Louis Prima has made some of the most exciting, cool and humorous recordings i have ever heard in any genre. If you want to hear him at his actual 'very best' get some of his classic Capitol recordings such as the CD 'Wild, Cool and Swinging'.

This CD is not his very best as it states, but it consists of earlier, unrestored versions of great songs which sadly lack the vibrancy of his classic later recordings which can easily be found on CDs such as i mentioned above.

I love the man, and love these songs - but not the versions on this CD.

As Lassie films go, this is perhaps the darkest. It plays like a thriller in isolated gold rush cabin/mountain setting. The gold inspires greed, paranoia, foul play and a whole load of growling from Lassie or 'Shep' as she is known in this.

As well as the usual Lassie cosiness and adventure, this film gives you a fine mountainous Oregon setting and a good edgy pace to the movie as a whole.

Solid saturday afternoon entertainment.

Entertainment value : 4/5
Action : 4/5
Originality : 3/5
Style : 3/5
Comedy value : 4/5
Depth of characters : 2/5
Soundtrack : 3/5
Blood splatteryness : 5/5

Jamie Foxx : 3/5
Christoph Waltz : 5/5
Samuel L Jackson : 4/5
Leonardo DiCaprio : 4/5

It's exactly the western you'd imagine QT would make, no major surprises there. Sadly, not as hyper-stylised as Pulp Fiction or Death Proof, but neither as emotional and character rich as say, Jackie Brown. Bit of a missed opportunity overall, but a good entertaining romp and plenty of fun all the same.

Beautifully photographed with such detail you can almost smell the furniture. Day-Lewis's performance is charming, honest and very watchable, but this is not a biopic of Lincoln's life, it's mainly the story of a single law being passed being the 13th ammendment/abolition of slavery.
There is little broader insight into the character or lives of the people in the film outside of their part in the story of the law's passing.
Considering the subject of slavery is so emotional, this film is surprisingly unemotional. Even when the law is finally passed - there is little cinematic rush of elation. Similarly when Abe is shot, the film denies you any tension or the sensation of grief.
The film is very political, very masculine.
So why 4 stars?
It has a visual beauty and is quite brave in how it avoids sensational film making. It is very adult. Children will be bored beyond belief.
Still it was a serene joy to be so absorbed in that era and to watch such confident and mature film making. A nice antidote to exhausting, wacky CGI epics.

Superb easy listening/funk/soundtrack/jazz compilation that includes music from original Get Carter movie 1971, that was previously unreleased.

Music from a golden age of UK soundtrack recording (with a handful from the US) featuring artists whose music was used in shows such as 'The Sweeney'. High production values, depth and dimension aplenty in both the music and the musicianship, with plenty of soundtrack tension and groove.

Years later this still sounds fantastic and whisks you away to a London that i wish was still with us.

Track list

1 Roy Budd - Get Carter
2 Roy Budd - Love Is A Four Letter Word
3 Roy Budd - Getting Nowhere
4 Roy Budd - Plaything
5 John Schroeder Orchestra, The - Grow Your Own
6 City Of Westminster String Band, The - A Touch Of Velvet
7 Chico Rey And The Jet Band - Stiletto
8 Ray Davies (3) & Button Down Brass, The - Heavy Water
9 Roy Budd - Hurry To Me
10 Lovin' Spoonful, The - Speakin' Of Spoken
11 Sister Goose And The Ducklings - Super Shine No.9
12 John Schroeder - Headband
13 Milton Hunter Orchestra - The Loner
14 Ted Dicks - Busy Boy
15 Tony Hatch Orchestra - Birds
16 Ray Davies (3) & Button Down Brass, The - Mach 1
17 Cecil Holmes Soulful Sound, The* - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
18 Mike Vickers - Pegasus
19 Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels (The Chase)
20 City Of Westminster String Band, The - Split Level

Hoagy sings Hoagy. No covers of his tunes, all sung here by the great man himself.

2CDs in this set and not a bad song among them. It's pure pleasure all the way.

How many adjectives can you use to describe the man and his music?

Clever, easy going, funny, swinging, casual, smart, timeless, original, slick, toe tapping, nostalgic, visionary, natural, speedy, poetic.. i could go on but really, if you are interested in this album thus far, and if it's cheap - just get it.

44 songs altogether, mostly 30s recordings, with versions of many of his classics including :
Georgia on my mind
Two sleepy people
Ole buttermilk sky
Stardust is also included but only a piano instrumental version for some reason (it's the only instrumental on the collection)

There are plenty of his lesser famous tunes that are a goldmine of fun including :
Old man harlem
Hong kong blues
Judy
Snowball

Where much music of this era (albeit brilliant) often dates into something rather quaint, the laid back lightning wit and energy of Hoagy Carmichael keeps his music surprisingly fresh and alive. My collection would not be the same without him.

I really wanted to see this DVD but when i tried to watch it, my son's friend head was in the way and i could hardly see the screen.

However what i could hear was very funny and i would definitely recommend this DVD to Jimmy Carr and Sean Lock.

The always watchable Buster does not disappoint in this lesser known vehicle. He falls in love with a cow and before we know it there is a whole herd unleashed, stampeding comically through a western town with all it's saloons and turkish baths, that sort of thing.

This is not the tension and stunt work par excellence on the level of 'The General' but this film is warm hearted, lively and daft entertainment which highly amused my nan's friend who laughed uncontrollably in some moments, which to be fair may also have been due to her early onset dementia.

Firstly, forget any talk of the ending being a waste of time. To dismiss the ending is to miss the point of the whole film. The concept of the ending is ultimately what this story is about.

True, there's lots of scientific impossibility throughout that requires huge suspension of belief - BUT it's worth it, for the gold of this movie lies in the concepts, not in the reality.

This film explores the relationship between man and machine from a unique emotional angle.

It flirts into old fairytale territory as well as a very well considered vision of the future, contemplating a genuine possibility of the fate of man. It leaves you asking deep questions for days. Well worth the 1p it cost me off Amazon.

His legend is assured. This is one of the first Jazz albums i ever bought. 1000s of albums later and it's still in my all time top 5. Untouchable and evergreen. One of the most innovative and listenable albums in the genre. Dave Brubeck was a true light. Take Five alone 'sold' jazz to the mainstream without selling out one snap. It's still one of the coolest tunes of all time. R.I.P to one of the all time musical greats.

I can also heartily recommend The Dave Brubeck album 'Jazz impressions of Japan' for some of their most beautiful recordings.