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    Girl


    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 44 (Dec 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Dominique Swain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Summer Phoenix, Tara Reid, Selma Blair, Channon Roe, Portia de Rossi, Rosemary Forsyth & James Karen

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    http://www.cthv.com
    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary with director Jonathan Kahn and star Dominique Swain, a making-of featurette, director and cast biographies, the theatrical trailer, and bonus trailers for


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 05268
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for sexuality, language and some teen alcohol and drug use.
    (Retail Price): $24.95
    (DVD Type): Dual Side, Single Layer (DVD10)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): Yes
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 99
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1998
    (Theatrical Release): No
    (Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
    (DVD Release Date): 08/29/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jonathan Kahn
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the novel by Blake Nelson, Girl stars Dominique Swain as Andrea Marr, a sweet kid heading for college who is anxious to experience womanhood. The love of her life is Todd Sparrow (Flanery), lead singer of the local rock band, The Color Green. Dropping her mundane boyfriend in anticipation of getting Todd to notice her, she succeeds in more ways than she is prepared for. But what has she become...a girlfriend or a groupie?

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits excellent quality. Images are sharp and finely detailed, with excellent clarity and definition throughout. Colors are nicely balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. The scenes in the club are rendered with realism and excellent depth; colors are rich, with a natural gradation of visual information between darkness and picture black. There are no blatant distractions, only artifacts, for a picture that will surely please throughout.

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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