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A documentary can be a quite tough movie-subgenre from time to time, especially when it comes to capturing musical artists on a movie screen. Most die-hard fans – which is the main target audience – will already know most of the facts. So, one other achievement might be to get everybody else to understand the The post We Are Modeselektor appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .

The animated Wreck-It Ralph and a 20th anniversary edition of Schindler's List are the week's theatrical DVD highlights. The documentary Satan's Angel: Queen of the Fire Tassels profiles legendary burlesque dancer Angel Walker. Sigur Ros: Valtari Film Experiment collects 16 videos for the Icelandic band's most recent album , and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: International Magic shares a 2012 concert by the Oasis frontman's new band. [...]

The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Edgar Morin's film Chronicle of a Summer and and a Blu-ray edition of Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff which is sometimes called the greatest film ever made. Chicken with Plums is the film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel of the same name . How to Survive a Plague is a documentary about the AIDS activist group ACT UP. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - On March 12­, Artists Den Records and EMI Music in conjunction with Blue Note Records will release Amos Lee: Live from the Artists Den on DVD. A live album of music from this concert is already available...

Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season is the television DVD highlight of the week. The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront . Ben Affleck's Argo is also in stores this week. Literary adaptations include the 1958 French version of Les Miserables and Kiera Knightley's recent performance as Anna Karenina . I'm Now: The [...]

The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's film The Kid with a Bike . Theatrical releases include Daniel Craig's return as James Bond in Skyfall , and the film adaptation of the young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower . Documentaries include Lee Hirsch's excellent Bully , and Jedi Junkies , which profiles extreme Star wars fans. The [...]

Like many others, I started watching the new Netflix series House of Cards this weekend. So far I am intrigued, and will add its inspiration, the newly remastered original BBC series, House of Cards Trilogy , to my queue. The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Keisuke Kinoshita's The Ballad of Narayama . Documentaries of note include Side by Side examines the past and future of filmmaking. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel [...]

Austin Psych Fest , the undisputed epicenter of post-millennial psychedelic rock, is excited to announce several releases slated for February 12th. The Reverberation Appreciation Society - the official record label of Austin Psych Fest - will release Holy Wave's LP Evil Hits and Elephant Stone's self-titled sophomore LP. Additionally, they will release the Austin Psych Fest 2012 DVD, featuring live footage from The Black Angels, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Thee Oh Sees and many more. In time for these releases, The Reverberation Appreciation Society is thrilled to announce a partnership with The Orchard, who will provide distribution for these and [...]

• Al Lover - Austin Psych Fest 2013 Mix
• Holy Wave - Albuquerque Freakout
• Holy Wave - Spooky Fuckin Blues

Television releases have a decidedly British feel this week, and include Downton Abbey Season 3 and Wodehouse Playhouse: Complete Collection , which collects 20 adaptations of P.G. Wodehouse stories on 6 DVDs. Theatrical films include Genndy Tartakovsky's animated Hotel Transylvania and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 . Two documentaries stand out. Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears profiles the heavyweight boxer, and [...]

The Criterion Collection releases expanded editions of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much and Volker Schlondorff's The Tin Drum . Woody Allen's latest film To Rome With Love and author Stephen Elliott's directorial debut About Cherry are both in stores and on rental shelves this week. Detropia is a documentary that contrasts Detroit's past glory with its present, and [...]

Tim Burton's animated film Frankenweenie is the marquee DVD release this week. The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Monte Hellman's film Two-Lane Blacktop as well as Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive . Archer: Season Three and Doctor Who: Shada (Story 109) are the television highlights. What new releases are you picking up or adding to your streaming [...]

With Tuesday falling on New Dear's Day, 2013's first DVD release week is meager. David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis is the theatrical highlight of the week. The second season of the paranormal television drama Being Human is also in stores tomorrow. What new releases are you picking up or adding to your streaming queue this week? This week's interesting DVD releases: [...]

The last release week of 2012 offers few interesting DVDs, but I am looking forward to the Bradley Cooper drama The Words . What new releases are you picking up or adding to your streaming queue this week? This week's interesting DVD releases: Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel: Live On Stage Hakuoki: Record of the Jade Blood Season 2 Idolmaster Xenoglossia: Collection 2 [...]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is the third film in the series adapting the seminal children's books. Californication: The Fifth Season and the 24-DVD box set Masters of the Universe - 30th Anniversary Limited Edition are the television highlights. What new releases are you picking up or adding to your streaming queue this week? This week's interesting DVD releases: [...]

The Criterion Collection releases a Blu-ray edition of Terry Gilliam's classic film Brazil as well as Rene Clement's Purple Noon . Also out this week is the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises . The documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry profiles the Chinese artist and political activist. Television releases include Simpsons: Season 15 , Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXV [...]

Blockbuster thriller Men in Black 3 and the animated ParaNorman are the week's big DVD releases. Forks Over Knives - The Extended Interviews offers extended commentary from the influential documentary, and Degenerate Art: The Art & Culture of Glass Pipes (which is already streaming on Netflix ) profiles glass blower Bob Snodgrass and the folk art movement that has risen around glass marijuana pipes. Dustin Hoffman's [...]

The Criterion Collection releases an expanded edition of Michael Cimino's film Heaven's Gate this week. Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl and Tales of Masked Men: A Journey Through Lucha Libre are the documentary highlights. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements and Beijing Punk are at the top of my music documentary list. In time for the holidays [...]

The Criterion Collection releases expanded editions of Jean Luc Godard's Weekend and Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life . Documentaries include the controversial Queen of Versailles , The Island President (a profile of the progressive president of the Maldives), and They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain . Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection (packaged in a [...]

This week the Criterion Collection releases an expanded Blu-ray edition of Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon . The Amazing Spider-Man is also in stores tomorrow. Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story is a documentary about civil rights activist Booker Wright. New classic rock concert films include Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest and The Rolling Stones Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965 [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Check out their performance of Kashmir in this teaser from the upcoming DVD and Blu Ray release of Celebration Day , the film of Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion show in the UK, releasing this month.