Cabaret

Starring:Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, Helen Vita, Sigrid von Richthofen, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann, Ricky RenÃ©e, Estrongo Nachama, Kathryn Doby, Inge Jaeger, Angelika Koch, Helen Velkovorska, Gitta Schmidt, Louise Quick
Director: Bob Fosse
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), Cabaret would also have taken Best Picture if it hadn't been competing against The Godfather as the most acclaimed film of 1972. (Francis Ford Coppola would have to wait two years before winning Best Director, for The Godfather, Part II.) Brilliantly adapted from the acclaimed stage production, which was in turn inspired by Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and the play and movie I Am a Camera, this remarkable musical turns the pre-war Berlin of 1931 into a sexually charged haven of decadence. Minnelli commands the screen as nightclub entertainer Sally Bowles, who radiantly goes on with the show as the Nazis rise to power, holding her many male admirers (including Michael York and Helmut Griem) at a distance that keeps her from having to bother with genuinely deep emotions. Joel Grey is the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub who will guarantee a great show night after night as a way of staving off the inevitable effects of war and dictatorship. They're all living in a morally ambiguous vacuum of desperate anxiety, determined to keep up appearances as the real world--the world outside the comfortable sanctuary of the cabaret--prepares for the nightmarish chaos of war. Director-choreographer Fosse achieves a finely tuned combination of devastating drama and ebullient entertainment, and the result is one of the most substantial screen musicals ever made. The dual-layered Special Edition widescreen DVD includes an exclusive 25th-anniversary documentary, Cabaret: A Legend in the Making, a 1972 promotional featurette, a photo gallery, production notes, the theatrical trailer, and more. --Jeff Shannon
Description
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret. The winner of eight Academy Awards, it boasts a score by the legendary songwriting partnership behind another film that would energize the movie musical genre with equal razzle-dazzle 30 years later: Chicago's John Kander and Fred Ebb. Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) and an impish emcee (Joel Grey) sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force. Cabaret caught lightning (and won Oscars) for Minnelli, Grey and director Bob Fosse, who shaped a triumph of style and substance. Come to this Cabaret, old chum. You'll never want to leave.

DVD Features:
Documentary:25th-Anniversary Documentary "Cabaret: A Legend in the Making"
Featurette:"The Recreation of An Era"
Interactive Menus
Interviews
Production Notes:"Kit Kat Klub Memory Gallery": The film's stars and creators reminisce about making movie musical history.
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer

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I'm going like Elsie!!!
Cabaret
A flashy but ultimately unmoving film
Cabaret DVD
Enduring entertainment

Cabaret
Starring: Liza Minnelli , Michael York , Helmut Griem , Joel Grey , and Fritz Wepper
Director: Bob Fosse
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B00009Y3L4
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Amazon.com essential video

Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), Cabaret would also have taken Best Picture if it hadn't been competing against The Godfather as the most acclaimed film of 1972. (Francis Ford Coppola would have to wait two years before winning Best Director, for The Godfather, Part II.) Brilliantly adapted from the acclaimed stage production, which was in turn inspired by Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories and the play and movie I Am a Camera, this remarkable musical turns the pre-war Berlin of 1931 into a sexually charged haven of decadence. Minnelli commands the screen as nightclub entertainer Sally Bowles, who radiantly goes on with the show as the Nazis rise to power, holding her many male admirers (including Michael York and Helmut Griem) at a distance that keeps her from having to bother with genuinely deep emotions. Joel Grey is the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub who will guarantee a great show night after night as a way of staving off the inevitable effects of war and dictatorship. They're all living in a morally ambiguous vacuum of desperate anxiety, determined to keep up appearances as the real world--the world outside the comfortable sanctuary of the cabaret--prepares for the nightmarish chaos of war. Director-choreographer Fosse achieves a finely tuned combination of devastating drama and ebullient entertainment, and the result is one of the most substantial screen musicals ever made. The dual-layered Special Edition widescreen DVD includes an exclusive 25th-anniversary documentary, Cabaret: A Legend in the Making, a 1972 promotional featurette, a photo gallery, production notes, the theatrical trailer, and more. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret. The winner of eight Academy Awards, it boasts a score by the legendary songwriting partnership behind another film that would energize the movie musical genre with equal razzle-dazzle 30 years later: Chicago's John Kander and Fred Ebb. Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) and an impish emcee (Joel Grey) sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force. Cabaret caught lightning (and won Oscars) for Minnelli, Grey and director Bob Fosse, who shaped a triumph of style and substance. Come to this Cabaret, old chum. You'll never want to leave.

Customer Reviews:

I'm going like Elsie!!!.......2007-07-05

This movie shows Berlin at it's finest/Darkest hour. Even with a war going on people still managed to have a great time and forget about the dark cloud above their heads. Liza as Sally Bowles was pure genius. Whenever you have self doubt watch this movie and u will have a whole new look on how u live ur life....

Cabaret.......2007-07-03

Fosse's groundbreaking "Cabaret," a Broadway musical-turned-showstopping film event, was itself based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood. While the film considers Germany's dark, historic slide from Weimar decadence into fascism from an intriguing angle, it's the effusive, stylishly choreographed song-sequences that elevate the film to classic status. Minnelli was never better as the brash, electrifying Sally, especially belting out "Money" or the Dietrich-like "Tomorrow Belongs to Me." And who can forget Joel Grey, the Kit Kat's eccentric, ghastly master of ceremonies? Winner of eight Oscars, "Cabaret" is a flamboyant knockout.

A flashy but ultimately unmoving film.......2007-06-22

Cabaret contains some great musical numbers - but the accompanying story is less compelling.

Michael York plays a stiff Englishman Brian Roberts newly arrived in 1930s Germany just as the Nazis are coming to power. He meets dancer/prostitute Sally Bowles played by Liza Minelli who works at the seedy Kit Kat club. Many of the musical numbers are set at the club and counterpoint the story.

Both York's and Minelli's characters are hard to like. They are morally corrupt and at the end of the film they end up right where they started - without seemingly having learning anything.

Minelli copped an Oscar for her performance and there is little doubt that in the musical numbers she is a knockout - as an actress, however, she is somewhat limited. Joel Grey also won an Oscar as the grotesque "Master of Proceedings" at the Kit Kat club.

Despite the trappings the film provides little atmosphere of 1930s Germany, no doubt hampered by its low budget. "Cabaret" is flashy but somewhat empty.

The picture on the DVD transfer is grainy but the sound is OK.

Cabaret DVD.......2007-05-07

After recently seeing the stage show version, I bought the DVD ...and I liked it better than the stage show. It was easier to understand.

