The Dolls

Starring:Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Alicia Brandet, Monica Vitti, John Karlsen, Orazio Orlando, De Simone, Elke Sommer, Piero Focaccia, Maurizio Arena, Gina Lollobrigida, Jean Sorel, Akim Tamiroff, Gianni Rizzo, Camillo Milli
Director: Franco Rossi, Luigi Comencini, Mauro Bolognini, Dino Risi
Studio: Koch Records
Product Type: DVD

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Guys and Dolls
THIS DOLL LOVES THIS MUSICAL!!!
Fantastic movie and fantastic service
Fabulous despite the flaws
Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls
Starring: Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Frank Sinatra , Vivian Blaine , and Robert Keith
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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ASIN: 0792844823
Release Date: 2000-04-18

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Joseph Mankiewicz's brightly stylized film of Frank Loesser's classic musical (based on the stories of Damon Runyon) casts the criminal underworld as a harmless fantasy in this whimsical vision of the Big Apple. Nonsingers Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons acquit themselves fine in the lead roles as high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson and Salvation Army missionary Sarah Brown. It's odd casting, to say the least. Frank Sinatra, who plays the good old reliable Nathan Detroit (who runs "the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York") is left with novelty tunes while husky Brando delivers the love songs and hits, including "Luck Be a Lady." But in the context of the colorful dialogue and comically affected speech patterns (a giddy gangster-speak straight out of Runyon's breezy stories) the song performances aren't the least out of place. Stubby Kaye, reprising his role as Nicely Nicely from the Broadway run, practically steals the show in his few scenes and his show-stopping solo "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat." The film is overlong at two and a half hours and somewhat stagily confined in the stylized, studio-bound sets--perhaps the mark of a director who had never helmed a musical before--but a terrific cast of eccentrics and Michael Kidd's high-energy choreography gives the film a memorable and enchanting character. --Sean Axmaker

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Hollywood legends Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blain (from the original Broadway cast) are dazzling in this Frank Loesser (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) masterpiece, unleashing a "spectacular, song-and-dance show that's loaded with entertainment" (New York Journal-American). Featuring hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "A Woman in Love," this smash film version of one of Broadway's most popular musicals is guaranteed, rip-roaring "four-starentertainment" (New York Daily News). The slickest big-time New York City gamblers,Sky Masterson (Brando) and Nathan Detroit (Sinatra), can't resist making or taking a bet on anything. So when a pretty missionary (Simmons) sets up shop in the neighborhood, Nathan stakes a grand that Sky can't seduce her. But all bets are off when Sky falls madly in love in this romantic musical spectacular that sets the Big Apple afire with excitement!

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Guys and Dolls.......2007-06-26

n Joseph L. Mankiewicz's buoyant adaptation of Frank Loesser's immortal "Guys and Dolls," Frank Sinatra shines as Nathan Detroit, purveyor of the "oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York." Marlon Brando (in his prime) is better than you'd expect as Sky Masterson, even with some reedy vocals, but you keep waiting for Nathan to show up again. His dealings with fiancée Adelaide (Vivian Blaine) are a particular highlight, while the portly Stubby Kaye steals every scene he's in playing Nicely Nicely Johnson. Vibrant, rousing entertainment.

THIS DOLL LOVES THIS MUSICAL!!!.......2007-06-10

I love this movie musical! Sure...Brando & Simmons aren't known for their musical abilities, but they are fantastic in these roles. Many say that Sinatra should be Sky & that Blaine should be Sarah (since Sky & Sarah have to sing a majority of the songs in this musical). I totally disagree! I can't imagine Sinatra & Blaine switching roles with Brando & Simmons! All 4 of them are PERFECT in their roles!
When casting individuals in roles, one has to consider MORE than his/her musical abilities - his/her appearance/build, speaking voice, personality, ability to communicate certain emotions to the viewers, a couple's CHEMISTRY - YEAH CHEMISTRY, etc.

Fantastic movie and fantastic service.......2007-05-14

the movie was delivered on time and in mint condition. I love it!!

Fabulous despite the flaws.......2007-04-10

I. Love. This. Movie. My sister introduced me to it and I've loved it ever since. Marlon Brando - though struggling as a singer - did an EXCELLENT job as Sky Masterson. The only other person worthy of this role is Ewan McGregor (who incidentally played the part in London but sadly not on film so I didn't get to see it). The love story that developes between the bad boy with a heart of gold - Sky Masterson - and the good girl who could use a tidge of irreverance in her life while turning a bad boy good - Sarah - is simply wonderful. If you love romance and you love music, you'll love this movie.

Guys and Dolls.......2007-01-30

The DVD was good the material content was definitely a 60's musical.

