Band of the Hand

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Band of the Hand was executive-produced by Miami Vice creator Michael Mann, but this violent relic of the '80s begs for a smarter script and Mann's directorial flair. Instead it's got TV's "Starsky"--Paul Michael Glaser--seemingly asleep at the wheel, barely controlling a rainbow coalition of bad actors as punky Florida jailbirds, given a second chance when they're dropped into the treacherous everglades and whipped into a crack unit of urban warriors by a gruff marine (Stephen Lang) who supervises their juvenile "reform." One of the reluctant recruits has a girlfriend (fresh-faced newcomer Lauren Holly) who's tied up with local drug lords (Larry Fishburne, James Remar), and the inevitable showdown offers guerilla warfare in pastel shades. Wretched dialogue and lackluster action don't stop this from being a Vice-like guilty pleasure, populated by garishly costumed stereotypes and ending like the pilot for a TV series that never happened. Even the DVD liner notes admit the movie is "infamous"; accepted on those terms, it's a hoot. --Jeff Shannon

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On the street the fools rule....!.......2007-08-09

I first saw this film about 20 years ago and for several years it was my favorite movie. When I first saw this movie, I was a young leader in the military with people of similiar backgrounds (in general) as those portrayed in the movie; as a result, I've always been a fan of the long lost team building program like movies. Outside of all that though, this is a fun movie to watch. It's a classic 80's Miami Vice type movie complete with flashy clothes, fast cars and of course, lots of drugs. And Bob Dylan's title song; as do so many of his songs, stays with you forever. What sets this movie apart from so many similiar films of that era is that the characters eventually learn to battle across their cultural differences and prove that they're capable of learning and implementing the lessons of committment. "All for one and one for all." Bravo!

Band Of The Hand.......2007-05-27

Great movie for a Miami Vice fan. All the elements are there.
Hated that this copy was formated for the small screen, I'm a widescreen fan!!!

A MUST HAVE MOVIE!!!

THIS MOVIE IS WAY TOO BIG.......2004-03-24

I had only seen this movie as kid until I ordered the dvd, after watching the movie, all i have to say is joe the swamp indian is way too big and the fashion sense that carlos had at the age of seventeen, like i mean that green jacket, off the hook. Nestor is the man flaring chach and pulling power moves on a sixteen year old girl listening to shreikback. Michael Mann is on fire and Philip Michael Glaser was WAY TOO BIG!!!! Or Yay The Lover

Finally, on DVD........2004-02-21

One of the many movies I thought worthwhile, but unavailable on DVD.

Until now...

Glad to see "Band of the Hand" is finally out. Far from a perfect film, it captures a bit of those heady 1980s in a time capsule.

I saw this film when it originally came out - one of the few who did - and I've always refered it to friends as Miami Vice's "What I Did on Summer Vacation" movie.

Now, if we can only get the Miami Vice series out on DVD...

Great 80's time capsule even if it's not great.......2003-12-04

Band of the Hand is one of those movies that you can watch as a time capsule of teen-focused films of the 1980's. Rather than focus on the angst of upper middle class kids and their love lives, Band of the Hand looks at the criminal element of the era. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky and Hutch) and produced by Michael Mann (Miami Vice), this film is more visual than visceral. The premise is only slightly realistic (and only more recently so, as rehab programs vaguely similar have cropped up in the 90's), but it's fun to watch.
The characters are sinister bad boys, but not so much so that you can't love them. There's the drop dead handsome drug dealer, a new wave looking kid who committed patricide (but only because the guy beat his mother and sister), two gang members (one Puerto Rican and one black), and a rough uneducated car thief.
We see these boys commit their crimes and then get busted - all done in a very Miami Vice sort of way. They are all relegated to a new experimental rehab program that involves them surviving on their own in the everglades. If they graduate (which you know they will) they'll move into a really rough area of Miami and learn to live in the city.

Not only do these boys succeed, they do so with flying colors. Rehab is a wonderful thing! This is obviously a liberal conscience at work - none the less it is fun to watch.

I won't spoil the film (because I do enjoy the film even if it is trite and overly empathetic to the characters), but suffice it to say there is a lot of excitement and eventually - intrigue and action in this film.

My complaint is that the film is very uneven. It seems to be bits of several films stuck together. There's a sense of a three act play at work - and the third act is where the fun is.

