Pulling back the curtain on a mythical world and provide an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited it.
Strutting through the audience, the indomitable Tina Turner opens VH1's Divas Live 99 by launching into "Simply the Best", proving she still is. She and honorary diva Elton John belt out an energetic version of "The Bitch is Back", but the highlight is when Turner teases the captivated audience during the slow, sultry opening of "Proud Mary". A sexy dervish on stage, Turner easily out-swaggers her younger backup singer-dancers. Cher joins her to wrap up the classic hit, then segues into her own set in which she seems breathless, but you can't help admire her staying power (four decades!) and forgive her. Diva-in-training Leann Rimes performs "How Do I Live" with a sure, powerful voice. Next to her, Brandy is pleasant but unexciting. Her breathy rendition of "Everything I Do I Do for You" is disappointing, but it picks up when Faith Hill enters. Adding a passion and conviction that young Brandy can't yet muster, Hill grounds the song. Über-diva Whitney Houston gives us the drawn-out vocal gymnastics for which she's famous. Self-effacing she's not, but the girl can hold a note like nobody's business. Mary J Blige matches Houston in a charged "Ain't No Way". Divas Live 99 is a benefit for Save the Music, VH1's project to stress the importance of music education in American public schools. Though not as stunning as the previous year's Divas Live, it's still an enjoyable concert from some of music's favourite performers. --Dana Van Nest, Amazon.com
This gripping psychological thriller stars Gary Busey Mimi Rogers and Michael McKean. When the Dryers move into their new house in the suburbs it seems as if all their dreams have come true.... But dreams soon turn into nightmares as behind the strange noises and unexplained disappearances lurks the ultimate secret fear..... a psychopathic hider in the house.
Carole King: In Concert captures the vivid energy of this talented musician's live shows - bringing her words and music to life in a selection of hits from an exceptional three-decade career. The fruits of this unparalleled career have been the most extraordinary catalogue of songs that any one writer has ever assembled and a sublime and energetic skill as a performer. Taped live at Hartford's Bushnell Hall in 1993 this concert features: 'Hard Rock Cafe' 'Smackwater Jack' 'Up O
Carole King may not be the world's greatest singer or most exciting performer, but the quality of her songs more than makes up for those shortcomings in this 16-song, 85-minute concert. Recorded in 1994 in Hartford, Connecticut, the show finds an ebullient King and her eight-piece band exploring the full range of her catalogue, including the brilliant early classics written with then-husband Gerry Goffin ("Up on the Roof", a very bluesy "Chains" and others), songs from the mega-platinum Tapestry album ("So Far Away", "It's Too Late" etc.), and a variety of more recent solo numbers. King also brings out a 12-member choir and, in one of the weirder pairings in recent memory, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash to enliven two songs, including the rockin' show-closer, "Do the Loco-Motion". A good time was clearly had by all. --Sam Graham, Amazon.com
Vincent (Liam O Mochain) has written what he thinks is the best post modern novel ever. His novel 'The Daughter of Conn' is a Celtic quest saga set somewhere in Ireland 200 years ago. When he overhears literary agents ridiculing his masterpiece he vows to prove them wrong. He hires an aspiring filmmaker to document his novel onto video. The novel takes on a life of its own as she is more interested in making a documentary about him. Vincent decides that he has created the protenti
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