Title:
Broadcast news / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Gracie Films production ; written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks.
ISBN:
9781604653700
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
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 new producer Susan Zirinsky; featurette containing on-set footage and interviews; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey.
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 1, NTSC.
Contents:
disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.
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. A captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.
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Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
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Performer:
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; film editor, Richard Marks ; music by Bill Conti.
OCLC Number:
ocn694630186
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