Broadcast news

Broadcast news [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox ; a Gracie Films production ; a film by James L. Brooks ; executive producer, Polly Platt ; written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. - Director-approved two-DVD special ed. , United States. - [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2010. - 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.) - Criterion collection ; 552 . - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 552. .

Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Special features: Disc 1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Commentary with James L. Brooks and Richard Marks; Original theatrical trailer. Disc 2. "James L. Brooks-a singular voice" documentary on Brooks' career in television and film; Alternate ending and deleted scenes (with commentary by Brooks); "Susan Zirinsky" interview featurette; "Featurette" on-set footage and interviews. Booklet: "LInes and deadlines" essay by Carrie Rickey.

disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.

Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Bill Conti ; costume designer, Molly Maginnis ; production designer, Charles Rosen. Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Bill Conti ; costume designer, Molly Maginnis ; production designer, Charles Rosen.

William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack.

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.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.


In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Broadcast journalism--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Television journalists--Washington (D.C.)--Drama.
Television news anchors--Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Drama.
Women television producers and directors--Drama.


Washington (D.C.)--Drama.


Comedy films.
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