DVD
Broadcast news
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special ed. ; Widescreen version.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Jack Nicholson.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Uniform Title
Summary
In this caustic look inside the Washington news media, a feisty television producer is torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: audio commentary featuring director James L. Brooks and editor Richard Marks ; original theatrical trailer ; "James L. Brooks : a singular voice," a documentary on Brooks' career in television and film ; alternate ending and deleted scenes, with commentary by Brooks ; video interview with veteran CBS news producer Susan Zirinsky ; featurette containing on-set footage and interviews.
Subjects
- Broadcast journalism > United States > Drama.
- Television journalists > United States > Drama.
- Women television producers and directors > Drama.
- Reporters and reporting > Drama.
- Television broadcasting of news > Drama.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- Washington (D.C.) > Drama.