'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In Concert' DVD Review

The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame has for decades entertaining us each year with new inductees. Groups and individuals who haven’t been together for years will come together and play for the fans and let us enjoy their music that we have enjoyed for most of our lives. This 11 DVD collection includes groups like Simon and Garfunkel, U2, Metallica, Rush, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Electric Light Orchestra , and many more. You also have individuals like Alice Cooper, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Cat Stevens, James Taylor and Ringo Starr just to name a few.

Here is the bottom line on these 11 DVD’s you will have over 160 out of this world performances of 30 hours of legendary Rock and Roll. The years that are featured are 2010-2017. Included in this package is also the 25th anniversary concert of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Which has been called a fans dream of all star performances.

Each year we look forward to this show so we can honor artists who have been there for us with their music as we grew up and became adults. Not only do you get the performances you will also receive some memorable induction ceremonies. Like when Ringo Starr is inducted it is Paul McCartney who does the induction and if you don’t remember these two men were part of the Beatles the British group that were a major part of Rock and Roll of the 1960’s.

Time Life brings us this collection of Rock and Roll history to us on DVD on September 10th, 2019. The quality of the DVDs are excellent and the sights and sounds are so perfect you actually feel as if you are part of the audience. This is definitely a collection of Rock and Roll history that you will want to add to that personal library. So don’t waste any time and pick this one up quick. Enjoy.

'Cassandro, The Exotico' DVD Review

Saúl Armendariz was born May 20th, 1970 in El Paso, Texas. He spent most of his youth traveling from El Paso to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico which is where his family originated from. Saúl is not a big man and only stands 5foot 5 1/2 inches tall. He only weighs 170 lbs but he is one of the most flamboyant wrestlers around. At an early age he knew he was gay. He comes from a family that every Sunday morning his family was seated in the pew of his local church and every Sunday night they would be seated watching the local wrestling matches.

Saúl would join the Lucha Libre which is the Mexican wrestling and is known for its free styling wrestling. The Lucha Libre wrestlers all wear masks and it’s a major draw when a match is set up to unmask one of the teams.

Saúl took the wrestling name 'Cassandro The Exotico' and for years was noted for his flamboyance and his kicks which would bring the match to an end. He does not hide his being gay and actually has made it pay off for him. He has won the MWA World Welterweight Championship as well as the UWA World Lightweight Championship.

Director Marie Losier takes us on an interesting look at the life of one of professional wrestling’s most flamboyant and does it on 16mm film. Saúl has completed his wrestling career but continues to dazzle us with other larger than life activities.

Film Movement brings this documentary to DVD on September 17th,2019. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are superb. This is definitely one for that personal library and will make you want to watch it over and over. So enjoy the life of Saúl Armendariz also known as CassandroThe Exotico and his career as one of the most openly gay flamboyant wrestlers to date.

'The Mad Adventures Of Rabbi Jacob' DVD Review

Victor Pivert  (Louis de Funes) is a French factory owner. He’s married but his wife believes he is in love with another woman. Victor’s wife is a dentist and is working on their daughter's upcoming marriage. Now, Victor is a very bigoted sort of guy and when you see him you question if anyone would want to marry him. The only thing he really has going for him is that he owns a factory and has money. One day Victor finds himself taken hostage by Mohammed Larbi Slimane (Claude Giraud). Mohammed is an Arab rebel leader who feels he can make a buck off of Victor. Problems arise though when Arab assassins from Mohammed’s homeland and the police come after the pair. The police think Victor is a murderer and the Arabs think Mohammed has turned on them. This all turns hilarious when the two begin wearing rabbis the outfits. They believe they can hide from both groups dressed up like rabbis. Victor poses as Rabbi Jacob a well thought of man who has come back to visit France for the first time in 30 years. Rabbi Jacob has lived in The United States all these years  and the neighborhood is filled with glee in his return.

This film was made in 1973 and is a cult classic that is a riot to watch. So with all the confusion Victor still has to be able to give his beloved daughter away in marriage. What makes this even funnier is that Rabbi Jacob (Marcel Dario) actually returns to France thus making this even more hilarious.

Film Movement brings this wonderful film to Blu-Ray on September 10th, 2019. The quality of the Blu-Ray is excellent and the sights and sounds are exquisite. This wonderful comedy will be an awesome addition to that personal library. So sit back and enjoy.

'The Third Wife' DVD Review

At the age of 14, May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My)  has arrived at the home of Hung (Le Vu Long) to become 'TheThird Wife'. Our story takes place in Vietnam during the 19th century. May comes to terms with her situation when she learns early on that the only way for her to have any sort of status in the house is that she must become a woman very quickly. In other words, Hung wants a male child and it doesn’t matter which wife gives it to him. May quickly learns how to seduce Hung and she does become pregnant which does give her some status in the home.

A problem arises when young May becomes attracted to the second wife Xuan (Mai Thu Huong Maya). Now remember this is rural Vietnam during the 19th century gay rights have not become a reality yet and this love affair could be very dangerous. May realizes she could play it safe and have Hung’s child and live quietly and safe or continue her affair and possibly die. Personal freedom is not something that comes easy during the 19th century Vietnam.

