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 Laws of Deception $2.99 OK, the only reason I rented this movie (in its unrated version)was to see if Amber Smith would display the goods. She does, to great effect, but I found Laws of Deception to be a fair thriller in the noir genre. The film succeeds mostly due to the presence of former teen movie actor C. Thomas Howell. Howell's character is the sole survivor of a mob slaying - his mom and dad were killed. He grows up with a thirst for justice and ends up in law school in Miami. His buddy is 90210 alumnus Brian Austin Green. Howell is intent on studying but is ribbed by Green for not being enough of a player. Then Howell is seduced by fellow student Amber Smith. They fall in love. A chance visit by Howell and Green to a strip joint reveals that Amber is stripping to pay her way through college - or so she says. It turns out the strip joint is owned by the same assassin who murdered Howell's parents 20 years earlier. Does Howell remember his face? Anyway, his relationship with Amber is ruined by his discovery of her seedy side. Fast forward another four years - Howell is now a successful partner in a Miami law firm. He reluctantly takes his old flame Amber as a client; she's up for the murder of her hubbie - the old assassin. They naturally fall into bed again. But another twist is that Amber is being stalked by Howell's old college buddy Green. Lies are multiplied, cars are totalled and no-one looks innocent. It all plays into a satisfying finale. Amber's film career hit a high note with this movie. She showed she actually had acting chops, given a decent script. Unfortunately, her career went downhill after this, with her appearing in dreadful movies only for the sake of her breasts.  C.THOMAS HOWELL 8x10 COLOR PHOTO $5.99 At Moviestore we have an incredible library of celebrity photography covering movies, TV, music, sport and celebrity. Our exclusive photographs are professionally produced by our in-house team; we perfect bright vibrant colors or wonderful black and white tones for our photographic prints that you can display in your home or office with pride. All our images are produced from genuine original negatives and slides held in our vast library. We have been in business for 16 years so you can buy with confidence. Our guarantee: if you are not fully satisfied with any print from Moviestore we will gladly refund your money!  The Chicago Principal: First Chair Soloist Play Famous Concertos $17.98 IN A NUTSHELL: PRINCIPAL CSO PLAYERS PERFORM A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CLASSICAL CONCERTOS I thought I was looking for gifts, but actually I ended up purchasing some classical CD recordings for myself. Here's why I selected this set. This is a 2-CD set that is dedicated to presenting the classical Concerto, 6 in fact, plus 1 serenade and the 'Bolero'. All told, over 139 minutes of excellent music. ANSWERING THIS BUYER'S OBJECTIONS: HOW DO THE RECORDINGS SOUND If you like the titles in this set, you know them, so I'll skip that, and discuss the recordings, which one can not know about without hearing them first. Frankly, although the thematic idea of having all the pieces performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, [CSO] and its most experienced soloists really strenghtened the appeal of this set to me, I was worried about the recordings having been recorded at different times between 1976-1984. How would they sound? Well, they sounded quite clear and crisp as one would expect a new release to sound, which is to say they sound good enough to purchase. After hearing the set that is what I did. ***----- CD1 69:53 -- All 'Disk 1 Tracks' Recorded in 'Orchestra Hall' ----- W.A. MOZART [1756-1791] Concerto in C Major for Oboe and Orchestra, K314 I. Allegro aperto, 7:47, II. Andante ma non troppo, 6:59, III. Allegro, 5:47 Ray Still, Oboe, CSO, Claudio Abbado, Conductor, Recorded March 1983 ----- F.J. HAYDN [1732-1809] Concerto in E-Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra I. Allegro, 6:21, II. Andante, 3:19, Finale - Allegro, 4:42 Adolph Herseth, Trumpet, CSO, Claudio Abbado, Conductor, Recorded Feb. 1984 ----- W.A. MOZART [1756-1791] Concerto No.3 in E-flat Major for Horn and Orchestra, K447 I. Allegro, 7:38, II. Romance - Larghetto, 4:44, III. Allegro, 3:35 Dale Clevenger, Horn, CSO, Claudio Abbado, Conductor, Recorded Feb. 1981 ----- ROBERT SCHUMANN [1810-1856] Konzerstuck in F Major for Four Horns and Orchestra, Opus 86 I. Lebhaft, 7:34, II. Romanze - Ziemlich langsam doch nicht schleppend, 5:23, III. Sehr lebhaft, 5:49 Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, Thomas Howell, Norman Schweikert, Horns, CSO, Daniel Barenboim, Conductor, Recorded March 1977 ***----- CD2 69:12 ALL RECORDED IN ORCHESTRA HALL EXCEPT FOR "BOLERO" ----- W.A. MOZART [1756-1791] Concerto in B-Flat Major for Bassoon and Orchestra, K191 I. Allegro, 7:15, II. Andante ma adagio, 6:18, III. Rondo - Tempo di menuetto, 4:33 Willard Elliot, Bassoon, Claudio Abbado, Conductor, Recorded Feb. 1981 ----- R.V. WILLIAMS [1872-1958] Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F Minor, 1954 I. Allegro moderato, 4:04, II. Romanza - Andante sostenuto, 4:32, III. Finale - Rondo alla tedesca - Allegro, 3:03 Arnold Jacobs, Tuba, CSO, Daniel Barenboim, Conductor, Recorded March 1977 ----- Benjamin Britten [1913-1976] Serenade for Tenor, Horns and Strings, Opus 31 I. Prologue - Andante, 1:31, II. Pastoral - Lento "The day's grown old", 3:22, III. Nocturne - Maestoso "The splendor falls on castle walls", 3:23, IV. Elegy - Andante appassionato "O rose, thou art sick", 5:00, V. Dirge - Alla Marcia Grave "This ae nighte, every nighte", 3:21, VI. Hymn -Presto e leggiero "Queen and hantress, chaste and fair", 2:06, VII. Sonnet - Adagio "O soft embalmer of the still midnight", 3:50, VIII. Epiloque - Andante, 1:47 Robert Tear, Tenor, Dale Clevenger, Horn, CSO, Carlo Maris Guilini, Conductor, Recorded April 1977 ----- MAURICE RAVEL [1875-1937] Bolero CSO, Georg Solti, Conductor, Recorded May 1976 in the Medinah Temple |
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