2 Weeks in Another Town is a well done, somewhat inside baseball of Hollywood, and a fine follow-up to The Bad and the Beautiful, that features two well done performances by screen legends Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson.
Two Weeks in Another Town
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1962)
Genre(s): Drama
Warner Archive | NR – 107 min. – $21.99 | June 19, 2018
Date Published: 06/29/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS |
| Upon being released after years in a mental hospital, fallen Hollywood star and alcoholic Jack Andrus (KIRK DOUGLAS) moves to Rome in an attempt to revive his career, accepting a small part in an Italian production headed by aged, now-unfashionable director Maurice Kruger (EDWARD G. ROBINSON). When Kruger is sidetracked by a heart attack, Andrus steps in as director and struggles to save his mentor’s picture from certain failure – even as Kruger denounces Andrus and accuses him of betrayal. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0.5/5 |
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The only feature included is the Theatrical Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.75/5 |
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The film debuts on Blu-ray presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and given a new 2018 1080p high-definition transfer. This looks quite good in HD where colors are bright but not overly, detail is relatively sharp and I did not notice any major instances of artifacting, aliasing, scratches or any other flaws. The included DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track is adequate but hardly strong. This is mostly a strictly dialogue-driven film and as such, it does come with fine clarity through the center channel, as does the music and score. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, 2 Weeks in Another Town is a well done, somewhat inside baseball of Hollywood, and a fine follow-up to The Bad and the Beautiful, that features two well done performances by screen legends Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson playing well off of one another. This Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection offers up great video and audio transfers but only a trailer for the bonus features. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.