Production Year: 2000 - Music / Performing Arts - Director: Ken Burns - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Freddie Keppard, Dizzy Gillespie, Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, Glenn Miller, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, David Keith more
For the third part of his American Trilogy--following THE CIVIL WAR and BASEBALL--Ken Burns takes on jazz, "that most American of art forms." The 10-part, 19-hour film begins with... more
Ken Burns' epic 17-hour historyJazzback to around 12 hours. That's what's presented in this box set of the series, and while the flow of the original is preserved...
Ken Burns' epic 17-hour historyJazzback to around 12 hours. That's what's presented in this box set of the series, and while the flow of the original is preserved...
with the music's roots in post-Civil War New Orleans and concludes roughly a century later. The story focuses not only on the personalities and events that helped de...
Ken Burns' epic 17-hour historyJazzback to around 12 hours. That's what's presented in this box set of the series, and while the flow of the original is preserved, so are its idiosyncrasies. The film dwells at length on early jazz, particularly on its origins in New Orleans, and there's a good deal of absorbing history here. On the other hand, in suggesting that the important work of jazz was done by 1975, Burns gives us cause to question how much of his earlier research is awry too. There isn't much here to reflect the brimming vitality of post-1960s jazz, and many listeners and musicians have been enraged by Burns' neglect of such pivotal figures as Joe Zawinul, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker--all players whose work responds vigorously to the question that Burns thinks nobody can answer: "Where are the modern equivalents of Armstrong, Ellington, Parker and Coltrane?"Armstrong and Ellington are the touchstones of Burns' film, providing the narrative thread around which the stories of other major figures turn, among them Bechet, Basie, Goodman, Parker, Miles Davis and Coltrane. Burns also finds populist mileage in the politicisation ofjazz, making dramatic capital out of racial divides that most jazz players, black and white, have ignored. The fact is that almost all jazz players, regardless of race, have felt like outsiders. Despite such distractions,Jazzis the longest jazz documentary yet produced, and it's rich in musical examples and classic, rare and unseen footage. Even when working with simple stills, Burns uses seductive camera work and Keith David's epigrammatic narration to maximum effect. There's plenty to enjoy here, but viewers should be aware that Burns' film is an often compelling perspective on jazz, not a definitive study.--Mark Gilbert
Plot: The complete series which traces jazz from the early nineteenth century through the fifties and right up to date.
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For the third part of his American Trilogy--following THE CIVIL WAR and BASEBALL--Ken Burns takes on jazz, "that most American of art forms." The 10-part, 19-hour film begins with the music's roots in post-Civil War New Orleans and concludes roughly a century later. The story focuses not only on the personalities and events that helped define the music but also on the social and cultural climate in which they emerged, making KEN BURNS' JAZZ a film about more than just music.
Review: "...Mr. Burns's elegiac thoroughness...is given a big lift by the artfully assembled music....JAZZ is full of dreams." (New York Times, pp.E1-E7, 08/01/2001)
"...This epic production surrounds its stories and civic lessons with an almost unquenchable torrent of great music..." -- 3 out of 4 stars (USA Today, p.1E, 08/01/2001)
Advantages: Well acted, Great Book Adaptation Storylines, Fun for All Ages Disadvantages: Each Movie is About Three Hours Long
...be ignored by the overall storyline.
I was slightly disapointed by this third story since it really didn't go by the books my L.M Montgomery at all. The first two movies are at least based on her books , but this movie was almost entirely made up. I was hoping the third movie would follow the other books about Anne as she is grown up with Children.
Still, the movie was well made and entertaining. It was good to see the actors again, and the costumes anad attention to detail from the World War I era are fantastic. It's not as good as the first two movies, but well worth a watch.
******Conclusion*****
All these movies in the BoxSet; Anne of Green Gables, The Sequel , and The Continuing Story, are so much fun. Children around the age of 7 and up will enjoy the first one. While children more around the age of 10 and up would...
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Advantages: Slap stick comedy, laughter, classic films Disadvantages: None
...Wow what can i say, i've been a Pink Panther fan for a few years but never really sat and watched a whole film let alone series.
So i asked for the boxset for my birthday and so it arrived!
I wont bore you going in to details of all of the films but what i can say is Peter Sellers is a genius in his portrail of Inspector clouseau.
His ability to invoke laughter, use of language, props and his accent is up there with the best of all time.
Also it comes with the final Pink Panther which was filmed after Peter Sellers died and was made up of outtakes in a kind of tribute to clouseau. I didnt think this film would work but its probably one of the best of the lot. Personally i didnt find the first Pink Panther to interesting because the characters were trying to find their feet.
One final note has to go to Cato, expect him to...
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Advantages: A good Comdey Disadvantages: Can seem to last a bit to long
...When I thought of the Pink Panther, I did not actually think of these films, I honestly thought of the little cartoon based on the films which are also featured in this DVD boxset, the films themselves are classics and are decent in their own right. The first 2 films in the set are the best of the lot, while the rest of them just seem to be a bit long winded and they start to loose a bit of the apeal.
They are still a great comedy to watch and I would recomend it as a great boxset worth the amount you pay. I would recomend watching them in a row, but with a bit of time between them otherwise you can get a bit bored.
I was deffinatly glad that it included the wonderful cartoons that I remembered from my childhood, they were as brillent as I remebered and I probably would have bought a DVD with just them on....
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somewhat helpful 07.10.2009
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