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only the strong survive a celebration of soul | Year: 2002 Classification: Performing Arts - Concerts Directed: - D.A. Pennebaker - Chris Hegedus Actors/Actresses: - Mary Wilson - Isaac Hayes - Wilson Pickett - Sam Moore (II) An entertaining documetary This excellent film follows the stories of several soul and R&B legends who are still tou eir DVDs. It's a fairly tame short piece, made up primarily of an uninspired voice-over speaking while the camera pans over numerous black and white publicity shots of Cagney. A few film trailers make up the rest of the action. I didn't know much of anything about James Cagney before, so I found the information to be interesting, albeit a bit dry. I speculate that any real Cagney fans would probably know much, if not everything that this documentary covers. Tony Curtis' introduction here sees the man in one of his most bizarre spots yet. The short, black, leather gloves from his other Laserlight DVD comments are back with a vengeance here, and they help turn what would otherwise be a short, forgettable James Cagney impersonation into good old-fashioned nightmare fuel. He gives a brief history of James Cagney's career that manages to be utterly divergent from the story that the documentary ontinued to be superb, especially "Two Fathers"/"One Son," a two-parter which essentially brings cl own uncut, widescreen versions on DVD Buy Only The Strong Survive A Celebration Of Soul at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Only The Strong Survive A Celebration Of Soul Search with the Priority Search Engine on Only The Strong Survive A Celebration Of Soul This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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