Enduring entertainment.......2007-03-08

I saw Cabaret many years ago and loved it. After watching it again on DVD the other evening, I realized it's just as entertaining now as it was then because it hasn't lost its freshness. Another realization was that the anti-intolerance message is just as pertinent today as it was then. In fact, it may be even more important today to realize the danger in mob psychology. A message with great music and a love story!!! What a deal.

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A moving concert... Raquel Bitton's ode to the legendary Edith Piaf... Lovely DVD
Superb film, a must see for Piaf fans

Piaf - Her Story, Her Songs
Starring: Raquel Bitton , and Édith Piaf
Director: George Elder (II) , and Bernard Salzmann
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ASIN: B000F7CDYE
Release Date: 2006-06-20

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The life of the definitive French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, is celebrated in this concert/documentary hybrid, Piaf - Her Story...Her Songs. Raquel Bitton, who doesn't so much impersonate Piaf as try to channel the singer through her songs, tells tidbits from Piaf's life between faithful renditions of such classics as "Non je ne regrette rien" ("No Regrets"), "Bravo pour le clown", and of course "La vie en rose." Interspersed with this concert are scenes from a French restaurant, where Bitton has gathered an assortment of people who knew Piaf (including her son and musicians who performed with her) to reminisce about Piaf's tumultuous life and ferocious personality. The result of this cutting back and forth is a bit haphazard--the anecdotes tend to be gossipy and self-indulgent, while Bitton's sketchy narrative of the singer's life (delivered mostly in English) serves more to introduce the songs than to actually tell Piaf's biography. The songs are lovely (though fans may prefer recordings of Piaf herself to a recording of Bitton imitating Piaf) and there are some intriguing scraps of archival footage, including Piaf responding to reporters after being accused of murder and a glimpse of a melancholy Marlene Dietrich at Piaf's funeral. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

A moving concert... Raquel Bitton's ode to the legendary Edith Piaf... Lovely DVD.......2006-07-14

Raquel Bitton is a French-American jazz singer who specializes in the French repertoire and has built a reputation as one of the foremost interpreters of the music of Edith Piaf. In 2000, she held a series of concerts across North America in tribute to France's most famous songbird. This DVD is a memento of one such concert, recorded in the Elgin theatre in Toronto, and interspersed with interviews with Piaf's contemporaries, collaborators, friends and relatives, filmed in various bistros and restaurants across France and ending with a memorial visit to Piaf's final resting place at Pere-Lachaise cemetery.

The concert itself includes some of Piaf's most famous songs as well as lesser known ones, preceeded with anecdotes from Piaf's life, from her childhood amidst grinding poverty, to the heights of her success, to her untimely death at age 47, loved and mourned by millions the world over.

Many of Piaf's best songs and especially her delivery of them have always had the unfailing ability to bring tears to the eye and Bitton succeeds in no lesser measure. It is not just her voice which bears a certain similarity to Piaf but her ability to project her very soul through the music that makes her interpretations such a success. It is a moving concert and a moving film as a whole.

The songs featured in the concert are:
1. La goualante du pauvre Jean
2. J'em fous pas mal (I shouldn't care) (Second verse in English)
3. T'es beau tu sais
4. La Noel de la rue
5. Mon Legionaire
6. Enfin le Printemps
7. L'accordeoniste
8. Le vieux piano
9. Bravo pour le clown
10. Milord
11. La foule (Que nadie sepa mi sufrire) (First verse in Spanish)
12. Sous le ciel de Paris
13. Autumn leaves (English version)
14. Mon Dieu
15. Hymne a l'amour (A hymn to love) (First verse in English)
16. Elle a dit
17. Non, je ne regrette rien
18. La vie en rose (English version only)
19. Les Avions sont des Oiseaux (Closing credits) (New song by Francis Lai & Michel Rivegauche)

The film does not include footage of Piaf herself except for one intriguing interview taken from French newsreels after she was suspected of murdering her manager and friend Louis Leplee. Instead it concentrates on what matters most, Piaf's music. Piaf's songs have the rare ability to capture the flavour of an era long gone while somehow remaining absolutely timeless. The songs are just as able to reduce an audience to tears today as they were more than half a century ago.

The film is presented in its original 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen (enhanced for widescreen TV). Picture quality is good with sharp images, well rendered colors and deep blacks. Audio is in 2.0 Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital 5.1. The sound is lovely and flatters both voice and orchestral accompaniment. Optional English and Spanish subtitles are provided, including translations of the song lyrics. Strangely the original French lyrics are not included. There are no extras.

Superb film, a must see for Piaf fans.......2006-07-11

I saw "Piaf: her story, her songs" at the Castro Theater in San Francisco with more than a thousand people attending the film, and there were a few hundred more people outside the theater trying to get in to the sold out theater.

It was a superb film, I adored it. Its brilliance comes from the fact that this film about Piaf celebrates her the way her fans long to see her celebrated, through her songs.

Piaf's writers, composers, lovers and friends gathering at a bistro over food and wine and telling intimate stories about their personal relationship with Piaf was quite revealing.

Bitton's performance simply blew me away! I have never felt the emotional power of a singer like that before. Myself along with the entire audience was deeply moved.

It's all in the title "Piaf: her story, her songs", her story told through songs and how brilliantly interpreted!

Raquel Bitton's tribute to Piaf is magical. Her interpretation not imitation stands on its own with Bitton's magnificent renditions that leave you breathless. The emotional grip delivered by Bitton is the essence of the film itself. I could easily imagine that it was the same emotional effect that Piaf had on her audiences which earned her legendary status.

The audience at the Castro theater cried and laughed (and so did I). I am now the proud owner of the DVD which will be a classic forever.

The editorial reviewer mentions that Piaf's son is in the film. Piaf never had a son, he probably meant to say that the son of Marcel Cerdan who was the greatest love of Piaf's life is in the film where he talks about the relationship between his father and Edith Piaf.

