Dramas, Short Stories, Racy, All-Star, Recommended, Character Study, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
Description
Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as a jumping-off point, American maverick director Robert Altman weaves a tapestry of interlocking tales set against the seedy backdrop of contemporary middle-class Los Angeles. Tracking the various stages of denial, rage, and despair in the lives of several couples--a philandering cop and his masochistic spouse (Tim Robbins and Madeline Stowe); a helicopter pilot who gets revenge on his ex by trashing her house (Peter Gallagher and Frances McDormand); a man and woman whose perfect life falls apart when they lose their son in a hit-and-run accident (Bruce Davison and Andie MacDowell); a pool cleaner who listens in mounting frustration to his wife performing phone sex each day while tending her brood of children (Chris Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh); a wealthy couple who are haunted by an incident from the past (Matthew Modine and Julianne Moore); an aging jazz singer and her suicidal daughter (Annie Ross and Lori Singer); an alcoholic limo driver and his waitress wife (Tom Waits and Lily Tomlin)--Altman reveals their common threads of family dysfunction and marital discord in the unforgiving glare of the Southern California sunlight. The result is a sweeping motion picture that also stands as an important sociological artifact of late 20th century Los Angeles life.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 RSDL Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Electronic Press Kit Isolated Music Track Interviews: Raymond Carver - Writer, Audio Only Featurette: 1. REFLECTIONS ON SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman - Director, Tim Robbins - Star 2. LUCK, TRUST, AND KETCHUP: ROBERT ALTMAN IN CARVER COUNTRY 3. Episode of BBC's "Moving Pictures" Text/Photo Galleries: Additional Text: 1. Reprint Of SHORT CUTS The Companion Collection Of Raymond Carver Short Stories 2. Essay by Film Critic Michael Wilmington
Related Items
People who purchased Short Cuts DVD also purchased:
Dearly Departed....... Have you heard this one!?.......What do you call Demi Moore dead?......Demi no more......Uh,Yeah....And if that one didn't knock you dead then this movie surely will....Yeah,3... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on October 31, 2007
Reviewed by: Tim
Favorite Movie Quotes from : Short Cuts Sherri Shepard: Wouldn't it be a trip if Alex Trebek bought a nude painting of me? This film runs over 3 hours long and it still leaves you wanting more.... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on July 4, 2007
Reviewed by: Movie Addict
I heard the news today, o boy. In Wichita, Kansas, land of Fred Phelps and boneheaded school boards, several customers in a convenience store walked over a woman who was stabbed and continued to... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on November 17, 2007
Posted on October 31, 2007
Posted on July 4, 2007
