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| Wild Man Blues |
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Genre:Documentary
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Soon Yi Previn |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID4314LI |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
105 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Barbara Kopple |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
NA |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
NA |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
NA |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Lawrence Silk |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
J. E. Beaucaire |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Jean Doumanian |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
It is a rare opportunity to get a glimpse inside the private, neurotic world of Woody Allen. In Wild Man Blues, we are privy to his life on the road touring with his New Orleans Jazz Band through Europe in 1996. Accompanied by his sister, Letty Aronson and his soon-to-be wife Soon-Yi; Allen and the band are met with warm receptions. Soon-Yi takes a pro-active role by frequently offering insightful criticism to Woody. No unflattering portraits here, just gentle breakfast conversations, lavish hotel accommodations and jazz concerts attended by adoring fans.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.66:1, exhibits your typical inconsistent documentary-style quality. Images are often poorly rendered and wanting in sharpness, detail, clarity and definition. Colors are generally natural in the intimate scenes of Woody and Soon Yi, with accurate fleshtones, nicely rendered colors and deep blacks. Backstage scenes, however, are often oversaturated and brownish. On stage, colors are solid, but often undefined. Excessive noise and grain is apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Woody Allen is known for not producing his movies in stereo, but remarkably, he is the subject of a film with a Dolby® Surround soundtrack. Overall, the sound projects an undistinguished raw quality.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (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: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
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