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Elaine's Pity Party
Perfection
Insufferable
A has-been
Defining a Legend

Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Starring: Elaine Stritch
Director: D.A. Pennebaker , Chris Hegedus , Andy Picheta , Nick Doob , and Rick McKay
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ASIN: B0000C23HO
Release Date: 2003-10-21

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Star, legend, force of nature--whatever you call Elaine Stritch, it probably applies, and it's never more apparent than in her deeply personal one-woman show, At Liberty. With only an oversize shirt, black tights, and a chair, Stritch mesmerizes a full house at London's Old Vic Theatre with tales of her 50-plus-year career on stage and screen. It's a priceless glimpse of backstage theatre to hear her recount how she served as standby for Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam in New York at the same time she had a featured role in Pal Joey playing in New Haven, Connecticut. And she tells about the people she mingled with (Noel Coward, Judy Garland, Rock Hudson), her disappointments both professional ("I blew The Golden Girls!") and personal (her bouts with drinking). At Liberty is more of a monologue than a musical performance, though she does perform some of her signature songs like "Zip" and "The Ladies Who Lunch." At Liberty won a Tony Award in June 2002 for Special Theatrical Event, but Stritch's triumph was tempered when she was not allowed to complete her acceptance speech. Her response to it here is just one of the touching moments in a remembrance of a historic career. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Elaine's Pity Party.......2007-04-16

I have been an Elaine Stritch fan since 1970 when I was a freshman in college and saw her in "Company". Perhaps if I had seen "At Liberty" live rather than on dvd I would have had a better reaction to it. Perhaps what comes across as whiny, self-indulgent and disagreeable on dvd would have been electric and fascinating in person. I don't know. As it is I deeply regret having watched this. For the most part, I have never wanted to meet the performers whom I enjoy and admire, because I don't want a possible negative encounter to ruin my enjoyment of their performances. I've heard too many stories from people who have had dealings with singers or actors and regretted meeting them. That's a little how I feel about watching this performance. It is going to be a while before I can once again enjoy her other performances without being influenced by my totally negative reaction to this performance.

Perfection.......2006-11-10

I was lucky enough to see this show at The Old Vic theatre in London, which is where the DVD version was filmed. An incredible lady, an amazing performer, a magnificent show! Can't wait for her next venture...

Insufferable.......2006-08-12

I know, I know - Elaine Stritch is a "legend" - she makes sure you know it, believe me... Maybe I'm the only one in the universe who felt like smacking her, but, I felt like smacking her. She offers a few bon mots about Old Hollywood and Broadway, however the rest seems like a self-congratulatory vanity piece. I got the feeling that she's been practicing these "naked" little soliloquies for her audience of one, in front of the mirror, for years. Maybe that is the point of the show, I don't know. Perhaps some think she should be humored because she's 80, but crikey, I just found most of it insufferable. Sorry Elaine...

A has-been.......2006-06-16

The reviewers here are rating the performer, not the show. Stritch looks haggard, sings horribly, and most of her stories are only interesting to her. A dreadful performance all around.

Defining a Legend.......2006-04-23

Just about as honest, open, and vulnerable as a performer can be. I saw this show when it first aired and bought the DVD so I can watch it over again. The performance Stritch gives is greater than any of her other work because it incorporates the best of so much of her stage, screen, and TV work. I had the pleasure of meeting Stritch at a SAGE awards dinner in 2005. When I asked her to autograph my DVD she seemed genuinely flattered. The nakedness seen in this show is a glimpse into the personality of a truly gifted performer.

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A worthy movie, but missing one essential element
A weird but uninspired tale
not for everyone but maybe for you
A True Horror Film !
CALVARY

Calvaire: The Ordeal
Starring: Laurent Lucas , Jackie Berroyer , Philippe Nahon , Jean-Luc Couchard , and Brigitte Lahaie
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
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In the tradition of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PSYCHO and DELIVERANCE comes this chilling Belgian horror that pushes the limits of shock filmmaking. Director and co-writer Fabrice Du Welz masterfully evokes a sense of deeply disturbing terror as Marc Stevens' world goes profoundly and utterly wrong. When his car breaks down in the middle of the isolated backcountry, he's forced to seek refuge in a rural inn. Marc is taken in by Bartel, a lonely and psychologically fragile innkeeper who promises to help. But when Marc catches him dismantling his car, he realizes that the innkeeper has other plans for him - sadistic plans that will push him to the bounds of human pain and suffering.

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A worthy movie, but missing one essential element.......2007-07-04

Don't get me wrong, this movie is fantastic, but it needed some eerie music to set the tone and drive the suspense in a lot of the scenes.

If you like movies like Hostel and Turistas, you'll dig this movie, but even though the main character Marc Stevens (a travelling musician) has a lot of terrible things done to him throughout the movie, it doesn't really seem all that scary except for two or three really well-shot scenes.

It needed more of a sense of urgency, you didn't feel like Marc was really in THAT much danger, and the crucifixion scene needed to be done longer and more elaborately. The subtitles are no big deal because there are long parts throughout the flim with no dialougue.

All in all, i am happy to have this movie in my collection. I know i pointed out a lot of bad things about the Ordeal, but it's still a must see if you're into this genre.

A weird but uninspired tale.......2007-06-14

I just finished watching this film solely to see what some of the hubbub in the reviews were about.I have been watching every subversive,foreign,exploitation,gore,b-list,cult film I can since I was a kid. I've seen a lot of the best and worst of every kind. This film I'd have to say is very strange, not so disturbing as others may say. Maybe I've just seen worse...which I can say, now that I've seen it, I have seen things that disturbed me much more than this. But It's also not bad either. I found it a bit slow, and the dialouge lacking in finesse. The idea,direction, and acting were fine. But even a mock bestiality scene wasn't enough to make this film shocking in my humble opinion. It's visually pleasing, and the town was freaky, but I think it could have been better with a little more time and focus. In other words, if the events in the film had more of a purpose other than this place really sucks, and this guy is stuck here, then the actual horrors would have been more threatening or shocking. these situations we've seen before in a lot of films. I guess I'm just not scared by crazies in the woods anymore. Or I'm just one now and don't know it. No one told me?
But..it's worth watching at least...and the prices listed are not outrageous. If you rented it in a video store you'd pay 2-5 bucks. It sells for @ 5 used. Go ahead. You'll get five bucks worth and more.
If your just an nut for foreign horror..you'll dig it.
Just don't expect to be floored.

not for everyone but maybe for you.......2007-01-22

This is a really interesting film. Fabrice du Welz has taken a rather familiar horror movie scenario and twisted it around with dazzlingly different results. He pursues the logic of the plot developments to a really memorable and, for me, devastatingly numbing and beautiful ending. I don't recommend this for sensitive souls who can't stomach cinematic depictions of brutality or distress (you know who you are) and I don't recommend this for people who like to watch brutality but who don't want to think about it (you know who you are). Don't watch and fixate on the probability or likelihood of certain of the events happening; this movie is not meant to be a realistic rendering of the behavior of sensible people. The strength of the narrative is following through in a dreamlike or poetic way on the philosophical underpinnings of a strange but undeniable dynamic of desire: how value winds up getting displaced from object to object irrationally through a network of wanting lustful subjects, and how damaging that transfer can be for those involved, both the desirer and the desired. I believe this is du Welz's first film: pretty darn impressive.

