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great movie
actual footage of the real joelouis in action! greta acting, sometimes a bit slow, but all in all a great watch!

A Piece of History
A film made when sports stars were idolized not crucified. Joe Louis a true American hero is portrayed in a a bigger than life light. CoreyWallace who plays Joe Louis bears a remarkable likeness to the Heavyweightchampion and does a fair job of acting. Lots of good original fight footagewhich add to the film. Only a true fight fan or someone who grew up whenJoe Louis was fighting would probably appreciate this film. ... Read more

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Michael Jordan had won two championships and lived through two small scandals when this documentary-lite was made in 1993. During his 1991-1992 season, the unauthorized book Read more

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Review On Air Time
This video sends chills through my body when I watch it.It shows Michael at his best and in the prime of his leaping days.This video is a motivation to me, I try to put it on every morning when I wake up.I strongly reccomend this video.

IF you like Mike you will like Airtime
Airtime came out after the Bulls second championship, during a time when Jordan was being touted as the greatest player that ever was just preceding the final season before his first retirement. What is captured here is the last of the youthful Jordan who beat you with speed because he didn't have to out think you. This video is only second to Micheal Jordan's playground in capturing the athletic marvel that Air Jordan possessed. Whether you are a basketball -or- Jordan enthusiast or impressed by the things Micheal Jordan could and did do on the court, I recommend this video. The people at NBA Entertainment packaged it so that it is not some romp for enthusiasts only. Quite entertaining. Expect to see Micheal Jackson, as well! Hey, maybe that works for you, eh 8-)

It's air time
"Air Time," like all Michael Jordan videos, is awesome and scores a thundering slam dunk.It has a lot of Jordan's best gravity-defying shots and dunks, but it has a lot more than just highlights.Out of all the Michael Jordan videos I've seen, this one has more about Jordan as a person than any of the others.You'll see him spending time at home with his family, playing golf, and off the court at the Barcelona Olympics in '92.It also has a lot of insight from Jordan himself on what it's like to be a superstar, what he thinks of his friends in the NBA, and he talks about what he thinks of himself when it comes to basketball and as a role model.Read more

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The Sword That Heals
This film gives a vividly accurate account of the trials and tribulations of the sit-in protestors and the freedom riders.Not only does this movie give actual footage of these sometimes horrifying events, but follows some of the protestors to present day when they can reflect upon the part they played in history.This movie is extremely interesting because not only does it cover the well known speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., such as the "I Have A Dream" speech, but also rarely seen interviews, for example, from "Meet The Press".I recommend this film to anyone who wants an accurate and realistic account of desegragation in the south.If you find this film interesting I also reccommend "Why We Can't Wait" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "The Children" by David Halberstam, and the movie, "The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story". ... Read more

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Bix may have been playing
In the Whiteman clip, it still is possible that Bix wasn't faking it.He was a self-taught trumpet player, and all of his fingerings are completely different from anyone else's.As for the different cut off, I'm not sure.But I don't think anyone should discredit the Bix clip entirely.He had his own style of playing.

Mixed Bag; For The True Devotee
A nice selection of rare material is undercut by the presentation here. Many films have been poorly framed so that people's heads are cropped - God, it's annoying, did no one look at this before it was released? Audio is generally as good as source material permits. As for the Bix clip - yep, there he (barely) is, in the brass section, FAKING his way through "My Ohio Home" (watch his fingering, it doesn't match the arrangement, and he stops playing before the rest of the section). So this is not the "only sound film document" of Bix playing - he ain't playing. There is no tray insert with any background info or even a track list, and nothing onscreen to indicate what you're watching, so you'll need to have the box handy. Nobody went out of their way to upgrade this for DVD, that's for sure. If you have the VHS, you don't need this. Four stars for material, docked one star for presentation.

