The
Sound of Music (Five Star Collection) (1965) DVD
~ Julie Andrews
The
Sound of Music (1965) VHS
~ Julie Andrews
The
Wizard of Oz (1939) VHS ~ Clamshell packaging
~ Judy Garland
Viva Las Vegas (1964) VHS
~ Elvis Presley
Grease
(1978) VHS
~ John Travolta
There's
No Business Like Show Business (1954) DVD
~ Ethel Merman
Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) DVD
~ Jane Powell
Singin'
in the Rain (1952) DVD
~ Gene Kelly
Modern
Drummer Festival 2000 DVD (2000) DVD
~ Rob Wallis
West
Side Story (1961) DVD
~ Natalie Wood
Cirque
du Soleil - Quidam (1999) DVD
My
Fair Lady (1964) VHS
~ Audrey Hepburn
The
King and I 1956 VHS
starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr
Director: Walter Lang
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, THX, NTSC
The third Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway hit to go before the cameras,
The King and I boasts a career-making performance from Yul Brynner, repeating
his stage triumph as the titular monarch and proving to moviegoers that
bald can be beautiful. It's Brynner's proud king that provides the fulcrum
to the plot, and it's Brynner himself, with his piercing gaze and graceful
physicality, that demands our attention.
The story line, adapted from an earlier, nonmusical stage hit, follows
widowed English teacher Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) to her new posting
as tutor to the Siamese king's formidable mob of children. The collision
of East and West affords its winning mixture of drama and humor, and the
warm friendship that grows between the king and the patrician teacher provides
a poignant, unfulfilled romance between the two wary protagonists. Into
this framework, the composers insert a superb score, echoing Asian motifs,
as well as a bouquet of lovely songs including "Hello, Young Lovers," "Shall
We Dance," and two ensemble pieces for Anna and the royal children ("Getting
to Know You" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune") that suggest prototypes for
Rodgers & Hammerstein's later hit, The Sound of Music.
For this 1956 production, 20th Century Fox lavished stereophonic sound,
widescreen cinematography, intricate production design, and stunning sets.
Technically, this newly mastered THX version is the best-looking and -sounding
King yet to hit video. But, regardless of format, the glorious music is
reason enough to hit "play." --Sam Sutherland - Amazon.com
Jane
Horrocks - DVD
Jane
Horrocks - Little Voice DVD
Stars Micheal Caine & Jane Horrocks
Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
VHS Tape from Universal Studios
directed by David Mallet
Published: 28 March, 2000
Cats
- The Musical (Commemorative Edition)
VHS Tape from Universal Studios
starring Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page
directed by David Mallet
Published: 30 October, 2001
Jesus
Christ Superstar (Widescreen Edition)
VHS Tape from Universal Studios
starring Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson (II), Yvonne Elliman
directed by Norman Jewison
Published: 03 March, 1998
The
Andrew Lloyd Webber Spotlight Performance Collection (Cats, Royal Albert
Hall Celebration, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ
Superstar)
VHS Tape from Universal Studios
starring Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Webber
Published: 30 October, 2001
Andrew
Lloyd Webber - Masterpiece (Live in Beijing)
VHS Tape from Warner Home Video
Published: 05 December, 2002
Quadrophenia (1979) VHS
Starring: Phil Daniels, et al.
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