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HOLLYWOOD'S BEST CAMP CLASSIC
Camp classic with a capital C
camp classic
One of the best campy films EVER!
Widescreen Obstructs Visual Enjoyment

Valley of the Dolls (Special Edition)
Starring: Barbara Parkins , Patty Duke , Paul Burke , Sharon Tate , and Tony Scotti
Director: Mark Robson
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000EXDSCA
Release Date: 2006-06-13

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They don't make 'em like this anymore. Well, John Waters might, if he ever had a big enough budget. A steamy "inside look" at the alternately sleazy and glamorous world of catfighting, backbiting show-biz starlets, this Hollywood hit from the bestselling novel by Jacqueline Susann is a high-gloss camp artifact--a time capsule (or some kind of capsule, anyway)--from the screwy '60s, when a broad was a broad, a bitch was a bitch (whether "her" name was Neely O'Hara or Ted Casablanca), and a "doll" was a prescription drug. These dames of whine and poses obsessed over their bust lines, booze, and barbiturates. The once-shocking and scandalous language and behavior of these Broadway babes has been eclipsed by Dallas, Dynasty, and Melrose Place, but time has only enhanced the stature of Valley of the Dolls as a classic--and it still puts Showgirls to shame. With Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Sharon Tate, Lee Grant, Barbara Parkins, and Martin Milner (and juicy, scene-chewing dialogue such as the infamous: "They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope--now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me!"), Valley of the Dolls is the Mount Rushmore of backstage movie melodramas. --Jim Emerson

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Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and 'pills' - the beloved "dolls." A prim New Englander (Barbara Parkins) unexpectedly skyrockets from her job as secretary in a talent agency to a glamorous TV model. A determined singer (Patty Duke) finds that Hollywood success can also spell self-destruction. And a beautiful sex symbol (Sharon Tate) is torn between the money commands and the shame of feeling exploited. Based on Jacqueline Susann's phenomenal best-seller about the underside of Hollywood, this fascinating melodrama was once seen as a shocking behind-the-scenes look at how show business creates instant stars, destroys romances and changes personalities forever.

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HOLLYWOOD'S BEST CAMP CLASSIC.......2007-07-03

"Valley Of The Dolls" is probably one of the funniest movies ever turned out by Hollywood and this 2-disc edition does it justice. Interestingly, it was one of the year's biggest box office money makers when it was first released -- and justifiably so! High school students who devoured the best trashy roman a cle ever written flocked to see what was then a real shocker.

All of the acting is super camp and way over-the-top. Supposedly, the director hated Patty Duke (so she says in the extras DVD) and it shows. Every shot is basically unflattering and he made her screech like an out of control banchee. Barbara Parkins is the Vasser graduate who just acts shocked by everything but still is able to sleep with the handsome star and become a super model due to her classy looks and high cheekbones. Her acting is so understated she comes across as a high couture zombie whose role model is Jackie O. The piece-de-resistance is Susan Hayward as the crass, vulgar, yet supposedly immensely talented, "Ethel Merman" knock-off, Helen Lawson. The Margret Whiting dubbed version of the unbelievably ridiculous song, "I'll Plant My Own Tree and I'll Make It Grow," defies description. Plus, her sequined outfits cost a fortune and all had to be re-made since Judy Garland stole the originals when she was fired from this picture. The extras includes Judy Garland's press conference; this alone is worth the total cost. Susan Hayward has the most quoted scene when Patty Duke flushes her wig down the john and she delivers the classic line, "They drummed you right out of Hollywood so you come crawlin' back to Broadway. Well, Broadway don't go for booze and dope."

Small roles are not to be ignored and each performer maximzes the impact of their terribly written parts. Lee Grant is super creepy as Sharon Taste's paranoid mother-in-law, Martin Milner is a very funny patsy to Patty Duke and Toni Scotti looks like a young mobster (and we never heard from him again) with a weak Al Martino voice. Another classicly funny scene is Tony Scotti and Patty Duke warbling, "Comne Live With Me", in the nursing home/asylum.

Interesting, the only actress who comes across unscathed is Sharon Tate. She looks stunning and is a very touching actress, the only one who is believable in this unrealistic romp. But, she does get to tell Barbara Parkins, "You know how bitchy fags can be!"

"Valley Of The Dolls" is the greatest! I never tire of seeing it or hearing the absurd dialogue. It deserves to be preserved right up there with "Gone With Wind." And well deserved credit for the original concept goes to Jackie Susaan who has a great little cameo as a TV reporter.

While Barbara Parkins says she thinks it was filmed in Greenwich, CT. this is not correct. Most of the New England portion of the movie was filmed in Bedford Village, Katonah and Yorktown Heights, NY -- all about 40 miles from NYC.

It took years for this to come to DVD. Buy it before they pull it from the shelves.