Good Compliation-look for more
This is an excellent compilation of rare material, and it a must have for the great Boswell Sisters material, the shot of Bix in Whiteman's trumpet section (not soloing as the box says), the "dance contest" with Chick Webb's 1929 band (which released only 1 78), closeups of Duke's 1929 band-Wellman Braud, Sonny Greer, young Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges (soloing on soprano), Freddy Jenkins, Artie Whetsol, Cootie Williams...Read more

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I LIKE THIS VHS
I love my VHS but if something happened to my VHS I would gladly buy it again.Please I wish it was on DVD.One day I can copy it to DVD disc.
TWO GREAT TALENTS!!
This is a great video and the comedy even 15 yrs after it's filming is still current and funny. An absolutely wonderful night of fun and song.
This is a grand night of music and comedy, Jerry is at his best, and Sammy is superb.You have to see Jerry's "cane routine" it is Jerry comedy at its best.Sammy's "Mr. Bo Jangles" will remain in yourheart forever.A mix of comedy and song that will stay with you for alifetime, the timing, and your feeling of being in on the act is as freshas their first time together.What a wonderful gift to leave the lovers ofthese two consumate performers.I wish everyone had this moment in comedyand song history, we are so lucky to have discovered such talent, and letit blossom through the years. ... Read more

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Law of The Pampas
Please note that this release is a pirated copy and infringes on the copyright holders rights. U.S. Television Office, Inc.Read more

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Only Black Produced documentary of Dr. Martin Luther King
This is on the back of the sleeve:"The only black-produced documentary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life."An Amazing Grace," chronicles his role in the events that surrounded the civil rights novement of the 1950's and 60's."An Amazing Grace", explores the roots of the black peace movement from the 9155 Bus Boycott in Montgomery, to his stirring."I Have a Dream," speech at the Washington Monument, to his role in the famous walk from Selma to Montgomery.The definitive King overview contains excerpts from his most famous speeches and includes appearances and interviews with Stokey Carmichael and Rev. Jesse Jackson.60 minutes, B&W.I think it was put together in the 90's, but not exactly positive.The first library stamp in from 1993. ... Read more

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Triumph and tragedy intermingle at the end of the Civil War
Richmond finally falls to the Army of the Potomac and in quick order Lee surrenders at Appomattox and Lincoln is assassinated as the Civil War finally ends in Episode 8 of the celebrated PBS documentary by Ken Burns.It is still astounding how black and white photographs become a compelling narrative.I think the best answer is found in the eloquent narration of David McCullough, the folksy anecdotes of Shelby Foote, and the recognizable voices of some of our most distinguished actors such as Morgan Freeman and Sam Waterson which help those hundreds of photographs and illustrations come alive."War Is All Hell 1865," more than any other episode in the series, makes it clear that the Civil War is indeed the American version of Homer's Iliad. ... Read more

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An inferior production
This was produced for HBO television's series on great heavyweights, a series which includes Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey. Each program runs just under an hour. With such little time alotted for such a significant figure as Muhammad Ali, this production gives a very sketchy outline of his life and career. Significantly less than half of the 59 minutes contains actual fight footage, and the quality of the color footage of the Frazier fights is particularly poor - grainy and runny. The non-fight footage shows host Barry Tompkins interviewing the owner of the Louisville gym where Ali (then Clay) first trained, and interviews with his longtime trainer Angelo Dundee. There are, though, a number of period film footage interviews with Ali, of the pre-fight buildup variety. There is some brief footage of Ali speaking to college students during the time he was stripped of his title for his refusal to be drafted, but there is no attempt in this documentary to explain his religious convictions, and why he was aconscientious objector. There is no insight into his conversion to Islam, to begin with. There is, though, some rare early fight footage, including about 17 seconds of his 1960 Olympic finals victory, and about a half-minute of his first professional bout. The other fight footage contains highlights of his bouts with: Archie Moore (1962), Sonny Liston (both I and II), Cleveland Williams, Zora Folley, Oscar Bonavena, Joe Frazier (I, II and III), Leon Spinks, and Larry Holmes. There is no footage of his 1970 comeback match with Jerry Quarry, and as another reviewer mentioned, no footage of the Foreman fight. My guess is that HBO might not have had the rights to that footage at the time this was produced. Until a better documentary on his life in and out of the ring is produced - one that is both an in-depth character study and that contains more fight footage, and higher quality footage, take my, and the other reviewers suggestion, and buy the videos of the complete first Liston, third Frazier, and Foreman fights. "When We Were Kings" is another excellent video to get.

