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July 1, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

That Michael Jackson’s formidable catalog of music and videos would see some substantial action since his death last Thursday was a given, but I’ve got to admit I’m surprised at just how crazy the sales have been. He was one of the biggest-selling artists of all time, for heaven’s sake, so I'm wondering just how many consumers hadn’t already purchased their Jackson products over the past three decades!?

But the numbers don’t lie and they’re quite remarkable. As of last Friday, Jackson’s albums accounted for all 10 of Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Music” list, with the 25^th Anniversary Edit...Read More

June 26, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

The passing of three renowned celebrities over the past week several days certainly inspires the web’s bloggers and surfers to lean forward and open their eyes a bit wider than usual, if only for a short time. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson—the final days of whom were quietly, tragically and mysteriously played out, respectively—were all well-represented in the home entertainment market and will no doubt be remembered  via Youtube and the world’s DVD and VHS players--that's right, VHS players, as a number of releases featuring the three are not yet available on DVD (or are out of print).

McMahon, of course, can be seen primarily in R2 Entertainment’s Johnn...Read More

June 23, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2)

The famed Isle of Wight Festival of 1970, held, not surprisingly, on the UK’s Isle of Wight, was by far the largest and most popular of the three Isle festivals, reportedly surpassing the attendance of Woodstock and including such performers as The Who, The Doors,  ...Read More

June 18, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

June 12, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Here’s the second half of my recent interview with Jesse Eisenberg, star of Anchor Bay’s upcoming The Education of Charlie Banks (Street June 23) and Disney’s Adventureland (Street: Aug. 25).

VB: You’re a native New Yorker and you currently live in Manhattan. Do you have frequent encounters with fans?
JE: I can usually tell when someone is approaching me what they’ve seen me in just based on who they are. It’s another incentive to do good movies—the better the movie, the more respectful the people are. Then again, if you do a movie that appeals to a lot of people, they’re usually a little louder when they approach you.