New DVD releases (January, 2007)
January 5th, 2007 by Zsofia
The Unseen Beatles – 638 Ways to Kill Castro — The Coldplay Phenomenon
The Unseen Beatles — A captivating documentary as seen on BBC’s Timewatch, containing never-before seen footage which provides a unique behind the scenes insight into the Fab Four. At the height of their fame, The Beatles performed their last ever live concert never touring again after their 1966 sell out US shows. This unique programme reveals the truth about why at the height of their fame, they ceased to perform live.
During this turbulent time in the history of the Beatles, this fascinating documentary also explores how the seeds of discontent were sown, eventually leading to the split of the world’s most famous band. The programme includes accounts and extended interviews from personal eyewitness testimonies, the men and women who shared the highs and lows of the band’s ground breaking adventures. The DVD contains previously unseen material plus rare archive footage of the Beatles on holiday in Jersey. (Description from Amazon)
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638 Ways to Kill Castro — Originally a Channel 4 documentary, the film tells the story of the many attempts to kill Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro: from exploding cigars to femme fatales; from a radio station rigged with noxious gas to a poison syringe posing as an innocuous ballpoint pen. The former head of Cuban Intelligence alleges that there were over 600 plots dreamt up to end the life of the “red menace”.
On the trail of Castro’s would-be killers, the filmmakers meet a series of would-be assassins – several are also accused terrorists, still living in America. All these men, the film reveals, were supported and funded by the United States. At one point, staggeringly, the CIA even sought the help of the Mafia in the hope they would be able to succeed where so many others had failed.
The sub-text of the film is a comment on the contemporary War on Terrorism - acknowledged terrorists who have made common cause with the CIA in the past live happily in the United States, but individuals with often very sketchy connections with latter-day terrorism have ended up incarcerated without trial at Guantanamo Bay. (Description from Amazon)
The Coldplay phenomenon — With just three albums to their name, Coldplay have shot to international superstardom, and sit comfortably alongside such luminaries as Oasis, Radiohead, and U2. In this unauthorised and candid documentary, musicians and music critics attempt to explain the band’s phenomenal appeal. (Description from Amazon)
