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Zodiac

Summary: A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. Looks into the lives of the four men most effected by the killer: San Francisco PD Homicide, David Toschi and William Armstrong, the San Francisco Chronicle reporters Paul Avery and Robert Graysmith. Displays the psychological and emotional effects of the killings, as well as the endless procedural details of the investigation (handwriting experts, the "2500" suspects), the letters sent to the San Francisco Chronicle by Zodiac and the work of a 20+ year investigation that wears down and whittles away at any kind of normal life for Toshi and Graysmith. Both men are obsessed with Zodiac and both pay for this obsession with the hard years and loves lost and never regained.

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  • Physical Description: video recording (DVD)
    videodisc
    1 video disc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
  • Edition: Full screen edition.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, p2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Robert Graysmith.
local.
Restrictions on Access Note:
LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Angus Wall ; music, David Shire ; costume designer, Casey Storm ; production designer, Donald Graham Burt ; visual effects supervisor, Eric Barba.
Participant or Performer Note: CAST : Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloë Sevigny, Ed Setrakian, John Getz, John Terry, Candy Clark, Elias Koteas, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue.
Target Audience Note:
PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT -- 14A -- NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN -- LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND SOME -- VIOLENCE.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired ; in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Serial murderers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
Detectives -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
DVD 2908
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama

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.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library DVD FIC ZOD (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated
35140001136632 Fiction Videos Volume hold Available -

  • Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
    David Fincher's lengthy thriller about the hunt for the notorious titular 1970s serial killer is three films at once: police procedural, journalistic investigation, and character study. That Zodiac succeeds in each case is a testament not only to the director's skill but also to the earnest performances of the actors playing the three men at the center of the story: Jake Gyllenhaal as a cartoonist who becomes obsessed with the case, Robert Downey Jr. as the cynical, substance-abusing reporter, and Mark Ruffalo as the dedicated detective whose repeated failures to apprehend the culprit derail his career. Although the real-life events—which took place over two decades—impose a start-and-stop structure on the screenplay, Fincher still maintains an even pace (not to mention considerable suspense), while steadfastly resisting the urge to indulge in melodrama. One of the year's best films to date, this is highly recommended. (E. Hulse) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2007.
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