DVD
The upside of anger
Record details
- ISBN: 0780652045
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment ; Montreal : Alliance, 2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt, Matt Binder. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. Canadian Home Video rating: 14A. Coarse language, sexual content. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Man-woman relationships -- Drama Single-parent families -- Drama Disc jockeys -- Drama Feature films Video recordings DVDs Closed-captioned films |
| Genre: | Feature films. Romantic comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | DVD FIC UPS (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated |
35140001067589 | Fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Joan Allen gives a tour de force performance of emotional wreckage tinged with gloomy humor in writer-director Mike Binder's droll drama about a middle-aged suburban mom who becomes a bitter drunk after being abandoned by her husband of 25 years. Her daughters (Keri Russell, Alicia Witt, Erika Christensen, and Evan Rachel Wood) walk on eggshells--all at loose ends without their mother's strength and support--while her fearlessly forward neighbor, a washed-up, washed-out former baseball star (Kevin Costner), sees in Allen's pain a chance to gain a drinking buddy. Their afternoons of beer (his) and vodka (hers) soon kindle a little hope, sobrietyâ¦and cathartic casual sex. Allen mixes rage and wry irony in a performance that, like a roller coaster, is at once scary and entertaining, and Binder (who also plays a 40-something letch sleeping with rebellious 18-year-old Christiansen) creates a complex, familiar, and deeply human dynamic, which helps atone for some unrealistic plot minutia. True-to-life in both its broken psyches and its often-dark humor, The Upside of Anger is what synthetic dramedies like the recent Spanglish and In Good Company only wish they could be. Recommended. (R. Blackwelder) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2005.
