Short Cuts: The Criterion Collection  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)  /  Production Year: 1993  /  Special Edition  /  Region 1

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Select Product View: General Info Empire Reviews 1 Customer Comments Suggestions Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis The visions of two great American artists merge in Short Cuts, maverick director Robert Altman's kaleidoscopic adaptation of the stories of renowned author Raymond Carver. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the stories of twenty-two characters struggling to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The extraordinary ensemble cast includes Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Lemmon and Jennifer Jason Leigh - all giving fearless performances in one of Altman's most compassionate creations. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Tim Robbins  • Peter Gallagher  • Jack Lemmon  • Jennifer Jason Leigh  • Frances McDormand  • Andie MacDowell  • Madeleine Stowe  • Tom Waits  • Lori Singer  • Lyle Lovett  • Julianne Moore  • Lily Tomlin  • Anne Archer  • Lili Taylor  • Annie Ross  • Robert Downey Jr.  • Bruce Davison  • Matthew Modine  • Chris Penn  • Fred Ward  • Buck Henry  • Huey Lewis Directors:  • Robert Altman Product Information Features: Isolated music track Short Cuts, the companion book of Raymond Carver short stories, reprinted exclusively for this release by arrangement with Vintage Books An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington New videotaped conversation between Robert Altman and Tim Robbins Luck, Trust and Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a feature length documentary on the making of short cuts To Write and Keep King, a PBS documentary on the life of Raymond Carver A segment from BBC television's Moving Pictures tracing the development of the screenplay One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library Original demo recordings of the Doc Pomus-Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Dr. John Deleted scenes A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles: English Studio: Criterion Production Year: 1993 Release Date: 11/16/2004 Length: 183 mins Rating: R Chapters: 37 Packaging: Custom Case Number of Discs: 2 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: 01582 UPC Code: 715515015820 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: Special Editions, Art House, Classics, Criterion Collection, Drama Studios: Criterion Reviews Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. Customer Review Short Cuts: A- - 4.5 out of 5  (11/23/2004) Absolutely the best, if you're an Altman fan, if you're not be forewarned -- it's 3 hours of Robert Altman's pastiche-interwoven characters and their lives. Good stuff, though. Especially Julianne Moore's toure-de-force scene, sans underwear. Woman's got nerve. And yes, it is that beautiful down there. However it is an effect that benefits the scene enormously, and a well concieved psychological tactic. the extras are documentaries, and amazing. There's even a soft cover book filled with   more >>