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What started as a suggestion for Paul Simon to play a conce ... Read more

What started as a suggestion for Paul Simon to play a concert in New York's Central Park blossomed, on September 19, 1981, as a full-blown Simon and Garfunkel reunion after an 11-year hiatus, and now proves a priceless snapshot of two of America's greatest folk-rock performers. (It's also the rightful bookend to Simon and Garfunkel's acoustic Live from New York City, 1967.) Performed with a who's-who of East Coast session aces before a record-setting crowd of half a million fans, The Concert in Central Park finds its stars just shy of their 40th birthdays and very much in their primes, their voices sweet and pure and their playing relaxed, perfectly in tune and in synch. The show features a mix of S&G and solo Simon tunes, including all the songs that appear on the CD, with the addition of a reprise of "Late in the Evening" and the first live performance of Simon's "The Late Great Johnny Ace." This is classic material from start to finish, 87 minutes of unmitigated beauty. --Michael Mikesell Minimize

What started as a suggestion for Paul Simon to play a conce ... Read more

What started as a suggestion for Paul Simon to play a concert in New York's Central Park blossomed, on September 19, 1981, as a full-blown Simon and Garfunkel reunion after an 11-year hiatus, and now proves a priceless snapshot of two of America's greatest folk-rock performers. (It's also the rightful bookend to Simon and Garfunkel's acoustic Live from New York City, 1967.) Performed with a who's-who of East Coast session aces before a record-setting crowd of half a million fans, The Concert in Central Park finds its stars just shy of their 40th birthdays and very much in their primes, their voices sweet and pure and their playing relaxed, perfectly in tune and in synch. The show features a mix of S&G and solo Simon tunes, including all the songs that appear on the CD, with the addition of a reprise of "Late in the Evening" and the first live performance of Simon's "The Late Great Johnny Ace." This is classic material from start to finish, 87 minutes of unmitigated beauty. --Michael Mikesell Minimize

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/15/2008 Rating: Nr

SIMON & GARFUNKEL THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park (1982) / ... Read more

Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park (1982) / REGION FREE NTSC DVD / Audio: English / Subtitles: English, Korean / Actors: Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, David Brown, Pete Carr, Steve Gadd / Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg / 83 minutes Minimize

On July 21, 1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage i ... Read more

On July 21, 1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage in New York's Central Park before an audience of over 800,000. Soon after the show began, pouring rain and heavy wind threatened to put an end to the show, but Diana pushed on for much of the set, urging the drenched crowd to remain calm and stay with her. Eventually the torrential storm put an end to the performance, but not before Diana promised her fans she would return the next day. True to her word, Diana performed the entire concert again on July 22nd for the people of New York. Initially broadcast live around the world, this renowned concert remained largely unseen for 30 years, and has never been released on DVD until now. Main Program Listing:I'm Coming OutHomeFamilyIt s My HouseLet s Go UpReach Out And Touch (Somebody s Hand)Supremes Medley: Reflections / Baby Love / Stop! In The Name Love / Love Is Like An Itching In My HeartGod Bless The ChildMirror, MirrorManiacYou Can't Hurry LoveUpside DownSo CloseWhy Do Fools Fall In LoveRibbon In The SkyBeat ItMusclesEndless LoveTheme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You re Going To)Ain't No Mountain High EnoughAll For OneDay 1 Set List (Bonus Feature)1. Ain t No Mountain High Enough2. Home3. Family4. It's My House5. Let's Go Up6. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody s Hand)7. Supremes Medley: Baby Love/ Stop! In The Name Of Love/ Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart8. Endless Love9. Ain t No Mountain High EnoughBonus Features: 1.Complete Rain-Shortened Concert From Previous Day 2.Commentary By Emmy and Cable Ace Award Winning Director Steve Binder Minimize

This 1995 outdoor concert captures Annie Lennox at the clim ... Read more

This 1995 outdoor concert captures Annie Lennox at the climax of her emergence as a solo performer, drawing from both her stunning, largely self-written 1992 debut album, Diva, and its immaculately crafted sequel, Medusa, devoted to gourmet cover performances. With Lennox in powerful voice, a solid live band attuned to the material's mix of pop, rock, and R&B accents, and an enraptured audience, Live in Central Park thus charms from opening downbeat to final coda, retaining Lennox's usual bracing mix of intelligence and drama. With her close-cropped, dark hair and bold tartan outfit, the erstwhile Eurythmic dials down the sharper edges and chillier mood of that band's most stylized work to focus on the haunted passions that bridge the Scot's solo and group efforts; her choice of songs from her old band's repertoire locks snugly into the spectrum of romantic obsession, heartbreak, and resignation that shape solo signatures like "Walking on Broken Glass," "No More 'I Love You's'," and "Little Bird." The concert footage is solidly shot and recorded, while the audio recording is crisp if not optimally mixed for 5.1 surround coverage, a fate neither surprising nor uncommon for a pre-DVD era production. Four promotional clips, produced for the Medusa project, largely offset such flaws, especially in light of her scant output since. --Sam Sutherland Minimize

