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Broadcast news
Title:
Broadcast news
ISBN:
9781604653700
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.).
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.

Special features: Disc 1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer; new audio commentary featuring James L. Brooks and Richard Marks; original theatrical trailer. Disc 2. "James L. Brooks-a singular voice" a new documentary on Brokks' 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; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey.
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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.
System Details:
DVD, WIDESCREEN (16X9, 1.85:1) PRESENTATION; DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0 SURROUND; REGION 1, NTSC.
Language Note:
IN ENGLISH WITH OPTIONAL SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
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