Judy Garland - The Concert Years
by David Heeley
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Actor: Bobby Darin, Edward Albee, Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, Tony BennettDirector: David Heeley
Brand: Kultur
Producer: David Heeley
Editor: John Zieman
Producer: Joan Kramer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: White Star
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Movie Review: Garland front and center
Summary: 5 Stars
Judy Garland--The Concert Years gives people an excellent retrospective on her career after her hectic movie making days at MGM Studios. Hosted by Judy's daughter Lorna Luft, this fine documentary takes us through Judy's greatest triumphs during her concert years.
The retrospective begins with footage of Judy's song and dance numbers at MGM and it shows how these numbers became the foundation for Judy's concerts. We get some lovely color footage from "Till The Clouds Roll By" and some photo stills as well. Lorna then takes us along with her on a journey that describes Judy's fantastic success at The London Palladium in 1951. We see how Sid Luft managed Judy very actively and encouraged her to return to the United States to perform at theaters like The Palace on New York City's famous Broadway.
We get concert footage clips from the early 1950s, Judy at Boston Commons in August, 1967 and some other TV concerts as well. However, the bulk of the footage we get here comes from Judy's 1963-1964 weekly television series on CBS. Not surprisingly, this is some of the best footage from Judy's concert years as CBS recorded on high quality film and preserved it relatively well. With some restoration the same footage looks marvelous here. Judy sings beautiful duets with Lena Horne, a young Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett and Ethel Merman.
Lorna lovingly adds commentary along the way; and other reviewers are correct when they note that the footage includes Judy singing songs about her beloved children and for her children on installments of her weekly television series. One particularly wonderful clip has Judy singing" Consider Yourself" from the show Oliver with all three of her children. Awesome!
The documentary also has interviews with Sid Luft, Melissa Manchester, Tony Bennett, Mort Lindsey and Rex Reed to give us an even better understanding of Judy's concert years. Excellent!
The quality of both sound and image is excellent; and Judy performs some classic ballads to perfection--and beyond, making old ballads fresh again and distinctly her own.
The DVD sports a wonderful extra--footage lasting approximately 25 minutes of the premiere of A Star Is Born from 1954 which starred Judy Garland. It is exciting to watch the stars come up to the stage just before they enter the theater to view the premiere of this grand movie. The footage plays well as a result of careful restoration.
Overall, this video is a must-have for Garland fans; and people who enjoy classic pop vocals will thrill as Judy delivers number after number after number flawlessly. This film documents very well the countless triumphs of the great Judy Garland during her "concert years."
Highly recommended.
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