Jesus Christ Superstar (Special Edition)
by Norman Jewison
from Universal Studios
Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice "rock opera," which was a smash on stage in the early '70s. Jewison (Other People's Money) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rice's dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of principal figures in the life of Christ, is the real hook. Yvonne Elliman sings the show's best-known song, "I Don't Know How to Love Him." --Tom Keogh
Jesus Christ Superstar
by Norman Jewison
from Universal Studios
Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice "rock opera," which was a smash on stage in the early '70s. Jewison (Other People's Money) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rice's dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of principal figures in the life of Christ, is the real hook. Yvonne Elliman sings the show's best-known song, "I Don't Know How to Love Him." --Tom Keogh
A Perfect Couple
by Robert Altman
from 20th Century Fox
Opposites attract in this romantic comedy from director Robert Altman. A matchmaking computer unites Alex Theodopoulos (Paul Dooley FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION) and Sheila Shea (Marta Heflin Altman's A WEDDING) but the pair have little in common. She plays in a band called Keepin' 'Em Off The Streets while he spends his time with his traditional Greek family. Despite the objections of family and friends Alex and Sheila try to find love. A PERFECT COUPLE also stars Dennis Franz (NYPD BLUE) and Henry Gibson (ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN).Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 024543432722 Manufacturer No: 2243273
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