Documentary

Paul McCartney Documentary The Love We Make on DVD

Posted by Tammy on Dec 7, 2011 in Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Music | 44 comments

PAUL McCARTNEY DOCUMENTARY

THE LOVE WE MAKE

It was one of the most emotional documentaries ever aired on the Showtime Cable Network. Now, for the first time, fans will have a chance to own The Love We Make, a look back at Sir Paul McCartney and his efforts to plan and perform a benefit

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon DVD

Posted by Tammy on Nov 28, 2011 in Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Music | 42 comments

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon was released on November 1, 2011.  This Universal Studios Home Entertainment documentary was directed by Andrew Eastel and produced by David Gest.

Available on Blu-ray and DVD. See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like

BBC’s ‘The Royal Wedding – William & Catherine’ DVD Giveaway

Posted by Tammy on May 27, 2011 in Documentary, DVD | 58 comments

On May 24^th, 2011, BBC released The Royal Wedding-William & Catherine, and if you didn’t get a chance to view the nuptials (or you want to watch them again and again!) now you can.  The DVD includes the entire ceremony plus it features official BBC before and after wedding coverage.

There is also a bonus feature “William and Kate: A Royal Engagement,” which tells the story of William and Kate from the family and friends of the couple.

If you are charmed by the Royal family or just like a fairy-tale romance and wedding then you’ll want to have this DVD on your shelf.

You can purchase this DVD at BBC’s online store or Amazon.com.

One reader will receive The Royal Wedding – William & Catherine DVD from BBC.

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment letting me know you would like to win.  You can enter daily.

Open to US Residents ages 18+, ends June 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Winner will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. By entering this giveaway you are stating that you have read my **Privacy/Rules statements and agree to them.

Win a Justin Bieber: Never Say Never DVD!

Posted by Tammy on May 13, 2011 in Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Music, Pop | 0 comments

When I told my niece that I was getting the Never Say Never DVD to review (and subsequently it would be hers for the watching), I had to hold the phone about three feet away from my ear because that preteen was shrieking so loud.  Bieber is her favorite music artist.

She loves all his songs and Never Say Never is at the top of her list she says.  According to her ‘this is a must have DVD’ .   She said “Auntie, even you might become a Belieber when you watch it”!  I must say I was most impressed by the Concert Dance-Off bonus feature which was very entertaining.

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (DVD/Blu-ray Combo) debuts on Blu-ray/DVD Combo and DVD today (Friday, May 13, 2011), from Paramount Home Entertainment.

If you live under a rock, and have no idea who Justin Bieber is…

JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never follows Bieber’s journey from his early years to his rise from break-out internet sensation to global superstar, culminating in a sold-out show at the famed Madison Square Garden.  Incorporating personal home footage that chronicles Bieber’s prodigious talent from early childhood, the film also features all-star musical performers.

Watch the “Hair Cut clip” from Never Say Never below which is a bonus feature on the DVD!

As a special bonus for Justin Bieber’s devoted fans, Paramount Home Entertainment is creating 500 Purple Tickets that will be randomly inserted into JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never Blu-ray and DVD packages.  Lucky recipients of the Purple Tickets can redeem them for a 5×7 film cell personally signed by Justin Bieber and an exclusive t-shirt.

One reader will win their own copy of the DVD release of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. To enter, just fill out the form below with your name and e-mail address.
You can enter daily.

Open to US Residents ages 18+, ends May 19, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Winner will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. By entering this giveaway you are stating that you have read my **Privacy/Rules statements and agree to them.

3 Reasons to Watch Human Planet on Blu-ray DVD

Posted by Tammy on May 6, 2011 in Blu-ray, Documentary, Documentary TV, DVD, TV | 2 comments

1. The Cinematography – This series is exceptional already in the way the filmmakers captured the beauty of the Earth we live on, but you will want to “Own it on Blu-ray” because it is simply magnificent viewing the HD quality of the show.

2. It Will Change Your Worldview – Nothing will make you feel tiny in your geographic location quicker than watching this series.  The sheer immersion that it gives you into other cultures and landscapes is as close as you are going to get to experiencing it yourself.  Your entire view of this planet and the way we as humans interact with it will be altered.  Human Planet shows people living with the planet in a way we just don’t.  You see the humanity in them, you feel their humanity, and your perspective shifts.

3. It Will Make You Realize Humans are Patient, Strong and Innovative – And that includes you and me.  Watching fishermen in the Philippines diving to catch fish using diesel powered air compressors and garden hoses to stay underwater will make you shiver. A group of women lead a caravan of camels across the desert to find water (with no modern day GPS equipment), using just the sand dunes and stars to guide them to small remote well.  I am in awe of these people.

John Hurt narrates this illuminating documentary, although peppered within are sub-titles when native dialects are spoken.

Human Planet a BBC/Discovery Channel co-production is available now on DVD and Blu-ray (April 26 Release Date) in stores and online.  It includes all 8 episodes from the original UK broadcast version, as well as the episode, Cities, which is exclusive to the DVD and Blu-ray.  Additionally the DVD sets take viewers deeper in the heart of Human Planet with its set of ten Behind the Lens “making of” bonus features, and exclusive to Blu-ray a further “making of” feature called Zanskar, accessible via BD-Live.  You can also check out the official site www.HumanPlanetBlog.com.

I expected something wholly different than what I watched on the Human Planet Blu-ray DVDs.  I thought I would be watching a pretty documentary with an evolutionary agenda base.  Rather I was entranced by these amazing stories of people, not so different than me, using their skills and wits to survive in places that those of us watching in our homes could just not imagine being in.

The filmography of this series is burned upon not just your eyes, but your mind and heart, proving that the planet and the people on it are vast and different – yet despite that so similar, as we all have the same needs no matter who we are or where we live.

I can’t say this feeling will be with me all the time, but when I’m grinding through my day ticked off because my remote control won’t work, I hope to bring myself back, watch Human Planet and locate that humanity once again.

**I received a Blu-ray DVD set of the show to review. I received no financial compensation. All opinions are my own.**

The Grandfathers–DVD Review

Posted by Tammy on Apr 8, 2011 in Documentary, DVD | 1 comment

Being the child of a missionary isn’t an easy road.  Being the grandson of what is likely one of the most famous missionaries might be even more difficult, especially when you never even got a chance to meet him.

From a very young child I knew the story of Nate Saint and Jim Elliot and the other missionaries who accompanied them to the bank of the river in Ecuador, where the Waodani tribe speared them to death.  I attended conferences where Elisabeth Elliot spoke and read Through the Gates of Splendor.  As an adult I related to all that I knew, through the movie End of the Spear.  So I was very intrigued to watch “The Grandfathers” a documentary made about Jesse Saint and the legacy his grandfather Nate Saint and great-aunt Rachel left him with the Auca Indians.

Imagine being in high school and having your parents tell you you’re moving to the jungles of the Amazon.  Not just that, but you’re moving into the community of the people who speared your grandfather to death?

It’s then that you realize that the world is much bigger than you are, and that’s just what Jesse Saint finds out as he lives among the Waodani people, and finds the three men that murdered his grandfather, are in fact just as much family to him as his flesh and blood.

Jim Hanon and Mart Green create a 1 hour documentary that is artistically done, and shares a story that spans four generations, tying together cultures and families in a way that only the love of God could do.  Learn how the son of a stained glass window maker changes the lives of not just his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but also the families of the people who killed him on a beach.

B and B Media provided me with a review copy of this DVD.