Edgar Winter And Rick Derringer - Live In Concert (DVD)

Advantages: Well acted, keeps you engaged throughout
Disadvantages: None

...Living In Oblivion is a low budget independent film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Steve Buscemi and Dermot Mulroney. Sure, these aren't A-list stars, but that lends itself to the story. If it was a film about the making of a film and you had George Clooney and Brad Pitt pretending to be small time actors you wouldn't believe it. That's why it was better to use less well known actors, it pulls you more into the story. The film takes place during one day on set of a low budget movie, and documents all the problems that the director, Nick (Buscemi), and everyone else can encounter, from equipment malfunctioning to office politics to actors forgetting their lines. It's almost like a documentary, it is very realistic and gives you the complete story as to what it's like trying to get a film made. There are a few... Read review

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Advantages: Strong acting, black comedy, nice visual look.
Disadvantages: No characters that are likable.

...Rick is a modernised adaptation of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” opera. I did not know this before seeing it. It doesn’t really make that much difference to me afterwards either as I’m not familiar with Rigoletto. That said though, it is still useful to know this going into Rick, as it makes the kind of absurdist twists you’d only usually find in an opera easier to accept. Without this, the film does at times seem a little ridiculous. It’s still all very enjoyable, save one vital plot point, and upon reflection, it does make sense. Our titular protagonist is Rick (Bill Pullman), an annoying kind of man you could only really find in the corporate world. He works at Image, and despite most of the film being set in or around the company, we never learn what they actually do. This is because it doesn’t matter in the context of the plot. We just... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Visual + Audio Showcase of a live session
Disadvantages: Could of been more of the show on the 2nd DVD

...What an excellent DVD. Comes in 2 DVD edition, but the 2nd DVD is more the 'Making of' type of thing that you generally get in a 2 DVD set. The first DVD - is the actual show that went on in Gelredome Arnhem on 29/30th October 2004. 25,000 tickets were sold for this show, one of the largest in the world to attend to watch / listen to just 1 single DJ. The actual event itself lasted for approx 8 hours, with a cut down 200 mins on the first DVD of the actual show. If you like DJ Tiesto, then I highly recommend getting this DVD, especially if you have your DVD player linked to your AV Receiver / Surround Sound System, will sound truley amazing. Go and get yourself a copy from your local store.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful