DVD Reviews

Hitting the High Notes: 2004 High Sierra Music Festival: Directed by Jason Koornick

Jason Gershuny July 14, 2005 No Comments

This DVD contains a peek inside both the performer’s experience, with interesting interviews on subjects that vary from the environmental impact of biodesial busses, to the role of politics in music, as well as fan based perspectives, with conversations on their undying music appreciation and infatuation with particular performers.

Rockers (25th Anniversary Edition): Directed by Theodore Bafaloukos

Chad Berndtson July 13, 2005 No Comments

Forget, for a minute, The Harder They Come.Great movie, definitely, and transcendent soundtrack, but the one to pull out and pop in when it

War of The Worlds: Directed by Steven Spielberg

Eric W. Saeger July 12, 2005 No Comments

Moviegoers expecting a goggle-eyed computer graphics spectacle from Steven Spielberg are going to be slightly disappointed by the newest film adaptation of H.G. Welles’s novel.

Punk: Attitude: Directed by Don Letts

E.c. Thomas July 11, 2005 No Comments

More than a history lesson, PUNK gains its prevalence by calling out the apathy that runs through culture today. Even more notable is that Letts points to culture

X: Live In Los Angeles: Directed by Amber Cordero

Gillian G. Gaar June 30, 2005 No Comments

Sometimes a reunion can be an embarrassing thing. But X acquit themselves most admirably on the appropriately-titled Live In Los Angeles, taped November 26 and 27, 2004 in the city where the punk legends first burst into raucous life. With no more set decoration than a curtain with a large

Elvis Costello and the Imposters: Club Date: Live in Memphis

Jason Keil June 29, 2005 No Comments

A victim of poor editing, the tour is simply a vehicle for Costello

Lords of Dogtown: Directed by Catherine Hardwick

Shane Handler June 22, 2005 No Comments

Aside from the T Rex, Ted Nugent, Joe Walsh and Deep Purple retro soundtrack, the 2001 documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys is a much better portrayal of this pivotal moment in skate culture.

Drive Well, Sleep Carefully: On The Road With Death Cab for Cutie: Directed by Justin Mitchell

Suzanne Asprea June 21, 2005 No Comments

The first thing that came to mind upon learning that Death Cab for Cutie was premiering their documentary, Drive Well, Sleep Carefully, at the Seattle International Film Festival was,

The Bridge: Live At The Funk Box

Brian Malone June 15, 2005 No Comments

The Bridge are sending out a message for those willing to listen and watch. Whether outside the box or inside the funk, the band

Sprout: a 16mm surf flick : Directed by Thomas Campbell

Jake Krolick June 14, 2005 No Comments

The surf movie is a hallowed tradition among enthusiasts. Not unlike the ski flick, it is used to get the juices flowing while exciting our inner cravings for liquid. It preys upon our ability to float, glide, slide and ride the substance that sustains life.