| Description |
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 552 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 552.
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| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 1, NTSC. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; film editor, Richard Marks ; music by Bill Conti. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
A caustic inside look at the Washington news media, stars Holly Hunter in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter. James L. Brooks' witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing. |
| Note |
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; new audio commentary on Brooks career in television and film; deleted scenes and an alternate ending, with commentary by Brooks; new video interview with veteran CBS news producer Susan Zirinsky; featurette containing on-set footage and interviews; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Broadcast journalism -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Television journalists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Women television producers and directors -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Washington (D.C.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hurt, William.
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Brooks, Albert, 1947-
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Hunter, Holly, 1958-
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Brooks, James L.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Gracie Films.
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| ISBN |
9781604653700 |
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1604653701 |
| Standard No. |
715515066716 |
| Music No. |
CC1968D Criterion Collection |
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