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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, French, Subtitled
Music legend and Academy Award winner Bob Dylan (Best Song, Wonder Boys, 2000)--accompanied by Academy Award winner Jessica Lange (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Blue Sky, 1994), Penelope Cruz (Vanilla Sky), Jeff Bridges (Seabiscuit), John Goodman (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) and Luke Wilson (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)--takes center stage in the craziest, funniest comedy of the year! Dylan is Jack Fate, a former traveling troubadour who is sprung from jail by his scheming manager to headline a sketchy and misguided benefit concert. With unforgettable cameo appearances by Angela Bassett, Bruce Dern, Ed Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Mickey Rourke, and Christian Slater and featuring a sizzling soundtrack with four new Dylan recordings plus performances of Dylan classics from Los Lobos, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia and more!
"Electrifying! A gold mine for Dylan's loyal legions!" Austin Scaggs, Rolling Stone
"Surprisingly amusing! Loaded with enough lyric references to keep Dylanologists freeze-framing for years!" Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly
"...a fabulously self-conscious effort that is very big fun to watch." Liz Braun, Toronto Sun
Editor's Note
Bob Dylan plays the mysterious musician and ex-con Jack Fate in MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, the fictional story of a benefit rock concert in which he is the headliner. Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) is the promoter who arranges for Fate's release from prison in order to perform at the show. Meanwhile the sexy producer of the concert (Jessica Lange) leers at Fate with suspicion. When a pushy journalist (Jeff Bridges) and his bohemian girlfriend (Penelope Cruz) join the bunch, along with Fate's most trusted fan (Luke Wilson), what results is a strange mix of moods, characters, and dialogues. Add a Dylan cover band called Simple Twist of Fate that backs up the star as the film makes frequent cuts to performances of full songs, and MASKED AND ANONYMOUS becomes a real rock movie. The film has a foggy storyline about a dictatorial president who is Fate's father, and a setting that depicts a United States that has been transformed into a third-world country full of violence in the streets, political uprisings, and a strong anti-government sentiment. The dialogue is philosophical and nonsensical, creating a strange atmosphere broken only by Dylan's songs. It is the music that carries the film, and this tribute to Dylan and his songwriting talents can't help but win over audiences, especially those comprised of his fans.
| Features | Subtitles: French | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Director's Commentary | | Deleted Scenes | | The Making Of Masked And Anonymous |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 10/4/2005 |
| Running Time: 120 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 01443 | | UPC: 00043396014435 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[Dylan] is in very good voice, and the band behind him is fiery and tight..." 07/25/2003 p.E1Rolling Stone
"[T]here's something sort of cool about it..." 03/04/2004 p.70 Rolling Stone 6 of 10
Musically, there's not a wrong note in Masked and Anonymous -- Bob Dylan picks and sings a me - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
Masked and Anonymous is a vanity production beyond all reason. I am not sure, however, than t - Roger Ebert
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