In December 1967, two weeks after the English rock band, The Zombies, completed their misspelled album ‘Odessey and Oracle,’ the band broke up. Columbia Records’ then-boss Clive Davis eventually released the collection of “baroque psychedelic” pop songs under pressure a full two years later, and ‘Time of the Season’ would go on to reach #3 on the Billboard chart and the album would rank #80 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time. For fans who missed out on the Zombies performing back in the age of Woodstock, the 40th anniversary concert is now available on iTunes. For another take on the classics, the lives and works of Mozart and Beethoven are unearthed in two docs, now on iTunes.
More Movies This Week on iTunes and beyond:
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (Documentary)
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-ranking Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world.
Harvest of Fear (Horror) A new crop of kids are being killed during the annual ‘Harvest Fest’ and residents start to notice that the killings are strangely familiar with killings that happened 20 years prior.
Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (Kids & Family, Comedy) A coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old girl trying to fit into both a posh private school and an ordinary public school.
The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle the 40th Anniversary Concert (Concert Films) This concert contains the complete “Odessey and Oracle” album with all 12 tracks lovingly re-created by the original four members of The Zombies.
In Search of Mozart (Documentary) A biography told through interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart’s music.
In Search of Beethoven (Documentary) Juliet Stevenson narrates this documentary account of the life of composer Ludwig von Beethoven, covering all the major highlights from his birth in 1770 through his death in 1827.
Hitler: A Career (Documentary) Dissects the Third Reich with a keen analytical blade; charting Hitler’s improbable rise, his mastery of imagery and crowd psychology, and his consummate skill in exploiting the weakness in others.
Marked (Horror) The story of ghost investigators searching for paranormal activity using high-tech equipment in hopes of finding answers to an unsolved murder.
The Hanged Man (Thriller) The tale of six social misfits who meet online and, in a desperate attempt to escape their troubled pasts agree to gather in an abandoned barn to commit group suicide.
Stagknight (Comedy) The ultimate stag night turns into the ultimate stag nightmare for a goofball group of lovable losers who plan a bachelor party getaway deep in the English woods – and get a bit more than they bargained for.
The Wager (Drama) When the life of mega film star, Michael Steele, is destroyed right before the most important day of his life, his faith is put to the ultimate test.
This Week on Hulu:
American Shopper (Documentary) An absurd, heartwarming hybrid-documentary that follows small-town competitors training to become the first-ever champion of ‘aisling,’ a new sport that turns grocery shopping into a form of self-expression.
Darfur Diaries: Message from Home (Documentary) Featuring interviews with many victims of the devastating genocide taking place, the filmmakers seek to shine some light on this dark chapter in human history, encouraging people to make a great effort for humanitarian relief in besieged Darfur.
Puppet Master II (Horror) Toulon’s puppets help collect brain tissue from human victims for Toulon to create his formula to animate the inanimate. The victims this time include a group of researchers from a US department, responsible for investigating the paranormal.
This Week on Amazon VOD:
Permanent Vacation (Comedy) When Eric Bury’s family arrives at the rundown Florida ‘Adventures Unlimited’ campground, they are plunged into a world of escalating sexual debauchery, religious ecstasy and human sacrifice.