A True Horror Film !.......2006-12-01

Fabrice Du Welz's "Calvaire:The Ordeal" is a truly unique,cold & kooky dark grey nightmare of a film. This one is loaded with so much foggy atmosphere that you can barely see the person sitting next you. This is definitely one of the very best horror films that I have ever seen. It's these little known masterful gems that make the endless,painful & often unfruitful journey well worth it for the tireless horror film collector searching for greatness among so much [...]. Our victim in this film lands himself in a warped dead end backwoods hell hole like no other & I stress the word "WARPED". Du Wels provides the viewer with some truly disturbing scenes & most of them have little or no blood & gore. There is one scene that will be forever stuck in my memory as it rears it's truly bazar & creepy head whenever I think of this film & it involves some of the scariest piano playing that I've ever heard in my life,you'll know what I'm talking about when you get to that part of the film. Speaking of music there is very little of it in this film & that is one of it's very special qualities that favors it realism & speaking of qualities,Fabrice Du Wels manages to take only the best qualities from the very best blueprint classics such as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" & "Deliverance" mixes them with his own twisted ideas & cherry tops it with his exceptionally gifted talent for making movies & delivers to us horror fans a brilliant & truly atmospheric horror masterpiece.

CALVARY.......2006-11-13

Seems like we've seen it all already - Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Deliverance, Wrong Turn and Wolf Creek... So any new movie based on these peripetias has to offer something new not to look boring and secondary. Surely modern directors saw the same movies we all saw and they know as well of a horror tradition and of what they should do or shouldn't considering their projects. And here hides all the charm of Fabrice Du Welz's "The Ordeal" originally named "Calvaire". It seems that Du Welz consciously decided not to take into consideration previous horror-movies' experience, he took it as a tabula rasa to create something new as if there were nothing created before, pretending he's a kind of a pioneer. And surprisingly he succeeded.

"The Ordeal" turned out to be rather quiet and modest film and maybe that's where its fascination comes from. It appears you can make one truly disturbing picture without crushed skulls and sawed off limbs. On celluloid Du Welz created his little, personal hell, which sometimes may seem more infernal than those of Romero, Hooper and Argento combined.

There's no need to retell the story - it's the same old one: a man, whose car brakes, finds himself in a place no one would want to make into, and meets people no one would want to encounter either. The trick is there are no mutants here, no rivers of blood and no nervous chasings through the woods. Everyting is very calm and routine. And that makes your skin creep. We got used to mindblowing adventures of those who got into trouble including the above-mentioned chasings with all kinds of cold arms. Not this time. The place Du Welz created is totally real, I'm sure you all saw these places, these desolate villages where few people live. And these people are not mutants, not some kind of maniacs degenerated after years of inbreeding. They are normal rural inhabitants who've been changed slightly because of the lack of communication and love maybe. The horror of the situation is that you never know when you're going to meet these people travelling by car next time. They are not in a desert and not in some solitude with no one around for hundreds of miles. They may be couple of miles from your home. Remember this is not US or Australia, it's Belgium you can spend half a day crossing in a car. If previous similar horror movies' message was - don't go too far from your home, you may find trouble, "The Ordeal" tells you - don't leave your house at all!
In general all that's happening in the village doesn't look like some crazy and gory nightmare, it's so real and humdrum you will be shocked. It's an "everyday nightmare", a personal Calvary that maybe every man has to experience once with an outcome unknown. The matter is you don't know when and where. The title "The Ordeal" pretty well conveys this idea albeit "Calvair" is much more philosophical and closer to the meaning of the film.

I'd like to mention also the great Belgian exteriors which add some terrifying coloration to the picture and make it truly dark and ominous. At this point "The Ordeal" is one of the most beautiful and dire movies I've seen. Besides you'd be glad (I guess) to meet some of the people you know - Philippe Nahon from "Haute tension" and "I Stand Alone", horror and erotic icon Brigitte Lahaie and I must mention the director of photography Benoît Debie who shot "Irreversible". Anyway "The Ordeal" is a nice addition to the genre, I'm not sorry I bought it.

Yoga Booty Ballet Live: Cardio Cabaret, Burlesque Style!

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Yoga Booty Ballet is Fun
Too much fun!
CARDIO CABARET

Yoga Booty Ballet Live: Cardio Cabaret, Burlesque Style!

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Yoga Booty Ballet Live: Cardio Cabaret, Burlesque Style! Gillian Marloth, Teigh McDonough! Yoga Booty Ballet Live Cardio Cabaret Burlesque Style - with Gillian Marloth & Teigh McDonough - This sexy, campy, and even silly cardio cance workout draws on the staples of vaudeville theater. No matter what your fitness level, you'll burn fat and calories - and who doesn't want to cut loose in their living room, pretending they're onstage in a 1940s music hall? With Cardio Cabaret, you get fun, energetic moves, a great workout, and lots of pure joyful self-expression!

Customer Reviews:

Yoga Booty Ballet is Fun.......2007-07-03

It's a great DVD in great condition. It's just long enough to do before I leave for class.

Too much fun!.......2007-06-13

This is the first Yoga Booty Ballet workout I tried. My normal work out is 45 minutes on the elliptical and then 30 minutes weight training 4 days week so I am not new to exercise. At first I was a little skeptical about how much of a workout this 35 minute program would provide, but I gave it a shot and by the end I was completly sweating. It was a blast! I learned a few new moves and felt like I worked all the muscles in my body. Now instead of 4 times a week on the elliptical, I'm doing 6-7 days of Cardio Cabaret Burlesque and I can definitely see a tightening in my hips and booty. But the best part is how sexy you feel doing it How many workouts can you say that about?

CARDIO CABARET.......2007-04-24

I just received this workout in today and I have to say I LOVE IT! I just started using YBB workouts, and I was not sure if i would enjoy them. But i definately do. I am not sure if someone who is new to working out would find these easy to follow. I have been working out for several years and found the workout easy to follow. I was extremely challenged and after the second time using it, i felt more relaxed and was able to really get into it. When I was done,,,I was sweating and felt my body had received a great workout. I am not to into the beginning of the workouts with the floor part, but I have just been fast forwarding by it and start with the warm-up and then right into the workout. I have now purchased five of the YBB workouts and I love them all. I actually have my 15 year daughter trying them also...it is alot of fun for us both. If you have never tried YBB, start with light @ easy as I did. It came as a two disc set with latin flavor and these two really helped me get into the YBB workouts. HAVE FUN!!!!

