Kenneth Womack has plenty of credibility as a Beatles scholar. Having previously authored several books about the band (among them The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four and Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles), Womack has most recently tackled a subject surprisingly shortchanged over the years. While always covered as part of...
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September 18, 2017September 18, 2017Music
Music Blu-ray Review: Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour
From Eagle Vision comes a must for Madonna fans, Rebel Heart Tour—a live concert film documenting the controversial 2015-2016 tour seen by over a million attendees. The show features most of the songs found on Madonna’s most recent album, Rebel Heart, so don’t expect a ‘greatest hits’-style show. That said, don’t fret if you’re not...
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September 8, 2017September 8, 2017Television
DVD Review: Designated Survivor – The Complete First Season
Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s political thriller series Designated Survivor got off to a slightly uneven start in its first season. The premise brims with potential: an act of terrorism destroys the U.S. Capitol Building during a State of the Union address, wiping out the President and the majority of his cabinet, leaving the “designated survivor” to...
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September 1, 2017September 1, 2017Video
Blu-ray Review: The Lion King – The Signature Collection
Great news for Disney animation fans who missed the 2011 Blu-ray release of The Lion King, which has been long out of print. The Oscar-winning classic has emerged from the Disney vault and is currently available as part of the Signature Collection. The film is one of the studios final traditional, hand-drawn animation masterpieces and...
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August 18, 2017August 18, 2017Blog
The Who to Release Tommy: Live at the Royal Albert Hall – October 13, 2017
Eagle Rock Entertainment has a treat in store for fans of The Who with Tommy – Live At The Royal Albert Hall, arriving on multiple formats October 13, 2017. The concert, recorded in April 2017, will be available on Blu-ray, DVD, double-CD, and triple-LP. The concert is centered on a performance of their classic album...
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August 15, 2017August 15, 2017Music
Music DVD Review: Change Begins Within: A Benefit Concert for the David Lynch Foundation
Yes! Finally, the 2009 Change Begins Within: A Benefit Concert for the David Lynch Foundation arrives on DVD via Eagle Rock Entertainment on September 1, 2017. It’s not the complete show, which was a fundraiser intended to benefit (as the DVD’s title makes plain) the David Lynch Foundation. This 86-minute programs omits some key moments...
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February 16, 2017February 16, 2017Video
DVD Review: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Complete Series
Deep Space Nine, the first Star Trek spin-off series to emerge in the post-Gene Roddenberry era, originally arrived on DVD back in 2003. Star Trek: The Next Generation had rolled out on the then-cutting edge format the year before. In the years since, TNG has been beautifully restored from the original 35mm negatives (and in...
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February 8, 2017February 8, 2017Video
Blu-ray Review: The Take (2016) – aka Bastille Day
First off, The Take is a firecracker action-thriller starring Idris Elba as CIA operative Sean Briar and Richard Madden (Robb Stark in Game of Thrones) as expert pickpocket Michael Mason. Directed with economical verve by James Watkins, The Take mixes elements of Taken, Mission: Impossible, Die Hard, and TV’s 24 to very positive effect. It...
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January 12, 2017January 12, 2017Video
Blu-ray Review: The Whole Truth (2016)
The Whole Truth arrives on Blu-ray January 17, 2017 (via Lionsgate Films) and will likely draw attention from fans of its stars Keanu Reeves and Renée Zellweger. First, a word of respect for Truth‘s writer-director Courtney Hunt. Her 2008 crime drama (and directorial debut) Frozen River received heaps of praise and awards, including an Oscar...
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December 22, 2016December 22, 2016Music
Music Review: Bob Dylan – The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert
Is there any major artist doing as much for their fans as Bob Dylan? Maybe so, but it’s hard to imagine anyone is surpassing Dylan’s output of quality archival releases. Ever since the 1991 inception of The Bootleg Series (which reached Vol. 12 in 2015), there has been a wealth of previously unavailable studio and...