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Big Shots
Ivan Reitman producer of National Lampoon's Animal House and producer/director of Ghostbusters brings you Big Shots a slam-bang comedy-adventure with a heart as big as Chicago. It centers on the unlikely but very special friendship that develops between two 11-year-old boys. Obie is a kid from the lily-white suburbs struggling with the recent death of his father while Scam is a product of the inner city streetwise but equally alone. Together they share an odyssey full of outrageous humor and riveting excitement that teaches them that it's character and love note size age or stature that truly makes someone a big shot. Robert Mandel director of FIX has give Big Shots a percolating rhythm that maintains a deft balance between the story's scares and surprises and it's warm knowing exploration of two boys on the brink of manhood. With a sterling supporting cast this is a film the whole family will enjoy.- Shop: odax
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Rappinrhymes Storybook
Hansel and Gretel: The Shultz Miracle--- This is a wonderful story of almost thirty minutes of entertainment. If you're going on a trip, this story could be the difference between restless, impatience and calm, rapt enjoyment. You'll consider this story one of the new classics after you've included it in your list of audio stories. This is a retelling of the Hansel and Gretel story but with an interesting twist. Get this story and you'll see what I mean. Rex the Raptor underlines the importance of the story's lessons in his usual concluding comments. The Three Little Piggs--- You'll love this story and how it teaches the same lesson as the original but set in modern times and touching on issues you'll find pertinent. Preparation and commitment are still important and this story makes that clear as it shares the adventures of the Three Little Piggs. Running approximately 30 minutes including the concluding, memorable comments by Rex the Raptor whose role it is to capsulize the lessons of the story. This will surely become one of your children's favorites when you and they have heard it a few times and YOU tell the story using your own points of emphasis. Little Red and the Internet Wolf--- Little Red and the Internet Wolf is clearly a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with similar lessons but set in modern times and addressing modern issues. Internet wolves are rampant these days and this tale is a great one for showing just how vulnerable a child can be when dealing with the internet. Your children would surely benefit from hearing this engrossing, entertaining story. Little Red and the Internet Wolf runs approximately 22 minutes including thirty or forty seconds of RappinRhymes trademarked summary comments by Rex the Raptor. Place this one in your CD library with the ones you definitely want to keep!- Shop: odax
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Crossroads Middletown
Polair bears his soul First playing this CD in the kitchen whilst making dinner, two things stuck in my mind - a number of the songs remind me of the melodic, melancholic folk of Sophia and at one point my ears pricked up because I thought I was listening to the Pale Fountains. Two points of interest are a positive indicator, an awful lot of the records I listen to fail to register any. On closer listen Polair has an awful lot more going for him than being likened to excellent yet defunct groups. The deliberate walk of the strings on 'Fallen Angels' is definitely one of the points that invited me to think of Sophia and it was the bucolic bossa nova of 'Eternidad' though sung in Spanish that made me think of the young Michael Head and the iconoclastic fun of his first band. Polair does up-tempo indie folk rock with some brio, 'Tragi-Comic Girl' boasts a superb opening and a chorus that is surrounded by guitars that are both melancholic but paradoxically uplifting. Then there is 'Teenage Years' that has some banjo plucking that would make the nimblest of Bluegrass pickers flush with envy. This is the kind of stuff that Joe Pernice started out making in the Scud Mountain Boys. Even better, for me at least, is 'God Knows Why' which reminds me of Herman Dune who are the best exponents at this kind of left-field folk/indie rock. Some of the songs suffer from a lack of a strong identity, but they're nonetheless pleasant and this collection is satisfying in the way that home baked bread is. David Cowling Americana UK Crossroads, Middletown was created to fulfil every interpretation imaginable, so I can hardly get it wrong. If you stripped away the vocals for 'Settle Down' it sounds like Craig David has taken a trip to Texas and taken on the influences, banjos, folk life and decided to remix his songs with a country twang. But by adding Fabien back into the equation this song is by no means a joke, it's a well constructed musical journey of dusty settings and spectacular views. 