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Still A great Talent
Non-Fan Won Over
A must-have DVD!
This Magnificent Vocalist Shines Yet Again !!!!!
Passionate and endearing

Jane Olivor - Safe Return
Starring: Jane Olivor
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Safe Return
Love Decides
Songs of the Season
The Best of Jane Olivor
First Night

ASIN: B0001IN0CG
Release Date: 2004-04-27

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Jane Olivor's songs of mature passion find an elegant home on Safe Return, featuring the chanteuse in concert with 27 songs about the seasons and varieties of love. Opening salvos "You," "Warm," and "Let's Make Some Memories" define Olivor's terrain as ardent ballads about old love renewed or deepened--not so much romantic as clearheaded about the rewards of commitment and the horrors of isolation. With lustrous, orchestral backing, Olivor turns John Denver's sweet waltz, "Annie's Song," into a sobering oath, mines the secrets of a woman's desire in "Daydreams," and haunts the pretty "Stay the Night" with overtones of loneliness. Olivor often emphasizes dramatic phrasing over melody, making some vocals chunky and tuneless. But she is full-throated and graceful on "Last Time I Felt Like This" (originally a duet with Johnny Mathis) and witty on the country-flavored "Sippin' Wine," and earns her diva stripes on the autobiographical "Brooklyn Roads." --Tom Keogh

Description

With her spectacular voice and deeply emotional presence, Jane Olivor is a musical sensation. A deeply loved vocalist of the finest order, she can turn a ballad into a transforming experience and always leaves her audience wanting more. Now she returns to thrill new audiences with this brand new performance, featuring beloved standards and new melodies sure to touch your heart and lift your soul. Songs include: You, Warm, Let's Make New Memories, Annie's Song, The Last Time I Felt Like This, Hardest Part of Love, Daydreams, Carousel of Love, Crowded Island, Brooklyn Roads, Run for the Roses, I Got the Sun in the Morning, Some Enchanted Evening, Big Parade, Pretty Girl, You Don't Know How Beautiful You Are, Sippin' Wine, How Are Things in Glocca Morra / Ailein Duinn, Stay the Night, The Right Garden, One More Ride on the Merry Go Round, L'important c'est la rose, Love of Another Kind, Safe Return, I Believe, Where There Is Love, Let's Make New Memories (Reprise), Since You've Asked.

Customer Reviews:

Still A great Talent.......2005-09-20

I was about just a teenager when "first night" came out. I am not even sure WHY I bought it..I think because she sang "better days" and I loved Melissa Manchester. In any event, I brought home "First Night" and fell in love with Jane Olivor's voice and style. Jane brings to her fans "crowded Island" for the time as well as "Safe Return", a beautiful cover of "Brooklyn Roads" as well as "Sipping wine" a song she often performed in the 70's but never shared with us on record. For any fan of Jane Olivor's Music, they will totally love this dvd.

Non-Fan Won Over.......2005-07-01

I have heard of Jane Olivor for years, but she is one of those "70s Vocalists" that I never checked out before. Frankly, I thought she was a folk singer and that genre is not my favorite.

Well, a friend lent me this DVD and I must admit I am still thinking about it, even several days later.

First of all, I'm a sucker for "come backs". I sincerely recommend playing the interview (included in the DVD's "bonus" material) before watching the concert. Hearing about Olivor's personal story and why she left the stage for so long before seeing her perform may help "color" the concert for you.

Also, Olivor's persona as an interview subject is very different than her on-stage persona. In the interview, she is warm, funny, bright-eyed and a little ethnic! On stage, she seems very serious. Interesting dichotomy.

For the first time hearing/seeing Olivor perform, I was very pleased. She has a great voice, with a solid middle-range. Some of her falsettos and higher notes are beautiful. She has bright, shiny eyes when she performs.

I must admit that I am not a fan of the majority of her song selections. I do not know who writes the songs she sings (does she use a variety of songwriters in her repertoire?), but most of the ones I've never heard didn't appeal to me. For the most part those songs had treacley lyrics that really turned me off. Also, after one song she said, "Rock and Roll!" --- um, it didn't sound a thing like rock and roll to me.

However, I was stunned by her rendition/arrangement of "Some Enchanted Evening." Simply amazing. Like hearing the song for the first time. I also enjoyed her medley of "How Are Things in Glocca Mora" and the Celtic song. Also, "I Got the Sun in the Morning".

Olivor has a way of making standards sound entirely different. I like that.

A must-have DVD!.......2004-12-30

Of course, this DVD is essential for anyone who is a Jane Olivor fan. More importantly, it belongs in the library of someone who is not yet a fan. Once they see her, they will be totally entranced by her range of material, her interpretations and her delivery. She is without a doubt, one of the most beautiful and gifted singers of our time.

The musicians who accompany her are also talented. They listen to one another and work together flawlessly.

If this DVD were a piece of clothing in my closet, it would be a tattered, worn-out mess. I have had this disc only a few days, but have played it over and over. Each time I see it, something new appears, a vocal takes on new meaning, or another delicious nuance of her performance comes through.

Jane looks comfortable and confident, and she seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself. This is wonderful. I sincerely hope she has overcome her stage fright. It sure looks as if she has, for her performance on this disc is positively breathtaking.

There is only one thing that bothers me, and it has nothing to do with the production, the performance or the venue. I would not have been able to pinpoint it without the help of one of the other online reviewers. When Jane goes into the audience on Carousel of Love, you will see it. Don't Bostonians know how to dress? One would think these people were going bowling instead of to a fabulous concert. Their insensitive attire of blue jeans, sneakers and farm suspenders is an embarrassment to Boston society.

This Magnificent Vocalist Shines Yet Again !!!!!.......2004-11-29

As a loving fan of this truly gifted artist, I was amazed and enthralled upon seeing this fantastic DVD. She's Back, she's Fantastic, she's older and filled with Confidence, Wisdom and Elegance. She is also Beautiful!!!! Every track is an absolute treasure. My favorites are "Stay the Night, Daydreams, Brooklyn Roads, Run For The Roses, Annie's Song, L'Important C'est la Rose"--- in actuality
every single track is flawless, beautiful Jane Olivor in all her brillance. I cannot imagine anyone finding fault with this amazing concert. One of the great aspects of Jane Olivor is that she is, mysteriously, not well known by all. Those of us who have loved her for so, so many years have yet another wonderful veichle to appreciate her emense talent and legendary career.

Passionate and endearing.......2004-11-23

I was a little apprehensive about this dvd, having not heard much of Jane Olivor's music before. But I'm soooo glad I bought it, because it is truly wonderful. Another reviewer called it magical, and that is the perfect word for it. She has so much passion in her music, and is so endearing to watch, I'm hooked forever, and I think you will be, too.

Live in Hollywood at the Henry Fonda Theater

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Yes, there's a glitch
Marianne Faithfull: A Great Artist
BLAZING AWAY Should Be Released On DVD
Especially for a Long-Time Fan and Supporter, Painful to Watch and Hear
SHE at her very BEST! But PLEASE, stop doing "Why'd ya Do It" and "As Tears Go By". Bury them NOW!

