X: The Unheard Music [DVD] [1985]

X: The Unheard Music takes long, detailed, and often funny look at the LA music scene of the late '70s and '80s and focuses on the group that critics had singled out as the leader of the underground pack. The Unheard Music is a documentary that combines live footage of the band and interviews with the four members (as well as their friends and families) with surreal music videos and montages of newsreel footage and vintage television commercials which help to illustrate X's uphill struggle against the music industry. Their story rings true even today. Bonus interviews and more.

Chris Columbus' box-office blockbuster Home Alone comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is an acceptable, if unspectacular release from 20th Century Fox. Considering this film spent a great amount of time on the list of top ten box-office champions, the lack of extras is a disappointment. That disappointment is compounded by the high-end list price.