Camp classic with a capital C.......2007-06-24

I can't believe it has actually been a year since this little gem finally came out on dvd. I have watched it repeatedly since its release and it NEVER ceases to amaze and astound me. From Ms. Duke's anything-but-subtle performance (and that's all I am going to say on the subject since it's been covered here so many times before) to the luminous Sharon Tate as the talentless (although ironically she gives us the best performance of the three female leads here by far) top-heavy Jennifer to the beautiful Barbara Perkins walking through the whole movie as if she's in a daze, still pinching herself that she actually got the most juicy part of her entire career to, last but not least, the incomparable Susan Hayward's scene-stealing turn as the legendary Helen Larson. Although the part was intended for Judy, Ms. Hayward takes the ball and runs with it, commanding your attention in every scene she's in, relishing every venomous line she's been given and delivering them all like they were hard bitchslaps, leaving her less-seasoned co-stars down for the count. Fox may not be proud of this fact but this soapy saga was the biggest box office hit of '67 and despite its obvious flaws it's still easy to see why. Trash sells, especially delicious trash. From the overboard acting to the choppy screenplay right down to the ridiculous music score, this is THE camp classic by which all others should be judged!

(Although I wish they would now release the '81 TV movie remake on dvd. What can I say - I want to complete the set!)

camp classic.......2007-05-07

As you can tell from the other reviews this is a camp classic and a must see for anyone who enjoys a film that is laughable when it was not intended as a comedy. However, at the risk of giving this film too much credit, I have to say there was a lot of potential for a great film and a serious treatment of "big" themes like existential despair. It's just that much of the acting was over the top and the songs - oh my god, the songs are just so funny, you can't take drug abuse, suicide and existential despair seriously when you hear this film's soundtrack.

One of the best campy films EVER!.......2007-03-10

This film was panned by the press when it came out in 1967, but it still was a big him.

Over the years it's become one of the greatest "Good Bad Films" of all time along with "Mommie Dearest".

What I can never understand is why "I'll Plant a Tree" was not awarded Best Song?

Oh that picky snobby Academy!

Widescreen Obstructs Visual Enjoyment.......2007-02-05

OK, "Valley of The Dolls" is a guilty-pleasure you're supposed (?) to be ashamed to admit to liking.
You know better. You subscribe to TCM Monthly, you've listened to Martin Scorcese's detailed explanations of how without widescreen, you'd only see 2 of the brothers dancing in '7 Brides For 7 Brothers', you've come to accept Widescreen in your library of some hundred-odd (and odder) films...But you do NOT accept that 'Valley of The Dolls' and artistic integrity contained within, is preserved by a DVD Widescreen Release with NO option for the public to purchase it fullscreen. Listen up, 20th Century Cinema Classic Collections----If Rhett and Scarlett, Mammy, Bonnie Blue, Melanie, Ashley and 1000 confederate soldiers can be shown FULLSCREEN in "Gone With The Wind" without any compromise of quality, then by God so can Neely O'Hara, Anne Wells and Jennifer North in 'Valley of the Dolls'-- old Helen Lawson, too.
I have never before seen a widescreen presentation with this EXTENT of black border around the film, and it totally ruins a very pretty movie to look at with very pretty snow and very pretty actresses. The DVD extras are nice, with 4 lobby cards and an ok 3 page fold-out booklet. The best audio contributions come courtesy of E! writer Ted Casablanca, who speaks with intelligence and thoughtful insight and considerable knowledge of the film that inspired him to adopt his pen-name. He gets a little help in the commentary from Barbara Parkins, but it is Ted himself who really brings the backstory of 'Valley of The Dolls' to life. The bonus features on Jacqueline Sussann are a wonderful treat yet somehow feel a little short. The day-glo pink case the 2 dvd set is housed in is way-kewl.
BUT all that was needed was to see the actresses up close and clear, larger than life in a larger than life trash-wallow, with the beautiful New England and New York snowfall scenes and drink it all in. I am SO GLAD i still have my VHS copy, and there is NO comparison in the level of enjoyment in watching
the movie. The VHS from the 90's wins hands-down over this deluxe dvd, all you SEE is the thick black borders. I wish I could get a refund, or exchange it for full-screen. BOO-HISS for your pretentious tinkering with a movie that just HAS to be viewed fullscreen to appreciate the over-the-top grandeur of it all. And by the way, EVERY single object/person/snow-covered tree in frame on this DVD is clearly visible on the old VHS copy, you really messed up a fun movie by visually compromising the viewer's enjoyment of it. It's no fun watching "Valley of The Dolls" in widescreen. Save if for the Oscar-winning films, foreign films, documentaries. Leave FUN as fun.
This past week, this same company- 20th Century Cinema Classics Collections released 3 Doris Day movies (Caprice, DoNot Disturb, and Move Over Darling)-- all in widescreen. I bought 2 of them anyway, and don't care so much, I'd never seen them and they look fine, so far, though i can tell from the start of 'Caprice' that it would be more 'fun' full-screen. I just don't care so much in the case of the Doris Day films, however they are, they are.
20th should realize it is totally non-consumer friendly to shove widescreen down the DVD collectors throat without an alternate choice. - WarnerHome Video offers films in both formats, and it's more than a little pretentious of 20th to take these (lets face it) light-weight titles and act as though they are 'Citizen Kane' and therefore must be released in widescreen.
Phooey. And i just pulled out 'Sunset Boulevard'-- a classic- fullscreen...Okay, "My Brilliant Career" is Widescreen, 2 disc Blue Underground... "All About Eve" is fullscreen. The classic "Meet Me In St Louis" 2 disc special edition is FULL screen- and if ever a director was meticuluos with set designs, camera shots, and precision of composition, Vincente Minnelli was-- and HIS films can be offered to the public to purchase in fullscreen format... Along with the previously noted 'Gone With The Wind' and scores of others...
With respect to Mr. Scorcese and Mr. Pollock and their TCM comments, there ARE segments of the viewing public who just don't LIKE widescreen. Whenever I buy films by them, I'll gladly accept their artistic decision and purchase their widescreen version. The directors of 'Valley of The Dolls' and the Doris Day movies are DEAD, they don't care if the films come out at all, let alone in widescreen. Offer the public the option to enjoy them in a format they get to choose. Thanks,endrant