Disappointing
Its a rather poor documentary with insufficient fight scenes: There were only photographs of the Ali v. Foreman fight!! A lot of time is spent on interviews - none with Ali - presumably to give the impression that Ali wascreated by his trainer or that the owner of his first gym was somehowresponsible for his greatness. Buy Ali's Greatest Fights instead. It has 3separate fights - Liston,Foreman, Frazier (3rd) - with excellentcommentary. ... Read more

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Learn what he does!
This is great! You've seen those great Michael Jordan movies and know that he is the greatest ever, you need to see him in this video. On the Video, you can see what a great star is doing outside of basketball court and see how he lives. I liked the video because I always wondered how a big star like Michael Jordan lives, and does he do anything special to be that good. And the movie shows everything that Michael Jordan does other than playing his great basketball. I liked the movie and anyone that is a fan of Michael Jordan would like it. ... Read more

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A Learning Experience.
This Movie provide my entire class with a look at the struggles and triumphs of African American performers.A lot of unknown facts were shows and I really enjoyed it. ... Read more

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The neo-pop divas of the late 20th century may have turned up the glamour, and a few even introduced formidable technical prowess, epitomized by Mariah Carey's seemingly helium-induced falsetto (the bane of canine fans everywhere) or Celine Dion's breast-beating, stentorian climaxes.Yet only a few verses from an earlier, charter member of the first-name-only club provides instant perspective: when Ella opened her mouth, that perfectly pitched, luminous voice could leap octaves without breaking a sweat, its tonal purity and immaculate phrasing creating that illusion of "effortlessness" achieved only through true artistry.Read more

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The First Lady of Song, from teenager to legend.
This exciting, 86-minute video of Ella Fitzgerald's life and career, directed by Charlotte Zwerin, highlights aspects of her private life and combines that personal story with extensive footage of some of her early performances.Narrated by Tony Bennett, and containing excerpts from her long interview with Andre Previn, the bio ranges widely in time and place, filling in important biographical information, at the same time that it focuses on her development as a singer.
"SOMETHINGTOLIVEFOR"ISELLA'SVOICE!!!!!
Luckily I was able to see Ella In Concert numerous times throughout the 70's and 80's and was honored to have her autograph two L.P.'s by her limousine after a concert she gave at the Junior College I attended at the time in 1972...Ella was kind and gracious and that quailty plus her brilliant artistry really come through and shine in this stunning documentary of her life and incomparable career.Tony Bennett is the perfect choice to narrate this magnificent "American Masters" production and his love of Ella comes through and adds alot of soul to the special.Performance footage is ultimately what becomes breathtaking to experience and when Ella sings the classic "Something To Live For" it is breathtakingly beautiful and completely haunting. The use of concert footage from the various stages of her career show that Ella found joy in sharing her gift with her audience and songs like "For Once In My Life" become life experiences that are emotionally engrossing and technically brilliant. This "American Masters" special is a keeper so for anyone who loves the legendary Ella get this historical work fast while it is available as this is the definitive work about the life and career of this wonderous and gifted talent...BRAVO ELLA and thank you are all the wonderful years of sublime singing and you are truly missed!!!

a must all the way
can't ever say enough about Ella Fitzgerald She is truly one of the Greatest Voices that I have ever heard.this DVD Captures so many elements of Her&you can't ever get enough once you are listening too Her Range&the way She handles the material.Highly Enjoyable.Classy like the Lady Herself. ... Read more

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Sassy' voice did not deserve to be butchered...
I'm sorry to say this: THIS DVD SHOULD NEVER HAD BEEN RELEASED.
The Divine One - says it all
I have loved this video-biography of Sarah Vaughan, from the day I first viewed it.I have two copies on VHS and one on DVD.If I have to fault this video, it is that the live performance clips are far too short, leaving you wanting more.They offer nothing more than a tantalizing glimpse of Sarah Vaughan's musical genius.
MY IDOL..MY MENTOR... Sassy Sarah
This DVD retains the life of Sarah in the presence of audiences worldwide.Notice how smooth she appears and how graceful she is as she performs.SMOOTH as fine chocolates and wine!Sass' vocal range is well over the five octaves found on a 88-key piano!What a fine singer Sarah (Sass) Lois Vaughan was.Sass will always be my idol and mentor forever in spirit; she is well missed. And, this DVD highlighting the Divine One's life from start to end is a long-lasting treasure for those (like me) who adored Ms. Sarah Lois Vaughan known also as Sassy Sarah.This is from a fan forever.**Angie** ... Read more

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