The Swimmer

Starring:Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley, Marge Champion, Nancy Cushman, Bill Fiore, David Garfield, Kim Hunter, Rose Gregorio, Charles Drake, Bernie Hamilton, House Jameson, Jimmy Joyce, Michael Kearney, Richard McMurray, Jan Miner, Diana Muldaur, Keri Oleson, Joan Rivers
Director: Sydney Pollack, Frank Perry
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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Before We Are the World, before the Amnesty International concerts, before Live Aid, Live 8, 46664, and all the other charitable and/or political events that have used popular music as their principal draw, there was George Harrison's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, a stirring affair released here in a fine two-disc set. The cause--raising money for the beleaguered people of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), who were ravaged by war, floods, and famine--was enough to attract the support of stars like the former Beatle, who had never fronted a band before, along with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, both of whom had been out of the limelight for some years due to various personal problems and choices. Given the little time that Harrison, whose help had been solicited by sitar master Ravi Shankar, had to organize the affair, the results are very impressive indeed: the enormous band, which also features Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, and Billy Preston, is tight, the music (spotlighting tunes from Harrison's All Things Must Pass, along with a few Beatle numbers) inspired, the musicians at the top of their games. (Only Clapton is sub-par; looking out of it and playing weakly, he's a far cry from the guy who, some 30 years later, would spearhead the magnificent Concert for George.) For some, the opportunity to see Dylan onstage with Harrison, Starr, and Russell (playing bass) will be the big attraction. Others will thrill to the remastered DVD sound and restored picture. Still others will revel in an entire disc of bonus material, including three previously-unreleased performances and a documentary featuring new interviews with many of the participants. 1971 was a bleak period in rock history; the Beatles had broken up, Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison were dead, Woodstock was a distant memory. The Concert for Bangladesh shone like a beacon, a revelation of the better angels that reside within us all. And it still does. --Sam Graham

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The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert of its kind in that it brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian cause-setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher purpose. The concert sold out Madison Square Garden and has helped to generate millions for UNICEF and raised awareness for the organization around the world, as well as among other musicians and their fans. It is acknowledged as the inspiration and the forerunner to the major global fundraising events of recent years. To quote the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, "George and his friends were pioneers." All artists' royalties from the sales of the DVD will go to UNICEF.

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Concert for Bangladesh (2pc)
Starring: George Harrison , Bob Dylan , Ravi Shankar , Ringo Starr , and Eric Clapton
Director: Saul Swimmer
Manufacturer: Rhino Records
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Becoming A Faster Swimmer: Freestyle Swimming

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Becoming A Faster Swimmer: Freestyle Swimming

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Release Date: 2004-10-01

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Races are often decided by fractions of seconds, so attention to detail is imperative. In this DVD, Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and former 50 meter World Record holder Tom Jager teaches a young swim team the essential details of the freestyle stroke. He shares several important training tips and drills that will help swimmers of all levels. The topics covered in this program include: sculling, streamlining, kicking, head position, body position, arm position, breathing, and more. 100 minutes. 2004.

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The starts, turns and finish are about 40% of competitive swimming. These important aspects of swimming are often the difference between or losing a race. In this comprehensive DVD, Tom Jager covers the essential details of starts, turns, and finishes for the freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke. This informative program will benefit swimming coaches and swimmers at all developmental levels. It will also help to make practices more productive and competitions more successful. 72 minutes. 2005.

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The Swimmer
Starring: Burt Lancaster , Janet Landgard , Janice Rule , Tony Bickley , and Marge Champion
Director: Frank Perry , and Sydney Pollack
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Burt Lancaster gives one of his most daringly complex performances in The Swimmer, a fascinating adaptation of John Cheever's celebrated short story. At first it seems that middle-aged businessman Ned Merrill (Lancaster) is merely enjoying a spontaneous adventure, swimming from pool to pool among the well-tended estates of his affluent Connecticut neighborhood. But as Ned encounters a variety of neighbors, we see from their reactions that Ned's on an entirely different kind of journey--that he is balanced on the edge of some mysterious psychosis that we can't fully understand until the film's final, devastating image. A compelling portrait of loss, refracted memories, and deep-rooted emotional denial, The Swimmer sprung from the same late-'60s soil that yielded similarly ground-breaking literary films like The Graduate and Goodbye, Columbus. It's an egotistical showcase for the physical prowess of its 55-year-old star, but Lancaster turns it into something deeper, more disturbing, and completely unforgettable. --Jeff Shannon

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Burt Lancaster plays a wealthy, middle-aged advertising man embarked on a long and revelatory journey through suburban Connecticut. Travelling from house to house, and from swimming pool to swimming pool, Lancaster comes face to face with an incident in his past. Stars Academy Award winner Burt Lancaster.

Becoming A Faster Swimmer: Breaststroke Swimming

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In this DVD, five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Jager details the essential aspects of the breaststroke technique. Jager teaches a young swim team the techniques, training methods, and drills needed to become a faster competitive swimmer. The topics covered in this program include: streamlining, body-positioning, kicking techniques, head position, recovery technique, developmental drills, common errors and corrections, and more. 35 minutes. 2005.

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The Ultimate Rock band perform the definitive versions of all of their greatest songs including "We Will Rock You," "Boheminan Rhapsody," "Another One Bites The Dust," "We Are The Champions," "Keep Yourself Alive," and "Somebody to Love" and much more.

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