Archive for 'Movies/DVDs' Category
The man in the white suit
8 June 2005Very good movie from Alexander Mackendrick starring Alec Guinness.
Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson live in Europe
12 May 2005This DVD features live performances of two blues legends, Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson, from the 1963 Dutch television program Jazz Prisma, two unreleased Memphis Slim songs from the 1962 & 1963 American Folk Blues Festivals and a 1964 short film highlighting Sonny Boy Williamson with three additional blues classics.
Collateral
12 May 2005Get Carter
12 May 2005No this isn’t Sly Stallone movie. This is the one with Michael Caine. Unlike the remake, this one is a truly enjoyable movie.
Otis Rush and friends
28 April 2005This DVD features live performance by Otis Rush, a great blues guitarist, at Montreux jazz festival, accompanied by Eric Clapton (about midway through the concert), and Luther Allison (for one song). Otis Rush is great, I don’t enjoy Eric Clapton’s guitar playing that much, and I wish the DVD had more than one song featuring Luther Allison.
Detour
28 April 2005Detour is a classic film noir. Its a must watch for anyone who likes noir movies.
Point blank
28 April 2005Point blank is a classic 70s revenge movie and I enjoyed watching it. Mel Gibson’s payback is a complete ripoff of this movie and like all remakes its much inferior to the original movie.
Law & order
20 April 2005This is the only law & order series I like. Thanks to Pier Luca, I am currently watching Seasons 3, 4, and 13.
Muddy Waters in concert, 1971
19 April 2005Another great performance by Muddy Waters captured on DVD.
Elizabeth Cotten in concert
19 April 2005Inventor of the “Cotten picking style”, Elizabeth Cotten is one of the great blues musician. This DVD showcases three concert performances in her later years. This is a must watch DVD for people who like blues.
