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Overview
A must-see for those that love documentaries and reading, The Stone Reader is also an exceptional two-disc DVD. Framed at 1.85:1, and fortunately anamorphic, the picture does suffer from the obvious restraints of a low-budget film. Colors are generally very good and accurate, but the detail is often lacking. While not an unappealing transfer, and probably about as good as can be expected, the general quality is, at times, a bit of a distraction, though, fortunately, not enough to create an unfavorable first impression. The two-channel Dolby Digital soundtrack is, once again, about as much as would be expected for this genre. Documentaries, for the most part, aren't known for having, let alone needing, an expansive audio field, and that is the case here. The dialogue is perfectly clear, and nothing else would be expected, or required. What sets this release apart, though, is the number of supplemental features. For starters, the first disc includes a gap-filled and somewhat lacking commentary track from Stones of Summer author Dow Mossman and director Mark Moskowitz. Finishing off this disc is additional footage of the authors interviewed for the film plus lists of the books they've written and a web resource of additional book titles. The second disc contains the bulk of the extras, and the honest truth is that it all may be a bit more than the average viewer can absorb. Some of it has nothing necessarily to do with this film, such as an interview with Toni Morrison by A.S. Byatt and a short film by Cindy Stilwell called First Story (literally no connection can be made between either film!), while others features include extended interviews with authors from the film, deleted scenes, and film-related featurettes, including one on Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival and how this film made it that far. Some features fall in the middle, such as a full broadcast of William F. Buckley's Firing Line from 1974 with author Leslie Fiedler as his guest. On the whole, the hours of information offered is a bit overwhelming, but will appeal greatly to the reading intelligentsia. Who would have expected such dense material with a little-seen documentary? In a strange way, it all seems to work together with one common denominator: a passion for the love of reading.
Product Details
Release Date: | 02/17/2004 |
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UPC: | 0717119919443 |
Original Release: | 2002 |
Rating: | PG-13 |
Source: | Barnes Noble Consign |
Presentation: | [Wide Screen] |
Language: | English |
Time: | 2:08:00 |
Special Features
Feature-length commentary with director Mark Moskowitz; interview with Betty Kelly, Dow Mossman's original editor; Janet Maslin interview with Moskowitz; Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival; William F. Buckley interviews Leslie Fiedler (1974 Firing Line); "A Look at Henry Roth: Connections Across Time"; deleted scenes; A.S. Byatt talks with Toni Morrison in 1984; five writers including Matt Klam, and Tom Carson discuss the book and movie after a screening; "Connections Across Time" featurette; "What Happened Next" featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; book lists, web-links, and more conversations.
Cast & Crew
Performance Credits
Technical Credits
Michael Mandrell | Composer |
Technical Credits
Mark Moskowitz | Director,Producer,Screenwriter |
Robert Goodman | Producer |
Scene Index
Side #1 -- Feature
1. "No One Had Heart of It" [5:31]
2. "What Was I Doing in 1972" [9:59]
3. "Leslie Fielder" [5:56]
4. "Maine" [13:54]
5. "Joseph Heller Died Today" [12:37]
6. "Obsessed" [16:27]
7. "A Walk in the Past" [9:42]
8. "I Tried to Help" [18:26]
9. "A Box of Stones" [8:56]
10. "At Last" [8:11]
11. "Pip in the Graveyard" [8:49]
12. "The Process Is in You Now" [10:34]
1. "No One Had Heart of It" [5:31]
2. "What Was I Doing in 1972" [9:59]
3. "Leslie Fielder" [5:56]
4. "Maine" [13:54]
5. "Joseph Heller Died Today" [12:37]
6. "Obsessed" [16:27]
7. "A Walk in the Past" [9:42]
8. "I Tried to Help" [18:26]
9. "A Box of Stones" [8:56]
10. "At Last" [8:11]
11. "Pip in the Graveyard" [8:49]
12. "The Process Is in You Now" [10:34]
Menu
Side #1 -- Feature
Play Movie
Scene Selections
Extras
Commentary: Off
Commentary: On
Other Books
Bruce Dobler
Robert C.S. Downs
Robert Ellis
Leslie Fielder
Mark Moskowitz
William C. Murray
John Seelye
1972
Lost Books Club
Web Resources
DVD Credits
New Yorker Films
Life + Debt: Play Trailer
Trembling Before G-D
Kandahar: Play Trailer
Late Marriage: Play Trailer
Side #2 -- Special Features
Betty Kelly (15 Mins)
Further Conversations (24 Mins)
Leslie Fielder: More From Stone Reader (6 Mins)
Leslie Fielder: From Firing Line (50 Mins)
A.S. Byatt & Toni Morrison (6 Mins)
Henry Roth: Connections Across Time (30 Mins)
Janet Maslin & Mark Moskowitz (20 Mins)
Featurette (What Happened Next) (35 Mins)
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival (9 Mins)
Deleted Scenes (13 Mins)
Writers Panel (13 Mins)
About the Writers (Learn About the Writers in the Panel Discussion)
Louis Bayard
Tom Carson
Jordan Elleberg
Matthew Klam
Gary Krist
Robert Nedelkoff
Play Writers Panel (Play Video)
First Story by Cindy Stilwell (11 Mins)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Play Movie
Scene Selections
Extras
Commentary: Off
Commentary: On
Other Books
Bruce Dobler
Robert C.S. Downs
Robert Ellis
Leslie Fielder
Mark Moskowitz
William C. Murray
John Seelye
1972
Lost Books Club
Web Resources
DVD Credits
New Yorker Films
Life + Debt: Play Trailer
Trembling Before G-D
Kandahar: Play Trailer
Late Marriage: Play Trailer
Side #2 -- Special Features
Betty Kelly (15 Mins)
Further Conversations (24 Mins)
Leslie Fielder: More From Stone Reader (6 Mins)
Leslie Fielder: From Firing Line (50 Mins)
A.S. Byatt & Toni Morrison (6 Mins)
Henry Roth: Connections Across Time (30 Mins)
Janet Maslin & Mark Moskowitz (20 Mins)
Featurette (What Happened Next) (35 Mins)
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival (9 Mins)
Deleted Scenes (13 Mins)
Writers Panel (13 Mins)
About the Writers (Learn About the Writers in the Panel Discussion)
Louis Bayard
Tom Carson
Jordan Elleberg
Matthew Klam
Gary Krist
Robert Nedelkoff
Play Writers Panel (Play Video)
First Story by Cindy Stilwell (11 Mins)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
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