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    Bella


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 132 (June 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Edurado Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez & Ali Landry

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    bellathemovie.com
    Special Features
    Special features include the 17-minute Behind The Scenes and 15-minute Behind The Journey Of Distribution featurettes, commentary by Director Alejandro G. Monteverde, the original theatrical trailer, a TV spot, a two-minute video Thank You list, Bella


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Lionsgate Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 22665
    (MPAA Rating): PG-13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Thematic elements and brief disturbing images
    (Retail Price): $27.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 91
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2006
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 05/06/08
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Alejandro G. Monteverde
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Promising, up-and-coming soccer star Jose (Verastegui) is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract with a professional soccer team when he suffers a series of unfortunate events that derail his plans of sports super-stardom. Now the chef at his brother Manny

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD shows good resolution, with subtle textures in clothing and faces delivered nicely. Fleshtones look natural and color fidelity is generally good. The source is very clean, and the very fine film grain never becomes a distraction. Contrast is nicely balanced. Pixel breakup and compression artifacts are never a distraction, but edge enhancement can be noticed on high-contrast transitions. (Danny Richelieu)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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