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Warner Home Video Releases Four Jazz-Oriented Films

July 15, 2008

Around Midnight Sees Light of Day Warner's DVD Release Warner Home Video releases four jazz-oriented films this week. Bird (1988) tells the story of jazz pioneer Charlie “Bird" Parker and helped establish future Oscar-winners Clint Eastwood as a director and Forest Whitaker as an actor. Pete Kelly's Blues (1953) stars Jack Webb (Dragnet) as a Kansas ...

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Warner Home Video Releases Jazz Films

July 14, 2008

21 “Inspired by a true story," director Robert Luketic's movie is about a math professor at M.I.T. (Kevin Spacey) who recruits a group of brilliant students (including Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth) to master blackjack and win a bundle in Las Vegas casinos. Both single- and two-disc editions include a commentary by Luketic and producers Dana ...

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The Godfather Trilogy Gets Face Lift Restoration

July 14, 2008

'The Godfather': A restoration offer they couldn't refuse The trilogy's face-lift took a team of experts, several hundred thousand dollars and two years. Expect more color and clarity, especially in key scenes. Fans who pick up the recently announced “The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration," due out from Paramount Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. ...

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DVD: Hank Jones

July 11, 2008

Hank Jones, Jazz Master Class (Artists House). The pianist will be ninety at the end of this month. He was only eighty-six when he taught this class. Jones plays a solo concert, coaches and evaluates student pianists, charms his audience, chats with critic Gary Giddins and, in general, defies time. Together, the two DVDs in this ...

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Holding Content over Beauty - Emiliano Salvador on Video

July 2, 2008

The digital age has greatly raised the bar on our demands for audio and video quality. We argue about the difference between file formats, looking for distinct differences in sound quality. We are able to carry hundreds of CDs in our pocket through MP3 players or move music wirelessly move music around our houses. Yet we ...

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Third Series of Jazz Icons Debuts September 30!

July 1, 2008

New series of Jazz Icons DVD's features vintage unseen concerts featuring Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton, Nina Simone, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. “Jazz Icons is doing for jazz what the Criterion Collection has done for classic and important films." - Jazz Times “The sound quality is first rate, and the performances are ...

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Warren Haynes XMAS DVD

June 27, 2008

Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 8 DVD Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 8 DVD is now available for purchase here. As always, all the proceeds from the DVD and concert go to benefit Habitat For Humanity, an international non-profit organization dedicated to building housing for those in need of shelter. Enjoy over ...

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Phish: Walnut Creek DVD

June 21, 2008

PHISH: WALNUT CREEK; ALL NEW 2-DVD SET Phish Phish is set to release Walnut Creek, a brand new 2-DVD set, in stores August 5, and available for pre-order now at Phish Dry Goods. On July 22, 1997, Phish performed the second show of their U.S. summer tour at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC through a ...

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Netflix Ends 'Profiles' Feature, Irks Customers

June 20, 2008

Online movie rental company Netflix has decided to do away with its “profiles" feature, which lets people set up separate movie queues within a single account. “Too many members found the feature difficult to understand and cumbersome, having to consistently log in and out of the Web site," according to a post on the Netflix blog. ...

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Solange Knowles New Music Video for "I Decided"

June 19, 2008

Check out the terrific new video for “I Decided" from Solange Knowles. Geffen Records presents the sophomore release from Solange Knowles, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams due for release on August 26th. “I Decided" Video on Yahoo! Music Audio Stream Talented singer, songwriter, artist, and entrepreneur, Solange Knowles AKA SoL-AngeL, is ...