Live in Hollywood at the Henry Fonda Theater
Starring: Marianne Faithfull
Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
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Marianne Faithfull - Dreaming My Dreams
Marianne Faithfull Sings Kurt Weill (Montreal Jazz Festival)
Before the Poison
Dusty Springfield: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live at Montreux 1980 and 1974

ASIN: B000AQKZ6S
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Description

MARIANNE FAITHFULL, one of the iconic figures of 1960s music, has sustained a successful and highly acclaimed career for 40 years. Her distinctive voice and passionate songwriting have ensured that her fan base has remained intensely loyal and that she has continued to attract new devotees.

This concert was recorded in Hollywood in Spring 2005. It features tracks from her most recent album, 2004's Before The Poison, along with hits such as Ballad Of Lucy Jordan and As Tears Go By, and classic tracks like Sister Morphine and Broken English.

This set includes the main concert on both DVD and CD.

BONUS FEATURES ON THE DVD INCLUDE:
• 30 minute interview with Marianne Faithfull
• Original video for the track There Is A Ghost from the Before The Poison album

Tracklising:
1. Trouble In Mind
2. Falling From Grace
3. Mystery Of Love
4. Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
5. She
6. No Child Of Mine
7. Last Song
8. Kissin' Time
9. Times Square
10. Working Class Hero
11. Incarceration Of A Flower Child
12. Strange Weather
13. Guilt
14. As Tears Go By
15. Sister Morphine
16. Crazy Love
17. Broken English
18. Why D'ya Do It

Customer Reviews:

Yes, there's a glitch.......2006-08-13

Godfrey is correct. There is a 1 second video and audio freeze in the DVD during "Guilt". I also noticed at least two other places in the DVD where there appeared to be possible, but extremely brief audio glitches. Note to producers: This is very bad form. Note to Marianne: You deserve better.

Marianne Faithfull: A Great Artist.......2006-07-09

I have seen Marianne Faithfull in concert twice but without a full band as she has in this great DVD. She is a superb artist though her voice may not appeal to everyone's tastes. But can anyone think of someone whose singing is universally appealling?
Marianne Faithfull sounds nothing like she did as pop singer in the 1960s. It is much deeper and some critics have stated that
"she can certainly emote through that cracked larynx of hers."
Once I put this DVD on, I was mesmerized. I could not take my eyes off of Marianne. She has a regal quality about her that has kept her going through times when the tabloids publicized her disgraces. She always maintained the essence of being a well
educated lady.
Years have passed and she has surpassed her notoriety by putting out numerous fine albums which have brought about great critical acclaim. Marianne is a very intelligent woman and she is a remarkably creative musical artist.
"Live In Hollywood" shows her at her finest. The songs she sings span from her incredible 1979 comeback album, "Broken English" through her most recent CD, "Before the Poison". Each song is a treat to behold. Marianne does what she didn't do as a 60s pop singer, she moves, she emotes, she relates to her band and to audience. She is a vibrant contemporary performer who has reinvented herself from her early years. Her creativity is at it's peak and I cannot recommmend this DVD highly enough.
A bonus feature is an interview with Marianne Faithfull which focuses on her music and what many of her songs mean to her. No longer is she asked about her affair with Mick Jagger or her years of drug addiction. I find it a relief that is no longer a focal point. She has surpassed being a survivor.
What is most important is her music and her songs are great, unique, important.
If you are not familar with Marianne Faithfull, treat yourself to a great woman and a truly great artist. If Brittany Spears is your favorite, this is not for you. If you like Tom Waits, you will probably love the great Marianne Faithfull. She is vibrant, gracious, and a performer who knows how to put her all into a song. The audience in Hollywood were ecstatic. They had every reason to be. You will be, too. Buy this DVD. You will be glad you did.

BLAZING AWAY Should Be Released On DVD.......2006-05-07

This is a terrific concert for all the reasons proclaimed with enthusiasm by others, but on first seeing/hearing, I much preferred the previous SAME concert filmed in the Church in New York featuring Dr. John and Rick Danko, among other extraordinary musicians. I'm glad to see her out of the poison and clearly joyous, a much deserved respite, but there was far more dramatic presence in BLAZING AWAY. I'd like to have it released in DTS on DVD.

Especially for a Long-Time Fan and Supporter, Painful to Watch and Hear.......2005-12-13

Well finally, it is time for some tough love.

After having been accused of rubber-stamping anything that Marianne Faithfull records or performs, even I have now been caught rolling my eyes heavenward!

So when the lady, a charismatic and gracefully flawed artist yet still the consummate anti-diva, brays loudly - and harshly - into the microphone like a stuck mule, without giving any shape or form or possibility to the seemingly inspired notes she holds inside, then it gives me incentive for pause. And that somehow, we should believe, simply by being Marianne Faithfull, that she can blithely carry or even justify this embarrassing charade?

Remember The Emperor's New Clothes? The Empress in this case, is instead naked and gawky as a jaybird fresh out of the egg. And at times, neither the sight of this bare-naked spectacle, nor the objectionable sound of its squawk, are the least bit pretty.

And what happened to all this talk of formal vocal training, imposed by none other than PJ Harvey prior to the recording of 2004's Before The Poison? I am thinking that the noted New York vocal coach - who has trained not only Harvey but a certain Mr. Jagger, must now be horror-struck . Especially during the first half of the performance, in which it is possible that she may just be warming up (should've taken care of that ahead of time!) - Faithfull often mistakes yelling and shouting for emphasis, and it is using this increasingly troublesome approach that she manages to sink some of the more nuanced phrasing of her best recorded work.

OK, the passion and the history are all here, or are they? In this newly released live set, recorded this past March, is an occasionally sloppy performance from an artist who - though having a track record of inconsistent live performances - has nonetheless turned in some truly inspired work. Examples are the 1989 live recording Blazing Away, or the 1990 tour - accompanied only by long-time collaborator Barry Reynolds on guitar, and memorable for an impressive Chicago performance.

At that event, Faithfull was but a few years out of addiction recovery and reached deep inside her soul, and lungs, for a controlled yet unashamedly inspired set in which her famous croak was intentionally refined, more like transformed, into a clear and resonant instrument of its very own rich, miraculous timbre and tone. It was so inspiring, I was moved to tears. But the only tears I'm shedding over Live In Hollywood are of embarrassment and disappointment for the artist, who somehow consciously chose (and at whose bad advice?) to proffer this catastrophic, cacophonic, self-sabotaging mess onto an unexpecting public. I have in person seen Faithfull perform live 5 times in addition to her 3 recorded live performances, and with Live In Hollywood, this otherwise engaging and talented artist at times reaches a new, and sincerely painful, nadir.

