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Call Number: DVD Drama Broadcast
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Drama Broadcast	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
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.
William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter.
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.
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 1, NTSC.

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Very much of its time. If you like the '80s, check it out. submitted by lisa on July 29, 2019, 3:08pm Also you'll get, as a bonus, a great tip for people wearing suits and going on TV.