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| Real Blonde, The |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlo Thomas, Bridgette Wilson, Buck Henry, Dave Chapelle, Christopher Lloyd & Kathleen Turner |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV334943-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Tom DiCillo |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Tom DiCillo |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jim Farmer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Christopher Nowak |
| (Visual Effects): |
The Effects House |
| (Costume Designer): |
Jennifer Von Mayrhauser |
| (Editor): |
Camilla Toniolo |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Eliza Paley |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Ted Tannebaum & Terry McKay |
| (Co-Producers): |
Meredith Zamsky |
| (Producers): |
Marcus Viscidi & Tom Rosenberg |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Real Blonde takes a satirical look at a pair of live-in lovers—out of work actor Joe (Matthew Modine) and make-up artist Mary (Catherine Keener)—and the surrounding entertainment and fashion industry of New York. Joe and Mary’s relationship is slowly falling apart, due to Joe’s lack of income and their infrequent lovemaking. It will take an amorous self-defense instructor (Denis Leary) and a series of real jobs to mend their dwindling relationship.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.82:1, is solid with good color fidelity and sharp and detailed images with nicely rendered shadow delineation and contrast. There is virtually no noise or artifacts for an overall pleasing picture.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack is conventional in sound design with subtle surround envelopment provided almost exclusively by the music score. Otherwise, the sound focus is monaural. The music score is nicely recorded, though slightly centered. Dialogue sounds natural with good integration, but this is often a spatially limited soundtrack.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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