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    3 Needles
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 120 (May 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Tanabadee Chokpikultong, Olympia Dukakis, Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Ian Roberts & Chloe Sevigny

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Special features include six minutes of deleted scenes, a TV spot, photo gallery, previews, and two featurettes: China AIDS Initiative (18 minutes) and the two-version House On Fire (four and nine minutes, respectively).


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Wolfe
    (Catalog Number): WOL4257D
    (MPAA Rating): Unrated
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    (Retail Price): $24.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): Yes
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): No
    (Running Time In Minutes): 128
    (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): 04/03/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Thom Fitzgerald
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    A young nun (Sevigny) working in an African village. A handsome Montreal man (Ashmore) keeping his career a secret from his financially dependent mother. A determined woman (Liu) who transports life-sustaining blood across China. Three continents. Three individuals. All united by 3 Needles. (Jack Kelley)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits well-saturated colors, but fleshtones can have an unnaturally red tone in bright daytime scenes. Definition is slightly wanting, in that fine textures have a soft appearance. Compression artifacts are noticeable in much of the presentation, making medium and long shots look muddled and smeared. (Danny Richelieu)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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