrous films of all time. What were these talented actors doing in a mess like this? It's thin plot focuses on marital infidelity and pompous overacting. Warren Beatty is basically playing his off-screen persona; Diane Keaton is playing the same roles she's been playing ever since Annie Hall; Garry Shandling is like a stand up comic with no funny lines; Goldie Hawn is the same Goldie from DEATH BECOMES HER; Andie McDowell and Nastassa Kinski are wasted in their superflous roles; and Charlton Heston is no Leslie Nielsen, and is about as funny as HOWARD THE DUCK.
Peter Chisom's direction is pedestrian and uninspired, and the whole thing just falls flat on its incompetent face. What a waste!

Not Worth It.......2004-03-24

Do not waste your time. In spite of the cast, this movie is a whopping dud. Meandering and unfulfiling. A shame. I'd give it zero stars, but the system won't let me.

One of the worst. movies we've ever tried to watch.......2004-03-19

This was one of the worst movies my husband and I ever tried to watch. We finally gave up and I threw our DVD away. We were looking forward to watching it because of the cast, but that just proves that you need more than very good actores to make a good movie. Nothing seemed funny to us; I find it strange that it got better reviews than "My Fellow Americans" and "Her Alibi." We enjoyed the first one and thought the second one was cute, but they got trounced. Which might also prove that you have to be an outspoken liberal to get a good review in Hollywood?

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For Wanda Jackson fans!

Town Hall Party: November 29, 1958
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bear Family
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Featuring

Lives Of Great Men

Golden Void (Void Of Golden Light)

Out of The Shadows

Night Of The Hawks

Back In The Box

Utopia

Ejection

Damnation Alley

Special Bonus Track

Qark - Strangeness and Charm' featuring Robert Calvert
Scene Selection giRock vaults
Run time approx 60 mins.

Format: DVD MUSIC

Customer Reviews:

For Wanda Jackson fans!.......2007-03-24

Ignore the incorrect Editorial Review above, which has nothing to do with this title.
From the Bear Family website, here are the tracks for this DVD:

NOVEMBER 29, 1958: JOE MAPHIS AND THE ENTIRE CAST: Rainin' On The Mountain
JOE & ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy
JOHNNY O'NEILL: Wagon Train
JOHNNY O'NEILL, BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Tom Dooley
NORMA & LINDA: Lookin' Back To See
WANDA JACKSON: Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
FIDDLIN' KATE: fiddle instrumental
JIMMY PRUETT: Sweet Georgia Brown
St. Louis Boogie
MERLE TRAVIS: Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Gotta Travel On (#1)
JEANNIE STERLING: The Day The Rains Came
BOB LUMAN: Rockin' Robin
A Lover's Question
WANDA JACKSON: Alone With You
Queen For A Day
FIDDLIN' KATE: Maiden's Prayer
TEX RITTER, WANDA JACKSON, TEXAS TINY, JAY STEWART & JOHNNY O'NEILL: Conversation
JOE MAPHIS AND THE ENTIRE CAST: Goin' Down That Road Feelin' Bad
JAY STEWART: Introduction
SKEETS McDONALD: What Am I Doing Here
TEX RITTER: The Wayward Wind
Jealous Heart
WANDA JACKSON: Mean Mean Man
Rock Your Baby
BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Gotta Travel On (#2)
WANDA JACKSON: Hard Headed Woman
TEX RITTER: Rye Whiskey

I haven't seen this one yet, but if it's like the other THP DVD's, it'll deserve at least 4 stars...

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Olsen and Johnson

Country Gentlemen
Starring: Ole Olsen (II) , Chic Johnson , Joyce Compton , Lila Lee , and Pierre Watkin
Director: Ralph Staub
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B0002HODRM
Release Date: 2004-08-31

Customer Reviews:

Olsen and Johnson.......2006-10-29

Received these two tapes in good shape and have loved watching them. Good service and happy with the results.

If you ever come across their movie, "See My Lawyer" would you let me know.

Thanks

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Infectious!
Collins Kids
Hefty price for a tiny piece of pop culture

The Collins Kids At Town Hall Party
Starring: The Collins Kids
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music

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At Town Hall Party, Vol. 3
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Rockin'est
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ASIN: B00008Y4I5
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Customer Reviews:

Infectious!.......2006-11-01

Admittedly, Rockabilly isn't for everyone, but even non-fans of the genre will find themselves hard-pressed to dislike the crazed dance-steps and guitar-licks of the flea-like Larry, and the beyond-her-years, provocative vocals of his sweet sister Lorrie.