Instead of being guided toward a stronger sense of musical direction and sensibility by a solid band and a solid bandleader (presumably, in this case, Mr. Reynolds); Faithfull is instead led directly to this bloody public slaughter by a group of musicians so loose and sloppy themselves, that the best they can inspire in her is more of the same, gory, same - while simultaneously allowing her to fool-heartedly throw herself down the proverbial steps. Her lack of musical and vocal discipline cascades into a lack of respect for her audience who love her in spite of it all. The singer takes not only the audience, but herself, for granted - and this clear lack of respect for her fanship and her craft are now emblazoned into the permanent record, for all to hear and see.. And a newfound penchant for ghoulish, ill-fitting décolletage simply makes her look uncomfortable in whatever she wears. So, like rubbernecking at the scene of a car accident, or a horror flick - your first instinct is to look, then cringe and look away, then peek again through squinted eyes or around the popcorn box to glimpse the gory tragedy once more.

Faithfull recently said in an interview with Mojo magazine, that, to paraphrase: people either get her or they don't. Well, Marianne, is it any wonder? Is a self-sabotaging living tombstone like this one any encouragement to a new or past or potential fan to spend the money to see you live or buy your recordings? Is it an encouragement for new fans to buy records like A Secret Life and A Child's Adventure, or even Rich Kid Blues, Broken English, and 2004's Before The Poison? If not an encouragement to hear the more inspired workings of Faithfull's art, that what might this be? Thought she continues to be an amazing songwriter, Marianne Faithfull has systematically abused and diminished the true blessing of her vocal gifts over the years as if taking them for granted, and it is this self-impaired legacy that Faithfull continues her endless hurdle to overcome.

The concert opens with trumpeter Lew Soloff's introduction to a subtle, bluesy rendition of Trouble In Mind, and in the very first verse Faithfull begins a litany of shapeless frog-throated straining, over-enunciation, and missed notes that continues on and off for the entire 2 hour set. However, it is on this sort of mid-tempo number that the band is at its best, and they manage to carry her bad vocals along. Throughout the entire concert, and with only a few exceptions, Soloff's blaring, monochromatic horn runs chime in at all the wrong times, and they are for the most part earsplitting, unnecessary distractions. Though not familiar with his other work, I definitely don't appreciate it here.

By the second number Falling From Grace, even the band begins to fall apart - and though Reynolds' background vocals manage to hold things together, the emulated French horn keyboard slop and Faithfull's own uninspired singing keep tearing the performance apart limb-for limb.

Better is The Mystery of Love, the amazing opening track from Before The Poison, though Faithfull spends much of the first verse catching her breath. She recovers, but somehow manages to fall to pieces again on the chorus, with plenty of unnecessarily forced hoarseness and croaking.

Back in more familiar territory, she manages a rescue attempt at The Ballad of Lucy Jordan, from Broken English, and though she hits all the notes and the band is at its mid-tempo best, she squanders the delicate approach both of the recorded and past live performances by pointedly over-enunciating nearly every word, turning the dark, lilting lullaby of one woman's broken dreams into a flatly spoken diatribe. She goes though similar motions on She, from A Secret Life, turning what was a near-dirge to begin with into a complete throwaway.
There are similar hits and misses throughout the performance. Highlights include Last Song from Before The Poison, though still a bit forced at times, it is an honest and plaintive reading sorely missing from the rest of the disc and a true showcase for her vocal range. Also, Kissin' Time, the amazing title track from her 2002 album, though again a bit strained, finds the singer at her sultry, swampy, funky best. Times Square, like Falling From Grace, is one of many hallmark tracks from A Child's Adventure but it seems to be a little easier for Faithfull to pull emotion from this one, and it comes off well. A powerhouse version of Roger Waters' Incarceration of A Flower Child from Vagabond Ways, along with John Lennon's Working Class Hero from Broken English, both find Faithfull and the band closer to their respective comfort zones, though she trips over the lyrics in Hero after another intermittent bit of braying. Go easy Marianne, we all know you're there!

Faithfull's endurance as survivor (aren't we all?) and an artist certainly cannot be faulted, but it is by the very skin of her teeth that she still manages to be able to record and tour. It is certainly NOT by any nurturing of her increasingly temperamental voice that she manages to build her legacy. For someone who can pour such amazing emotion into a song with such thin and - face it - self-mutilated vocal gifts, it is inconceivable that Faithfull somehow misses the fact that, if properly developed, arranged, staged and produced, her voice can be an amazing treasure! Her legacy of recorded work, and live performances, proves it. Live In Hollywood only hints at this potential, and most of her best notes only wind up on the chopping block. Thus The Empress - at least for now - stands unveiled.

SHE at her very BEST! But PLEASE, stop doing "Why'd ya Do It" and "As Tears Go By". Bury them NOW!.......2005-10-06

Well, Godfrey has just about said it all, soooo, I will still my tongue and play 'devil's advocate' instead.
Why oh WHY did you not attempt "My Friend's Have"...in my humble opinion, the best on "BTP"? And drop "ATGB" and "WYDI?" and do maybe, hmmmm..."Come and Stay With Me" or "Go Away From My World"?
In any case, you my dear Marianne are the bee's knee's, the cat's pajamas and so on.
The very NEXT time I see you refered to as 'Mick Jagger's one-time girlfriend', I will, I PROMISE you set them STR8. You have so far surpassed that heap of 60 year old saggy-bones...it is NOT even funny.
So there.....

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One Happy Night
America's best cabaret singer
A Priceless Treasure
Cafe Society
Bobby Short Doing What He Did Best, Singing In A Saloon

At the Café Carlyle
Starring: Bobby Short
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Late Night At The Cafe Carlyle
Mel Torme - Standing Room Only
Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter/Guess Who's in Town
Songs of New York
Celebrating 30 Years at the Cafe Carlyle

ASIN: B00013EY80
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Description

"He is a superb stylist, a sophisticated performer who blends savoir faire and genuine talent in equal measure." -The Boston Globe

New York nightlife…the elegant Café Carlyle…Paris, London…Cole Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim… This is the world of Bobby Short, the reigning monarch of the nightclubs of Café Society. Born the ninth of ten children in the small town of Danville, Illinois, this renowned singer/ pianist with his legendary repertoire from the greats of Tin Pan Alley is now celebrating his 20th year of packed performances at the Café Carlyle in New York.

