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13 Most Beautiful... Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests DVD
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Released in conjunction with The Andy Warhol Museum, 13 Most Beautiful...Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests features 13 of Warhol's classic silent film portraits. Subjects include Nico, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, Dennis Hopper, and more. Shot between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City, the Screen Tests are presented with newly commissioned soundtracks performed by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips. This is the first ever authorized DVD release of films by Andy Warhol.

The DVD is presented in a slipcovered hardbound package. DVD extras include a behind-the-scenes documentary on the live production of the 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests performances, and a video interview with Dean & Britta about Andy Warhol, the music and the project. The booklet includes brief biographies of the Screen Test subjects, liner notes from the Warhol Museum's Thomas Sokolowski, Geralyn Huxley, and Ben Harrison and notes on the music from Dean Wareham.

The Limited Edition version is also available by clicking here.

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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell DVD
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WILD COMBINATION is director Matt Wolf's visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is being embraced by new and ever growing audiences. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators, including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg to tell this poignant and important story.

The DVD includes 65 minutes of extras include:
- Rare archival footage of two full-length performances, "Soon to be Innocent Fun / Let's See" (1985) and "Calling All Kids" (1989)
- Allen Ginsberg: A Memorial for Arthur Russel (1992)
- 1970 recording of an audicassette letter sent from Arthur in San Francisco to this parents.
- Tribute performances of Russell's songs by Jens Lekman, Verity Susman from Electrelane, Joel Gibb from Hidden Cameras, and Arthur's Landing (featuring members of Modern Lovers, Joyce Bowden and Steven Hall).

For more information and screenings visit: http://www.arthurrussellmovie.com.

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You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story DVD + CD
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DVD + CD set includes the acclaimed film and the out-of-print 1977 Album.

Championed by the likes of Beck and Matt Groening and obsessed over by record collectors, Wilson's 1977 album is widely considered one of the most unique and personal musical statements of the 70s. "...a wonderful, odd album, combining elements of pop, proto new wave, jazz, avant-garde composition and electronic music, alternately sweet and angst ridden, about the women in his life and his fantasies" - NY Times. Inspired by the 2002 re-issue, director Michael Wolk filmed this documentary - a look at the fascinating yet bittersweet life of one of the most cherished seminal underground avant-rock musicians. DVD comes packaged with the newly re-issued 1977 album of the same name

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Helvetica - Directed by Gary Hustwit DVD
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Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

"Like its seemingly neutral Swiss-born subject, the film says a great deal without raising its voice, lending wit and grace to an inquiry regarding the way a medium, a squiggle or the precise space between two letters affects a million different messages and a billion different eyeballs. The real achievement of the picture, though, is the way it sharpens your eye in general and makes connections between form and content, and between art and life. By rounding up a great group of eloquent obsessives eager to explain their feelings about a font, Hustwit has come up with 80 unexpectedly blissful minutes."
- Chicago Tribune

"Funny to think that a font movie would have the potential to restore one's faith in art and its myriad meanings, but it does."
- Minneapolis City Pages

"With beautiful cinematography, a kickass soundtrack, and one delightfully quotable interview after another, this little doc about a font is truly a work of art."
- Austin Chronicle

Format: NTSC
Region: 1, 3, 4, & 5

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This is the Region 1 Version of the DVD, for the Region 2 Version, please go here.

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Helvetica Blu-ray Disc
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This is the Blu-ray high definition version of the acclaimed documentary.

Helvetica is the feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface, which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007, as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day.

Helvetica was filmed entirely in high definition. Blu-ray is the best way to experience the acclaimed documentary that has surprised and delighted so many fans around the world.

Presented in a 1.78:1 Widescreen format, the disc inlcudes 96 minutes of bonus footage and interviews, English and German subtitles.

Region-Free, for viewing anywhere in the world.

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Wasted Orient – A film about Joyside DVD
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WASTED ORIENT is the story of Beijing punk rock band JOYSIDE and their first tour in a country not exactly ready for rock n' roll. Obsessed with Johnny Thunders and the philosophies of American punk, Joyside decide to spread their beer-soaked message of apathy across the countryside, filming every minute of it. The boys share their views of a bleak modern China through interviews in public toilets, countless binge drinking sessions, and in their songs ("I Don't Care About Society!" "I Wanna Piss Around You!"). Director Kevin Fritz captures an equally hilarious and uncompromising view inside a Chinese subculture through a group of silly, sloppy and hopeless punks, outsiders in their own country.

Born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kevin Fritz got his start editing tractor maintainance videos and applied for an overseas scholarship as a joke, ending up at China's prestigious Peking University to study Chinese. He met Joyside in 2003 and began filming their tour that same year.

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Radio On DVD - Directed by Chris Petit
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Director Chris Petit’s 1979 post-punk classic RADIO ON was one of the most striking feature debuts in British cinema. Co-produced by Wim Wenders and featuring Sting’s first screen performance, RADIO ON captured the lurking disenchantment of British youth during the Thatcher era.

Filmed in stark black and white by Martin Schafer (Wenders’ brilliant cinematographer) and driven by a startling soundtrack, Petit’s anti-road movie follows a London DJ (David Beames) as he travels to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother. It offers a compelling and even mythic vision of late 1970’s England.

Soundtrack includes David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Robert Fripp, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich,, The Rumour and Devo.