A great dane is adopted by two orphan girls in this heartwa ... Read more

A great dane is adopted by two orphan girls in this heartwarming family film. The girls' new family don't know about the loveable mutt however, and the film revolves around the inventive ways he is kept hidden from his new owners. Minimize

Live performances of Simon & Garfunkel, mostly in black & w ... Read more

Live performances of Simon & Garfunkel, mostly in black & white, and broadcast in the 60s, collected on this DVD. Running time is 63 minutes, with excellent quality, and includes the following clips: The boxer Sounds of silence Richard Cory Homeward bound He was my brother A poem on the underground Leaves that are green A most peculiar man I am a rockOvers 59th Street bridge song American tune Loves me like a rock Diamonds on The soles of her shoes Bridge over trouble water Minimize

The first screen translation by Neil Simon of one of his ow ... Read more

The first screen translation by Neil Simon of one of his own Broadway plays was this spirited comedy that portrayed married life in a fifth-floor walk-up apartment in New York for two newlyweds (free-spirit Jane Fonda and stiff-shirt lawyer Robert Redford). Co-stars Mildred Natwick, Charles Boyer, Herb Edelman; Gene Saks directs. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer. Minimize

Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 02/14/2006

Celebrated tenor vocalist and classical-pop crossover Andre ... Read more

Celebrated tenor vocalist and classical-pop crossover Andrea Bocelli toplines this live concert from 2011. Mounted in New York City's Central Park, it features appearances by frequent Bocelli collaborators Celine Dion and David Foster. Selections include: "My Prayer," "Ave Maria," "Amarcord," Home On the Range," and many more. Minimize

In this documentary, Christo and Jeanne-Claude created a ma ... Read more

In this documentary, Christo and Jeanne-Claude created a masterpiece - a piece of art that not only inspired the mind, but touched the soul. For 16 days in February 2005, over 7,500 gates covered 23 mile of Central Park walkways. Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Mayor Bloomberg and native New Yorkers present the Gates as never seen before. Follow the temporary life of the Gates through inception, installation, enjoyment, and disassembly. Minimize

Despite the title, this is primarily a collection of Paul S ... Read more

Despite the title, this is primarily a collection of Paul Simon television performances from shows including THE DICK CAVETT SHOW, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and the Grammy Awards. Art Garfunkel joins Simon for The Boxer, Overs, Feelin' Groovy, and for an interview with Dick Cavett. George Harrison and Simon perform Homeward Bound and Here Comes The Sun. Other songs include Bridge over Troubled Water, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Dick Cavett Interview, Still Crazy After All These Years, American Tune, Loves Me Like A Rock, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Something So Right, and 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. Minimize

Celebrated tenor vocalist and classical-pop crossover Andre ... Read more

Celebrated tenor vocalist and classical-pop crossover Andrea Bocelli toplines this live concert from 2011. Mounted in New York City's Central Park, it features appearances by frequent Bocelli collaborators Celine Dion and David Foster. Selections include: "My Prayer," "Ave Maria," "Amarcord," Home On the Range," and many more. Minimize

At the end of the summer of 1979, renowned Austrailian docu ... Read more

At the end of the summer of 1979, renowned Austrailian documentary film maker Peter Clifton traveled to New York to film the final concert of America’s world tour. Chronicling the only time that America has been captured on film, ‘Live in Central Park’ not only provides essential viewing of arguably one of the greatest hit songwriting teams performing at their best, it also captures quintessential scenes of New York and California in the late 70’s, taking you on an extraordinary journey. Minimize

On July 21, 1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage i ... Read more

On July 21, 1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage in New York's Central Park before an audience of over 800,000. Soon after the show began, pouring rain and heavy wind threatened to put an end to the show, but Diana pushed on for much of the set, urging the drenched crowd to remain calm and stay with her. Eventually the torrential storm put an end to the performance, but not before Diana promised her fans she would return the next day. True to her word, Diana performed the entire concert again on July 22nd for the people of New York. Initially broadcast live around the world, this renowned concert remained largely unseen for 30 years, and has never been released on DVD until now. Main Program Listing:I'm Coming OutHomeFamilyIt s My HouseLet s Go UpReach Out And Touch (Somebody s Hand)Supremes Medley: Reflections / Baby Love / Stop! In The Name Love / Love Is Like An Itching In My HeartGod Bless The ChildMirror, MirrorManiacYou Can't Hurry LoveUpside DownSo CloseWhy Do Fools Fall In LoveRibbon In The SkyBeat ItMusclesEndless LoveTheme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You re Going To)Ain't No Mountain High EnoughAll For OneDay 1 Set List (Bonus Feature)1. Ain t No Mountain High Enough2. Home3. Family4. It's My House5. Let's Go Up6. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody s Hand)7. Supremes Medley: Baby Love/ Stop! In The Name Of Love/ Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart8. Endless Love9. Ain t No Mountain High EnoughBonus Features: 1.Complete Rain-Shortened Concert From Previous Day 2.Commentary By Emmy and Cable Ace Award Winning Director Steve Binder Minimize

