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"Chaplin DVD BoxSet" 12 Disc Set, 21 May 2013

Perhaps the most definitive and well-put together of the many Chaplin boxsets, and a perfect set for any starter to Chaplin's work, or silent movies in general.

Each film is it's own disc:
The Kid (1921) - His first smash hit full length movie, and a bonafide classic of silent cinema.
A Woman of Paris (1923) - Chaplin directs but doesn't star in the story of a love triangle, maybe his most underated film.
The Circus (1928) - One of the funniest here, the story of how The Little Tramp winds up working as a circus performer, and falls in love in the meantime.
City Lights (1931) - The best love story, but also ridiculously funny. The final scene is now a part of… Read more

"Rihanna - The Story of Rihanna" DVD, 26 Dec 2012

First thing to note with this DVD is that it is in no way authorised or done with the permission of the Rihanna Estate. This is important because it means there is minimal footage or interviews with Rihanna herself. None of her music is on the DVD, no live footage, barely any interviews.

It's VERY cheaply made, using stock footage and playing the same few interview snippets from Rihanna to pad out her story. The facts themselves of her story aren't even very accurate - at one point a friend of Rihanna's from her childhood is mistaken to be her sister, and they also talk about Chris Brown appearing on a remix of the song "Umbrella" which again, never happened.

There's a… Read more

"Rihanna: Loud Tour Live At the O2" DVD 2012, 12 Dec 2012

When Rihanna toured her latest album (LOUD) in 2010/2011, thousands upon thousands of fans raved about seeing her in concert. The hype was incredible, but for all of us who didn't get to see the concert finally here is the "LOUD Tour" DVD. So does it live up to everybody's expectations for one of the biggest superstars in popmusic today?

First off, Rihanna isn't short of material for this tour. Whereas her previous Tour DVD "Good Girl Gone Bad" suffered from quite a lot of album tracks performed, this DVD just seems to be huge hit after huge hit presented in a very colourful, energetic and LOUD way. The standouts are "Love the Way You Lie" perfomed solo on top of a piano,… Read more