Isaac Stern: Life`s Virtuoso (DVD) @ discount dvd online store
Isaac Stern: Life`s Virtuoso (DVD)
Isaac Stern, arguably the greatest violinist of his generation, is perhaps even better known to the general public for his humanitarian efforts. Mr. Stern was one of the few people who made the effort to save Carnegie Hall from demolition, and he was largely responsible for saving it. Comprised of archival footage, interviews with his friends and colleagues such as Gregory Peck and Itzhak Perlman, and never-before-seen home movies, this documentary provides a penetrating look into the life of one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.NR"
The Untold Story (DVD) Special Edition A gleeful Category III (exploitation) Hong Kong black comedy, in which a psychopathic killer acquires a pork sandwich shop and alters the recipe to include the former owners. Base on a true story, the film is darkly c...
A gleeful Category III (exploitation) Hong Kong black comedy, in which a psychopathic killer acquires a pork sandwich shop and alters the recipe to include the former owners. Base on a true story, the film is darkly comic in spots and wildly brutal in others. Be forewarned- this is strong stuff.
Unrated"
Director: Herman Yau
ACTORS: Anthony Wong, Danny Lee
Anacaona - Ten Sisters of Rhythm (DVD)
Female members of the Castro family have populated the ranks of Anacaona since its inception in the 1930`s. The band ceased performing as a unit in 1999, by which time many of the sisters had been replaced. There was always a family member in the line-up somewhere, however, and this live concert recording captures the magic of this remarkable band. Tracks include Mambo Habanero, Cielo y Sol, Maleficio, and many more.NR"
Dark Days (DVD)
DARK DAYS, a ground breaking documentary from English director Marc Singer with a moving soundtrack from DJ Shadow, shows a way of life that is unimaginable to most people. The film focuses on a group of homeless people that live deep underground in an abandoned New York City railroad tunnel. During the daytime they scavenge for food on the streets of New York. At night, they retreat to the tunnel where they have built homes out of scrap metal, plastic, and plywood. They have electricity, furniture, and working kitchens, not to mention community, comradery, and the support of each other. Some of them have lived in the tunnel for 25 years.
Shot in vivid black and white, capturing both the grit (chicken wire, concrete walls, all precisely detailed) and the honesty (the residents have hit rock bottom and admit it) of the tunnel, Singer`s film consists of candid conversations with tunnel residents, who are intelligent, funny, optimistic, and above all, human. One man confesses that he once had a wife and a child, and that he lost both to his drug addiction (crack cocaine), while one teenage boy living in the tunnel explains that he was abused by his family in Florida and simply ran away, finding life in the tunnel more redeeming. In the film`s emotional, understated conclusion, Singer turns to New York City`s Coalition for the Homeless for help.NR"
Director: Marc Singer
Slam From The Street - Battle Slams (DVD)
Some freestyle rappers from the streets tell it like it is.NR"
