Wyclef Jean - All Star Jam At Carnegie Hall DVD

Advantages: Brought Cuban music, and the surviving stars of its heyday, to a wide audience in a way that's supremely touching and enjoyable
Disadvantages: None...even if you think you don't like this genre of music, by the end of this film you will!

...'s Carnegie Hall three months later. Wenders captured it all, creating a movie that perfectly complements the Buena Vista Social Club record. The official live performances are intercut with footage (both musical and interview) of each member of the BVSC, as well as journeys around the dilapidated beauty of Cuba itself. The juxtaposition of stunning, weathered architecture and the surorunding poverty - a troubled history appears to have left the country in a time-warp - is visually arresting. There's a sad beauty to much of it, and this poignancy is heightened by the gorgeous sounds of these (mostly) ageing virtuosos - either in tandem, or solo - as they play in front of the camera from a variety of locations. It's this aspect of the film which best conveys the spirit of Buena Vista Social Club, and the effect is slowly captivating. Wenders... Read review

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Advantages: Ver y James Marsden
Disadvantages: None

...and the cartoons (the bald head) but also he’s such a good actor. Xavier has amazing telepathic powers and mind control. He leads a team of mutants known as X-men. In the begging this team consists of Jean Grey played by Famke Jannsen (House on the haunted hill, The Faculty, Goldeneye) she is a doctor who also posses physic abilities but not as powerful as the professor. Halle Berry (Who do fools fall in love, The Flintstones) stars as storm. Storm has the power to control the weather. Also Cyclops played by the gorgeous James Marsden (Sugar and Spice, Gossip, Disturbing Behaviour) he has the power to shoot a devastating ray from his eyes which is why he wears the red goggles to control the intensity of the ray and so he can see without destroying everything. In the film, we are introduced to a young who is just discovering her mutant... Read review

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Advantages: funny and serious at the same time
Disadvantages: I cant think of any

.... Brubaker (executive producer) Tina L. Fortenberry (associate producer) Brian Grazer (producer) Karen Kehela (executive producer) Eddie Murphy (producer) James Whitaker (co-producer) Original music by = Jo Jo Hailey K-Ci Hailey Wyclef Jean R. Kelly Cinematography by Geoffrey Simpson Film Editing by Jeffrey Wolf Casting by Margery Simkin Production Design by Dan Bishop Art Direction by Jeff Knipp Set Decoration by = John H. Anderson Costume Design by Lucy W. Corrigan The DVD itself features among other things some very funny out takes and the usual mix of things you find now on UK DVD’s (thanks mez2000 for borrowing... Read review

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