Archive for 'Movies/DVDs' Category
Touchez pas au grisbi
22 July 2005A very entertaining film about a successful heist, retiring mobster, a crime boss who wants the money, and friendship.
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers: Jammin’ with the blues greats
22 July 2005John Mayall and the original bluesbreakers (Mick Taylor on guitar, John McVie on bass and Colin Allen on drums) perform with Eta James, Sippie Wallace, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, and Albert King in this amazing dvd which was recorded live at New Jersey’s Capitol theater in 1982.
Otis Rush: live: part 1: blues express
22 July 2005Otis Rush live at San Francisco. This dvd features songs such as “got my mojo working”, “it’s my own fault”, and “I can’t quit you baby”.
Curb your enthusiasm, season 3
22 July 2005
Night and the city
22 July 2005A great film noir by Jules Dassin, starring a very underrated Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney.
The Rockford files: Season two
23 June 2005Season 2 of one of the best detective series on TV.
This is the message phone company. I see you’re using our unit, now how about paying for it?
Blues masters: The essential history of the blues
23 June 2005This is an ok DVD, but by no means an “essential history of the blues”. The highlight for me was Leadbelly’s “pick a bale of cotton”.
Freddie King: The!!!!beat
23 June 2005This DVD features Freddie King’s live performance for the TV show the!!!beat. Freedie King is backed by Clarance Gatemouth Brown’s band who sometimes are too loud and bury Freddie’s amazing guitar riffs. The booklet of the dvd can be found here.
Quick change
17 June 2005This is probably one of the best heist movies. Not crappy movies featuring your highly sophisticated bank robbers like the new Ocean’s eleven, and the new Italian job.
Phyllis: Grimm? You’ve got a gun - shoot them.
Grimm: I want to, but shooting fur-bearing idiots would require a permit.
[to construction workers, sarcastically]
Grimm: I want to thank you. You could’ve given us help, but you’ve given us so much more.
Street Sign Worker: [cheerfully] Hey! What’s what we’re here for, huh?
Have gun will travel: Season 1
17 June 2005Richard Boone plays Paladin, the original man in black:
I don’t think you got a very good look at this gun while you had it. The balance is perfect. This trigger responds to a pressure of one ounce. If you look carefully in the barrel you’ll see the lines of the rifling. It’s a rarity in a hand weapon. This gun was handcrafted to my specifications and I rarely draw it unless I mean to use it. Would you care for a demonstration?
