Dwight Hemion Movies
Though she's the daughter of the late gifted composer Henry Mancini, Monica Mancini sings in a voice that makes it clear she has many special talents of her own. Originally aired as a PBS special, this program was taped during Mancini's recent performance at UCLA's Royce Hall and during studio recording sessions. She sings some classic songs of her father's, such as "Moon River," "The Days of Wine and Roses," and "Charade." She even sings a recovered Henry Mancini melody, complete with lyrics written by Will Jennings. ~ Elizabeth Smith, All Movie Guide
Michael Crawford, star of the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, performs a selection of his favorite songs in this concert video, shot at Los Angeles' Cerritos Center. Along with several numbers from Phantom of the Opera, in which he's joined by the female lead of the Los Angeles production of the show, Dale Kristen, Crawford performs songs from other Webber musicals, as well as well-known Broadway favorites and other pop and inspirational tunes. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
The legendary singer and songwriter Neil Diamond performs on this live-concert recording with songs from his Tennessee Moon album. Some of the songs featured include "Tennessee Moon," "Shame," "A Matter of Love," "Talking Optimist Blues (Good Day Today)," "Can Anybody Hear Me," "If I Lost My Way," "Open Wide These Prison Doors," "Gold Don't Rust," and "Kentucky Woman." Diamond also sings a few duets with country music superstars, like Chet Atkins ("Blue Highway"), Waylon Jennings ("One Good Love"), Buffy Lawson ("Marry Me"), Rosemary Butler ("Like You Do"), Beth Nielson Chapman ("Deep Inside of You"), Raul Malo ("Reminisce for a While"), and Tim McGraw. ~ Forrest Spencer, All Movie Guide

- 1994
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Barbra Streisand performs some of her most popular songs over the course of two mid-'90s shows at Las Vegas' MGM Grand hotel and casino in this concert film from Sony. Culled from performances by the legendary singer and actress on December 31, 1993, and January 1, 1994, Barbra Streisand: The Concert -- Live at the MGM Grand includes renditions of "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "What Is This Thing Called Love?," "Happy Days Are Here Again," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," and over a dozen others. Special guests include Marlon Brando and Mike Myers. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Originally aired in 1994 on NBC, this Christmas special features Harry Connick, Jr. singing holiday favorites such as "Sleighride," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "All I Want for Christmas," "Jingle Bells," What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," among others. This video also features a rare duet performance of Connick and fellow musician Aaron Neville singing "The Christmas Song.".
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years is a television special celebrating 50 years of Bugs Bunny cartoons, complete with testimonials from various celebrities and a terrific end-piece "50 Years of Bugs in 3 Minutes," which features a manic collection of highlights compiled by Academy Award-winner Chuck Workman (he won for his animated short, Precious Images). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
This musical compilation of 24 songs are by Julie Andrews in a 1990 concert. ~ All Movie Guide
Julio Iglesias performs some of his best-loved songs in this live concert filmed at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Songs include "Amor," "La Paloma," "Quijota," and more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against Reagan-era nuclear arms proliferation in the late Cold War; the event marked the diva's first official live performance since 1972. Streisand and co. staged the endeavor in the artist's own backyard, beneath an open sky, with tickets originally going for $5,000.00 per and such celebrities as Chevy Chase in attendance, but the concert can now be enjoyed again and again by audiences everywhere in this first-time home video issue. The gig features a once-in-a-lifetime lineup of guest performers in addition to Streisand, including a routine by shtickmeister Robin Williams and musical support from giants Barry Gibb, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Richard Marx. The video serves as a companion piece to Streisand's April 1987 album of the same live performance. Tracks include: "Somewhere," "Evergreen (Love theme from Star is Born)" "Something's Coming," "People," "Send in the Clowns," "Over the Rainbow," "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (from Yentl), "The Way We Were," "It's a New World," "Happy Days Are Here Again," "America the Beautiful," and two duets with Gibb, "Guilty" and the showstopper "What Kind of Fool," both culled from the 1980 Streisand/Gibb album, Guilty. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
This is a music performance video -- Barbra Streisand's second -- in which she performs "Yesterdays," "The Minute Waltz," and "Where Am I Going?" ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
Originally telecast April 28, 1965, My Name is Barbra was Barbra Streisand's first television special. The taped, hour-long program is fragmented into three segments. In part one, Barbra plays a little girl making a comically painful transition to womanhood. Part two, taped at New York's Bergdorf Goodman fashion salon, permits La Streisand to try out several high-priced outfits, all the while singing such Depression-era songs as "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The closing act is what we've all been waiting for: a virtuoso medley of songs from Barbra's Broadway hit Funny Girl, along with such showstoppers as "When the Sun Comes Out" and "Just Once." A humongous ratings success, My Name is Barbra won two Emmy awards, and paved the way for the even better full-color follow-up special Color Me Barbra. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

- 1965
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Frank Sinatra in a live performance video. He sings "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Without a Song," "Don't Worry 'Bout Me," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Nancy," "My Kind of Town," a medley of "It Was a Very Good Year/Young at Heart/The Girl Next Door," "Last Night When We Were Young," "This Is All I Ask," "Come Fly With Me," "The Lady Is A Tramp," "I've Got the World on a String," "Witchcraft," "You Make Me Feel So Young," and "Put Your Dreams Away." ~ All Movie Guide



