The acting is good and the interaction of the young and older actors is believable, even if the script is silly.

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The happy hysteria--or total insanity--that was Beatlemania is brilliantly evoked in this charming, entertaining 1978 movie from director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) and executive producer Steven Spielberg. It's February 1964. The Fab Four are making their first trip to America, and four Jersey girls (plus a couple of reluctant boys) are determined to get face to face with them--at their hotel, at their historic appearance on Ed Sullivan's TV show, or otherwise. They do so with varying degrees of success, and in ways that are amusing and clever, as are the depictions of the Beatles themselves (the real Fabs appear only in archival footage; in the film, their stand-ins are seen only from the back, from the waist down, and so on). Best of all, the soundtrack is filled with actual Beatle music. This one's an unexpected treat. --Sam Graham

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Not bad but could have been better........2007-06-05

I remembered seeing this movie on cable a few years back and while browsing the aisles of my video store I was happy to see it on DVD. The movie is entertaining on many levels, it captures a pretty descent mood of the times and all the Beatle music in the movie helps as well. I liked seeing Murray The K, the New York Disc Jockey who was called "the 5th Beatle" in the movie. What I didn't like was the language in the movie, it's too bad that a movie that is supposed to capture an innocent time in our memories was filled with lots of bad language, had they changed that it could have been a great family movie.

The Beatles are back!!!.......2007-03-09

For those who were around when Beatlemania exploded in America, a flood of memories will come back to you when you see this movie. Anyone who was interested as to what it was like back in the early 60's when The Beatles landed, this is a perfect movie to buy. I must warn you, it has an `R' rating. When I saw it on TV, it was watered down. The movie has been totally restored, and the sound track is fantastic. The four people hired to portray The Beatles in the movie do an excellent job bringing the Fab Four to the screen. The ending performance is priceless. To see Will Jordan impersonating Ed Sullivan again makes this movie a perfect addition to your movie collection. If you love The Beatles, you will definitely love this movie.

BEATLE FEST.......2007-01-17

IF YOU ARE A BEATLE FAN THIS IS A MUST SEE. ITS FUN AND THE MUSIC CAN'T BE BEAT

Why isn't this on DVD ?.......2006-08-02

Especially being a Robert Zemeckis film.
Well, what are you waiting for ?

Eddie Deezen - why isn't this guy a big(ger) star ?

I'm still waiting for "American Hot Wax" on DVD - and this is a close second.

I can't watch VHS anymore - who can ?

Relive the glory days of Beatlemania!.......2005-09-15

Take a quick trip back to 1964. The place is New York City and the setting is the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. That halcyon time of innocence and gaity, screaming mobs of female (and male) fans and that paragon of early TV, Ed Sullivan, who brought entertainment into the lives of ordinary Americans every Sunday Night. Six teenagers from New Jersey descend upon New York City to meet their idols, the Beatles. It is a bit wild, very funny and sometimes poignant.

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Could have better picture
No DVD review yet for this release? I can't believe it, amazon ...

Rush: A Show of Hands
Starring: Rush
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B000MR8SMS
Release Date: 2007-05-01

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DVD Track Listing
1. Intro / The Big Money
2. Marathon
3. Turn The Page
4. Prime Mover
5. Manhattan Project
6. Closer To The Heart
7. Red Sector A
8. Force Ten
9. Mission
10. Territories
11. The Rhythm Method
12. The Spirit Of Radio
13. Tom Sawyer
14. 2112
15. The Temples Of Syrinx
16. La Villa Strangiato
17. In The Mood
18. Credits - A Show Of Hands

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Could have better picture.......2007-09-01

I had this as a VHS tape a long time ago and lost it. Was glad to see it out on DVD. Love the song selection. Was disappointed at the video quality. Was dark and did not appear to be cleaned up from its original release.

No DVD review yet for this release? I can't believe it, amazon ..........2007-05-05

I'm shocked that this doesn't have a customer review yet, being how rabid us Rush fans are these days.
Does anyone know if this has remastered visuals (improved over last year's DVD release, "Rush Replay X 3" ?

Peace!

