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 The five
spectacular DVDs contained in this boxed set speak volumes about vision
and integrity, fearless instinct, and a passion for discovery. If you
think you remember these specials from watching them when they first
aired, you’ll be astonished how time has only enhanced their vitality. If
you’re seeing them for the first time, you’ll be stunned at the sheer
amount of affection, imagination, and energy that went in to the creation
of each program.
Running Time:
278 Minutes
Packaging:
Super deluxe 2-piece collared box with die-cut window and 10-panel Digipak
with a 65-page booklet.
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MY NAME IS BARBRA (1965)
Filmed in glorious black-and-white, Barbra’s first television special in
1965 is a classic in every sense of the word. Reviewers waxed ecstatic
with praise. United Press International proclaimed, “. . . a pinnacle
moment of American show business, in any form, in any period. She is
so great, it is shocking . . . she may well be the most supremely talented
and complete popular entertainer this country has ever produced.” Winner
of five Emmy Awards and the prestigious Peabody Award for Distinguished
Achievement in Television.
COLOR ME
BARBRA (1966)
Fresh from the overwhelming triumph MY NAME IS BARBRA, CBS network
executives requested a follow-up special. It is a show-business axiom that
sequels generally fail to live up to the original, but in the case of
COLOR ME BARBRA, the odds were most assuredly beaten by a wide margin.
Filmed in spectacular color, this companion piece to her first special is
one for the ages.
The vibrant colors become a metaphor for imagination, inventiveness,
fantasy, and sheer brilliance. Considered by many to be a “bookend” to MY
NAME IS BARBRA. COLOR ME BARBRA is in every way the equal of its
predecessor.
THE BELLE OF
14TH STREET (1967)
Barbra is the “top-billed act” in this affectionate tribute to turn of the
century vaudeville. No detail was too small for this lovingly re-created
world of a bygone era. Her only television special to feature guest-stars,
THE BELLE OF 14TH STREET celebrates, in ways both comedic and heartfelt,
“The Golden Age Of Song.” A marvelous showcase for suchevergreens as
Sophie Tucker’s “Some Of These Days,” “How About Me?” (written by “a
new young talent” IrvingBerlin), the poignant “I’m Always Chasing
Rainbows,” and the sublime “My Buddy”—all classics of the vaudeville era,
reinvented by “the greatest star” of our time.
BARBRA
STREISAND: A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK (1968)
On the evening of June 17, 1967, Barbra Streisand and 150,000 of the
“luckiest people in the world” gathered together in Central Park’s massive
Sheep’s Meadow for a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor concert event. If New York
were a kingdom, Barbra was its reigning queen. It was the most attended
concert event of its time. Barbra turns the historic park into her own
“backyard” as she performs signature hits like “He Touched Me,” “People,”
“Second Hand Rose,” and “Happy Days Are Here Again.” An extraordinary
evening with an audience . . . the star they came to see . . . under an
open sky in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable.
BARBRA
STREISAND . . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (1973)
A multicultural musical potpourri, Barbra’s fifth television spectacular
is her most adventurous. Performing a startling array of new songs and
classic hits with genre-bending arrangements, BARBRA STREISAND . . . AND
OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS is a feast for the eyes and ears. Starring the
ultimate “musical instrument,” Barbra Streisand, together with over 150
musicians playing everything from the traditional violins, cellos, flutes,
and oboes . . . to the more exotic kabuki woodblock, sitar, Chippewa
tom-tom, sewing machine . . . saw . . . orange juice squeezer, and washing
machine! Featuring the timeless duet of “Crying Time” with “Genius of
Soul” Ray Charles.
5.1
Dolby Digital, 2.0 Stereo, and the original broadcast mono.
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