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Where is the love in this global world?
The subtitles sucked
Russian Dolls great
Better even then the first, though not a straightforward sequel
Very good sequel...

Russian Dolls
Starring: Gary Love , Olivier Saladin , Romain Duris , Aïssa Maïga , and Zinedine Soualem
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ASIN: B000GBEWP2
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Description

Xavier is back! We find him 5 years after L'auberge Espagnole, he is now thirty years old. An aspiring novelist, his greatest achievement is a co-credit on an over the top TV soap and his romantic life is equally disappointing. He has one meaningless romantic encounter after another and lines up a confusing series of jobs related to writing. A chance meeting could be the answer to his career and love life but Xavier's lack of direction and will power threatens to turn his good fortune to ultimate heartbreak.

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Where is the love in this global world? .......2007-07-04

This is gratifying, intelligent and challenging comedy, that explores zealously the masculine universe with all its hidden contradictions. The Epicurean desire to resume the pretended happiness around the possession of all kind of women makes us to reflect around what is the final goal of this man, accustomed to obtain a yes as answer, but that in the eve of his thirty years old, begins to wonder what's going on. And, since he is a hired writer of love stories, the contradiction is even major.

There is a narrow resemblance respect that classic film of Truffaut, "The man who loved the women" , but this bitter comedy carves in relief these intimacies, this nestled sense of possession to reaffirm oneself as man, and curiously the woman he will chose at the end is certainly the distilled result of his work, a sort of dynamic and ceaseless energy, afar from social conventionalism and able to think and even face him from time to time, but all the way through he will experience winning and falling the bitter taste of the possession by itself without major concessions.

The cast is extraordinary, but Audrey Tatoo and Reilly shine with radiant splendor. The locations in Paris, San Petersburg and London are a big frame in which we will delight and enjoy more than once the contradictions of this man trapped in what we should call the globalization of the feeling, perhaps?

Watch it. You will never be disappointed.

The subtitles sucked.......2007-04-21

I don't speak French and only about half of the dialouge was translated.

Russian Dolls great.......2007-03-13

Another great movie, just like its prequel (L'Auberge Espagnole), another must see

Better even then the first, though not a straightforward sequel.......2007-01-07

Cedric Klapisch's 2005 film LES POUPEES RUSSES is a sequel to his effort of three years before, L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE ("The Spanish Apartment"). It's a very different sort of story. While the first film centered on the zany camaraderie that developed between several European students in Barcelona, LES POUPEES RUSSES focuses on the lovelives of a selected few characters, though Klapisch does briefly reunite the cast of the Spanish apartment. This review assumes that the reader has already seen L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE, a fine film I do recommend.

As LES POUPEES RUSSES opens, Xavier is now thirty, making his living in Paris ghostwriting celebrity autobiographies and scripting soap operas, while the manuscript of his Barcelona novel languishes in neglect. He has gone through numerous relationships since his return from Spain, and wallows in self-pity with Isabelle and Martine, both still alone as well. After an exposition on the misery of these characters, the main plot is set into motion by two events. One is Xavier's commute to London to work on a script with Wendy, now a writer herself. The other is William's engagement to a Russian dancer and move to Saint Petersburg, where he invites all his friends for the wedding. Though I shall avoid spoilers here, I can say that it is through his involvement in these goings-on that Xavier finally finds the stability he was looking for.

Lars, Tobias, Soledad, and Alessando only appear in the Saint Petersburg scenes, and are granted only a few lines each. Though it is rather curious that these characters were brought for probably the most expensive filming in spite of their peripheral roles, the viewer feels no outrage that they get so little screen time. At this point, one's sympathy is entirely with Xavier, Wendy, and William and his Russian bride, and so seeing some of the faces from L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE adds only a nice highlight on the years that have gone by.

