| | Buena Vista Social Club DVD Buena Vista Social Club / Ry Cooder / Ibrahim Ferrer / Compay Segundo CDS
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| Category | Rock DVDs, World Movies, Dramas Videos, World, Music Video, Documentary, Pop Music Videos, Music (General), Musical, Jazz, G-Rated, Latin Music, Jazz Musicians | | Starring | Ry Cooder, Ruben Gonzales, Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo | | Director | Wim Wenders | | Cinematographer | Jorg Widmer | | Producer | Deepak Nayar |
This DVD is 105 minutes and stars Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferre r, Ruben Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, and Comp ay Segundo. It is directed by Wim Wenders.Additional concer t footage is included. No one can recall exactly where the Buena Vista Social Club once stood in pre- revolutionary Havana but Wim Wenders's documentary of a dozen legendary musicians resurrects the magnificent music of the era. Guitarist Ry Cooder assembled the aging singers and musicians for a series of recording sessions. The resulting 1997 album won a Grammy. The music performances are intercut with shots of the performers reminiscing in decaying Havana bars. Buena Vista Social Club Reviews: "...A valid celebration of musical sophistication and ageless optimism..."
-- Peter Curran, Sight and Sound "...Opulent, organic and as intoxicating as a rum binge....Terrific, truly liberating stuff..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
-- Simon Crook, Total Film "...Exhilarating....A documentary that mixes music with impressionistic glimpses of urban life in Cuba..."
-- Stephen Holden, New York Times "...One of the most beautiful and poetic documentaries ever made....Oscar-caliber sound recording of the live performances, coupled with a spectacularly rich sound mix, provide the cherry atop this enriching and rewarding musical feast..." -- 5 out of 5 stars
-- Wade Major, Box Office "...Wistfully sweet....There are lots of fascinating shots of modern-day Havana..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Marvelous....BUENA VISTA creates a completely relaxed, welcoming feeling that couldn't be more inclusive..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...Exhilarating....It's a remarkable story that culminates in an ecstatically received performance in New York's Carnegie Hall....It's also fiercely uplifting. It's been a long time since a film imparted such unshakable good feelings..."
-- Lloyd Sachs, Chicago Sun-Times "Watching the movie can induce rapture....It's a labor of love prompted by Mr. Cooder's labor of love, and the most intensely emotional work of the director's career."Wall Street Journal Buena Vista Social Club Video Buena Vista Social Club Movie Review Buena Vista Social Club DVD Region 1
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Anamorphic Widescreen -
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - Spanish, English
Additional Release Material:
Additional Scenes: Concert Footage
Musician and Crew Biographies
Trailers: Theatrical
Audio Commentary: Wim Wenders - Director
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Buena Vista Social Club Video 'Tis Autumn - The Search for Jackie Paris, American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 - Volume One, Antonia, Before Night Falls, Cuba Feliz, Cubanissimo, Down from the Mountain, Genghis Blues, Havana Nights, I'll Sing For You, Last Communist, League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Lightning in a Bottle, Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues, Musica Cubana - Live in Amsterdam, Musica Cubana - Live in Tokyo, On the Rumba River, Saudade do futuro, Sugar Curtain, Wattstax Buy Buena Vista Social Club DVD Purchase Buena Vista Social Club Movie To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Man On The Moon CD (1999) Original Soundtrack
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Original score composed by R.E.M.
"The Great Beyond" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
Personnel: Liane Reynolds-Mautner (violin).
Audio Mixers: Clif Norrell; Paul Falcone; Joel Moss ; John Richards; Patrick McCarthy; Scott Litt; Jamie Candiloro.
Photographer: François Duhamel.
Arrangers: Bob James; Charlie Brissette.
It could be argued that without REM's hit single "Man on the Moon" there wouldn't have been an Andy Kaufman biopic in 1999, so it was only appropriate that director Milos Forman hired the band to write the score for his film. Based on score excerpts on the Man on the Moon soundtrack, they've made some intriguing music, drawing heavily from the spirit and textures of Automatic for the People, but the record itself only give hints of the score. Since this is a soundtrack, and not a score album, there are other songs missing here that are heard in the movie, and as a '90s soundtrack, it also has snippets of dialogue scattered throughout its entirety. As a matter of fact, it often feels like the music is merely a device to connect dialogue and comedic songs, including Kaufman's signature "Mighty Mouse Theme," two songs performed by Jim Carrey (one as Kaufman, one as his alter-ego Tony Clifton), a duet between REM and Carrey's Kaufman and Clifton, and an archival Kaufman performance from a 1982 appearance on David Letterman. Throw in REM's "Man on the Moon" plus their tailored-for-the-film "The Great Beyond" (a solid but blatant, uplifting rewrite of "Man on the Moon"), Bob James' "Angela (Theme from Taxi)," and Exile's "Kiss You All Over," and you have precious little original REM score on this album -- so little that it often feels like it's missing from the album. What is here is very good and very evocative, and it whets the appetite for a full-fledged score. Then again, that wouldn't have b
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Buena Vista Social Club: Compay Segundo (vocals, guitar, congas); Eliades Ochoa (vocals, guitar); Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals, bongos, clave); Ry Cooder (acoustic & electric slide guitars, guitar, oud, bolon, mbira, percussion); Ruben Gonzalez (piano).
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