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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Barton Fink
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 74 (July 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner & John Mahoney

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.foxhome.com
    Special Features
    Includes eight deleted scenes and a still gallery.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2007346
    (MPAA Rating): R
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    (Retail Price): $19.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 117
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1991
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 05/20/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Joel Coen
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    From the internationally acclaimed Coen Brothers, "Barton Fink" is a witty down-and-out story about the hardships of a New York playwright, Barton Fink (Turturro), who heads to 1940s Hollywood to pursue a screenwriting career. Barton

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced and windowboxed/pillarboxed 1.66:1 DVD exhibits a slightly dark picture that has a bit of a murky quality. While this look is visually complementary to the production design and setting of the film, images appear a bit

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack, though certainly limited in three-dimensionality, features quite good fidelity and a sometimes engaging spread across the screen. Dimensional coherence is adequate but also somewhat wanting. The dialogue sounds reasonably natural and comfortable to the ears. (Note: there is a discrepancy in the crediting of the French and Spanish audio versions between the DVD cover and in the menu.) (Perry Sun)

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