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| White Diamond/Homecoming | 
 enlarge | Director: Kylie Minogue
Actor: Kylie Minogue
Studio: EMI INT'L
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 18065
Format: Live, Ntsc, Import
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 50
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5099951718398
ASIN: B00104AZD2
Theatrical Release Date: December 7, 2007
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Product Description
NTSC/Region 0. Two DVD set. White Diamond gives fans the unique chance to see Kylie's triumphant return to the world stage with her 2006 Showgirl Homecoming Tour. The film shows Kylie as never before with intimate close up back stage footage and interviews including Kylie talking about her feelings, worries and aspirations on how she and her team take Showgirl from rehearsals to the road first in Australia and then to the UK. Disc One features White Diamond (the film) plus bonus extras. Disc Two includes plenty of bonus features and songs. EMI. 2008.
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 The comeback: Part III May 31, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
WHITE DIAMOND
**As seen at selected cinemas and on TV**
Ultimately, I found WHITE DIAMOND to be a feature length `Behind The Scenes' for the SHOWGIRL: HOMECOMING tour. We meet the backing singers, dancers, wardrobe assistants, Kylie's manager, vocal trainer & 'friend' Bono (U2). Despite this impressive entourage, there's nothing really exciting going on most of the time, unless you count the edge-of-your-seat thrill of a late dancer.
Kylie - the reason this documentary exists - comes of as little more then a giggly, smiley character in a children's TV program. She automatically puts on an act whenever she sees a camera. her speeches are practiced and there's rarely any real emotion shown. You have to wonder what got cut out. We see her turning off the camera when she's had enough, and the only hard(ish) hitting question she is asked; "Do you feel trapped [by fame]" goes unanswered. To put it bluntly; The Saintly image she works so hard to perfect is boring. I used to be a massive fan, but her image obsession has put me right off.
The only gritty parts are when we see a tired Kylie sleeping on her dressing room floor. Seeing the hundreds of people in WHITE DIAMOND, and then considering the fact that her sister is the only person to voice concerns over Kylie's health, is very sad. Is everyone milking Kylie, or is she - a well known workaholic - pushing them? Either way, here's WHITE DIAMONDS message; Money over health and wellbeing.
Something that really grated on me is the `Director'. I'm not a fanatic who hates everyone who is close to and/or is competition to Saint Kylie i.e. William Baker, Dannii, Madonna etc, but really. I thought directors mainly worked behind the camera, but Will is in nearly every frame. He drapes himself over Kylie constantly, cries over her performance with her sister & generally annoys everyone. Kylie is indeed a Saint, for putting up with him.
If you are interested in the behind the scenes workings that go into a tour, you'll love this. If you love Kylie or William Baker you'll really love this.
Wanting to keep her private life private is absolutely fine; just don't promise something you have no intention of delivering.
As we've already seen the documentary before, there is bonus material in the form of one of Kylie's `Kids' duets, with sister Dannii (The performance is edited differently to Dannii's DVD).
This is one of the highlights; no fancy backdrops, no dancers, just the two of them giving a cool performance together for the first time in 20 years.
SHOWGIRL: THE HOMECOMING
** Warning: I will be discussing parts of the play list. So if you don't want to know, please don't read this review. **
Well, it's here. Kylie's comeback tour (did she ever go away?) is here & no doubt will fly off the shelves. The SHOWGIRL: HOMECOMEING tour is pure entertainment, with fabulous dancers, set pieces & costumes, as well as Ms Minogue herself.
I can't help to compare HOMECOMING to the lofty standards of the original SHOWGIRL tour, and I'm afraid it just falls short of the mark. Not that second place is so bad.
My biggest bugbears are with `Somewhere Over The Rainbow' and the encore. Having a classic song by another artist is great, but did Kylie really have to have `Rainbow' again? It shows of the fact that Kylie has a decent set of lungs on her, but something new would have been appreciated.
It's the same with the encore, which is also the same as the original SHOWGIRL. I'd avoided all gossip of the tour & the reviews before I went to see HOMECOMING, so when the same songs were sung I felt a bit let down after all the excitement & suspense beforehand.
