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    Stage Beauty
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 95 (Apr 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox & Zo

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    www.stagebeautymovie.com
    Special Features
    Special features include a 24-minute chaptered featurette, which covers such topics as origins, casting, design, and makeup; an audio commentary track by director Richard Eyre, and trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Lions Gate Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 17310
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Sexual Content And Language.
    (Retail Price): $27.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 110
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2004
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 03/08/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Richard Eyre
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    In the late 17th century, the extremely talented Ned Kynaston (Crudup) was described as

    DVD Picture:
    Complementary to the period of the storytelling, the anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD glows with soft and warm hues, with interiors lit by candle light. Lots of warm yellows flood the color palette, but fleshtones remain quite natural. Blacks are slightly weak. The picture is nicely detailed with adequate sharpness. The picture can have a hazy appearance. The source element is revealing of some film grain. Rarely is edge enhancement noticed, but there is some pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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