'While You Live, Shine' DVD Review

Chris King is a legendary Grammy Award winning producer and musicologist. He has a collection of 78 records that far exceeds anyone else. King has used his knowledge of technology to open up the secrets of these albums to allow newer generations to enjoy them. He lives in the world of the past and enjoys the nostalgia of music of gone by era’s. King traveled to Istanbul back in 2009 and picked up some very old LPs and to his amazement heard music that he never heard before. It was instrumental but played with total abandon. The music was from Epirus which is a remote area of northwestern Greece and southern Albania. The music was folk in nature but connected us to our ancient ancestors and changed his life forever.

Chris King traveled to this remote part of our planet. He became immersed into the culture and attended dances and festivals. He would converse with fellow musicians and talk with the local shepherds and learned much about this ancient form of musical tradition. The beauty of all this was that he was able to answer the question that had perplexed him his whole life: why do we make music?

Director/Filmmaker Paul Duane tells the story of this journey of Chris King. The title While You Live, Shine comes from the song Seikilos. Which happens to be the worlds oldest recorded piece of music. It is a transcendental for of music that is carved into a stone pillar found in Turkey.The Greeks travel to Epirus each summer to sing, dance and play as they have for centuries.

IndiePix Films brings this remarkable journey to DVD on March 17th, 2020. The quality of the DVD is fantastic. The sights and sounds are wonderfully entertaining. This is a journey back in time when people would come together to enjoy music and song. This would be a wonderful addition to your personal library and make for some interesting entertainment. This is one not to pass up.

'M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters)' DVD Review

I was able to get my hands on a DVD copy of this show and I must say it’s wonderfully done. I had my doubts at first but after watching it I was completely mesmerized. Melinda Page Hamilton stars as a single mother troubled by the actions of her son played by Bailey Edwards. Now Melinda thinks her son could be capable of murder and she goes so far as to use spy cameras all over the house to see what her son is up to.

What’s really funny about all this is that with all the school shootings and violence it’s a wonder that there aren’t more mothers or fathers in real life doing this to their homes. Now Abbey (Hamilton) doesn’t really know what she’s going to find on the film. After awhile she watches the videos only to find out that her son is plotting a school shooting. Abbey is mortified and torn between a mother’s love and the reality of what’s at stake. She finds an online “Mother’s of Monsters" web site to share the videos but what she doesn’t realize is that her son is aware of her actions. Abbey’s attempt to halt her sons actions backfires and he’s using a family secret to use against her. This in turns has mother and son against each other and leads them on a terrifying game of cat and mouse.

Indie Rights is having a world premiere of this film in Los Angeles on March 13th, 2020. They will later release a nationwide Digital HD rollout and if you have the chance you must see this one. The quality of the DVD is fantastic that I was able to view. So watch this when you can and remember this could be happening in your home.

'Temblores' DVD Review

Director Jayro Bustamante brought us a wonderful debut film 'Ixcanul' and now he has another
wonderful film titled 'Temblores'. His new film has received many awards and looks at a rather controversial subject which would be gay vs Christian morals.

A married man Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager) has to come to terms with his gay feelings. He. Ones from an Evangelical Christian community. He is a good son, a devoted father and a very caring husband. He just loves another man. Pablo returns to Guatemala City to live with his boyfriend Francisco. First though he must leave his wife and tell his ultra religious family of what he’s doing. The moment he tells his family that he is gay they are simply stunned. They don’t understand and only can think of they can get him back on the right track. When he tells his wife and immediate family they are just simply devastated. The shock waves that his announcement causes is unbelievable.

Pablo tries to live with Francisco in the city’s gay community but because of his family’s background it is not an easy task. The liberated Francisco doesn’t help matters but that’s only because he’s rather liberated in his lifestyle already and simply wants Pablo to leave all the past in the past. Pablo wants to try and mend all of his life together but his family only wants the straight Pablo back in their lives.
This personal story of two worlds coming together is very interesting as this has been happening all over the world for decades now. Families have been torn apart with members that are gay. It especially hits hard in Spanish or Latin communities that have deep ties to the Church. Times have been slowly changing for the gay community but it hasn’t been easy.

Film Movement brings this controversial drama to DVD on March 10th, 2020. The quality of the DVD is excellent. The sights and sounds are superb and the story line and acting are wonderful. This is definitely one for your personal library and it will certainly be a film that you will watch over and over.