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DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n The Up Series<\/a><\/strong> (Network): \u00a0<\/strong>A re-issue for the 2005 edition of this remarkable documentary series which has\u00a0followed the lives of fourteen\u00a0British<\/a>\u00a0children since 1964.<\/p>\n In the original\u00a0Seven Up<\/a>\u00a0(1963) 14 seven-year-old children from vastly different backgrounds were interviewed and every seven years, the director\u00a0Michael Apted<\/a>\u00a0films new material from the original subjects in order to track the changes in their lives.<\/p>\n An evolving project, it is the longest-running documentary project in history and began as a study of the influence of class on schoolchildren in England.This instalment, the seventh, features returnees Tony, Bruce, Sue, Jackie, Suzy, Paul, Simon, Nick, Andrew, John, Lynn, and Neil.<\/p>\n It also incorporates footage from the previous films in order to provide background and ensure that the film stands on its own.\u00a0A moving and fascinating project, it highlights how interesting ‘normal’ life can be when looked at in a certain way.<\/p>\n Since the first series, each installment has broken down like this:<\/p>\n Filming for the next series,\u00a056 Up<\/em>, is expected in late 2011 or early 2012.<\/p>\n * Listen to an interview we did in 2007 with Michael Apted<\/strong> where we discussed the Up series<\/a> *<\/p>\n [ad]<\/p>\n Amadeus<\/a><\/strong> (Warner Bros): It is a bit of a barren week for DVDs but if you own a Blu-ray player then I would highly reccommend\u00a0Milo\u0161 Forman<\/a>‘s 1984 film of Peter Schafer’s play<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Although it takes some liberties with history, it is a fascinating study of\u00a0the relationship between two composers in 18th century Vienna – Antonio Salieri<\/a> (F. Murray Abraham<\/a>), the successful court composer for Emperor Joseph of Austria<\/a>, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/a> (Tom Hulce<\/a>), the child prodigy who, while vulgar and irritating, writes some of the greatest music the world has ever heard.<\/p>\n The film unfolds in a series of flashbacks, as Salieri is consumed with jealously by Mozart\u2019s natural talent, and is unable to accept the knowledge that he will never possess the genius of a man he cannot stand.<\/p>\n It was released in 1984 to widespread and richly deserved acclaim, with the film dominating the Oscars that year<\/a>, scooping Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.<\/p>\n The visuals and production design are marvellous and unlike some period dramas, it contains a gripping central drama with two powerhouse performances from Abraham and Hulce.<\/p>\n The 3-disc edition\u00a0includes all of the substantial special features from its standard DVD counterpart, the director’s cut of the film, a bonus compilation CD that contains some of Mozart’s finest music, and a Digital Copy for good measure.<\/p>\n The extras break down like this:<\/p>\n While the supplemental package only consists of a documentary and a commentary, the features’ extensive and informative nature, the inclusion of the hour-long audio CD, and the quality of the 36-page production booklet make this release well worth its cost if you have joined the Blu-ray bandwagon.<\/p>\n [ad]<\/p>\n ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n CSI Season 8 – Part 2<\/strong><\/a> (Momentum) > Buy\u00a0The Up Series<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amadeus<\/a>\u00a0at Amazon UK DVD PICKS The Up Series (Network): \u00a0A re-issue for the 2005 edition of this remarkable documentary series which has\u00a0followed the lives of fourteen\u00a0British\u00a0children since 1964. In the original\u00a0Seven Up\u00a0(1963) 14 seven-year-old children from vastly different backgrounds were interviewed and every seven years, the director\u00a0Michael Apted\u00a0films new material from the original subjects in order to track […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[823,632,822],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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