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Broadcast News (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] (1987)

William Hurt , Albert Brooks , James L. Brooks  |  R |  Blu-ray
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Joan Cusack
  • Directors: James L. Brooks
  • Format: Blu-ray, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Criterion Collection
  • DVD Release Date: January 25, 2011
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0047P5FVS
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,458 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Special Features

  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • New audio commentary featuring Brooks and Marks
  • New documentary on Brooks?s career in television and film
  • Deleted scenes and an alternate ending, with commentary by Brooks
  • New video interview with veteran CBS news producer Susan Zirinsky
  • Featurette containing on-set footage and interviews
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey

  • Editorial Reviews

    Amazon.com

    Holly Hunter plays a network news producer who, much to her chagrin, finds herself falling for pretty-boy anchorman William Hurt. He is all glamour without substance and represents a hated shift from hard news toward packaged "infotainment," which Hunter despises. Completing the triangle is Albert Brooks, who provides contrast as the gifted reporter with almost no presence on camera. He carries a torch for Hunter; she sees merely a friend. Written and directed by James L. Brooks, this shows remarkable insight into the people who make television. On the surface it is about that love triangle. If you look a little deeper, however, you will see that this behind-the-scenes comedy is a very revealing look at obsessive behavior and the heightened emotions that accompany adrenaline addiction. It is for good reason this was nominated for seven Academy Awards (though it did not win any). There are scenes in this movie you cannot shake, such as Hunter's scheduled mini-breakdowns, or Brooks's furious "flop sweat" during his tryout as a national anchor. Watch for an uncredited Jack Nicholson as a senior newscaster. --Rochelle O'Gorman

    Product Description

    In the 1970s, the name James L. Brooks (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Terms of Endearment, The Simpsons) was synonymous with intelligent television comedy—his shows were insightful about work and love and always tapped into the zeitgeist. With his transition to film in the 1980s, he became a master Hollywood storyteller, and none of his films was more quintessentially Brooks than Broadcast News. This caustic inside look at the Washington news media stars Holly Hunter (Raising Arizona, The Piano), in her breakout role, as a feisty television producer torn between an ambitious yet dim anchorman (William Hurt) and her closest confidant, a cynical veteran reporter (Albert Brooks). Brooks’s witty, gently prophetic entertainment is a captivating transmission from an era in which ideas on love and media were rapidly changing.

    Customer Reviews

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    27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
    By Cubist
    Format:DVD
    Of all James L. Brooks' films, Broadcast News is the most successful at merging his T.V. sitcom sensibilities with his cinematic aspirations. His film is not only chock full of truisms about network news but is also an incredibly entertaining and witty romantic comedy that is unafraid to sprinkle moments of compelling drama throughout.

    The first disc includes an audio commentary with writer-director-producer James L. Brooks and editor Richard Marks. Rather appropriately, Brooks starts off with talking about the genesis of the film and how the success of Terms of Endearment affected it. He points out the bits in the film that came from his extensive research and touches upon the casting of the lead roles - for example, Holly Hunter was a last minute addition. Brooks is refreshingly candid and tells all kinds of fascinating filming anecdotes.

    Also included is a theatrical trailer.

    The second disc starts off with a 36-minute documentary entitled, James L. Brooks - A Singular Voice, with past collaborators singing his praises. It starts off with his trailblazing work in T.V. with 227, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Simpsons and how he helped change the medium. It also examines his transition into film and the success of Terms and how it led to Broadcast News.