Drive-In Discs, Vol. 3: I Bury the Living/The Hand

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BEST TRANSFER - GET IT WHILE YOU CAN
A Classic Of Its Kind.
Fantastic Flick......just don't bother to watch the last 10 min.
A wonderfully atmospheric thriller -- but the ending disappoints
This is what a Cartographer's nightmare feels like...

Drive-In Discs, Vol. 3: I Bury the Living/The Hand
Starring: Richard Boone , Theodore Bikel , Peggy Maurer , Robert Osterloh , and Herbert Anderson
Director: Albert Band
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ASIN: B0000A0WIM
Release Date: 2003-08-19

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Newly appointed cemetery chairman Robert Craft (Richard Boone) notices some odd things about his new post: a creepy sense of déjà vu, an inability to get heat in the caretaker's shack, and Andy the caretaker's Scottish accent, one of the thickest in all cinematic history. Craft soon discovers to his horror that sticking pins into his map of the cemetery seems to make people die. As if this weren't bad enough, no one believes him. As Craft grows more and more distraught, his forehead covered in some of the most brightly glistening sweat you've ever seen, people keep trying to prove it's all a coincidence by getting him to stick more and more pins in the map. Though hilariously overwrought, I Bury the Living does take a couple of nice creepy twists at the end. Never before has a movie so eloquently made the case for keeping cemetery records in a text-only database. --Ali Davis

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BEST TRANSFER - GET IT WHILE YOU CAN.......2007-04-14

The Midnite Movies series from MGM has been out of print for some time now and with the various changing of the guards for ownership as well as distribution, you may never get another chance to pick up this Official Release of "I Bury The Living". Single title Midnite Movies are the rarest so get it while you can. Skip the public domain versions... you won't find a better transfer of this late night movie classic.

A Classic Of Its Kind........2006-12-17

Let me start out by saying that I use the term classic loosely. I consider this 1958 film a classic of its kind but that doesn't make it a "classic". However it follows honorably in the footsteps of 1940s film producer Val Lewton in the "less is more" category by using sight and sound rather than shock to create a profound sense of unease. It's a B movie all the way and clearly shows what can be done on a meager budget with that most valuable of resources...imagination. Richard Boone (just before he played Paladin in HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL) stars as a caretaker who discovers that he has the power of life and death by sticking black and white pins in a cemetery map. The film becomes increasingly nightmarish when Boone decides to reverse the pins with terrifying results. If you've read a few of the other reviews you know about the ending that everybody loves to hate. It attempts to put a logical as opposed to supernatural explanation on what happens much like the ending to Tod Browning's MARK OF THE VAMPIRE. The original ending (part of which is in the trailer) was meant to be supernatural but it was ultimately rejected. Despite the present ending, I BURY THE LIVING still has the ability to remain with you long after countless other "scarier" movies have been forgotten. Just ask Stephen King who talks about it in his book DANSE MACABRE. If it's B movie blood and gore you want than head for the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD but if you enjoy a literate script with TWILIGHT ZONE/ALFRED HITCHCOCK twists and turns, effective music, and solid performances then check this "classic" out. Be advised there are a number of low budget DVD versions out there but the one to get is the MGM Midnite Movies edition from 2001. It's no longer available new but there are plenty of used copies at good prices. The print quality and sound are the best available and give this little black and white gem its maximum impact.

Fantastic Flick......just don't bother to watch the last 10 min........2006-07-08

It's a 1958 black and white horror movie that IS WONDERFUL......up until the last 10 minutes. The movie drastically spirals downward after that point. Overall, it's a Must See!

It's the story of a man named Robert who becomes chairman of some dumb volunteer committee for the small town. Part of his new duties are to manage the cemetery, which he is informed will be about as time consuming as one afternoon a month.

Inside the cemetery's office is a large map that displays the grave plots. Plots marked with a white pin denote plots owned by living people, and plots marked with a black pin denote plots with a body buried in them. Likewise, plots without any pins are up for sale. I am pointing this out because the map is a key focal point during the entire movie.

On the first day of the job, Robert accidently marks two recently sold grave plots with black pins. That day, the couple who bought the plots are killed in a car accident. After that, anytime Robert marks a grave with a black pin, the person is destined to die. Later on, Robert tries to reverse the process with white pins...