'Fallen Angels' is by far my favourite track on this EP. Not only does it have a deep meaning behind the lyrics, the music is spell binding and takes you by the wings up into the darkness of above. This record is truly deserving of a pat on the back, Fabien's ear for music is transformed into beautiful songs with heart felt story's behind each and every one. This doesn't just create a good listen but also creates a connection to the artist and this bond will make you a fan for life. Beckie A The-Mag Fabien Polair returns with an amazingly enchanting, and undeniably elegant album. If you haven't heard anything by Fabien Polair yet, then you are surely missing out on something magical. He is an artist with a very raw and passionate talent, and he expresses emotions perfectly through his music, which is something that very few musicians tend to achieve. Fabien Polair has returned with a new album titled 'Crossroads, Middletown', and it houses fourteen of the most fabulous tracks. Followers of Fabien Polair's music may think that 'Crossroads, Middletown' is his own personal reaction to his previous album, 'Circumstances of the Present World', which is fairly politically focused and contrasting in themes and sounds compared to his latest effort, but it's simply the work of a musician who is free to follow his moods and inspiration, whatever the consequences and wherever they may lead. Track five of the album, 'Caught In The Monotony', is particularly worth noting for the beautiful harmonica melodies. It is rare for a musician to use a harmonica for more than a brief flirtation in a song, however Polair makes it sing and the sound is so rich and vibrant that one almost wouldn't mind hearing the pure instrumental part of the track by itself. The ballads are soothing whilst tracks such as 'Tragi-Comic Girl' and 'Teenage Years' provide a slightly more pop and light-hearted feel. The graceful tones of Fabien Polair's voice are quite simply put, intoxicating. This album really grows on you the more that you listen to it, there is an instant attraction that builds until before you know it - you've placed it amongst your favourite albums. 'Crossroads, Middletown' is a delicate mix of easy listening and folk, yet it doesn't flow as a paint by numbers album, it is far too soft and charming to be that straight forward. Fabien Polair will be performing throughout Europe during 2008, it would be a complete delight to see him live, and I for one am eagerly awaiting his next move. Goldie Stewart Subba-Cultcha Crossroads, Middletown is a lovely gentle piece of Americana, with hints of American Music Club, American Football and Wilco, to name but a few. Lovely, lush instrumentation layered deeply and complimented perfectly by Fabien's voice, which perfectly walks the line between vulnerable and whiney. Making it even more impressive is the fact that he played everything on the album himself (I assume not at the same time, because there's quite a lot going on in some of the songs!) and even appears to have released the CD himself. In some ways I find it a real shame that such an obvious talent can't get his record released by a label, but on the other hand if self releasing gives him the freedom to make such great alt. Country songs then it's all good. Recommended if you like slide guitar and banjos, and Uncle Tupelo and Jets to Brazil. Will Slater Die Shellsuit, Die!- Shop: odax
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The McConnell Story
As the alarm wails, Joe McConnell's squad of Sabre pilots are airborne in seconds. The mission: keep enemy planes away from helicopters evacuating wounded infantrymen. The destination: the deadly corridor called MIG Alley. Alan Ladd and June Allyson star as real-life jet aviation pioneer Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. And his devoted wife Butch. And James Whitmore is the commander who first recognizes McConnell's prowess as a tiger of the sky. In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy. And The McConnell Story's darting and swerving aerial sequences will thrillingly sweep you up in a great hero's lively life.- Shop: odax
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Active Imagination
***Contains the Digital Bonus Track, 'Waiting II,' an extended and alternate studio take made during the album session. 'Active Imagination (solo piano)' 1999 / Mainya Music Entertainment 43'35' I love this CD! It constantly amazes me how many outstanding composer/pianists there are out there - especially in relation to the few who are highly (commercially)successful within this broad genre. I would say that "Active Imagination" definitely belongs near the top of the heap. Isadar's style is original, and his pianism is excellent. He lists his inspirations as Liz Story, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans, and I can hear traces of all three in his playing, but find his composing and playing styles to be uniquely his own. The first three tracks are lively and upbeat ("Active Imagination", "Throwing the Dice", and "Where the Wild Things Are") with an easy, jazzy, improvised feel. The meter changes are fascinating, and the bluesy beat on "Wild Things" is infectious. From there, the mood seems to gradually darken and become more introspective. "Waiting" is a beautiful, flowing mood piece full of questions and a lovely melody line. Isadar's cover of Liz Story's "Wedding Rain" is wonderful - this is a piece I often work on with my advanced students, and everything about Isadar's interpretation of the piece seems right without being a carbon-copy of Liz's recording. "Feu Follett (The 'Spook' Light')" has a nice, easy flow with a strong sense of mystery, it also has an unusual rhythm that lightens the mood and adds a bounce. "Uncertainty" is cooler and more aloof, but gorgeous in it's flowing introspection - that it ends with a major chord, feels like the soul-searching has had positive results. "Love Chaconne" is the closing track, and is the longest and most abstract piece on the CD. The left hand plays a repeated pattern while the right hand goes off in several different directions (one of the primary characteristics of a "chaconne"). Beautiful in it's simplicity, this is the only track that seems to contain an element of pain and sorrow, but never dissolves into melodrama. "Active Imagination" is excellent from start to finish and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes solo piano with substance and complexity, but is still accessible, melodic, and rhythmic. Bravo amundo! Also available as sheet music in songbooks as well as software for the Yamaha Disklavier player-piano. Kathy Parsons MainlyPiano.com 1999.- Shop: odax
- Price: 25.38 EUR excl. shipping
