Despite the Grammy wins, I am not a fan a big fan of Boardwalk Empire. Steve Buscemi is miscast as the political boss with mob ties in historic Atlantic City. The production values and other actors are terrific, but the stories themselves aren’t very rich and are the weak link in what must have been…
Long ago, before there was basic cable and DVR’s, the start of the fall TV season was a clearly defined event. All of the good shows came from the big three networks. Today, seasons seem to start whenever they want to and with few exceptions most of the great shows do not come from the what is…
If seeing a bummed out Kirsten Dunst busting out her wedding dress bustier for an hour is your cup of tea, have I got a film for you! Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia.” Trier describes his slightly sci-fi two hours and 13 minutes as “A beautiful movie about the end of the world.” And to be…
The Grammy Awards have been a source of frustration for music fans for many years. The Beatles and many other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were never properly acknowledged during their careers. Worse, the “Record of the Year” award, arguably the Grammy’s highest honor that goes to both the artist and the producer…
Eagle Vision continues its string of great music-lovers DVDs with their release of Queen – Days of our Lives on Blu-ray. Since the death of flamboyant front man Freddie Mercury from AIDS in 1991 Queen’s popularity, remarkably, has persisted. Fox’s Glee featured a show with songs from Queen. Their big hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody” had a bit of…
After a bit of a hiatus, 4-times-in-a-row “best dramatic series” winner Mad Men has returned to AMC. Within five episodes this show has put nearly every other dramatic series to shame with its seemingly boundless creativity and enormous entertainment value. Adult themes, unpredictable plot twists, and superb acting work in perfectly balanced harmony to create…
Essentially borrowing the format of the “Classic Albums” series, Eagle Vision and Kayos Productions has just released the excellent Pink Floyd – The Story of WIsh You Were Here on DVD. Packed with new interviews of the three surviving Floyds (and some old ones with the departed keyboardist Richard Wright) this outstanding documentary sheds light on the…
Cleveland (December 7, 2011) – Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its inductees for 2012. The inductees are: Performer Category: · Beastie Boys · Donovan · Guns N’ Roses · Laura Nyro · Red Hot Chili Peppers · The Small Faces/The Faces Early Influence: · Freddie King Ahmet Ertegun (nonperformer) Award: ·…
Sports have provided an endless wellspring for metaphors about life in print and on video. Winning and loosing, the value of hard work, how teamwork makes everyone better, and how luck plays a role in just about everything – are the stuff of sports and life. Sports dramas when well executed do a crazy thing;…