"Actor: Solomon Burke"

• Later With Jools Holland - Later - Giants | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-0.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Later... with Jools Holland--Giants is a collection of classic live performances from a decade of the late-night BBC music show. Everyone will have their favourites and, no doubt, differing opinions on what constitutes a musical "giant". What is indisputable here is the sheer volume and variety of artists and styles on offer. The 32 performers range from Pete Towshend to Blondie; Paul Weller to Willie Nelson; Leonard Cohen to Jeff Beck; Page and Plant to Ronnie Spector and the Divine Comedy. The acts vary in quality--Brian Ferry's posturing, staccato rendition of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and Georgie Fame's futile, asthmatic efforts to keep up with the beat on "Yeh! Yeh!" are notable low points--but thankfully the few weaker moments are more than compensated for by tour de force performances from the likes of Al Green, REM, Tony Bennett, Dusty Springfield and George Benson. Your enjoyment will obviously depend on a desire to see these greats play, but where else are you going to get both Robbie Williams belting out an impromptu performance of "Suspicious Minds" and Solomon Burke singing "Cry to Me" from an enormous golden throne? On the DVD: Later... with Jools Holland--Giants comes with a desirable selection of interviews with 10 of the featured performers. Sadly, they are tantalisingly short--never longer than three minutes, some little more than a minute--and never stretch beyond Holland's stock questions or brief, if entertaining, anecdotes. Also included are: a "playlist" feature, which allows you to select six of your favourite tracks and play them in an order of your choice, normal track selection, subtitles and a credit list. --Paul Philpott

• The Big Easy | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £13.95   |  Saving you £-3.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A hot and steamy thriller in more ways than one! To Lieutenant Remy McSwain life in New Orleans is all about the 'Big Easy' until a series of gang killings spiral out of control. When a beautiful investigator Ann Osborne arrives from the D.A.'s police corruption task force Remy realises he is caught between truth and lies honour and corruption. Soon he finds himself jailed for attempting bribes and life is far from 'The Big Easy'.

• The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The juggernaut four-disc set that is the Rolling Stones Four Flicks is taken from their unique three-in-one 2001 tour when they combined a stadium tour, an arena tour and a theatre tour into one 54-truck peregrination. It's the kind of epic endeavour that brings to mind William Burroughs' remark on Laurie Anderson's Home of the Brave: "Y'know, I prefer to watch this kind of thing on TV. Tones it down." Of the four discs, there's one devoted to each of the three sets plus another of documentary footage which is every bit as entertaining as the concerts, with the chaps coming across as the bunch of lovable old monkeys they resemble these days. The track listings speak for itself, but there are quite a few nice insights into the way in which the band operates musically. Jagger's voice is nowhere near as strong as it was, yet, like Miles Davis did when his chops began to desert him, he simply knits any shortcomings into his style of delivery. One side-effect of this, though, is that the more recent material, presumably written with this in mind, is much more effective here than the classics; "Brown Sugar", for example, its lyrics now neutered to avoid giving offence, finds him resorting to all sorts of shortcuts. No matter, though, the Stones still put on an incomparable show. Keith "the Human Riff" Richards is in fact playing better now than he ever has. It's well worth getting yer ya-yas out for. On the DVD: Four Flicks presents its material in such an integrated way that it's hard to say where the main event ends and the extras begin. As well as the concerts, you get to see the band working with AC/DC, Sheryl Crow and various other associates, there's a fun feature which allows you to zoom in on any individual member on a few tracks (revealing the secret of Charlie Watts's propulsive drumming to the percussion-minded observer) plus a great deal more. --Roger Thomas

• White Oleander | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (55.44%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

• Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 1 | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £84.99