The movie itself had a fantastic buildup. It's rare to find a movie that is THAT engrossing/enchanting/spellbinding/etc. I couldn't wait to find out how they would finish it. (And of course I was hoping to see some ghoulies or zombies). However, I think because of the great start and middle - the climax was very, very, very, very, disappointing. To put it ineloquently, the ending was crap! The writer was obviously trying (very poorly I might add) to finish it with a realistic approach and ended up ruining the entire effect.

I highly recommend watching this movie, and then turning it off when you get to the part where Andy McKee comes into the cemetery's office covered in mud. Let your imagination finish the scene. Just about anything would be better than how they ended it.

A wonderfully atmospheric thriller -- but the ending disappoints.......2006-05-03

I Bury the Living is one of many classic films that prove you don't need big money, big names, and big effects to achieve suspense or completely capture your audience's attention. I found the premise of this film quite intriguing, and the pace plays out just right as we descend further into the realm of the surreal as our protagonist inches closer and closer to possible insanity. It's unfortunate that all that commitment and effort was significantly offset by the ending. Personally, I thought the conclusion fell flat on its face. It's like going to Disneyworld, only to find a great big hole in the ground when you get there; you could squeeze the state of Texas through the plot hole at the end. I was all set to give this film five stars, and now I feel as if I'm being rather generous in giving it four.

The setup's rather simple. Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) is this year's chairman of the Cemetery Committee in town, which means it's now his responsibility to oversee the paperwork down at the Immortal Hills Cemetery. When someone buys a plot, you stick a white pin on the designated spot on the big cemetery plot map; when someone dies, you replace the white pin with a black pin. Doesn't really sound like a recipe for disaster, does it? When a couple of newlyweds show up wanting reservations for the hereafter, in go the white pins - then, when the couple dies soon thereafter, Bob is creeped out to find two black pins where the white pins should have been. He decides to pick a white pin at random, replace it with a black pin, and see what happens. Sure enough, that fellow falls over dead. Experimenting seems to be really popular in this little town, so a quick succession of pin replacements - and deaths - follows. Pretty soon, Bob starts wigging out, and the cops actually get involved - even though all of the deaths were seemingly due to natural causes.

Except for the ending, this film is great. The suspense really builds up, the writer keeps things interesting by giving you several things to think about in terms of your own theory, and there are some rather impressive visual effects. The big cemetery plot board is just weird in and of itself, as it sports some weird swirls that look like something in between a Dali-drawn bicycle and a distorted human face. The director uses light to great effect (an art form quickly lost once color became the norm), zooms in and out with the best of them, and basically just adds a Hitchcockian touch to it all.

Don't be fooled by the various posters and DVD covers, as you will find no real frights (and certainly no zombies) here. I would not classify I Bury the Living as a horror film at all - it's a suspenseful mystery/thriller. That's why, to some degree, I think you need to be a fan of classic B-movies in order to really enjoy this film. Otherwise, there's a chance you'll find it somewhat boring, as it's remarkably free of action, monsters, and fiends. While the building suspense is effective, it's not the kind of suspense that digs its claws into your arms, and there really is a sort of woodenness about each of the characters. I also have to believe that a number of people, B-movie fans or not, will be rather disappointed by the ending of this otherwise well-made film.

This is what a Cartographer's nightmare feels like..........2006-02-06

Marketing ruined this film. Think about this for a moment. The taglines to I Bury the Living have absolutely nothing to do with the actual film. The distribution team behind this feature was obviously trying to connect to the zombie fan-base when attempting to release this film. With taglines like, "A creature to freeze your blood!" and "A story to chill your bones" it becomes clear that the creators of this film did not realize the full potential of what they were sitting on. I Bury the Living is better than most zombie films and gives us a powerfully original story that will capture your attention and keep you guessing until the final moments. While most films will clutter the center of most films of this nature with meaningless love stories or idiotic secondary character development, I Bury the Living keeps us focused throughout the film on one centralized and intense character, Richard Kraft. By keep our attention based on this one man, we are able to feel the insanity beginning to creep up on this mild-mannered executive. Take this decent "B" acting and couple it with a director that knew, and felt passionate, about the story and a cinematographer that challenged the predetermined structure of most films like this during the 50s, and you have the collective body of I Bury the Living.

