Musicals & Music Films > 2003 Musicals & Music Films > World Music

Gems from the Black and White era...

Advantages: One can watch these any number of times..
Disadvantages: none what so ever...

...can never go wrong with Guru Dutt, He was Brilliant as an actor,director and his films had some top quality songs...CLASSY Another Collectors item from Guru Dutt Films...40 melodious tracks, and some unusual songs like 'Taare chandni afsaane' and'Jo dil ki baat' both from Baaz have been added other than the more popular and often heard tracks like Na jaao saiyyan, Udhar tum haseen ho, Chauduvin ka chand ho...In fact this DVd is not to be missed ...
...of the best songs from Guru Dutt's films...I would recommend it to all hindi music lovers, you will never regret buying this .. A complete list of all the 40 tracks featured on this DVD 01 Leke pehla pehla pyar( CID) 02Na jao saiyan (Sahib bibi aur Ghulam) 03 Sar jo tera chakraye(Pyaasa) 04 Mujhe dekho hasrat ki tasveer (Baaz) 05 Kabhi aar kabhi paar(Aar Paar) 06 Chauduvin ka chand(Chauduvin ka chand) 07 Thandi hawa kali ghata(Mr & Mrs 55) ...

kiran8 28.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Guru Dutt Hits - Vol. 1 (DVD)

Ever greens from Guru dutt films...

Advantages: Not a single average sounding track, each one of them is a classic..
Disadvantages: none

...has all the classics of Guru dutt, the Grand Mughal of Hindi cinema... 32 beautiful Black and White ( it sure added mystery and that special something) tracks from Guru Dutt's films is something not to be missed Guru dutt's contribution to Hindi film industry is immense, his style of film making is considered to be a bench mark by the newer generation of filmmakers right to this day...His impressive list of films include CID, Baazi,Pyasa, Sahib ...
...melodies..One could be sure that Guru Dutt's films had a combination of Good story, acting,direction and of course well shot song sequences.. This DVD has some of the best songs sung by his Wife, the noted singer Geeta Dutt ..'Babuji dheere chalna,Waqt ne kiya,Preetam aan milo and some equally good tracks by Rafi..Dekhi zamane ki yaari,Dil par hua aisa jaadu,sar jo tera chakraye... Personally i like all the tracks from this DVD and Guru dutt's ...

kiran8 28.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Guru Dutt Hits - Vol. 2 (DVD)

Moulin rouge is a musical admirers dream

Advantages: Great chemistry between main characters ,feel good film .
Disadvantages: The singing throughout the film can get a bit tiresome

In my opinion you must see the film if you like musicals, otherwise you might find the singing a bit off putting .At times the siniging can seem a bit over the top but in general this is what makes the film interesting.It is worth watching just to see the on screen chemistry between Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman they are a great pairing and seem to have good on screen presence allowing you to follow the romantic tale which is played out . The ...

pepsi27 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)

I'll watch this some more!

Advantages: great family film
Disadvantages: none

...remember loving the musical film Oliver! as a child and singing and dancing along to so many of the wonderful songs that accompanied the story. I was also lucky to see the West End production many years ago, long before Andrew Lloyd Webber took an interest with his search for a Nancy and an Oliver in the great series ‘I’d do Anything’. My daughters loved watching the TV shows and started picking up the words to some of the songs. Therefore when I ...
...in our big armchair watching Oliver! Oliver! (made in 1968)is based on the classic novel of Oliver Twist that was written by Charles Dickens. It tells the story of a poor workhouse boy who had the audacity to ask for more of the disgusting gruel that was served to all the boys daily while the workhouse governors were fed roast dinners. As a consequence Oliver is sold to the local undertaker where he is teased about his dead mother. Feeling desperate, ...

kingfisher111 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Oliver! (DVD)

Bring the music to life with VH1 Storytellers

Advantages: It's raw, it's real and it provides great insight into the band
Disadvantages: Grainy dvd, short running time.

...was a dvd of the matchbox 20 session on VH1 storytellers. My boyfriend got me this for my christmas because he knows how much I love this band - I'd go as far as to say that it's in my top ten favourite bands along with the likes of Counting crows and the goo goo dolls. What is VH1 Storytellers Basically VH1 storytellers is a music series produced by VH1 which started back in 1996 with Ray Davies during his "storyteller" tour which is where ...
...VH1 storytellers shows the band matchbox 20 back in 2001 at a studio in chelsea piers in New york City several months after the realease of their 2nd Album "mad season" and so the performances feature several songs from the album including; * Bent * Mad Season * Black and White People * Push * If you're gone * Crutch * You won't be Mine * Rest stop Along with these album tracks the band also get involved in a question and answer session ...

stillclueless 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Matchbox Twenty - Storytellers (DVD)