A young boy runs away from a negligent foster home to find ... Read more

A young boy runs away from a negligent foster home to find his birth mother, only to encounter the cold, brutal world of the New York City streets. As he proceeds to get into trouble with some local criminals, he's befriended by a caring social worker and an eccentric man who lives in Central Park. Intriguing family drama stars Kathleen Turner, Harvey Keitel, Cathy Moriarty and Frankie Nasso. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers; biographies; scene access. Minimize

The Central Park Concert captures Dave Matthews Band in one ... Read more

The Central Park Concert captures Dave Matthews Band in one of their finest moments. The benefit concert, a show staged on Central Park's Great Lawn on September 24, 2003, is a DOUBLE DVD and was recorded in stereo and 5.1 audio and shot with 30 cameras Minimize

On the evening of June 17,1967, Barbra Streisand and 150,00 ... Read more

On the evening of June 17,1967, Barbra Streisand and 150,000 of the "luckiest people in the world" gathered together in Central Park's massive Sheep's Meadow for a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor concert event. If New York were a kingdom, Barbra was its reigning queen. It was the most attended concert event of its time. Track Listings: The Nearness Of You [Act 1] Down With Love [Act 1] Love Is like A New Born Child [Act 1] Cry Me A River [Act 1] Folk Monologue/Value [Act 1] I Can See It [Act 1] Love Is A Bore [Act 2] He Touched Me [Act 2] A Schloon For The Gumpert [Act 2] I'm All Smiles [Act 2] Marty The Martian [Act 2] Natural Sounds [Act 2] Second Hand Rose [Act 2] People [Act 2] Silent Night (Sleep In Heavenly Peace) [Act 2] Happy Days Are Here Again [Act 2] Minimize

Devotees of Neil Simon's repartee, such as in his Goodbye G ... Read more

Devotees of Neil Simon's repartee, such as in his Goodbye Girl and Brighton Beach Memoirs, will enjoy this earlier tale of domestic dispute between newlyweds. Corie (Jane Fonda) is the young housewife trying to keep life exciting while making a home for her and her husband, Paul (Robert Redford), on the fifth floor of a Greenwich Village walkup apartment. He's working hard at starting his career as lawyer; she's eager to be romantic and spontaneous; and the two have plenty to squabble about. The film suffers a bit from Corie's excessive perkiness and the odd lack of chemistry between the two actors. But those who find the dramatic conventions a bit stiff (some of the dialogue and action seems more suited for stage than screen) may still smile at the dated look (circa 1967) at home life. Mildred Natwick is superb as Corie's mother, and Charles Boyer milks his role as the elderly bohemian neighbor upstairs. --Jenny Brown Minimize

Devotees of Neil Simon's repartee, such as in his Goodbye G ... Read more

Devotees of Neil Simon's repartee, such as in his Goodbye Girl and Brighton Beach Memoirs, will enjoy this earlier tale of domestic dispute between newlyweds. Corie (Jane Fonda) is the young housewife trying to keep life exciting while making a home for her and her husband, Paul (Robert Redford), on the fifth floor of a Greenwich Village walkup apartment. He's working hard at starting his career as lawyer; she's eager to be romantic and spontaneous; and the two have plenty to squabble about. The film suffers a bit from Corie's excessive perkiness and the odd lack of chemistry between the two actors. But those who find the dramatic conventions a bit stiff (some of the dialogue and action seems more suited for stage than screen) may still smile at the dated look (circa 1967) at home life. Mildred Natwick is superb as Corie's mother, and Charles Boyer milks his role as the elderly bohemian neighbor upstairs. --Jenny Brown Minimize

Recorded live at Central Park, Summerstage, New York City, ... Read more

Recorded live at Central Park, Summerstage, New York City, September 8, 1995. 1. Money Can't Buy It 2. Legend in My Living Room 3. Walking on Broken Glass 4. No More "I Love You's" 5. Who's That Girl? 6. You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart 7. Waiting in Vain 8. I Love You Like a Ball and Chain 9. Little Bird 10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 11. Train in Vain 12. Why Promotional video clips: 13. No More "I Love You's" 14. A Whiter Shade of Pale 15. Waiting in Vain 16. Something So Right Minimize