    There is an alternate ending and 19 minutes of deleted scenes with optional commentary by Brooks. The ending is quite visceral and emotionally raw but is fascinating alternative to what is in the final film. For the deleted footage, Brooks talks about why it was cut and puts it into context. Interestingly, an entire subplot involving Tom and his news source was cut out.
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    42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Wouldn't it be a great world ... November 11, 2002
    By A Customer
    Format:DVD
    ". . . if desperation and insecurity made us attractive? If needy were a turn on?" Though Albert Brooks delivers this line, *Broadcast News* is not directed by him; it's directed by JAMES Brooks (who also wrote and produced -- truly a product of one creative mind, here). It's a measure of how well James Brooks knows his 3 principal characters that the actors who play them speak as if they wrote their own dialogue. *Broadcast News* is a classic primarily because these characters are so completely realized, so lived-in, as it were. We end up knowing these characters nearly as well as they seem to know themselves ("I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time"). William Hurt is the not-terribly bright aspiring anchorman; Holly Hunter is the type-A news producer; and Albert Brooks is the reporter after "hard news" (meaning, REAL news). One reviewer here complained that he didn't like Albert Brooks as much as he was "supposed to" and that Hurt's character wasn't villainous enough. But that's the point. While we side with Brooks' work ethics throughout, we are often disappointed in him, particularly when out of lovesick frustration he descends to cheap pettiness by rubbing his intellectual superiority in Hurt's nose and says hurtful things to Hunter's character. And while we disdain Hurt's corner-cutting career ambitions, we're also surprised at the man's humaneness, as when he calls his father in a touching scene, joyously proclaiming, "Dad, I think I can do this job!" The point being, of course, that these are REAL people, presented in such a way as nowadays seems impossible in mainstream Hollywood productions.... Read more ›
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    21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best movies of the '80s March 27, 2005
    By Bomojaz
    Format:DVD
    A crackerjack of a movie, it's an intelligent and very funny look at TV broadcast news and the people who bring it to us. William Hurt is the pretty face/no brains anchor, Albert Brooks the smart writer who wants to be an anchor but doesn't have the talent, and Holly Hunter is the hyperactive producer who falls for both guys and loses both. So much is going on in this movie that repeated viewings reveal new insights and are always enjoyable. Great acting by all, and the script is terrific. The only fault, and it's a minor one, is the epilogue: it's superfluous. To me, this is one of the best, if not THE best, movies of the 80's.
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    54 of 68 people found the following review helpful
    2.0 out of 5 stars Strictly a technical review [DVD ONLY - NOT BLURAY] November 26, 2004
    By Wes
    Format:DVD
    While this is without question a 5-star film, the dvd leaves MUCH to be desired. Let me begin with the widescreen framing. I was happy to finally see this arrive on dvd in its proper wide format. Out of curiosity I took out my oft-played VHS copy and compared the compositions. Understanding that many 1.85:1 pictures are merely 1.33:1 aspects with mattes placed on the top and bottom of the frame, I wasn't expecting to be too disappointed with the missing, albeit unintended, visual information. But I have to say - not only is the top and bottom masked off, but the SIDES are zoomed in and cropped as well. In other words you lose information on ALL FOUR SIDES, and it does NOT look good. This CANNOT be what James L. Brooks had in mind...could it?!?! Sorry to say, but this has to be one of the most RARE examples where the "full-frame", that is, full aperture is preferred over the letterboxed edition. Which brings me to my next point: somebody PLEASE re-issue this as a Special Edition, replete with commentaries, and any extra footage. Finally, whoever, please, PLEASE re-frame this into a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer. Widescreen is preferred, but on the existing dvd the framing is just too tight.
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    Most Recent Customer Reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars Required viewing for for anyone who loves smart characters,...
    This is one of my all time favorite movies! It's smart, funny, and delivers a well-deserved barb at network news.
    Published 9 days ago by Katherine Toll
    5.0 out of 5 stars i'm old
    and so's this movie...plus it lead me to the piano- and i found out holly has superb....ankles. but that's just me
    Published 1 month ago by gresham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless movie
    Broadcast News is one of the most heart-wrenching, sad and true movies about the difficulty of work, careers, ambition and who gets ahead. Read more
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great item, great service! Thanks for a great item and the speedy...
    Great item, great service! Thanks for a great item and the speedy turnaround. Really appreciate the great item and service!
    Published 3 months ago by Jacob W. Deptula
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
    Good movie, an old story and plot with some freshness. Good screenplay and good acting making this an enjoyable movie
    Published 4 months ago by John Millar
    5.0 out of 5 stars xfilebuffyfan Delivers!!!
    i was hoping this dvd would be good......but i'm happy to report to you that this dvd is GREAT!!
    After spending an entire day watching it forward, backward, with commentaries... Read more
    Published 5 months ago by L. Petermann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
    No problems downloading or watching the movie.
    Good way to get a movie that you can't find elsewhere.
    Good pick.
    Published 6 months ago by Risa
    1.0 out of 5 stars Broadcast News with William Hurt
    The CD doesn't play at all. I plan to send it back. I simply haven't had the t
    ime yet.
    Published 7 months ago by Dorothy Kendrick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Still worth watching after all these years
    A very good movie that has withstood the test of time.
    Just as good as when the movie came out.
    Published 9 months ago by L. Goldberg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Broadcast news criterion
    News on tv, throught he stories of a producer, an anchor and a reporter.
    I loved both the film and the extras!
    Published 11 months ago by Katia Oli
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