Reviews of musical DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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1776: Director's Cut (Blu-ray Review) 15 Jun, 2015
The 4K restoration of this somewhat underappreciated flop, an adaptation of the Tony-winning...More>>
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42nd Street (Blu-ray Review) 11 May, 2015
The movie that established Busby Berkeley as a major force is just what one would hope a pioneer...More>>
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (DVD Review) 8 Feb, 2010
You can’t get too snarky over an oddity for the ages that casts Jimmy Durante as Humpty Dumpty....More>>
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All That Jazz (Blu-ray Review) 8 Sep, 2014
'Jazz' is probably the only musical with graphic footage of open-heart surgery. Protagonist Joe...More>>
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Anything Goes (DVD Review) 28 Mar, 2011
What we have in this most welcome release isn’t an 'Anything Goes' for purists, but it ought to...More>>
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Athena (DVD Review) 1 Aug, 2011
This is a handsome release, and there are some raw musical outtakes included that are fun to watch.More>>
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Band Wagon, The (Blu-ray Review) 30 Mar, 2015
In a kind of daring move roughly around the two-thirds mark, story considerations get scrapped...More>>
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Blu-ray Review) 2 Jun, 2017
This new 'Beauty and the Beast' is mostly the animated movie in a live-action form, with a few new...More>>
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition (DVD Review) 2 Sep, 2009
The biggest difference between this new DVD edition of 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' and the 2001 30th...More>>
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Bells Are Ringing (Blu-ray Review) 20 Feb, 2017
For such a frequently ingratiating movie, Vincente Minnelli’s ‘Bells Are Ringing’ exudes an...More>>
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Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Vol. One (DVD Review) 31 May, 2010
Bing Crosby was unquestionably the most important American entertainer from the first half of the...More>>
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Bye Bye Birdie (Blu-ray Review) 3 Sep, 2012
Ann-Margaret’s seminal role cast her as a storybook teen in Central Ohio selected from thousands...More>>
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Carmen Jones (Blu-ray Review) 13 Jan, 2014
Carmen Jones was something else: color, CinemaScope (at almost exactly the one-year anniversary of...More>>
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Cover Girl (Blu-ray Review) 23 Jul, 2012
The production numbers here are good, and a couple of them are even better than that, but the...More>>
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Damsel in Distress, A (DVD Review) 18 Jul, 2011
A spotty curio with big league compensations, 'A Damsel in Distress' merits at least mild affection...More>>
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Deep in My Heart (Blu-ray Review) 16 Nov, 2015
A last-ditch effort to rekindle its ’40s commercial successes with all-star composer biopics,...More>>
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Desert Song, The (DVD Review) 6 Oct, 2014
This isn’t a movie that emboldens one to go to the mat even in a fixed wrestling match, but it is...More>>
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (DVD Review) 26 May, 2009
What is that indelible quality that makes ardent fans want to embrace anything Joss Whedon creates?More>>
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Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition (Blu-ray Review) 19 Nov, 2010
While the films look amazing in high-definition, the real selling point of this 'Fantasia'...More>>
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Funny Face (Blu-ray Review) 21 Apr, 2014
One of the most beautiful-looking movies ever to come out of Hollywood, Funny Face benefits from...More>>
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