For this reviewer, intrigued by the references to the building of a united Europe in L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE, the comments on society and politics in this film were powerful as well. If LES POUPEES RUSSES does not overtly speak of Europe's future, as in the first film when the students question the place of Catalan, the story is nonetheless based on growing changes in European youth. One is increased mobility. That a bunch of old friends from Spain can reunite in Saint Petersburg is a plausible development speaks much of how much young people travel now. Another is multilingualism, dialogues in LES POUPEES RUSSES are in English, French, Spanish, or Russian (with subtitles where necessary). And through the involvement of William's engagement to a Russian, the film shows that European integration goes beyond the borders of merely the EU.

But LES POUPEES RUSSES is also a beautiful love story. I was never content with the other portion of the plot of the first film, where alongside European changes we viewed the story of a young man finding himself. In Barcelona, the twenty-five year-old Xavier was acting like someone several years younger and some of the twists were silly. Here, however, the relationship between Xavier and the women he meets is entirely convincing, and the ending is one of the most satisfying and heartwarming I know of in film.

This reviewer finds himself at around the same point in life as Xavier, and resides in Europe with a similar multilingual and mobile lifestyle. Perhaps that is why the film is so touching for me, but I regrettably can't say what younger viewers in the United States might think of the film. Still, anyone is sure to finds LES POUPEES RUSSES a well-made and entertaining production.

Very good sequel..........2006-12-26

It was as good a follow-up as I was hoping. Unfortunately I don't see if there can be a trilogy...

Sylvain

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The Ultimate PCD DVD
Don't Interupt the Stage Performance!
Total Skanks
Very Entertaining
Good concert, good DVD

Pussycat Dolls - Live in London
Starring: Pussycat Dolls
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ASIN: B000J3FGKM
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Description

PUSSYCAT DOLLS - LIVE IN LONDON!

LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE #1 HITS FROM THE DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM `PCD': "DON'T CHA," "STICKWITU," "BUTTONS" AND MORE...

BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE WITH THE DOLLS

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL MOMENTS WITH YOUR FAVORITE PUSSYCAT DOLL

ALSO INCLUDES 5 MUSIC VIDEOS:
"DON'T CHA" "BEEP" "STICKWITU" "BUTTONS" "I DON'T NEED A MAN" ALONG WITH 2 "MAKING OF THE VIDEOS"

Track Listing:
BUTTONS
BEEP
I DON'T NEED A MAN
FEELING GOOD
STICKWITU
WAIT A MINUTE
DON'T CHA

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The Ultimate PCD DVD.......2007-06-02

This is an awesome DVD. Not only is the concert itself amazing but the DVD is jam packed with bonus features. This is the ultimate DVD experience for any PCD fan.

The concert is great, it features the best songs off their first album combined with high energy (and might I add seductive) dance moves that made the dolls the multitalented sensation that they are.

The songs featured during the concert are:
Buttons
Beep
I Don't Need a Man
Feelin' Good
STICKWITU
Show Me What You Got (basically a tune for them to shake their booties too)
Wait A Minute
Don't Cha

But the fun doesn't stop here, oh no, this DVD has music videos, interviews with every doll, and behind the scenes features.

The Music Videos included are:
Don't Cha
Beep
Stickwitu
Buttons
I Don't Need a Man
Wait a Minute

Other Special Features:
Behind the Scenes: Beep Music Video

Behind the Scenes: Buttons Music Video

The Rise of the Dolls: Interview with all the dolls about their rise to fame

PCD the Music: The dolls talk about when they found music

Don't Cha Karaoke: The beat and background singers are there, but the main voice is cut. The lyrics are displayed on the screen so you can get your groove on and belt out the words in the privacy of your own home.

Meet the Dolls: Interviews with: Nicole, Kimberly, Melody, Jessica, Ashley, and Carmint

BUY THIS DVD! It is a definite must have for any PCD fan.

Don't Interupt the Stage Performance!.......2007-05-13

The music rocks in this (short) DVD! It's well mastered with clear trebles and a tight bass. The filler material, however, will drive you to distraction. The DVD constantly cuts away from the live stage performance to show back stage shots, cutesy posed shots and silly vignettes. It's as if the director doesn't think the live performance is enough to hold audience attention. I assure you it is.

I also abhor the color rendition. The Dolls are orange in the stage performance! The rest of the video is in natural colors. Why couldn't they have done this for the most important part of the DVD? Who proofed this?

The Doll intros are a little light on info, but the videos for "Don't Cha", "Buttons", "Beep", Stickwitu", "I Don't Need A Man" and "Wait A Minute" are a nice bonus.

Total Skanks.......2007-05-12

I ordered this for my 16-year-old daughter (I'm her Dad), but when someone brought concerns to me about it, I screened it before giving it to her, and I was disgusted with these women and this disk. I never gave it to her, but ended up throwing it out and eating the cost.

