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I've been a fan of Tupac Shakur for years, I would say I am a obsessive one. I own all of his albums and I've seen all of his movies. The new documentary, Tupac: Resurrection, answers just about every question anyone may have. So watch it There have been many unauthorized movies about the life of Tupac, a.k.a. 2Pac, but this is the first one officially commissioned by his mother, Afeni Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur, born Lesane Parish Crooks, was born ...
...In September of 1996, Tupac was leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Death Row Records label head Marion "Suge" Knight when they were the victims of a drive-by shooting. On September 13, 1996, he passed away at the age of 25, six days after the shooting. The movie is structured very much in the way that last year's The Kid Stays in the Picture was. They both overlap cutouts of the pictures of the subjects ...

UrbanChaos 26.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Tupac - Resurrection (DVD)

Films from 110 years ago

Advantages: Great films
Disadvantages: I wanted more!

...only vaguely interested in the early days of cinema, you really do need to get this special 2 DVD set. Because when the British Film Institute says early, they mean really early! The earliest film in this collection dates back to 1895. Yes! That's right! 1895! You can see gems like Sortie d'usine, which is a film taken of workers leaving the Lumiere factory in Lyon, France. One amusing point in this film I that a dog rushes out with all of the workers ...
...is Demolition d'un mur, of early 1896, which shows him overseeing the demolition of a wall at the factory. Apparently, when this film was shown, they would also play it backwards, just for the fun of it. You might have seen stills taken from Arrivee de Congressistes a Nueville-sur-Saone, when Lumiere filmed members of the Congress of Photographic Societies arriving for a meeting, stepping from a steam launch. Mostly men, but some women, too. Also, ...

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Review of Early Cinema - Primitives And Pioneers (DVD)

More magnificent Maestri in motion... and sound!

Advantages: Superb historical performances and fascinating insights
Disadvantages: Only that there are no bonus interviews this time

...the second volume of "The Art of Conducting". It is entitled "Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era" and concentrates on the work of 6 illustrious maestri from the past: Sergiu Celibidache; Wilhelm Furtwaengler; Erich Kleiber; Evgeny Mravinsky; Charles Munch and Willem Mengelberg. There are also rare archive film clips included of conductors Herbert von Karajan; Hermann Scherchen; Andre Cluytens and Vaclav Talich. Commentary on the work and personalities ...
...Andry; violinists Yehudi Menuhin, Walter Barylli (from Vienna Philharmonic) and Alexander Barantschik (Leningrad Philharmonic); conductors Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Haitink and Evgeny Mravinsky himself; renowned Boston Symphony timpanist Vic Firth and bass-baritone Otto Edelmann. So, quite a star-studded line-up, as there was in the first volume of this series. Music on the DVD: Again, as on the first DVD of the series, there is a wide range of ...

Maestrolover 28.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Art Of Conducting - Legendary Conductors Of A Golden Era (DVD)

END THE X FACTOR

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...but its time to pull the plug on the whole X Factor show. Its now become a joke with this years audition programmes being boring. The actual selecting of the chosen few to go from boot camp to the live shows proving to be a farce with two new bands being chosen made out of the reject young men and women. The first of the live shows last weekend proving that the 12 acts on offer are rubbish and Xmas came early with the usual panto hysterics of Sharon. ...
...real talent on offer from the star and I certainly would of enjoyed listening to the radio and watching television the past couple of years without Brookstein,G4, Shaney and Leona. Also I may be a traditionalist but I like my Xmas number 1 to be a xmas song not a reality star winners so called single which always gives me more indigestion than stuffing my face with turkey. To make matters worse we find out now over the years of X Factor many peoples ...

thegreengoblin 26.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The X Factor - Revealed (DVD)

Excellent insight into his life on tour

Advantages: Shows his talent and amazing attitude towards his music
Disadvantages: Could of had more classic tracks in there

If you're a fan of Tiesto then this DVD will be of interest to you. The story follows him for 6 months during his world tour of 2002, to his last gig in New York. The story takes you behind the scenes and on the road with the DJ. Showing you how he prepares for each gig, how he amuses himself on the road and how his style has progressed over the years. You also get to see his home town and his record shop that he owns there. He shows you his set-up ...
...Basically, you get to see everything that he does when he is on tour. This dvd is a very good insight into his life on tour, and it just further emphasises the fact that he is a very down to earth guy that is doing this for the love of music, not for fame. During the dvd he happily chats to fans in the street, poses for photo's and signs autographs, all with a huge smile on his face. He is extremely talented and this dvd will be of great interest ...

skinnyman9000 16.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of DJ Tiesto - Another Day At The Office (DVD)