That's the Way of the World

I remember want to see this movie but it was not released in my city in 1975. Glad to know it's available for purchase albeit pricey. BluRay $109.99 DVD $78.99, Guess who has it. hint? Jeff is his name and he owns this little company you may have heard of.

I was told about this motion picture from my good friend Rick, and he has always told me to look up this movie from the Web Site and view it, after all of the comments that I have read, I am surely excited about getting this motion picture and seeing it, it is about the group Earth, Wind and Fire, they was one of my favorite singers during the 1970's, right after I came back from Viet-Nam, the motion picture depicts about them coming into the spot light, there many songs and encounters with other groups has made this movie something special to see I was told by Rick, I am looking forward to seeing this motion picture, and I hope many of you are also wondering about this movie.

I would like to know if anyone know how I can get a copy of the movie, "That's the way of the World". It's been about 30 years since I've seen this movie, and I would like to see it again. Earth Wind & Fire transcend the nation globally with their inspirational music and themes. It was unfortunate that this group didn't take off like their counterparts in the early 70's, but as previously stated, racial tension existed in the United States which prohibited equalized exposure for the African American musical groups. It is good to see that Earth Wind & Fire continuing their success. I would like to add this movie to my collection. Someone please help me if possible. Thank you for your attention. Milton Shaw

Harvey Keitel is a record producer for one of the big labels. He wants to sign Earth Wind & Fire, but the geniuses who wear suits want the happy bubble gum pop sound purveyed by a one-hit-wonder family group of Bert Parks, Cynthia Bostick, and Jimmy Boyd; every other label has one, and some have two. Keitel is ordered to apply his magic, so he takes Miss Bostick tooling around Philadelphia in his Morgan while she acts surprised when every disc jockey asks how you tell a boy chromosome from a female chromosome. Keitel wines Asher and dines her and beds her and weds her, happy as a clam in chowder. It's a look at the world of money in recording back in the day, with Keitel standing in for all the cool young rebels. Clearly, the movie producers knew they had a talent on their hands and were trying to move him from Scorsese hood to matinee idol. I guess they're still trying.

I am rating this high merely due to the rare nature of its accuracy. There's still an element of Hollywood cliche's of the record industry included, but the studio scenes and some of the management scenes are compelling. Some of the things are over the top; like Bert Parks singing, and Earth Wind and Fire performing in a roller rink and the staged ghetto-talk by the brothers. Even with some of the bloated soap-opera elements,there still is this aura of docudrama about it. I don't know of a film that portrays the recording/arranging process better. This accuracy may be some or most of its undoing, people often don't acre about the ingredients of the cake they are eating, just the flavor. The "how" it got there is unimportant, only the finished product. Napster being a prime example. So with that, this film may only appeal to Earth Wind and Fire fans as well as those who have a curious nature.

This is an often amusing insider look at the music business. Keitel plays a producer who is saddled with a G-rated group and is expected to make them popular with the public. There are lots of satirical in-jokes about the egos of recording stars, their managers and the people who run the studios. It has a lot of 70s nostalgia value and many of the philosophies spouted by the characters are still en vogue with the music biz today. All in all, a good job by all involved.