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La Traviata
Reg. 29.98
Sale 24.98, $5.00 Off
Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon and Thomas Hampson. 2006 release. 132 min.
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1962 Newport Jazz Festival
Reg. 19.95
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The 1962 Newport Jazz Festival was host to great artists such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Williams, Peewee Russell and many others. 60 min.
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M Hulot's Vacation
Reg. 29.95
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Jaques Tati's hilarious social critique with humor ranging from gentle observations to biting satire.
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Advise and Consent
Reg. 19.98
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The essential political intrigue movie. All star cast, not to be missed during a presidential election year.
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The Thin Red Line
Reg. 14.98
Sale 12.98, $3.00 Off
WW II Pacific front. The best anti-war film in the war genre. Beautifully filmed and superbly acted.
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Infernal Violins
Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
CD w/bonus 22.98
The musicians of La Pietà are all virtuosos and it is truly a pleasure to witness them exchange with seriousness and amusement these touching lines, sometimes humorous, sometimes very difficult. They have remarkable flair and they always astound with some new twist or other that makes my arrangements ever more lively. With the present choice of devilish pieces, they are more inspired than ever.
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Moment to Moment
Joe Locke Quartet
Milestone 14.98
Vibraphonist Joe Locke offers a fresh look at works by Henry Mancini on this release, as he leads a powerhouse quartet that includes pianist Billy Childs, bassist Eddie Gomez, and drummer Gene Jackson. His dramatic and spacious treatment of one of Mancini's most beloved works, "Moon River," gives the oft-recorded song a very new sound, while another frequently played number, "Days of Wine and Roses," begins with a dreamy introduction before progressing into a head-shaking hard bop arrangement. "Charade" is another well-loved movie theme that gets a thorough revamping; in Billy Childs' chart the piano alternates between a swirling line that contrasts with the leader as he plays its theme with a straight-ahead bop segment. But the group is not content just to stick to Mancini's best-known songs; "Loss of Love" is a straight-ahead ballad nailed on the first take, while "Whistling Away the Dark" showcases Eddie Gomez's lovely arco bass. When one combines great compositions and inventive, talented musicians such as the member of the Joe Locke Quartet, the results have to be highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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La Bohème
Angela Gheorghiu/The Metropolitan Opera
24.98
Experience Franco Zeffirelli's lavish production of the Puccini favorite La Bohème in this release of a live performance conducted by Nicola Luisotti, and featuring the magnificent voices of Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhoa Arteta, and Ramón Vargas.
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Man With a Golden Arm
Otto Preminger (1955)
Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker
12.98
Otto Preminger's original widescreen theatrical release. This powerful drama, which broached the subject of drug addiction in a stark and realistic manner was a groundbreaking film in 1955, and still retains the original cinematic power. The legendary Frank Sinatra plays the jazz drummer and addict, Frankie Machine, with Eleanor Parker playing his disabled wife. Based on the novel by Nelson Algren. MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM received three Academy Award Nominations, including Best Actor for Frank Sinatra. You won't want to miss Arnold Stang as Sinatra's devoted disciple.
Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Darren McGavin, Robert Strauss and Arnold Stang.
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On The Waterfront
Elia Kazan (1954)
Marlon Brando, Rod Stieger, Eva Marie Saint
Reg 19.98
Sale 15.98
On the Waterfront won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Brando, and Best Supporting Actress for Saint.
This classic story of Mob informers was based on a number of true stories and filmed on location in and around the docks of New York and New Jersey. Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) rules the waterfront with an iron fist. The police know that he's been responsible for a number of murders, but witnesses play deaf and dumb ("plead D & D"). Washed-up boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) has had an errand-boy job because of the influence of his brother Charley, a crooked union lawyer (Rod Steiger). Witnessing one of Friendly's rub-outs, Terry is willing to keep his mouth shut until he meets the dead dockworker's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint). "Waterfront priest" Father Barry (Karl Malden) tells Terry that Edie's brother was killed because he was going to testify against boss Friendly before the crime commission. Because he could have intervened, but didn't, Terry feels somewhat responsible for the death. When Father Barry receives a beating from Friendly's goons, Terry is persuaded to cooperate with the commission.
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint
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Eternal Maria Callas
Ives Sonata No. 2