Going My Way/The Glenn Miller Story (DVD)

Advantages: Innocent look at a famous musician, James Stewart is brilliant
Disadvantages: Dull due to the story being to sanitized

...kind of like, so when I stumbled across "The Glenn Miller Story" I was intrigued to discover a bit more about the man famed for creating the big band sound, plus it starred one of my favourite actors, Jimmy Stewart. Although I won't deny that I enjoy this film, as it is a pleasant insight into Glenn Miller, I also won't deny that it is a hugely flawed film which without Jimmy Stewart taking the lead would have been utterly terrible. Made back in 1953, this biopic suffers from being over sanitized, failing to paint Glenn Miller in anything but a positive light. Whilst this will please the legions of Glenn Miller fans and those who enjoy films which are full of innocence and over sentimentality. This approach fails to deliver anything more than a dull, uneventful movie which will not appeal to anyone expecting a realistic biopic. Not... Read review

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Advantages: The Music, Glenn Miller, James Stewart
Disadvantages: Too nice

...The Glenn Miller Story was made by Universal International Pictures in 1954 just ten years after his tragic and mysterious death. The film is a biopic of the bandleaders life, focusing on his musical career. Starting from his early aspirations to become a musician as a travelling trombone player, the film progresses through Miller?s quest to find his own distinctive signature sound, his marriage, his meteoric success as America's favourite bandleader to his patriotic sacrifice by enlisting in the army to entertain the troops and boulster morale. This Film has been digitally remastered for DVD to improve picture and sound qualities with a Anamorphic WideScreen that automatically adjust to your tv picture size. The DVD was released on 4th March 2004 and runs for 115 minutes. There are no extras. The film is completely enjoyable... Read review

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Advantages: great big band music
Disadvantages: none

...in Japan, Dubai, Russia, Uruguay and Spain. Ray McVay and the Glenn Miller Orchestra also have a web site that tells you where they are playing and where you can see them, this website is very helpful as you can also place requests for certain songs should you be going to one of their many concerts or if you want a dedication at the concert. Ray McVay loves to see the guests dance in the isles. The concert is well preformed, with great information about Glenn Miller and how the music came about. This Orchestra plays for around about an hour and a half, with a 30 minute break in the middle. The singers and the musicians are some of the best around and this is noticeable with they way that they play their instruments. All the musicians wear American Second World War uniforms. Would I recommend? I am little bios here as Ray Mc... Read review

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