Sin city [videorecording (DVD)] / Dimension Films presents a Troublemaker Studios production ; based on the graphic novels of Frank MIller.
Contributor(s): Alba, Jessica
| Miller, Frank | Rodriguez, Robert | Toro, Benicio del | Murphy, Brittany | Owen, Clive | Rourke, Mickey | Willis, Bruce | Wood, Elijah | Dimension Films (1990- ) | Troublemaker Studios | Dimension Home Video (Firm) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm).
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Visual materialPublisher: [United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Dimension Home Video ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 078886047X.Other title: Frank Miller's Sin City [At head of title:].Uniform titles: Sin City (Motion picture) Subject(s): Sin City (Imaginary place) -- Drama | Violence -- Drama | Heroes -- Drama | Feature films | Films for the hearing impairedDDC classification: 791.4372 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library DVD | 791.4372 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00228387 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Eisner Award-winning comic series Sin City comes to life in this live-action feature adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and creator Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, this violent crime noir paints the picture of the ultimate town without pity through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find the killer of a prostitute named Goldie (Jaime King) will lead him to the foulest edges of town. Inhabiting many of those areas is Dwight (Clive Owen), a photographer in league with the sordid ladies of Sin City, headed by Gail (Rosario Dawson), who opens up a mess of trouble after tangling with a corrupt cop by the name of Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro). Finally, there's Hartigan (Bruce Willis), an ex-cop with a heart problem who's hell-bent on protecting a stripper named Nancy (Jessica Alba). Featuring a who's who supporting cast that includes Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Devon Aoki, and Nick Stahl, Sin City promises to be one of the most direct translations from page to screen of a comic series, with shots and dialogue adapted straight from the original comic's panels. Rodriguez quit the Director's Guild when they refused to let Frank Miller co-direct the film, a deal hashed out after the two collaborators developed and shot the opening scene utilizing a green-screen process to harness the stark, black-and-white look of the books as a litmus test for the rest of the production. Quentin Tarantino was brought in and reportedly paid one dollar to direct an extended scene between Del Toro and Owen that amounts to one issue of The Big Fat Kill miniseries. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
Region 2 encoding ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; DTS 5.1 digital surround.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette.
Cinematographer, Robert Rodriguez ; editor, Robert Rodriguez ; music, John Debney, Graeme Revell, Robert Rodriguez ; produced by Elizabeth Avellan, Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez ; directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez.
Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood.
Welcome to Sin City, the town that beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brokenhearted. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still try to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
DVD format.
In English or Italian with subtitles English/English for the hearing impaired/Italian.
Closed-captioned.