TRAFFIC-2 disc Criterion Collection-Michael Douglas in charge of US drug war-DVD

Description: TRAFFIC starring MICHAEL DOUGLAS, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES The CRITERION COLLECTION, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films Color Running time approximately 147 minutes LANGUAGE: English, Spanish SUBTITLES: English TRAFFIC examines the effect of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. Acting as his own director of photography, Steven Soderbergh employs an innovative, color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish the interwoven stories of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin's wife, a key informant, and cops on both sides of the U S / Mexican border. Rarely has a film so energetic and suspenseful presented a more complex and nuanced view of an issue of such international importance. Instantly recognized as a classic, TRAFFIC appeared on more than 200 critics' ten-best lists, and earned 5 Academy Award nominations. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap. In the first, a well-intentioned Mexican police officer, Javier Rodriguez (Benicio del Toro) comes face-to-face with the hypocrisy and hopelessness of his situation after he learns that his superior, General Salazar, isn't the law-abiding officer he claims to be. In the second, Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), a conservative Supreme Court judge from Ohio, takes a position as the president's new drug czar. What he doesn't realize is that his teenage daughter, Caroline, is falling prey to the dangerous narcotics he's been hired to eradicate. In the third section, federal agents Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle) and Ray Castro (Luis Guzman) are baby-sitting Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer), a drug smuggler who is about to testify against Carlos Ayala. When Ayala's pregnant wife, Helena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), learns of her husband's illegal activities, she takes her family's future into her own hands. SPECIAL FEATURES: DISC ONE - THE MOVIE Digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions, Three commentary tracks - director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan; producers Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, and Laura Bickford, and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; composer Cliff Martinez (featuring two music cues not included in the final film) Dolby Digital 5.1 theatrical mix and 2.0 reduced dynamic range home video mix DISC TWO - THE SUPPLEMENTS: 25 deleted scenes featuring commentary from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan Film processing demonstration - Achieving the look of the Mexico sequences, Editing demonstration with commentary from editor Stephen Mirrione Dialogue editing demonstration with sound editor Larry Blake, 30 minutes of additional footage featuring multiple angles from the scenes of the El Paso Intelligence Center and the cocktail party where U S Senators, major politicians, lobbyists, and others express their views on the drug war Theatrical and television trailers Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

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