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Avenue Entertainment, Inc.
Directed by: Robert Altman
Featuring: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Richard E. Grant, Sydney Pollack, Lyle Lovett, Jeremy Piven, Gina Gershon, Steve Allen, Harry Belafonte, Karen Black, Gary Busey, Robert Carradine, Cher, James Coburn, John Cusack, Paul Dooley, Peter Falk, Felicia Farr, Louise Fletcher, Dennis Franz, Teri Garr, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Elliott Gould, David Alan Grier, Buck Henry, Anjelica Huston, Sally Kellerman, Jack Lemmon, Marlee Matlin, Andie MacDowell, Malcolm McDowell, Nick Nolte, Burt Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Mimi Rogers, Annie Ross, Alan Rudolph, Jill St. John, Susan Sarandon, Rod Steiger, Lily Tomlin, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston, Bruce Willis, Marvin Young
A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (Tim Robbins) finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would fit right into one of his movie projects, in this biting industry satire from Robert Altman. Mixing elements of film noir with sly insider comedy, The Player, based on a novel by Michael Tolkin, functions as both a nifty stylish murder story and a commentary on its own making, and it is stocked with a heroic supporting cast (Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Greta Scacchi, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward) and an astonishing lineup of star cameos that make for a remarkable Hollywood who’s who. This complexly woven grand entertainment (which kicks off with one of American cinema’s most audacious and acclaimed opening shots) was the film that marked Altman’s triumphant commercial comeback in the early 1990s.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Press Conference, Documentary, Gallery, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Audio commentary from 1992 featuring director Robert Altman, writer Michael Tolkin, and cinematographer Jean Lépine
- Interview with Robert Altman from 1992
- New interviews with Michael Tolkin, actor Tim Robbins, associate producer David Levy, and production designer Stephen Altman
- Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1992 with cast and crew
- Robert Altman’s Players, a short documentary about the shooting of the film’s fund-raiser scene
- Map to the Stars, a gallery dedicated to the cameo appearances in the film
- Deleted scenes
- Outtakes
- The film’s opening shot, with alternate commentaries by Robert Altman, Michael Tolkin, and Jean Lépine
- Trailers
- An essay by author Sam Wasson
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Release Credits
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
Release Notes on Restoration
The Player
The Player is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. This new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution o a Scanity film scanner from the original 35mm negative, using as color reference a 35mm answer print and a video transfer that were approved by director Robert Altman, editor Geraldine Peroni, and cinematographer Jean Lépine. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were removed using the MTI Film’s DRS, while Digital Vision’s Phoenix was used for small dirt, grain, flicker, and noise management.
The original 2.0 surround soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube’s integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4. Please be sure to enable Dolby Pro Logic decoding on your receiver to properly play the Dolby 2.0 surround soundtrack.
The original 2.0 surround soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube’s integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4. Please be sure to enable Dolby Pro Logic decoding on your receiver to properly play the Dolby 2.0 surround soundtrack.