Very Entertaining.......2007-05-07

Hello, i love the Pussycat Dolls, I think they are all so talented and full of girl power! Most of all they are very fun to watch. I know a lot of other reviews said that they didn't like the live performance because they have,cut scenes, but they are actually nice to see, they splice in pics of them rehearsing and pics of them on tour and if you are a true pcd fan you will love it. They have interviews, and also all of there videos. Dont ch, beep, wait a minute, stick wit u, buttons, i dont need a man. so all of the videos except sway, but that song isn't on the album so i can see why they wouldn't include it in the dvd. Also they have a karoke verson of Don't Cha. So it's a lot of fun to watch. I really enjoyed it. I definately recommend it!

Good concert, good DVD.......2007-05-02

Nicole is hot as usual in it, and I like that they put a lot of good extras. there are some interviews, behind the scenes of videos and in the studio, their music videos, one on one interview so you get a more intimate sense of each Doll. so this is a good DVD. the only thing partially negative is the concert is not like a huge, big, expensive concert. it looks cheaper, and technically it's more like they set up a stage and some British fans came to see them. it's more like them going to a building on someone's stage to perform, than a "concert"; with all those big, flashy lights. but still they perform well. also I saw on MSN their concert in Manchester and it is better than this one b/c they sing so many songs, and it is actually a "concert". i'm really looking forward to purchasing that on DVD.

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Must-have DVD ... but there is a discrepancy
Beyond the Valley of the dolls
Get real
Wow.
So bad its actually good!

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Starring: Pam Grier
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ASIN: B000EXDSC0
Release Date: 2006-06-13

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One never tires of watching Russ Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, a distant relative of Jaqueline Susann's bestselling novel, Valley of the Dolls, and its filmic counterpart, Valley of the Dolls. Kelly McNamara (Dolly Read), Casey Anderson (Cynthia Myers), and Petronella Danforth (Marcia McBroome), star as the hot female trio who clumsily navigate Hollywood during the Swingin' Sixties to promote their band, The Carrie Nations. Written by Rogert Ebert, Ebert calls the film the "first rock-horror exploitation musical," because BVD, as it's called by fans, encompasses all that was sexy, funny, hip, schlocky, stylish, and horrific about America's most interesting cultural period. BVD can be viewed as a Sixties' artifact, packed with consummate party scenes (and a cameo appearance by Strawberry Alarm Clock), as the original skin flick, as a proto-cult classic, or as a benchmark in American cinema, since it is actually well- written, artfully shot, and finely edited. This special edition re-release includes a second disc comprised of five featurettes, whose topics include Meyers' biography, the Carrie Nations music as soundtrack, Casey and Roxanne's titillating lesbian love scene, and the political climate during the Sixties. Revisiting Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, especially after Russ Meyer's recent death, reminds viewers to treasure his visionary obsession with female beauty. --Trinie Dalton

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When three female rock'n'rollers travel to Hollywood to claim an inheritance, they meet up with a kinky music promoter who turns them on to a whole new scene. At first, all seems very exciting and the naïve trio becomes submerged in his dangerous tinseltown underworld-before they discover his true motives.

Customer Reviews:

Must-have DVD ... but there is a discrepancy.......2007-06-12

I just got a DVD set from an on-line auction that includes an extra disc (Ebert commentary, and just tons of extras) and miniature lobby cards.

But the Amazon listing above (same ISBN!) has none of these extras listed and is just ONE disc:

Another oddity is that the Amazon listing says it is rated X whereas my DVD has it rated NC-17. The running time of my DVD is the same 109 minutes however so if they cut some scenes to "soften" it for NC-17 they must have put new material in. My guess is that the MPAA now requires DVD releases to adapt the rating equivalent from the new system.

Beyond the Valley of the dolls.......2007-06-05

The movie it's self is okay. When I ordered this film, I was under the impression that this was the original "X" rated version. What I got was the NC-17 version. This is a milder version from what the original film is. When I ordered this film, it said it was the "X" rated one. I also read that they had changed the rating from the x rated to the nc-17 version, but did not mention that the content in the movie was aslo changed. I am somewhat disappointed.

Get real.......2007-03-21

Quite possibly, the stupidest movie ever made.

"well-written"--could have fooled me.
"artfully shot"--I guess it had its moments, especially if you like a lot of very black shadows covering most of what you want to see, but the rest of it is no better than the standards of crappy 60's TV.
"finely edited"--I guess there's an art to cutting a real turkey

Not a campfest, not a comedy, just plain bad. Get some busty dolls and some dopey guys, throw them in a stew, show some teasers of the breasts, add a cheesy, dashed-off script by a guy who suddenly exemplars "do as I say, not as I do" and plan on it becoming a "cult classic." This is not "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"! And you'd have so much more fun watching that one again instead.