And I know the set list was going to be changed in some places, after all Kylie is making a fresh start in her career. I didn't miss `Please Stay' (it wasn't a great single) and `In Denial' is a great song, but as it's a duet it didn't really work last time, so I can see why it was dropped this time.
But on the other hand `Put Yourself In My Place' is a classic song, nearly as good as `Confide In Me' in my opinion, so I really missed it. I also really missed non-single track `Your Disco Needs You`, which is pure fun, and was a real crowd pleaser last time.
Speaking of changed set lists, I must admit that I found the `temple' section a bit dull. I've already mentioned that `Confide In Me' is a real classic, so it pains me to say that it was a bit lacklustre here. The other 3 songs in this section are `Cowboy Style' (I think this was an Oz only single), I don't rate this song, and the lyrics are a nonsensical jumble. I would have liked to have had `Breathe' in its place. Then the backing singers perform `Finer Feelings' a superb but sadly underrated Kylie single. The final song in this section is `Too Far'. Having a non-single from her least successful album (IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS) must be a personal choice, but it's boring & the audience will be distanced in my opinion. I'll be skipping this section on the DVD.
'Kids' is sung with her backing singers, not with Bono as stated on Amazon. (This was also on the EMI website. Tut tut)
But now my gripes are out of the way lets discuss the best bits!!
The opener `Better The Devil You Know' is a classic and never fails to put a smile on my face.
Non album track `White Diamond' (wrote by Scissor Scissors) is something a little more personal, yet it's still nice and upbeat.
FEVER non single `Burning Up' is mashed up with the Madonna classic `Vogue', acknowledging the people who call her a copycat. It worked surprisingly well. Kylie is not best known for attitude, but she's certainly capable of giving it!!
Two more non singles are mashed up for her closing song. `Light Years' (same named album) is lovingly performed with `Turn It Into Love' (KYLIE), making this song personal for the audience who continue to support her.
The costumes may not be pretty, but they are bold. The most interesting choices for a Kylie concert, ever.
I've already mentioned the sadly missing songs, but we do get them as a bonus. `In Denial', Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi', `Please Stay' and `Your Disco Needs You' are all here, edited differently to the original SHOWGIRL DVD.
This DVD set may be mis-titled as a 'Personal Portrait' when it clearly isn't, but the documentary is still a must have for any devoted Kylie fan. Everyone else; Go straight to the concert disc & leave the documentary alone.
 Fantastic! May 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're a true Kylie fan this is a must have product. The way she portrays herself on White Diamond makes you become even closer to her than ever. There were some stuff that I didn't even know about that i have gotten to know. Also the additional DVD The Showgirl Homecoming Tour is awesome. If you couldn't go to the actual concert this is like actually being there in person. You feel such energy that you could feel out at the arena itself. Fantastic, Outstanding, Money's worth!
 the best so far June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Obviously the Homecoming live from Melbourne is much much more better than the Showgirl live from London, with the new song list, new costume, new stage design and of course the brand new KYLIE.
My favorite from this live dvd, is definitely SLOW.
The white diamond film is nothing special except her personal daily routine during her preparing and rehearsal for her homecoming performance. If you are a true fan of her, you will be able to like it. If you ever watch "True or Dare" or "I'm gonna tell you a secret" by Madonna, you more or less can tell what kind of film it is.
Great Bundle! December 5, 2007
A great dvd bundle, if you are a Kylie fan you will like it for sure.
Just there is a confusion on the dates, is this live concert from Melbourne or Sydney? Since the official live cds that came out early on the year are from 12 November 2006 and this live dvd show is supposed to be from 11 December 2006 (same as the incomplete uk tv broadcast C4), the songs are the same on both formats, for example Bono singing on Kids
White Diamond/Show Girl Homecoming January 19, 2008
If you are a true kylie fan you will love it. When you watch White Diamonds, you will cry it is a very sad look at what she went through with her cancer.The Homecoming is a great concert you must get this dvd you will love it i did.
love you kylie
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