Short Cuts (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray, 1993)

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Short Cuts (Criterion Collection) Inspired by the writings of Raymond Carver, Robert Altman's magnificent mosaic of Southern California life interweaves the funny, touching, and dramatic stories of 22 characters. The ensemble cast includes Bruce Davison, Robert Downey, Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh, Andie MacDowell, Matthew Modine, Julianne Moore, Chris Penn, Tim Robbins, Madeleine Stowe, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits, and Jack Lemmon. 183 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; "making of" documentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; isolated music score; interviews; booklet. Two-disc set. Disc Features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Walt Lloyd, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Alternate 5.1 soundtrack mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray, plus isolated music track Conversation between director Robert Altman and actor Tim Robbins from 2004 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a feature-length 1993 documentary on the making of Short Cuts To Write and Keep Kind, a 1992 PBS documentary on the life of author Raymond Carver One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library Original demo recordings of the film’s Doc Pomus–Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Rebennack (Dr. John) Deleted scenes A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington