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Top Hat, Tails and Glamour

Advantages: Art Deco and wonderful dances
Disadvantages: Possibly a little dated now

...on 29th August 1935. Top Hat set the standard for dazzling 1930's Art Deco sets, stoking the flames of imaginations in their audiences and receiving a standing ovation on its opening night. A musical comedy extravaganza which got Fred and Ginger known as the King and Queen of the Hollywood musicals; Top Hat received four Oscar Nominations for Art Direction , Dance Direction, Best Original Song (Cheek to Cheek) and Best Picture. ~~ The Film ~~ When ...
...the Black and White Musical Top Hat. The film starts with our star of the show Jerry Travers who is an American entertainer waiting for his friend and producer Horace Hardwick in the Thackeray Club, London. The room is deathly quiet and on leaving the club with the arrival of his friend Jerry does a little tap dance to create a stir in the silent atmosphere (just to make sure they are all awake). Back at Horace's hotel room the two men start discussing ...

arnoldhenryrufus 25.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Top Hat (DVD)

HUGE JAM IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

Advantages: Variety / Very talented line up
Disadvantages: None

The Later series with Jools Holland picks up from where the Old Grey Whistle Test left off combining live studio performances with band interviews - presented by musician, Jools Holland. The series includes 'Later.. Louder' (which is punk and heavier rock), 'Ten Years Later' (bands popular in the 90's), and 'Cool Britania' (British artists). The 'Later.. Giants' covers the performances by artists who are literally 'Giants' in the business and without ...
...influential and occasionally some of the artists are Icons. What I enjoy most about Jools Holland, is the fact that he, himself, is a great musician, so the programme becomes like a jam session when he plays along with his guests. I think it would be amazing to meet Jools and play on his show, as the atmosphere is terrific - much like a great pub where all your mates have turned up to watch you play. The bands set up in a circle and get to interact, ...

LADYFUCHSIA 07.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Later With Jools Holland - Giants (DVD)

LIVE AID - DAY THAT ROCKED THE WORLD

Advantages: Great memories of a great day
Disadvantages: None

...date was yes it was Live Aid, I was 16 at the time sadly I didn't get to go there as it was down in London (Wembly Stadium), but I got to watch it all on the Television. It started in London at Midday, USA joined in at Midday their time which was around 5pm our time UK ended at 10pm then USA took us through to around 4am next day what a spectacular show it was. Now at that time Video Recorders were fairly new to the world and our house didn't have ...
...last year when they released Live Aid the DVD. Live Aid was the creation of Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and it came about after they had recorded the original Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas" which was created after Bob and Midge saw a BBC news report about the famine in Africa. Do They Know It's Christmas to this day is still the biggest selling single of all time and featured bands such as Duran Duran, Bananarama, Wham and acts such as ...

Superdadof1 10.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Live Aid (Various Artists) (Box Set) (DVD)

Like you've never seen him before

Advantages: Inside look at would have been the greatest concert ever
Disadvantages: Would have been amazing to see it all pulled together in one final rehersal.

...a life long fan of Michael Jackson, there was never any question as to whether I would see this film or not, more a case of when I would see it. Me, my cousin and my little sister decided to go see this on Sunday, and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this film (even if my 14 year old sister asked me what it was about when we sat down - I had to alugh, bless her!), which was only ever meant for Michael Jackson's archives for personal viewing. So ...
...of Jackson's video's and then Michael Jackson would emerge from the suit to perform 'Wanna Be Starting Somethin'. There is a small snippet of footage showing the dancers rehearsing a "toaster" mechanism whereby they would literally jump out of the floor. The next song would have been 'Jam', followed by 'Bad' and then 'They Don't Really Care About Us', where a film was made to be played on the big screen behind them where literally thousands of dancers ...

carlz2001 14.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Michael Jackson - This Is It (DVD)

A Brilliant Film About The Legend Who Is Prince.

Advantages: Outstanding Film And Soundtrack.
Disadvantages: Absolutely None

...of course the fantastic song Purple Rain. You could not wish for a bigger quantity of consistently fabulous music wrapped into one film. It makes me wish that Prince and other 80s singers would stay the way they were because music from that decade was the best it has ever been and in my opinion there is very few singers "now," regardless of how good they are. Who have that same ability to take a song and make it magical like the ones in the 80s did. ...
...like those I heard in Purple Rain. But, I was sadly disappointed! I wonder how it happens that musicians as good as Prince lose their effect? The only reason I can find is that they are conforming and trying to blend in with the music you hear now and because of that they lose the "essence" that made thier music so special and different in the first place. Its a shame! If his music was still anything like his earlier stuff and like it was in Purple ...

danielleg1989 14.12.2009 · Read full review
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