Roger Ebert, do you really chuckle when you remember this one claim to movie making fame? I thought your profession was about helping people to not waste their time. You sure wasted mine.

Wow........2007-03-09

The Roger Ebert commentary is one of the most educational pieces available out there. (ps. the Newsradio commentary with Brad Grey, Paul Simms, Julie Bean and Warren Littlefield is a close second).

So bad its actually good!.......2007-03-06

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is certainly the strangest film to ever have come out of Hollywood and that is saying something!

Made in the 1960s by Russ Meyer, the result is a cacophony of melodrama at its worst, sex for sex sake, comedy albeit unintentional and horror also possibly unintentional!

It is also a musical of sorts, in fact it has some of the best psychedelic rock in it from that era and this was for me what made the movie and stopped from failing completely as a movie.

The plot is simple enough, a rock chick band head for Hollywood, desperate to realise their dreams of fame and stardom, but they fall under the spell of rock Svengali Z-Man Barzell and find themselves drawn into the seedy world of casual sex, drugs and of course rock and roll.

This is ham and cheese at its best and worth watching with your friends, make sure you have a HUGE box of popcorn, lots of soda and sit back and enjoy a film that is so bad it is actually good!

American Movie Musicals Collection: West Side Story/Fiddler on the Roof/Guys and Dolls

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AMERICAN MOVIE MUSICALS COLLECTION

American Movie Musicals Collection: West Side Story/Fiddler on the Roof/Guys and Dolls
Starring: Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Frank Sinatra , Vivian Blaine , and Robert Keith
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz , Norman Jewison , and Jerome Robbins
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B000ARXF9G
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Description

WEST SIDE STORY: This "brilliant" (The New Republic) film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and scripted by Ernest Lehman, the film combines Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's unforgettable score ("Maria," "America," "Somewhere," "Tonight") with Robbins' own exuberant choreography to achieve an exhilarating "work of art" (Saturday Review). A love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry of two street gangs - the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (Richard Beymer) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of the Sharks leader, it's more than these two warring gangs can handle. And as mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues, and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: "An outstanding accomplishment in every category" (Boxoffice), this lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the century czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director, and featuring such classic songs as "If I Were A Rich Man," "Matchmaker" and "Sunrise, Sunset," Fiddler on the Roof is a universal story of hope, love and acceptance - a "stunning, joyful and jubilant" (New York Daily News) musical masterpiece. GUYS AND DOLLS: Hollywood legends Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blain (from the original Broadway cast) are dazzling in this Frank Loesser (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) masterpiece, unleashing a "spectacular, song-and-dance show that's loaded with entertainment" (New York Journal-American). Featuring hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "A Woman in Love," this smash film version of one of Broadway's most popular musicals is guaranteed, rip-roaring "four-star entertainment" (New York Daily News). The slickest big-time New York City gamblers, Sky Masterson (Brando) and Nathan Detroit (Sinatra), can't resist making or taking a bet on anything. So when a pretty missionary (Simmons) sets up shop in the neighborhood, Nathan stakes a grand that Sky can't seduce her. But all bets are off when Sky falls madly in love in this romantic musical spectacular that sets the Big Apple afire with excitement!

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2007-01-19

Love all three musicals! Great for those just beginning to build a collection of movie musicals.

Great buy.......2007-01-14

Three really great musical movies in one package, how can you go wrong? A permanent addition to my DVD collection.

Buyer Beware!.......2005-10-25

I returned this boxed set to Amazon for a refund because the 3 films inside are not as advertised on the Sony/Columbia website. All 3 films are supposed to be in anamorphic widescreen, but only 1 of them (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) actually is. GUYS AND DOLLS is still the same old "letterbox" version, and they put the awful pan-and-scan fullscreen version of WEST SIDE STORY in this box. If you're a collector like me, you will not want to see WSS in pan-and-scan. This film won 10 Oscars--one of them for its innovative widescreen cinematography. This product is not as advertised, and Sony/Columbia should know that they can't pull a fast one like this. Please join me in boycotting this collection until they give us what they promised. Thanks.

AMERICAN MOVIE MUSICALS COLLECTION.......2005-10-22

I purchased this collection ONLY because GUYS AND DOLLS is advertised as ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN 2.35:1 which is NOT correct. The back of the box even gives this erroneous information. This is the same LETTERBOXED (non-Anamorphic) transfer in the original single disc MGM DVD release. This is FALSE advertisement.
WEST SIDE STORY is a 4:3 PAN and SCAN version. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is correctly advertised as ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN 2,35:1. I know the price is superb for these three classic musicals, but I already own ALL of these in WIDESCREEN, and I really wanted GUYS AND DOLLS with a new ANAMORPHIC transfer. I am planning to return the set. SHAME ON YOU MGM and SONY PICTURES DVD for the attempt to fool the public with this release.

