MONTY PYTHON Almost The Truth: The Lawyers Cut (2009 UK 3-disc Region 0 PAL DVD set - October 2009 sees the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' by BBC TV in 1969. 'Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut' tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones & Michael Palin and archive material from the late Graham Chapman. A host of others also contribute toputting the Python legacy in context including: Phil Jupitus, Bruce Dickinson, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Russell Brand, Steve Coogan, Stephen Merchant, Dan Aykroyd, Nick Mason, Tim Roth, Simon Pegg, Eddie Izzard and more. The six programmes, each an hour long, combine the interviews with a generous helping of clips from pre-Python material, the original 'Flying Circus' TV series, the films: 'Monty Python & The Holy Grail', 'Monty Python's Life Of Brian' and 'Monty Python's Meaning Of Life' and their classic live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. This is the only official, authorised programme to commemorate Monty Python's 40th birthday) more...
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MONTY PYTHON Monty Python: A Critical Review (2009 UK DVD - This is the first independent film review of the roots of Monty Python exploring how the unique comedy of Python grew out of the 'At Last The 1948 show' and 'Do Not Adjust Your Set'. The film assesses in detail the reasons for Python's successes and failures and surveys the lasting impact of this British institution and compares extensive surviving examples of the early work of the Pythons working in separate camps with the mature TV series and films produced by the group as a whole. Along with extensive insights from Neil Innes, Python's warm up man, stand-in and minstrel, the DVD also draws on rare archive footage alongside analysis from a leading team of comedians, journalists and critics including Alexi Sayle, Tom Binns, Ian Stone and of course, Neil. Complete with a highly detailed 72-page book featuring a thorough review of the work of Monty Python on television, on record on stage and on film, tracing the group's profound influence upon British and American comedy!) more...
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