"A marvelous compound of elegance, vitality, nostalgia and sophistication," Short is "a poignant reflection of a colorful, all-but-vanished generation of international Café Society" said R.E. Kimball of the Yale American Musical Theatre Collection

So join Bobby at the Café Carlyle for this thrilling set, delivered with his usual verve and charm. He also invites us into his home, for an exlusive and intimate look at the man behind the music. No Cover. No Minimum. Just You, Bobby Short and the intimacy of New York cabaret. The music is forever. SELECTIONS:
1) Four Walls and One Dirty Window Blues
2) (I Love You) Samantha
3) Honeysuckle Blues
4) When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
5) You're the Cutest One
6) Too Marvelous for Words
7) Bojangles of Harlem
8) Streamlined Lulubelle From Tennessee
9) Posin'
10) Everybody's Truckin'
11) Breakfast In Harlem
12) Old Man Harlem
13) Truckin', Thanks To Harlem Now
14) Why Shouldn't I?
15) The Best Is Yet To Come
16) New York Is My Personal Property
17) How's Your Romance
18) I'm Satisfied
19) Do As The Romans Do
20) On The Amazon
21) Dancing At That Moving Picture Ball
22) Sat It Isn't So
23) Losing My Mind
24) Pilote-moi (Pilot Me)
25) Cuba

DVD Bonus Features
- Trivia & Fun Facts Subtitles
- Bobby Short Biography
- Instant Access to Over 35 Selections
- Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
- Multi-Directional Interactive Menus

Customer Reviews:

One Happy Night.......2007-06-05

Bobby Short was a wonderful guy. A great performer and a stellar personality. Leah Jay and I produced this program on a cool evening in 1979. We were loving denizens of the Cafe Carlyle and wanted everyone in the world to Appreciate the Bobby Short we knew and loved. Since, after all, I was a TV producer and owned mobile TV trucks why not drive over and put Bobby on tape, the way Leah thought it should be done. So I made a deal with Bobby and got together a crew and brought 3 cameras and a hand held into the Cafe Carlyle. The lighting was tough trying to keep that wonderful look of the cafe for our TV audience. Well, we did it and we loved it and it played to great plaudits on the defunct CBS cable channel. So I made a deal with a VHS distributor to sell the product and recoup some of the $38,000 I spent. Bobby is wonderful, he comes alive now that he's gone to the big show in the sky and everyone who loves music should see it. Even though VIEW Video who made the DVD doesn't pay me for my work, you should buy this great show because Bobby deserves your adoration.

America's best cabaret singer.......2007-05-13

Those of us who had the pleasure to witness Bobby Short live at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City know very well the level of his talent and passion for his craft. Cafe Carlyle is a small room that was packed for every show Short performed for more than 35 years. His knowledge and expert interpretation of The Great American Songbook was overwhelming. And, his communication to every night's audience was deeply personal. This collection includes wonderful interviews with Short who explains how his career came about, its development, what all the fame has meant to him, and why he so loved what he did for all of us. Dear Bobby, you will be missed forever. Thanks to the DVD, we are all the lucky recipients of a great legacy.

A Priceless Treasure.......2007-03-14

Bobby Short was a favorite performer of mine since I moved to New York in 1955. A friend had his LP with "At the Moving Picture Ball" on it and I insisted she play it whenever I dropped by for coffee, which I did every morning when I was between jobs. I always intended to splurge and go see him at the Carlyle but I was too poor and then too populist for a night club and then too stingy. And there were always the great, great records. And suddenly, after only half a century, he was gone. Thank god for this DVD of a wonderful performance at the club. The ebullience, the superb artistry and the glow of his personal niceness make it a marvelous experience to treasure over and over. And he does "Moving Picture Ball" and other personal favorites, "On the Amazon" and "Why Shouldn't I?"
Bobby fans won't need prompting but this great treat should also be a key discovery for anyone interested in popular song styling of the civilized pre-wail-and-whine era, in Manhattan high life, in the triumph of individual striving and dedication, in... Oh hell, in anything that's fun. -- Paul Rawlings, Bayport, N.Y..

Cafe Society.......2005-09-14

This DVD shows Bobby Short at his best. He is really the last of the great "cafe society" entertainers. The songs selected are terrific and the fact that his audience is shown around the piano makes the whole event quite wonderful. You have the feeling that you are actually in attendance.

Bobby Short Doing What He Did Best, Singing In A Saloon.......2005-07-21

This is a performance film of probably America's greatest saloon singer, and it deserves some love. Bobby Short died just a couple of months ago at 78. He'd been a long-time fixture at New York's posh Hotel Carlyle, performing nightly six months of the year in the Cafe Carlyle. He had announced his retirement at the end of the season but was still packing them in. I suspect he knew he was dying of leukemia and simply refused to make a big deal of it. It wouldn't have been in his character. As a singer, he was the epitome of style and sophistication without any pretension.

"I think of myself," he says on the DVD, "as a saloon singer, and a good saloon singer must come with everything. He's got to play some jazz and fool around with a ballad and sing a waltz and be a tiny bit risque sometimes and sing a tired old barroom song or sing the song of the day. And I've always liked jazz. I grew up with jazz."

Short played piano and was usually backed up by drums and a bass. He sang songs that were grown up and sophisticated, many of them the great "American Songbook" songs by Porter, Gershwin, Rodgers and the other giants. He found forgotten songs and polished them like jewels. He performed many songs by black composers like Razaf, Ellington and Johnson, some well known, some which had languished in obscurity. This performance DVD, in addition to a good interview, shows him performing one night at the Cafe. He covers a lot of ground, always with style; songs like Why Shouldn't I, Honeysuckle Rose, Four Walls and One Dirty Window, Too Marvelous for Words, Streamlined Lulubelle from Tennessee, The Best Is Yet to Come, Dancing at That Moving Picture Ball, How's Your Romance?, Everybody's Truckin', Old Man Harlem, and many others. The audience in the small room eats it up.

"One of the first lessons one learns in any kind of performance," Short says, "is to get his performance up to a certain level no matter what level the audience is at. They call that professionalism, I suppose. Anything above that is gravy and anything below that is not very good."

Bobby Short was not just a cabaret legend, he was an American treasure, for his style and good spirits, for his talent, and, most of all, for the songs he sang. As far as I know, this is the only significant filmed recording of him in action. The performance is intercut with a well-done interview with him. Short made a fair number of records, and if you're interested I'd recommend the CDs "Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short at Town Hall," "Bobby, Noel and Cole," "My Personal Property," "50 by Bobby Short," and the collections of songs he did on Gershwin, Porter and Rodgers & Hart.

The DVD presentation of the performance is good. The recording of the interview is a little soft. The sound is good.

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Starring: Charles Chaplin
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ASIN: B00008OM3Q
Release Date: 2003-03-18

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Includes:
Cruel, Cruel Love
The Landlady's Pet
Twenty Minutes Of Love
Caught In A Cabaret
A Busy Day
The Fatal Mallet
The Knockout

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WOW.......2007-06-08

Everything about this DVD is excellent. The performance, the music, the sound, the video. A classic.

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