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Great DVD At An Incredible Price
Nothing beats DD live... but this comes close
DollsDolls
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The Dresden Dolls - Paradise
Starring: The Dresden Dolls
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000B5KSN8
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Customer Reviews:

Great DVD At An Incredible Price.......2007-06-16

Spend the day with genuinely talented musicians who aren't egotistical jerks then see them perform in an intimate club. Who could ask for anything more?

Nothing beats DD live... but this comes close.......2007-05-13

There's no way to explain a LIVE Dresden Doll show, but watching it could get you half way there. If you don't think you'll be seeing DD live within the next year but must see more of them, THIS DVD is definately your best bet. Amanda and Brian are shown in the buff (stripped down figuratively of course) and it's amazing to see how REAL they both are. Their fans are dedicated and ALWAYS involved and of course the live show, which includes War Pigs (twice since they messed up I suppose the first time).

MUST HAVE FOR DRESDEN DOLL FANS!

DollsDolls.......2007-03-14

what can i say about this except great.wonderful pre-show the in the life was great for any doll fan this is enjoyable and makes you want to go to a show now!!

Awesome.......2007-01-15

What an interesting look into a most fascinating band.
The personalities both on and off stage are very complex and intriguing. A must have for any Dresden Dolls fan.

Wonderful...........2007-01-12

Saw them live twice opening for NIN in Atlanta. They blew me away[which doesn't happen much!]. Can't wait to see them live again. Until then ,this is great & also and shows a personal side of the band. Buy it now!!!

Guys & Dolls (Widescreen Deluxe Edition)

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Guys and Dolls
THIS DOLL LOVES THIS MUSICAL!!!
Fantastic movie and fantastic service
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Guys and Dolls

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ASIN: B000ELL1RQ
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Guys and Dolls.......2007-06-26

THIS DOLL LOVES THIS MUSICAL!!!.......2007-06-10

Fantastic movie and fantastic service.......2007-05-14

the movie was delivered on time and in mint condition. I love it!!

Fabulous despite the flaws.......2007-04-10

Guys and Dolls.......2007-01-30

The DVD was good the material content was definitely a 60's musical.

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Live at the Roundhouse London 2006
Starring: The Dresden Dolls
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ASIN: B000R7G9JC
Release Date: 2007-07-10

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The Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer & Brian Viglione) were formed in Boston in 2001. Their unique musical style combines influences from alternative rock and 1930's German cabaret to create something fresh, exciting and highly theatrical. This live show from London's recently restored Roundhouse is a visual feast featuring circus acts, gymnasts and cabaret dancers as well as the striking appearance of the Dresden Dolls themselves. The songs in the set are drawn from both their studio albums and also include previously unreleased material.

Tracklisting: 1) Sex Changes 2) Gravity 3) Modern Moonlight 4) Mrs. O 5) Backstabber 6) Coin-Operated Boy 7) Two-Headed Boy 8) Mandy Goes To Med School 9) Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turn 10) Slide 11) The Jeep Song 12) Dirty Business 13) Shores Of California 14) Sing 15) Mein Herr 16) Mad World 17) Girl Anachronism

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The Goo Goo Dolls have never issued a concert DVD or a live album. Now they have both. The first concert DVD from the multi-platinum, Grammy nominated band, Live in Buffalo finds the group in its hometown on July 4, 2004, performing all of its biggest hits and favorite songs for an adoring crowd.

Track Listing:
Give A Little Bit
Big Machine
Naked
Slide
Think About Me
Smash
Tucked Away
Black Balloon
Dizzy
Name
Cuz You're Gone
Sympathy
January Friend
Here is Gone
What A Scene
Acoustic #3
Two Days in February
Broadway
Iris
Give A Little Bit

Customer Reviews:

Awesome concert.......2007-04-08

It's great to have these classic concerts on DVD. This was shot in Buffalo on or near the 4th of July. About half way through the DVD it started to rain and it must have been warm b/c as far as you can see on the DVD it was pouring and no one left.

Great DVD for background music at a party or just a relaxing night at home.

New York Goo Goo Doll Concert.......2007-02-20

This CD DVD package is totally awsome! You would have thought that the rain would have ruined the concert but on the other hand it made it more exciting!! This is Tops!

Loved it.......2007-01-04

The music was great and we absolutely love the Goo Goo Dolls, but the camera work and the footage was not very well done.

amazing.......2006-06-25

i loved this concert footage, and watching give it their all in the pouring rain was awesome! the extra footage to prep for the concert was interesting too. i highly recommend it.

excellent.......2005-12-09

as a musician myself who has performed on stage, this band has my respect for being able to play in the downpour and to sound great while doing it. I liked a few of their songs and have only their "a boy named..." album, but when I saw this DVD I realized how great they are. I didn't care for the segment where the drummer buys the Clinton book (why that was in there, I don't know). Otherwise, this is one of the best concerts I have ever seen- absolutely amazing performance. You'll be amazed at how motivational the band is by continuing to play.

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