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DVD : Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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starring: John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jack Thompson, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law directed by: Clint Eastwood See Larger Image List Price: $9.98 Amazon.com's Price: $6.49 You Save: $3.49 (35%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9780790734705 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0790734702 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 01, 1998 Running Time: 155 minutes Sales Rank: 1093 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 1997 Related Items: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture The Best Little Map of Savannah, GA. Frommer's Portable Savannah (Frommer's Portable) L.A. Confidential see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Academy award-winning director Clint Eastwood helms this story based on John Berendt's best-selling book examining contemporary events and unique characters in picturesque Savannah Georgia following a shocking murder. The most important party of the Savannah Christmas season ends with a bang! when affable host Jim Williams shoots a man to death. The party is over and the mystery begins.Running Time: 156 min.System Requirements:Widescreen Format ('matted' to preserve the aspect ratio of original theatrical exhibition enhanced for widescreened TVs) Languages: English (5.1 Dolby Digital Surround) and French (Dolby Stereo Surround) Theatrical Trailer Production Notes and Interactive Menus Closed Captioning and Dual-layer Format Additional Information Special Features: Featurette Interactive Menus Interviews Production Notes Theatrical Trailer Video Format: Widescreen (no A.R. specified) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs Subtitles: English Spanish French Track Info: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround French: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Closed Captioning: Yes # Discs: 1Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 085391477624 Amazon.com: Readers of John Berendt's bestselling novel were bound to be at least somewhat disappointed by this big-screen adaptation, but despite mixed reaction from critics and audiences, there's still plenty to admire about director Clint Eastwood's take on the material. Readers will surely miss the rich atmosphere and societal detail that Berendt brought to his 'Savannah story,' and the movie can only scratch the surface of Georgian history, tradition, and wealthy decadence underlying Berendt's fact-based murder mystery. Still, Eastwood maintains an assured focus on the wonderful eccentrics of Savannah, most notably a gay Savannah antiques dealer (superbly played by Kevin Spacey), who may or may not have killed his friend and alleged lover (Jude Law). John Cusack plays the Town & Country journalist who arrives in Savannah to find much more than he bargained for--including the city's legendary drag queen Lady Chablis (playing 'herself')--and John Lee Hancock's smoothly adapted screenplay succeeds in bringing Berendt's characters vividly to life with plenty of flavorful dialogue. In similar fashion to Warner's acclaimed DVD of L.A. Confidential, this classy DVD includes a behind-the-scenes documentary titled The Real People in the Garden and an interactive map tour of Savannah and its most celebrated (or notorious) citizens. The original theatrical trailer is also included. --Jeff Shannon Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Just fabulous! I have only positive things to say about this movie. All the performances were sublime and if you are a Kevin Spacey fan, you will love it. In my opinions, he gave one of his best performances in this movie. It's got it's funny parts and serious parts and makes the greatest combination for a fantastic movie. Rating: - Clint Could have done better The book was amazing in its grasp onto the culture, the way the charactors play out so on and so fourth. The movie though seemed to race through the book...take the time to make the movie as good as the book if it takes an extra hour or two of movie then do it...don't make a rushed adaptation doesn't fly...now mind you the movie is something to watch and no wheres near as bad as Stephen King's movie adaptation of Tommyknockers...but it could have been much better Rating: - Loves It! Always was interested in this story and have seen it on tv many times. I live in Savannah and am late getting it on DVD.....lol Rating: - Real characters If you didn't know it, you'd think that this was a made up story. However, it is based on a true story and real characters that live and/or work in Savannah. You will laugh, you'll love the music, and you'll enjoy the true story it is based on. Thank you Mr. Eastwood. Rating: - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Received my purchase timely and enjoyed the video greatly and since it is one of my favorite movies I purchased it so I could view again and again. see more

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