Believe me, The Collins Kids are AMAZING -- they're cute little bundles of joy, sheer energy, electric fun, fun, fun. Whether you are watching old TV clips or simply listening to their infectious music, you can't help but notice that Lorrie and Larry have an indefinable *something* that makes you grin from ear-to-ear.

C'mon, everybody, snap your fingers and tap your feet! Check-out The Collins Kids and see for yourself!

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Collins Kids .......2006-02-25

This DVD is GREAT if you like good, 1950's rockabilly music.
Growing up, we used to sit in front of our 17-inch Black-and White TV set, and marvel at Larry and Lorrie Collins. If you like vintage rockabilly, this is a MUST-HAVE!!

Hefty price for a tiny piece of pop culture.......2005-09-27

Who were the Collins kids? They were a brother and sister duo who had fifteen minutes of fame back in 1957-58 when they started appearing on live tv doing covers of the new, fresh-out-of-the nursery music called rock and roll. The brother could slash away some pretty hot rock chords on guitar with feeling - he deserves some credit for instinctually understanding the new music and being able to play it convincingly at such a young age. His stage personnae was a bit annoying - a little too much grinning and "gee whiz!!" for my tastes. Think of Beaver Cleaver on speed doing an imitation of the Big Bopper. The sister was pretty and had the better vocals of the duo. Are they worth rediscovering? I don't think so. They never hit the charts. Their own compositions were merely competent. It was a novelty act rather than an act that really mattered to rock music. This is interesting if you are curious about early television kinescopes. A warning: the audio and video quality is poor. This is watchable but those used to the home theatre experience will find these difficult to watch. At one hour, thirty dollars seems like an excessive price. Hard core early rock fans will probably grab this one. But it is like charging a mint for an early American bandstand episode.

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Marty's charisma shines through
marty robbins

Marty Robbins At Town Hall Party
Starring: Marty Robbins
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Marty Robbins Anthology
Country Music Classics
Road to Nashville
Eddy Arnold Sings the Hits
Hell on Wheels

ASIN: B00008Y4I6
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Customer Reviews:

Marty's charisma shines through.......2006-07-30

Marty Robbins was a delight on stage as he was on record. He just had a wonderful charisma about him. Thanks to Bear Family for unearthing this unique viewing of Marty singing many of his fifties hits. Also great to see the Glaser Brothers who were then supporting Marty at the time. Not sure about the Joe Hudgins appearance though it was good for a laugh. Sometimes the picture and sound quality isn't that great but what the heck it's just great to see and hear Marty singing 'live.'
Any fan of Mr Teardrop will love this d.v.d.

marty robbins.......2006-03-01

exellent given the age of recording but its marty in good form that makes this almost top marks

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Wrong DVD
Out of Tune Guitar Player Proves He Can Rock

Jenks "Tex" Carman At Town Hall Party
Starring: Jenks "Tex" Carman
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Product Description

AT TOWN HALL PARTY (CARMEN,JENKS (TEX))

Customer Reviews:

Wrong DVD.......2007-03-25

Ey, the reference (ASIN: B0000TG9EM) is wrong and actually refers not to Jenks "Tex" Carman At Town Hall Party but to Town Hall Party November 6, 1954.

Beware or you will end with the wrong DVD (happened to me)

Out of Tune Guitar Player Proves He Can Rock.......2004-05-11

In the history of Country Music few performers were as "unique" as Tex Carman. A self proclaimed Indian, Carman played a bizarre fusion of Hawaiian guitar and Southern slide--usually with strange tunings and little respect for any musical conventions. But that is OK because Tex put down some fantastic tunes, including unique versions of "Wildwood Flower" and various Hawaiian songs. These are clips from the televised West Coast Town Hall Party shows. Some of the clips aren't that clear, but what counts is the music and it is great. Plus Tex is backed by some killer musicians including the always magical Joe Maphis. The are some straight ahead country weepers here, and Tex does a good job of singing them--imagine a "less refined" Ernest Tubb. So if you are in the mood for some off beat country (check out the Hawaiian, Indian or whatever language Tex sings in sometimes) this is for you.

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