"Actor: Diana Ross"

• The Wiz | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (43.74%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilising the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family. The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky "Ease On Down the Road" and the inspirational "Brand New Day"). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee

• The Wiz | Blu Ray | (07/09/2015) from £7.75   |  Saving you £8.24 (106.32%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico) and penned by Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin), this lavish 1978 adaptation of the Broadway hit The Wiz was the biggest production filmed in New York City up to that point, utilising the newly revamped Astoria Studios and locations around the city. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (reprising his Tony-winning role as the Lion) star in this Academy Award-nominated musical for the whole family. The Wiz is probably the grandest take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale The Wizard of Oz. The production team created sets with a sense of urban magic and spectacle: a New York subway station literally comes to life, and the massive plaza between the World Trade Center towers is transformed into the Emerald City, featuring nearly 400 dancers with three costume changes. Like all good musicals, the Quincy Jones arrangements are highly hummable long after viewing (especially the funky "Ease On Down the Road" and the inspirational "Brand New Day"). In an era before MTV, the camera stays nearly stationary as Ross and Lena Horne vocally soar through their numbers. Their stage-like performances successfully make the leap to film, making The Wiz a testament to their singing talents and star presence. The then-thirtysomething Ross raised some eyebrows playing the traditionally teenaged Dorothy, but she and her supporting cast (including Richard Pryor as the Wiz) carry the tunes with an infectious verve that will appeal to folks of all ages. --Shannon Gee

• The Muppets: The Very Best Of The Muppet Show - Vol. 3 | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £21.95   |  Saving you £-1.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The third volume featuring the very best of The Muppet Show! Includes: The Linda Carter Episode The Diana Ross Episode The Johnny Cash Episode plus 3 Muppet Fairy Tales - The Emperor's New Clothes Rumpelstiltskin and The Elves And The Shoemaker.

• The Wiz | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £8.08   |  Saving you £1.91 (23.64%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The fabulous land of Oz rocks in the spectacular musical based on the smash hit Broadway show. In this Motown production Dorothy is a shy Harlem kindergarten teacher who while searching for her lost dog Toto in a swirling blizzard is whisked to a wonderland to follow the yellow brick road. Director Sidney Lumet (Serpico Murder on the Orient Express) not content to merely film the stage production transforms the physical attributes of New York City into the fabulous land of Oz.

• Double Platinum | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.91   |  Saving you £-0.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Legendary recording artist and Oscar nominee Diana Ross stars with multi-platinum Grammy Award winning singer and actress Brandy in this compelling story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her only child. With dazzling performances from both stars the film includes an exclusive duet ""Love Is All That Matters."" Eighteen years after leaving her baby daughter in pursuit of fame Olivia (Diana Ross) returns to seek out Kayla (Brandy) and make amends for the past. With years of experience and well placed contacts Olivia helps Kayla realize her own dream of singing stardom. But their fragile mother-daughter bond is tested when Kayla's success threatens to surpass her mother's... Together they must discover that love is more powerful than ambition and family more important than fame.

• The Wiz - Commemorative Edition | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Wiz (1978) - Commemorative Edition 2009

• School Reunion - The 80s | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tracklist: 1. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 2. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3. Bros - When Will I Be Famous? 4. Duran Duran - The Reflex 5. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 6. Heaven 17 - Temptation 7. Kim Wilde - Kids In America 8. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 9. Erasure - Sometimes 10. Mel & Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) 11. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 12. T'Pau - China In Your Hand 13. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms 14. Star

• Minnesota Clay | Blu Ray | (27/01/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Live In Central Park | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  1.I’m Coming Out2.Home3.Family4.It’s My House5.Let’s Go Up6.Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand)7.Supremes Medley: Reflections / Baby Love / Stop! In The Name Love / Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart / God Bless The Child8.Mirror, Mirror9.Maniac10.You Can’t Hurry Love11.Upside Down12.So Close13.Why Do Fools Fall In Love14.Ribbon In The Sky15.Beat It16.Muscles17.Endless Love18.Do You Know Where You’re Going To (Theme From Mahogany)19.Ain’t No Mountain High Enough20.All For One

• Double Platinum | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A soapy backstage melodrama originally produced for network broadcast, Double Platinum downplays showbiz verisimilitude to turn on the tears. With 60s soul queen Diana Ross and 90s pop princess Brandy sharing production credit as well as billing, this formulaic tearjerker focuses on its stars' dramatic chops more than their musical prowess, a choice that won't deter their respective audiences, even as it disappoints less partisan music fans who might have hoped for a stronger musical component.Olivia King (Ross) is the former St. Louis housewife who abandoned her family for pop stardom, only to return 18 years later determined to meet, and reconcile with, her daughter, Kayla (Brandy), now nurturing her own footlight fantasies. But when the prodigal mom finally does reveal herself to the bright, feisty teen, Kayla is outraged and then hard-boiled. Olivia's offer to help the undeniably talented girl make industry contacts is accepted, with the bitter caveat that the superstar should abandon any hopes of a true maternal bond with her embittered daughter. The usually imperious Olivia meekly accepts those terms, while the secretly yearning Kayla keeps up her tough-cookie cover, but the plot telegraphs its ultimate destination, even as the tears flow.Both stars acquit themselves well in the story's stormier clashes, and the emotional tug of the story is well engineered to soak hankies. Less credulous viewers will be hampered by the original songs--when Ross steps on-stage, her regal demeanour and flashy (if occasionally silly) gowns support her supposed status as a legend, but the utterly forgettable, generic songs she mouths deflate that image. That said, viewers less interested in the actual music than the glitzy idea of the two characters may well be content to wallow in the waterworks of a story that could as easily have been titled Divas: The Next Generation. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com

• The Richard Pryor Collection | DVD | (18/09/2017) from £16.67   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An all new Richard Pryor DVD gifting set. The set features 4 DVDs in a slipcase and includes his 1976 comedy musical Car Wash also starring The Pointer Sisters. The 1978 fantasy musical adventure. The Wiz a film based on the classic Wizard of Oz, also starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. The 1978 farcical comedy Which Way is Up sees Pryor acting in three roles, which Eddie Murphy has so famously now made a career of. And finally one of Pryor s greatest commercial successes the 1985 smash hit comedy Brewster s Millions also starring John Candy.

• Diana Ross /Live From Las Vegas | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-8.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  African-American act during the sixties and ruled the airwaves with their electrifying music.This show, from September of 1979 was taped in the Circus Maximus room at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Diana gives an excellent performance of the hits that propelled her to fame. The songs show her amazing vocal range and star quality. If you are a fan of Diana Ross and the girl group sound, this DVD is for you!Track Listing: 01. Aint No Mountain High Enough02. Too Shy To Say03. Touch Me In The Morning04. I Want To Be Bad05. I Aint Been Licked06. Home07. Its My House08. No One Gets The Prize09. Love Hangover10. Reach Out And Touch (Somebodys Hand)11. Baby Love12. Remember Me13. Medley: Lady Sings The Blues / Aint Nobodys14. Bizness If I Do / God Bless The Child / My Man the Boss15. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where YoureGoing To) 16. Aint No Mountain High Enough17. All For One

• Black Entertainment - A Celebration Of Black Music | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A Celebration of Black Music. With a list of contributors and featured artists representing every musical genre from Jazz and Swing Rock and Soul to Hip Hop BLACK ENTERTAINMENT - A Celebration of Black Music is undoubtedly the most comprehensive and high profile project ever to be made on the history of Black Music and Entertainment. Featuring hundreds of classic clips star-studded archive footage and interviews with some of the biggest names in showbusiness this amazing pr