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    Picking Up The Pieces


    Genre: Dark Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 45 (Jan/Feb 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Woody Allen, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Cheech Marin, David Schwimmer, Kiefer Sutherland, Alfonso Arau, Enrique Castillo, Danny de la Paz, Andy Dick, Fran Drescher, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliott Gould, Eddie Griffin, Mia Maestro, Lupe Ontiveros, Lou Diamond Phillips, Pepe Serna & Sharon Stone

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
    Internet Links
    http://www.artisanent.com
    Special Features
    Includes director


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Artisan Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 10802
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for sexuality and language.
    (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): 95
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/17/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Alfonso Arau
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    In the little town of El Nino, New Mexico, miracles are happening. The blind can see, the legless sport brand new limbs, and the pimpled are blemish free...and dating! What is the source of these blessed events? Why the turquoise nail polished severed hand of Candy Cowley (Stone)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.00:1 DVD exhibits good image quality, with colors that are rich and fully saturated, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Stylization is evident in the color scheme. The picture is sharp, with nicely rendered definition, though fine background detail is occasionally wanting. Minor pixelization is noticed, but distracting edge enhancement is rarely a factor. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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