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Turkey. Ukraine. United Arab Emirates. The Idolmaker Blu-ray ReviewSvengali.Reviewed by, August 10, 2013In the decades between the payola scandal of the fifties and the rise of shows like American Idol, there wasactually a time when pure, unadulterated talent at least helped to determine whether or not a musicalact would become successful with the public. Now there has always been a marketing aspect to the musicindustry, as with any other niche in show business, but these two bookending eras seem to more transparently displaythe artificiality behind much of the almost intentionally fake hoopla surrounding any given 'overnight sensation'.
I'vepreviously commented about the 'fame by lottery' aspect of competition shows like American Idol and TheVoice, and the payola scandal might be thought of as another kind of betting syndicate, albeit one where an insiderknows which number on the roulette wheel is rigged to be a winner, and is therefore able to place wagersappropriately. While there have been prefab artists by the score (no pun intended) from the sixties onward (TheMonkees and Milli Vanilli spring instantly to mind), a cursory perusal of the huge variety of acts that rose to at leasttemporary prominence in the decades after payola was brought to light proves that more or less free market forceswere able to divine a rather remarkable diversity of (at times transitory) 'stars'. The Idolmaker is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout! Factory with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.84:1.While the elements utilized for this transfer are in really good shape, there's still the generally soft appearance inattendance here that has been apparent in previous home video releases of this title (I confess I never saw TheIdolmaker theatrically, but my hunch is this is an accurate recreation of the original look).
There are some niceupgrades here, notably in color saturation, which is really beautiful at times, as well as perhaps a bit more moderately interms of fine detail, which rises to very good levels when Hackford indulges in extreme close-ups. Contrast is generally verystrong, though the film seems a tad dark at times. My hunch is some DNR may also have been applied to this release; while fine grainis in evidence, this has a slightly smoother quality than I would have expected for a film from this era. The Idolmaker reserves its repurposed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix to beef up the great song score by Jeff Barry.While Hackford indicates he thinks of The Idolmaker as a traditional musical, others may depart, albeit howeverslightly, from that assessment, but the fact remains this film is filled with some great musical numbers, which now have theadded benefit of a much more lively low end, as well as greater space in the soundfield to breathe. Dialogue remains veryclean and clear and fidelity is excellent.
Dynamic range get a significant boost during the musical numbers. The film'soriginal mix is available in the similarly excellent if not quite so vivid DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 option. The Idolmaker is a rather odd combination of ebullience and introspective angst.
Vinnie is a remarkably shaded character, one whoseoverweening ambition is forced outward onto others, making him both proud and increasingly insecure. The film offers a really stunningshowcase for Sharkey, an actor who had his share of personal troubles and who died at the sadly young age of 40 due to AIDS in 1993. TheIdolmaker will probably prove to be Sharkey's lasting film legacy, and it is a remarkable achievement, one colored by near perfectly balancedaggressive energy and vulnerability. The supporting cast is fantastic, and Hackford stages the wonderful musical numbers very well. This Blu-ray offers generally very good video and outstanding audio and comes Recommended.