{"id":9823,"date":"2015-12-31T05:30:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=9823"},"modified":"2015-12-05T18:12:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T18:12:10","slug":"best-of-2015-video-dvd-andor-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/31\/best-of-2015-video-dvd-andor-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2015: Video (DVD and\/or Blu-ray)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It takes a good bit more time and effort to screen a DVD or Blu-ray than it does to check out an album. With the latter, I can let the CD or record spin while I’m doing something else (I can multitask to some degree), but the former requires sitting in a comfortable chair, watching the video, and doing little else. Time is precious. As a result, I don’t review nearly as many video releases as I do audio recordings. So if a video even makes it onto my to-be-screened list, that’s some kind of a recommendation in and of itself. But even among the relatively short list of videos I screened in 2015, five stick in my mind as the most noteworthy.<\/p>\n

\"ill_be_me\"<\/p>\n

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me<\/b><\/i><\/a>
\nPop superstar and session legend Glen Campbell<\/b> was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease a few years back. How he and his family bravely dealt with that reality is the subject of this deeply moving motion picture. I spoke with his wife Kim Campbell<\/b> about the film and more.<\/p>\n

\"heaven_adores_you\"<\/p>\n

Elliott Smith: Heaven Adores You<\/b><\/i><\/a>
\nMost casual music fans don’t even know about the late Elliott Smith<\/b>; if they do, it’s through his soundtrack work for the film Good Will Hunting<\/i>. But his career \u2013 cut tragically short \u2013 was filled with melancholic gems. This non-exploitative look at his life and work is a wonderful, thoughtful film.<\/p>\n

\"scarred_but_smarter\"<\/p>\n

Scarred But Smarter: Life N Times of Drivin N Cryin<\/b><\/i><\/a>
\nAtlanta-based Kevn Kinney<\/b><\/a> has had quite the musical career already, and he’s not done yet. This film is among the best of its kind, teaching a valuable lesson without hitting the viewer over the head about it.<\/p>\n

\"zappa_roxy\"<\/p>\n

Frank Zappa \u2013 <\/b>Roxy: The Movie<\/b><\/i><\/a>
\nOn the classic live album Roxy and Elsewhere<\/i>, one can hear Frank Zappa<\/b> tell the audience, \u201cWatch Ruth<\/b> [Underwood<\/b>]. All through this film…\u201d But the concert film that should have accompanied the audio never came out. Until now. It was worth the wait.<\/p>\n

\"sinatra_all\"<\/p>\n

Frank Sinatra: All or Nothing At All<\/b><\/i><\/a>
\nOl’ Blue Eyes, The Chairman of the Board, The Voice. You name it, it’s Frank Sinatra<\/b>. On the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of his birth, the man gets the biopic he deserves. Simply must-see.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year! There’s lots on the flipside in 2016. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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