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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Music Video Movies, Documentary Videos, Pop Music Videos, Music (General), 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 |
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; CD 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 | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.94) | | CD Universe Part number | 8032798 | | Catalog number | 26781 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | New Buena Vista Social Club DVD release date Jan 12, 2010 | | Rating | G (MPAA) | | Additional Info | With CD | | Movie Details | With CD; DVD/CD |
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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 | Lie With Me DVD (2005) Widescreen; Unrated
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Based on the autobiographical short story by Truman Capote (IN COLD BLOOD), this inspirational drama tells the story of Buddy, a seven-year-old boy abandoned by his parents and living with his spinster cousins in the rural South. The film is set during the Christmas season, and presents a tender look at Buddy's close and loving relationships with his far older relatives, Sook (Patty Duke) and Jennie (Piper Laurie).
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For his fourth directorial feature in the span of two years, Clint Eastwood tells the story of a grizzled Korean War vet's reluctant friendship with a Hmong teenage boy and his immigrant family. Set in contemporary Detroit, GRAN TORINO tackles the shifting cultural and economic landscape of not only the Motor City, but America as well. Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, an unabashed bigot who never heard a racial insult he didn't love. Bitter, haunted, and full of pride, Walt refuses to abandon the neighborhood he's lived in for decades despite its changing demographics as he clings desperately to a mindset long since out of step with the times. When his Hmong neighbor Thao tries to steal his prized muscle car as part of a gang initiation, Walt is forced to grapple with the world around him.
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