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    Cigarette Burns
    Masters Of Horror (John Carpenter)
    Genre: Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 108 (May 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Norman Reedus, Udo Kier & Gary Hetherington

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Includes the 18-minute Celluloid Apocalypse interview with director John Carpenter, a 19-minute Working With A Master featurette, a seven-minute on-set interview with actor Norman Reedus, a four-minute making-of featurette, two audio commentary tracks: one with Carpenter and the other with writers Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan, trailers for all the titles in the Masters Of Horror Series, a still gallery, Carpenter


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Anchor Bay Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): DV13723
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $16.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 59
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2005
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 03/28/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): John Carpenter
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Kirby Sweetman (Reedus) is a film researcher who is offered a deal he can

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture exhibits a nicely rendered picture, with well-balanced, richly saturated colors; accurate fleshtones; and deep, but undefined, blacks. Images are generally sharp and nicely detailed overall. Contrast and shadow delineation are perfectly adequate for the often-dark visuals. There is some minor pixelization, but no bothersome edge enhancement. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    Without any real phantom imaging around the soundfield, the Dolby

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