The story is intriguing to say the least. The quality of the DVD is excellent. Film Movement brings this beautiful story of questionable love to DVD on September 10th, 2019. The quality of the DVD is wonderful and the sights and sounds are superb. Vietnam has some beautiful scenery and it shines in this movie. This movie is definitely a must see. You will want to add it to your personal library and you don’t want to waste any time. You will watch this story over and over.

Gun Control: Mind Over Matter

In the last decade this country has seen many mass shootings and after each shooting the federal government has said they will tackle the issue of gun control and universal background checks. Now, with two mass shootings earlier this month that took the lives of some thirty plus innocent victims the government still has done nothing. The Congress has been on summer break and the President went on vacation while families have been holding funerals for their loved ones.

There are those that say that simply having universal background checks will do nothing to curb the violence. That is probably true. A person wanting to purchase a weapon only has to find someone who wants to sell a gun and pay the money for it. Coming from a family that attended gun shows some fourteen or fifteen weekends a year, I was privy to gun sales without background checks all the time. Even when my father opened the gun shop we had to run background checks with all our gun sales, but that didn’t stop individuals from buying guns from someone else.

The idea of gun control by taking certain weapons off the street is also something that has been talked about for many years. The AR-15 that was used in one of the last mass shootings is usually sold as a single shot semi-automatic weapon, yet all you have to do is change one piece on the weapon and you have an automatic gun that can kill many. Some individuals like to take this gun hunting which makes the sport of hunting a thing of the past. The animal simply doesn’t have a chance.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not recalled Congress, will not do so, and once again nothing will be done about these issues. The President simply talked with the head of the NRA gun lobby. All that came out of that meeting was universal background checks has been taken off the table. So, once again money talks and bullshit walks.

The one thing that no one wants to address is that it takes a finger to pull the trigger of these guns. Maybe just maybe, we should be looking at the mental health problems that these people are suffering from and addressing that issue. This country doesn’t look at the mental health issues that plagues us and take care of that problem. So, for now, many people will die due to the neglect of our leaders into finally addressing the issues that might stop the violence.

'Martin Clunes’ Islands Of America' DVD Review

Martin Clunes is traveling again and this time he is going around to the Islands of America. He first travels to Hawaii and gives us some firsthand destruction by Hawaii’s wonderful volcanoes. The amazing footage is so awesome that you will pause the DVD and rewind and watch it over and over. Martin stays with the pacific theme and travels to Alaska and shows us some amazing film of the local bear population. After leaving Alaska he heads down Washington States remotest Islands  Martin will then travel to California’s Channel Islands. These secluded Islands have some of the largest Seal and Sea lions populations off the California coasts. The west coast of the United States have some of the most beautiful scenery you could ever want to see. What makes this even more enjoyable is being entertained by Martin Clunes.

Clunes travels to the East Coast of the United States and starts off in Puertot Rico. He travels round the area and entertains us with one good ole fashioned Salsa dancing. Clunes travels to the mainland and stops off at Roanoke Island   where some of the first Europeans settled in the United States. For the longest time the original colony had been lost. Clunes then heads north to Chincoteague  and enjoys watching some wild ponies swim and play. Clunes will eventually end his travels to the Islands off the New England coasts. This is where some of our Presidents like to go and play when they have a little time off.

Martin Clunes travels up and down the coasts of the United States and shows us some of the most beautiful scenery one can imagine. We get to see some of the most amazing wildlife and talk with the local historians of their respective areas.

The DVD quality is wonderful and the sights and sounds are exquisite. Acorn brings this amazing show to DVD on September 3rd, 2019. So add this wonderful show to that personal library and enjoy some of the best travels on film you will ever see.

'Pixelia' DVD Review

Kumar (Sanal Aman) had been working in Kochi as a young corporate executive. He turned 30 and began to think that their has to be more to life than being a suit. So he took a job as an Uber driver and began to live his dream as an artist. His first work was a graphic novel he titled Pixelia. One day a transgender woman named Mandakini (Gowri Savithri) jumped into his cab and Kumar didn’t know what hit him. The two hit it off almost immediately. They would spend the rest of the day together discussing each other’s life. Kumar would talk about his novel. Mandakini would open up to Kumar about her desire to adopt a child. Kumar would come to realize that he was queer and that it didn’t bother him.  The two would come to realize that it would not be easy living together in a relationship that for an Indian couple is not of the norm.

India is not one of the country’s who has a large queer lifestyle and to have a couple where one is a transgender  is not of the norm.  The story is of love between two consenting adults and all the extra baggage should mean nothing at all. If only that was true. We live in a judge mental society and sometimes it’s tough just trying to get by  day-by day.

IndiePix Films brings this alternative love story to DVD on August 27th, 2019. The quality of the DVD is excellent and the sights and sounds are exquisite. The movie was made on what some would call a shoestring budget. Writer-Director Ratheesh Ravindran and 'Pixelia' would be his debut film. This will be an excellent addition to your personal library and you will enjoy it over and over.