  Under intense scrutiny, the debut season of Enterprise earned a passing grade from critics and Star Trek fans alike. Voyager ended its seven-season run just four months earlier, and fans were skeptical when Enterprise premiered (on Sept. 26, 2001, on UPN) with a theme song ("Where My Heart Will Take Me," composed by Diane Warren and performed by Russell Watson) that defied Trek's revered theme-music tradition. This and other early reservations were dispelled when "Broken Bow" got the series off to a satisfying start, beginning in the year 2151 and establishing a pre-Federation focus on humanity's delicate relationship with the Vulcans, the controversial launch of the NX-01 Enterprise on an exploratory mission, and the potentially devastating consequences of the mysterious Temporal Cold War involving a time-traveling splinter group of the Suliban, a nomadic alien race. While establishing a testy relationship between Enterprise Capt. Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and his smart-and-sexy Vulcan Sub-Commander, T'Pol (Jolene Blalock, in a short-banged wig and form-fitting "cat-suit" that were later redesigned), the series introduced engineer "Trip" Tucker (Connor Trineer), whose surprise pregnancy in "Unexpected" made him a fan favorite; communications officer Hoshi Sato (Linda Park); helmsman Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery); weapons expert Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating), and chief surgeon Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley), a well-mannered Denobulan recruit from Earth's Interspecies Medical Exchange. As a "prequel' series that predates the original Star Trek by 150 years, Enterprise built upon established Trek lore with episodes involving Vulcans ("Breaking the Ice"), Klingons ("Sleeping Dogs"), the blue-skinned Andorians ("The Andorian Incident," "Shadows of P'Jem"), and the Ferengi ("Acquisition") while offering stand-alone episodes (notably "Dear Doctor," "Fortunate Son," and "Shuttlepod One") that further acquainted fans with the Enterprise regulars. Early Trek technology is also introduced (including "phase pistols" and the rarely-used, still-risky transporter), and the series drew strength from what many felt would be its primary weakness: unwritten history and the initial indecisiveness of Archer's bold foray into the unknown. Ending with a dazzling "Shock Wave" cliffhanger that leaves Archer stranded in a decimated Temporal Cold War future, Enterprise set a strong foundation for the events of Season Two. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Solomon Burke - Live At North Sea Jazz | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £23.37   |  Saving you £-6.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Solomon Burke captured live in concert. Tracklist: Good Time Tonight Down In The Valley Diamond In Your Mind Tonight's The Night I Almost Lost My Mind Having A Party Amen Soul Searching Georgia On My Mind A Change Is Gonna Come Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Spanish Harlem Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) Stand By Me I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free Proud Mary Don't Give Up On Me Mona Lisa I Will Survive Long Tall Sally Lucille Tuti Frutti The Blessing So

• Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £5.20   |  Saving you £7.79 (60.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The definitive fully authorised Solomon Burke story. Paul Spencer's film screened recently on BBC Television follows his journey from a humble Philadelphia neighbourhood to New York Hollywood and the music industry's highest accolades. We trace his music back to its gospel roots and learn how faith in God sustains him his 21 children 79 grandchildren and 17 great grand children the family he thought he would never have. Features interviews with Bill Wyman Tom Jones Jools Holland and producer and musician Joe Henry describes how with the help of writers like Van Morrison Tom Waits Brian Wilson and Elvis Costello he produced the record that won Solomon his first Grammy.

• Solomon Burke - The King Live At AVO Session Basel | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £11.83   |  Saving you £-5.84 (-97.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This Live DVD features most of Solomon Burke classics in new stunning interpretations. Filmed in Switzerland it shows Burke in all his ""majesty"" singing from a throne with an excellent big band supporting him. One of the few American singers who could combine gospel pop country with incredible production skills creating an unique style since his early steps in music. Tracklisting: 1. Back At The Chicken Shack 2. The Greeting Song 3. Down In The Valley 4. Diamond In Your Mind 5. None Of Us Are Free 6. Georgia On My Mind 7. Cry To Me 8. Soul Searchin 9. Dock Of The Bay / Fa Fa Fa / Spanis... 10. Got To Get You Off My Mind / Having... 11. A Change Is Gonna Come 12. Proud Mary 13. Mona Lisa 14. I Will Survive 15. Long Tall Sally / Lucille / Tutti F... 16. Don't Give Up On Me 17. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep Yo... 18:.Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

• Solomon Burke - Live In Nashville | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-3.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Solomon Burke is joined by a host of top country stars at a one off gig recorded at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville on September 25th 2006. The gig followed the release of the 'Nashville' album. Tracklisting 01. Making Of Nashville 02. Seems Like Your Gonna Take Me Back 03. Honey Where's The Money Gone 04. Up The Mountain 05. Ain't Got You 06. Atta Way To Go 07. Millionaire 08. Back In The Saddle Again 09. Dirty Water 10.. We're Gonna Hold 11. Just Out Of Reach 12. Gotta