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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.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC1968D | Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 552.Publication details: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2010.Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)ISBN:
  • 1604653701
  • 9781604653700
Uniform titles:
  • Broadcast news (Motion picture).
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Richard Marks ; music, Bill Conti ; costume designer, Molly Maginnis ; production designer, Charles Rosen.
Cast: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack.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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD COMEDY Broadcas Available 33111008289585
Total holds: 0

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.

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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