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| | | | Home » That's the Way of the World | | | | | | | Description: | | Gritty, obscure musical drama stars Harvey Keitel as a talented young record producer who becomes embroiled in pop music's seamy underbelly when his clueless boss instructs him to ignore a hot new R&B act (played by Earth, Wind & Fire!) in favor of a troubled vocal trio. Cynthia Bostick, Ed Nelson, Bert Parks, and famed D.J. Murray the 'K' also star. Songs include the title track, "Shining Star" and "Reasons." | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Harvey Keitel, Ed Nelson, Cynthia Bostick, Bert Parks, Jimmy Boyd | | Director:
| Sig Shore | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Bci / Eclipse | | Run Time:
| 100 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 18, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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 EWF fansOct 18, 2009
If your an Earth, Wind and Fire fan, you must own this movie! I remember waiting for it to appear back in '75. When the soundtrack came out, you just knew the film had to be good. Well, the film is "ok", but that's not what you purchase it for... you want to see the band as they were: full of energy and fire!
Classic!Oct 07, 2009
What can I say, EWF is the band of all time!
CD plays great!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Blacksplotation?Feb 27, 2008
Irony? It's a pity. Back when this movie was originally made in 1975, movies starring black artists had a tendency to be short on plot, budget, & actual input from the actors. There was precious little input from the members of EWF, & the story line suffered. Of course Sig Shore of Superfly fame was notorious for these movies, & in true form the REAL stars of the movie, EWF,had little more than a cameo appearance in a movie named after their breakthrough LP. They litteraly mirrored the record labels brush off of the Group (EWF) in the movie. Although the live footage, & the instrumental backing done by EWF was stellar, there was precious little of it. Even Harvey Kietel couldn't save such a bad script. Sad to say most record companys still do business in this fashion, so the script comes off as sad but true. It's a fair assessment of the music & the blacksplotation films of the time, & a sad assessment of the music industry as a whole. Not a great film, but entertaining none the less. Outside of EWF's music, I'd say the plot reeks of Saturday Night Fever psydo drama. If you're a big EWF fan, you'll enjoy their music, but be prepared for a long wait to get to it. Rare film. The movie is OK.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
NOTHING BIGGER THAN THE BEATLES, BUT BRILLIANT NONETHELESSOct 30, 2007
E W & F were and still are brilliant and also great performers. I think one of the best R&B groups still around, but lets not get carried away, there will never be a musical entity bigger than the Beatles. They are the center of the musical universe for every artist out there and they will always remain there as the standard of what a music group can accomplish.
But I am glad there are a lot of E W & F remastered albums available now. The sound quality and brilliance with horns and vocals shines like never before.
I am sure Maurice White is indeed grateful and in owe his group is being compared to the Beatles.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Not a great flickMar 30, 2007
The movie sucks to be honest. Harvey Keitel kept it going but even he stunk. Best thing about this picture was the introduction of EW&F. The plot and the characters just didn't seem to flow with the story line...had a hard time keeping up with what was going on. The only reason I purchased this DVD was to watch EW&F. They should stick with singing.
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