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    Mother Night


    Genre: Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 44 (Dec 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kirsten Dunst & Arye Gross

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
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    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary track with director Keith Gordon and writer Robert Weide, a second commentary with star Nick Nolte, eight deleted scenes, an interview with author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Nolte, a newsreel on the Eichmann trial, historical biographies, cast and crew biographies and the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): New Line Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): N5023
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for a scene of sexuality.
    (Retail Price): $24.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 114
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1996
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/22/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): Keith Gordon
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    Story Synopsis:
    Mother Night is an ambitious thriller adapted from Kurt Vonnegut

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits generally pleasing image quality. The black-and-white scenes exhibit a good gray scale, with pleasing contrast. Color fidelity is nicely rendered, exhibiting full saturation and deep blacks. Colors are a little on the exaggerated side. While images are sharp and detailed, the picture can seem a bit "digital" at times. This stylized picture is nicely rendered throughout, with some pixelization and edge enhancement apparent.

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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