For me to sit here and say that the acting in this film was phenomenal would be a downright lie. This was a "Midnight Movie" special meaning that there was "B" grade actors attempting to break into the bigger Hollywood pictures. Typically, especially in today's horror/suspense genre in the independent arena, the acting is what generally hurts the film. You cannot create amazing special effects for your film if most of your money is going into bigger named stars, so this is why you see very original horror films coupled with terrible acting. In this film, it is a little better. Richard Boone is a decent lead that actually conveyed quite a bit of human emotion and fully demonstrated the obsessive nature surrounding the events. I believed in him both as an actor as well as a character. This is tough to pull off, but Boone did a decent job. He seemed like a regular "Joe" that was caught up in a supernatural force that he could not control. The character of Andy McKee (played by the energetic Theodore Bikel) was also another great character. What made I Bury the Living great was that the characters were simple, you didn't need this deep complex story to fully bring these guys to life, they did it themselves. They were fun, yet freaky instantaneously. This is a rare combination in modern Hollywood horror cinema.

While the acting was decent, it is the map that fully takes credit for stealing the film. While I have watched other films where inanimate objects rule the screen, this one was by far one of the best. The map in this film was spooky. It nearly had a face when you removed all the pins and backdrop. It felt, and looked, like a demonic face staring at you. It allowed this possessed feel to come through the television screen. Throughout the film I found myself staring at the map when the other characters were talking about the plot. The map was that engrossing and perplexing. I wished there were more discussed about this map, perhaps a back-story on its arrival to the cemetery or a quick opening on how it was made. Director Albert Band did a great job of giving the map the spotlight it deserved. He even did a fantastic job of bringing suspense to the pins which determined who would live and who would die. There were several scenes in which the camera lighting would shift, we would zoom into the marked plots, or follow the pin symbolizing death. This was extremely creative and effective tool used especially in the 1950s. It is hard to find films today that would use that type of emphasis on the elements, but Band was not afraid to experiment. That is why this film succeeded. It went beyond your typical suspense film and brought you an original tale that kept you engrossed until the final scenes. Even at that time, Band doesn't quite give you all of the truth, leaving some parts up to the imagination.

While I do speak very highly of this film, it wasn't perfect. I don't expect many horror/suspense films of the 50s to be unless big-budget Hollywood released them. With I Bury the Living, there could have been more dedicated to the plot. I couldn't help but laugh as I watched this film because Robert is causing these deaths by replacing white pins with black ones. Yet, after the second occurrence, nobody seems to believe him so they keep asking him to put more pins in. You would think that somebody would play the counter-conscious with Robert saying that if he does put another pin in the map, another will die. I think we needed a stronger bond between death and humanity. I didn't think Robert cared about those he was obviously marking for death. I especially saw this when the entire Board of Directors asks Robert to place black pins on their plots, then nearly following this horrific event, the police officer asks Robert to put another pin on the map. I would think that by this time Robert would be mad with obsession. I wouldn't think that he would want to do that again, but even with this minor sidestep, I Bury the Living is still a deeply conceptual film.

Overall, I thought this was a great early horror/suspense film that will play Parcheesi with your mind. The characters are strong and enjoyable (who doesn't enjoy a good Scotsman?); the plot needed some more work, but was carefully balanced out by the exceptional work by director Albert Band and his cinematographer. I didn't see the ending happening until the final door opened revealing the truth. It didn't overdevelop useless plot-points like love, secondary characters, or that annoying alien copout. I Bury the Living kept it simple, and it succeeded. I would not be ashamed to show this film to my friends on a dark and spooky night. For being created in the 50s, I believe this film could challenge the originality of some of the Hollywood hits today and find itself victorious each and every time!

Grade: **** out of *****

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Hands Up/Girl Talk
Starring: TLC
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B00008R9LL
Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Mad TLC Fan.......2007-02-07

First of all, I love TLC to death. Anything that has to do with them, I'm automatically interested. And I certainly don't mind shelling out money to buy their products, which is why I bought this. But there are three problems with the Hands Up/Girl Talk disc.

The first problem is more of an inherent problem within the group: there's no Lefteye. And no Lefteye means a third of the magic is gone. The 2 videos displayed here obviously show T-Boz and Chilli going through the motions. They were grieving, their heart wasn't in it, and their most interesting partner was no longer there to pick up the slack.

