Broadcast news
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Edition
Director-approved special edition ; widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf | |
Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf | |
Morro Bay Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 2, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Broadcast journalism -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Television journalists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Women television producers and directors -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Television journalists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
Women television producers and directors -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
More Details
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format
DVD
Edition
Director-approved special edition ; widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
715515066716
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
General 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 new producer Susan Zirinsky; featurette containing on-set footage and interviews; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey.
Participants/Performers
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
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.
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