The Band Wagon (2-DVD Special Edition)

The Band Wagon (2-DVD Special Edition)
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Format:  DVD  (2 Discs)
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 52 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 15, 2005
  • Originally Released: 1953
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Entertainment Reviews:

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,680
Rating: 4/4 -- Sorry, the beloved "Singin' in the Rain" isn't the finest of the legendary MGM musicals. "The Band Wagon'' has better music, better dances, better direction, more lavish sets and costumes and a wittier script (by the same writers). Full Review
New York Post
Apr 11, 2015
On the whole it's one of the best musicals ever made. Full Review
Combustible Celluloid
Apr 18, 2005
Rating: A+ -- Widely considered one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, Vincent Minnelli's "The Band Wagon" connects a jumble of comedic backstage Broadway shenanigans with mix-matched show tunes via Fred Astaire's impeccable dance routines. Full Review
ColeSmithey.com
Sep 16, 2015
Rating: 3/4 -- While not as perceptive -- or hilarious -- as 1952's Singin' in the Rain in its skewering of backstage shenanigans among artists, it offers plenty of choice observations. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Mar 4, 2015
Fred Astaire is very amusing....Former stage designer Minnelli nails every theatreland joke...
Sight and Sound
Jul 1, 2005
The musical becomes a frenetic meditation on pop art versus high art, coming down hard on the side of the former. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Jan 1, 2000
A love song for the narcissistic, and theater people are sure to eat up the film, commentary, extras, and first rate DVD packaging. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Mar 14, 2005

Product Description:

Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter, down and out in Hollywood, decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately, the simple hoofer discovers that a pretentious director has control of the project, and that instead of good humor, happy songs and a tapping chorus line, there'll be lengthy speeches, heavy drama and lots of deep soul-searching. Even worse, Tony's expected to dance with a classical ballerina! Thanks to the massive egos of everyone involved, the play, to no one's surprise, lays an egg. But now Tony takes charge, and he's out to prove the show must go on -- his way! Some of the dazzling Astaire dance numbers include "Triplets," "Girl Hunt," "Dancing in the Dark" and "That's Entertainment."

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  • UPC: 012569675346
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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