This all means, the videos are not fun to watch. In fact, I believe these are the two worst videos I've ever seen from them.

The second problem is that Damaged is not on the dvd. Why only the first 2 singles. I would have been happy to pay a dollar or two extra if it meant we got all of the videos from the 3D album.

Which leads me to the third and biggest problem: none of us would have had to buy this half-as/sed made dvd if Arista would release a dvd with all of tlc's videos.

I see U2 and Missy Elliot and Madonna and all of these other artists releasing video collections, and I wonder where is tlc's collection. Granted, a dvd was released as a second disc to their imported Hits collection, but all of the videos weren't included, just the videos from their biggest hits.

I recommend Arista get off their butts and pay decent attention to the group that made them A LOT of money in their prime instead of focusing on all of the pretty-faced second tier artists with third tier talent.

Hands Across the Sea / The Band of the Grenadier Guards, John Philip Sousa

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Hands Across the Sea / The Band of the Grenadier Guards, John Philip Sousa
Starring: Grenadier Guards , Sousa , and Hills
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ASIN: B000VSDND2
Release Date: 2007-11-13

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Wait Until June
It's coming!!!!
DO NOT BUY THIS!!
Please re-release this on DVD!!!!!!
Please re-release this DVD soon!!

A Show of Hands
Starring: Rush
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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Rush - R30 - 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

ASIN: B00008G877
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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Wait Until June.......2006-04-11

According to Billboard.com:

Rush Boxes Up Vintage Concert Videos

April 05, 2006, 4:30 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Three vintage Rush home videos will make their DVD debut as part of the boxed set "Rush Replay X 3," due June 13 via Mercury/UME. The collection will include 1982's "Exit ... Stage Left," 1985's "Grace Under Pressure" and 1991's "A Show of Hands," plus a previously unreleased audio CD version of "Grace Under Pressure."

As previously reported, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson created new stereo mixes for the releases, which are presented in 5.1 Surround Sound. Tour booklets from the three concerts have also been reprinted for the set.

Filmed in 1981 in Montreal, "Exit ... Stage Left" spotlights Rush in its early career heyday as it performs such tracks as "Red Barchetta," "YYZ," "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight" and "Closer to the Heart."

"Grace Under Pressure" was taped in Rush's Toronto homebase and blends hits like "New World Man" and "The Spirit of Radio" with more uncommon fare like "Witch Hunt," "The Enemy Within" and "The Weapon." The latter track is accompanied by a video featuring actor Joe Flaherty as his "SCTV" character Count Floyd.

"A Show of Hands" was taped in 1988 in Birmingham, England, and was issued in tandem with a live album of the same name. Peart's nightly drum solo appears here for the first time on an official release. Other highlights include "Turn the Page," "Marathon" and a closing medley of "2112"/"La Villa Strangiato"/"In the Mood."

Rush is in the early stages of work on its first studio album since 2002's "Vapor Trails."

It's coming!!!!.......2005-07-05

It has recently been announced and confirmed by Anthem that this and other Rush videos will be legitimately released on DVD this fall and early next year. They include a concert from the R30 tour filmed in Germany, Exit...Stage Left, Grace Under Pressure, and A Show of Hands. Hold on to your money and stay tuned...

DO NOT BUY THIS!!.......2005-01-14

This is a bootlegged copy in Spanish. The graphics, pictures and language are all wrong! I read everything about this before making this buy for my husband and one day before his birthday I find that I get a Spanish copy in a completely different cover than the orginal. Do not buy from this Totalwhatever company! I'm trying to get my 60.00 back as we speak!

Please re-release this on DVD!!!!!!.......2004-06-09

The best!! I want a good copy NOW!!!

Please re-release this DVD soon!!.......2003-11-07

This is my favorite live Rush DVD. The mix is MUCH better than the latest release. Would love to see this one remastered and re-released.

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Hand That Rocks the Coffin
Starring: Acid Drinkers
Manufacturer: Mvd Visual
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ASIN: B000FVGNQ4
Release Date: 2006-08-08

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HAND THAT ROCKS THE COFFIN,THE (ACID DRINKERS)

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Our Lives in Our Hands
Starring: Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians
Director: Karen Carter , and Harald Prins
Manufacturer: Northeast Historic Film
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Release Date: 1988-04-08

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