The Zen Of Bennett [Blu-ray]

The man is a giant of the entertainment industry. Yet he mentors the young and talented. He does all he can do when it comes to helping the less fortunate and injured. The USA is fortunate to have a man such as TONY BENNETT as a citizen! He is truly a citizen of the world!

I suppose this could be considered by some to be a self-serving promotion, but I really think that an awful lot of folks consider this man to be an icon of measurable proportion. If you are sincerely interested in certain celebrities, I know I am, then I want to see stuff about those people. Some friends or mine saw this in what I would call an artsy - fartsy theater. I bought this DVD because my Sweetie Pie loves this guy. Not caring one way or another about Tony Bennet, other than like a comparison to age like Betty White and how they keep chugging along; I wasn't crazy about the opening presentation, it made me like him less. Then as it unfolded I garnered respect for a man that I once thought was an arrogant hanger-on. It's about him yes but it also explores the relationships he has with his heirs. I'm glad I took the time, I have a new appreciation for this man. It would appear that he just might deserve some adoration after all.

I am a big fan of Tony Bennett and had already bought his new book when I saw this advertised....Should have been in the local movies but just glad I got it...it is a beautiful documentary and tribute to Tony,s life.Loved the behind the scenes of the making of his Duets 2 cd....

If you like Tony you will love this film! The book is even better if you have the chance to read it but the movie also have stuff not in the book so my advice is the get both lol

Don't miss this one. Explores Tony Bennet's work ethic, philosophy and his interactions with the recent younger artists he has recorded with.

Didn't finish watching it. All chatter no singing

Mr Bennett probably reached his artistic peak on very few occasions but never has he reached such a low point as this.Quite simply, this is a 'very old' artist who is so desperate to cling on to his appeal to young people that he has tried hard and everything, even the last 'vampire' duet card, literally using and vampirizing some of the most popular and successful "chart stars" on the market...This latest DVD is simply patronising, self-indulgent and an utterly commercial exercise."Unjoo Moon trails the vocalist while he records his 2011 Duets II record.Imagine your favorite elderly uncle waxing on about life, art and the intersection between the two, and you've got a good idea of the music doc's tone. This assumes, of course, that said relative has anecdotes about working with Duke Ellington and spends his afternoons cutting tracks with a giddy Lady Gaga...". David Fear"Director Unjoo Moon's authorized production mainly focuses on Bennett's star-studded recording sessions while developing his "Duets II" album with last appearance of Amy Winehouse...", and other too-often-talked-about suspects such as John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé et all..."Outside of the scene with late Amy Winehouse, however, the only time we see a modicum of conflict is an off-the-cuff moment when Bennett complains about attempts to pitch his work to younger audiences...".Eric Khon"Billed as "conceived, created and produced" by Bennett's son Danny, "Zen" has a somewhat insular feel that both intrigues and frustrates.There are glimpses of temperament just frequent enough to seem pointed in their inclusion, yet too poorly contextualized to provide any actual insight.Unjoo Moon and d.p. Dion Beebe (the latter is the cinematographer who filmed Tony Bennett Duets II: The Great Performances (DVD)) go for an odd, almost furtive visual presentation that constantly plays with image focus, likewise suggesting an extra dimension that fails to fully materialize, and that may strike some as simply mannered.These elements leave the documentary hanging somewhere between a glorified making-of album promo and a more in-depth portrait of the artist".If you have or have seen Tony Bennett Duets II: The Great Performances (DVD), then there's not much more on this DVD.All the black-and-white scenes, which are cleverly and purposely added and sprinkled into it, have the only aim to give a sense of bygone style and epoque to it and to fill the DVD up to 87 minutes.We are tired and saturated of these commercialism/money oriented products.In reality there is no insight or special message from Bennet: he has already said it all, many times now, on TV, newspapers, magazines, talk shows, books, interviews.The great Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra, just to name two fantastic singers close by genre to Mr. Bennett, have never done that when they were alive. Ever.He should stop his son from over-using his image and tarnishing it.His time has come to give up and retire gracefully. Please!Running time: 87 MIN

Tony Bennett is the master of master entertainers and hasalways been. Humble and unassuming. Tony Bennett is every manand every man would like to be him.

Très bien

Ti amo Tony. Artista immenso, sottovalutato in Italia ma che NON ha nulla da invidiare a Frank Sinatra. Documentario eccezionale, che racconta Duets II (in cui è presente anche Lady Gaga).

Incorrect DVD system..no perfectly sorted with a refund and a voucher offered..Thank You very much for sorting this..M

I found the production very fascinating. A wonderful look at Tony Bennett's life around the duets. His interwxchanges with his son Joe apexifically.

まさか今、ベネットを集めるとは思っていなかった。シャイアンなんて日本では誰も知らないけれど　堂々と　まるで親子のような　ジャケット写真は好きだ。アメリカ大陸は　ある意味凄い。