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Lions Gate presents
Heartwood (1998)

"You've got a lot of energy, but not much focus."
- Logan Reeser (Jason Robards)

Review By: Dale Dobson   
Published: January 01, 2002

Stars: Jason Robards, Eddie Mills, Hilary Swank
Other Stars: John Terry, Randall Batinkoff
Director: Lanny Cotler

Manufacturer: RBX
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and nudity
Run Time: 01h:31m:33s
Release Date: December 11, 2001
UPC: 806469160428
Genre: drama

Style Grade	Substance Grade	Image Transfer Grade	Audio Transfer Grade	Extras Grade
C-	D+

DVD Review

Rating for Style: C-
Rating for Substance: D+

 

Image Transfer

	One
Aspect Ratio	1.33:1 - Full Frame
Original Aspect Ratio	no
Anamorphic	no

Image Transfer Review: Lion's Gate presents Heartwood on DVD in a modified full-frame aspect ratio, with an open-matte transfer from a film composed for 1.85:1 widescreen theatrical presentation. The "dead space" at the top and bottom of the frame is obvious in most scenes, and in one case reveals rather more of M

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Audio Transfer

	Language	Remote Access
DS 2.0	English	no

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Disc Extras

Static menu
Scene Access with 24 cues and remote access
Subtitles/Captions in English, Spanish with remote access
1 Original Trailer(s)
2 Other Trailer(s) featuring Bully, "O"
Packaging: Amaray
1 Disc
1-Sided disc(s)
Layers: single

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