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    Tony Bennett - An American Classic [Blu-ray]

    Tony Bennett - An American Classic [Blu-ray]


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    Director: Rob Marshall
    Actors: Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Billy Crystal, K.d. Lang, Chris Botti
    Studio: Sony
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $29.98
    Buy New: $17.50
    You Save: $12.48 (42%)



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    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 reviews
    Sales Rank: 11851

    Language: English (Original Language)
    Rating: NR (Not Rated)
    Media: Blu-ray
    Region: 1
    Discs: 1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 42 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
    Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.1 x 0.5

    MPN: SMVBR702832
    UPC: 886970283298
    EAN: 0886970283298
    ASIN: B000K7UG16

    Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 2006
    Release Date: December 12, 2006
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 12/12/2006

    Amazon.com
    High concept and high class, An American Classic is a worthy visual complement to Tony Bennett's 2006 duets CD of the same name. The notion of pairing veteran artists with a variety of singing partners is nothing new, of course (cf. B.B. King and Frank Sinatra, among many others), but this one goes a step further; under the direction of Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) and his team, Bennett appears in what's described as a "docu-musical," faithfully re-creating a variety of performance settings much like the ones in which the 80-year-old singer has appeared in the course of his long, fruitful career. Thus we find him on a concert stage with Barbra Streisand ("Smile"), in a nightclub with John Legend (a swinging, uptempo "Sing, You Sinners"), in the studio with k.d. lang and trumpeter Chris Botti ("Because of You"), on a '60s-style TV variety show with Diana Krall (a classy "The Best is Yet to Come"), in Vegas with Elton John ("Rags To Riches") and then Michael Buble (an amusing "Just in Time"), and so forth, on up to Bennett's triumphant shot on MTV Unplugged with Christina Aguilera (no jazz singer, but she keeps most of her excesses in check on "Steppin' Out") and the inevitable "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Bennett with piano accompaniment only). It's all very respectful, well staged, and entertainingly choreographed, but if this 45-minute cavalcade has a significant shortcoming, it's that it mostly lacks fire and spontaneity; the only time Bennett cuts loose is during an audio-only "I Got Rhythm" heard under the various DVD menus. Viewers may also be disappointed that Sting, Bono, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, the Dixie Chicks, and several others on the CD do not appear here, and it's a notable drag that not a single one of the composers or arrangers of the material is identified. Bonus features include a "making of" documentary and other featurettes. --Sam Graham


    Customer Reviews:   Read 25 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars Awesome   May 29, 2009
    G. Ortiz (LA, CA)
    A must have for any Tony Bennett aficionado! My only complaint would be, it's too short.


    3 out of 5 stars Quick overview of duets   February 4, 2009
    Peggy (Norfolk, VA United States)
    I only own one of his greatest hits CD and the CD that goes w/ this DVD, both I enjoy listening to occasionally, but I tend to play more alternative style music. I received this DVD as a volunteer's gift and thought it was okay, just not great. Considering he was one of my parents' favorite crooners, is 80 yrs. old and STILL popular while singing old and new hits, well that's a miracle! Because of his quite long career this TV special tribute seemed quite skimpy. I did not see it air on TV so I cannot comment on the absence of other artists that were present on the TV show. However I did purchase my older neighbor a copy of this DVD for his BD later this month. I'm sure he will fully enjoy it as it hopefully will spawn memories of his happy youth.


    4 out of 5 stars Tony B   September 24, 2008
    Christopher M. Rivera (San Antonio TX)
    1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    Bluray looks good on my 1080P, but I could have saved money by sticking with my regular DVD.


    3 out of 5 stars Good   August 2, 2008
    Robert W. Tait (San Diego, Ca.)
    2 out of 3 found this review helpful

    Excellent picture quality, the Blu-ray is outstanding.
    Was somewhat dissapointed with the length of the disk, felt somewhat cheated.



    5 out of 5 stars Great DVD!   March 6, 2008
    Stefania Valderetti (Rome, Italy Italy)
    1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    Great performances both from Tony Bennet and the guests stars. Beautifully combined the songs with the introductions from the actors.
    His voice is magic as usual.



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