Extras include:

Radio On Remix: Christopher Petit revisits locations from the film 20 years later, with sound design from Bruce Gilbert (Wire).
Booklet featuring still and liner notes from British film critic Sukhdev Sandhu

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HIGH TECH SOUL - The Creation of Techno Music DVD
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High Tech Soul is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit's economic downturn didn't stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown.

Featuring in-depth interviews with many of the world's best exponents of the artform, High Tech Soul focuses on the creators of the genre -- Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson -- and looks at the relationships and personal struggles behind the music. Artists like Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Eddie Fowlkes and a host of others explain why techno, with its abrasive tones and resonating basslines, could not have come from anywhere but Detroit.

With classic anthems such as Rhythim Is Rhythim's "Strings of Life" and Inner City's "Good Life," High Tech Soul celebrates the pioneers, the promoters and the city that spawned a global phenomenon.

SOUNDTRACK INCLUDES: Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin, Eddie Fowlkes, Aux 88, Lou from Scan 7, Matthew Dear and more!

DVD FEATURES: Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, and Bonus Interviews.

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WE JAM ECONO - The Story of The Minutemen - 2-Disc DVD
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Release Date: June 27th, 2006

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Two-Disc DVD Set with Over 5 Hours of Interviews, Live Performances and Archival Footage!

WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN is a feature-length documentary on the too-brief life of one of the most revered, intriguing, and inspired bands of the early ‘80s. At the heart of their story is the immeasurable personal and musical bond between bassist Mike Watt and singer and guiatrist D. Boon. Childhood friends, their unbridled creativity and political views were the foundation of this groundbreaking band which refused to be categorized as Punk.

The film weaves together personal tales from Watt and drummer George Hurley with archival interview footage of the band and rare live performances. New interviews with over 50 musicians, artists, journalists, and friends help tell the Minutemen story, from their humble beginnings in the harbor town of San Pedro, California, to the tragic 1985 death of D. Boon in a highway accident in the Arizona desert.

DISC 1:
- Feature “We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen” (90min)
- Original music videos for: “This Ain't No Picnic” “Ack Ack Ack Ack” and “King of the Hill”
- 19 Deleted Scenes and Interviews
- Uncut Bard College Interview (56min)
- English Subtitles for the hearing impaired

DISC 2:
62 live songs from three full performances:
- The Starwood Los Angeles, CA - November 18th, 1980
(Includes multi-angle feature)
- 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. - 1984
- Acoustic Blowout (Cable Access Show) - Hollywood, CA - 1985
- 16-page booklet with full color photos, flyers, filmmaker notes and liner notes by David Rees, creator of Get Your War On.

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Kill The Moonlight DVD/CD
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Slacker cult-classic from 1994 available for the first time in the US on DVD, with bonus soundtrack CD featuring rare Beck songs.
"I'm a driver, I'm a winner, things are gonna change, I can feel it." - Chance from KTM

A twisted mid-90s comedy disguised as a 1970s drive-in film, KILL THE MOONLIGHT is the story of Chance--fish hatchery worker, toxic waste cleaner and aspiring racecar driver, whose goal in life is to fix up his Camaro and follow his dreams of championship glory. Director Steven Hanft captures the West Coast slacker vibe with laconic pacing, bizarre humor and a stock-car-racing hero, who also happened to provide the inspiration behind Beck's 1994 hit, "Loser." Samples from the film appeared in the song, and clips from the film were part of the "Loser" video, also directed by Hanft.

The DVD includes a recent interview with the director and is packaged with the long out-of-print original soundtrack CD including 3 exclusive Beck songs and 3 previously unreleased tracks by the band Loser, featuring Beck and Steve Hanft.

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Saint Etienne presents FINISTERRE – A film about London by Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans
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Finisterre is a film about London that takes us on a journey from the suburbs to the heart of the city, with a mesmerizing score by dance music pioneers Saint Etienne. The city has long been a source of influence, stimulation and curiosity for the band, and the film is a poignant ‘psycho-geographical’ drama that celebrates the English capital in all its seediness and glory. Exploring the dreams the city holds for so many alongside the reality of urban life, the result is an extraordinary record of London today.

The film was originally conceived as a visual accompaniment to the Saint Etienne album of the same name, but soon evolved into something altogether more substantial. It became an entirely independent project that took shape through its unique development. Sequences were projected as live visuals behind the band on their Finisterre tour, and the completed film has played to festival and cinema audiences worldwide.

DVD Extras:

- Seven Saint Etienne tour visual sequences
- Commentary with the filmmakers and Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne.
- Contributor biographies
- Booklet containing London photography and essays inspired by the film by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley, London’s mayor Ken Livingstone, author Michael Bracewell, and journalists Pete Paphides, Sukhdev Sandhu and Gail O'Hara.

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Guided By Voices - The Electrifying Conclusion – DVD
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The final Guided By Voices concert filmed live at The Metro, Chicago New Years Eve 2004.

Order your copy of this legendary concert, get 20% off.

A definitive record of one of the greatest bands in indie rock, THE ELECTRIFYING CONCLUSION is a chronicle of the last four hours of GUIDED BY VOICES. The film captures GUIDED BY VOICES' final concert at Chicago's Metro on New Year's Eve 2004 - sixty-three songs - completely uncut. Excitement and nostalgia emanating from both the band and audience throughout the memorable evening are powerfully captured here in fantastic performances of both standard GBV tunes and special, seldom-played classics.

The DVD includes over 20 minutes of extras including 4 live songs from 1994 and footage of Bob Pollard recording demos for Half Smiles of the Decomposed.

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