Frank Sinatra - Sinatra
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Actor: Frank SinatraDirector: Tim Kiley
Producer: Frank Sinatra
Editor: Steven Orland
Producer: Carolyn Raskin
Writer: Sheldon Keller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), PCM Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), PCM Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-09-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
Movie Reviews of Frank Sinatra - Sinatra
Movie Review: One Of His Best TV Specials.
Summary: 5 Stars
After a so-so attempt to connecet with the younger crowd on the previous year's "Francis Albert Does His Thing", Frank Sinatra returned to the small screen in 1969 with his fifth tv special, simply titled "Sinatra". The result was a more cohesive and enjoyable performance, if not quite up to par with the first two "A Man And His Music" specials and the one with Ella and Jobim.
The show starts off in fine form, with Frank firing off powerful, energetic renditions of "For Once In My Life" and "Please Be Kind" (the latter of which never was done better in any format), followed by moving, elegant "My Way". In between songs, Frank cracks some amusing one-liners and pays tribute to the songwriters of the world.
After this excellent comes a brief clipshow of Frank's movie career, which is filled with hilarious clips and Frank's shamelessly self-depricating humor. He does a few snatches of songs from his movies, including "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night", "You're Sensational" and "All The Way". This half closes with a rousing performances of "The Tender Trap".
After this comes a selection of new numbers. "Little Green Apples" is corny and worth skipping after one listen, but the obligatory "sad song" sequence is a sight to behold. After the brief Rod McKuen poem "Out Beyond The Window", he sinks into soulful, appropriately melancholy renditions of McKuen's "A Man Alone", Jimmy Webb's "One For My Baby" - esque "Didn't We" and the haunting "Forget To Remember".
Frank then reunites with his audience for the final half of the show, starting off with "Fly Me To The Moon", which he dedicates to the recent heroes of the moon landing. "Street Of Dreams" is up next, followed by two final new numbers, Rod McKuen's bittersweet "Love's Been Good To Me" and Teddy Randazzo's "Out Of My Head". In a departure from the norm, "Put Your Dreams Away" is not done as the closing number, as Frank instead opts for a revised Don Costa arrangement of "My Kind Of Town" that Frank goes all out on.
Frank looks and sounds great on this special. Looking slim, sporting a tan and sounding exceptionally good (1969 was the last year in which Frank ascended to the vocal heights of his peak years until 1979). I noticed a lot of reviewers saying Frank seems bored and distant during the performance, but I couldn't disagree more. Frank is having a ball here, and I find it very surprising that Frank had laryngitis during the taping, because he sounds absolutely wonderful.
"Sinatra" is up there with Frank's best specials, and is entirely worth the price of admission. Pick it up.
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