{"id":10771,"date":"2015-11-14T05:48:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T13:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=10771"},"modified":"2015-11-26T11:57:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T19:57:43","slug":"review-shadowsandfog-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/11\/review-shadowsandfog-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Shadows and Fog BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Shadows and Fog<\/em><\/strong> is one of the more forgotten films in Woody Allen\u2019s repartee and for the most part, it\u2019s not a bad little comedy though it is typical Allen in terms of his performance and writing. Clearly it\u2019s nowhere near the quality of Manhattan<\/em> or Annie Hall<\/em>, or more recently Midnight in Paris<\/em>, but it might be worth a watch.<\/p>\n

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Shadows and Fog<\/span>
\n(1991)<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy
\nScreen Archives | PG13 \u2013 85 min. \u2013 $29.95 | November 10, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Woody Allen
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Woody Allen (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Woody Allen, Kathy Bates, John Cusack, Mia Farrow, Jodie Foster, Fred Gwynne, Julie Kayner, Madonna, John Malkovich, Donald Pleasence, Lily Tomlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n


Woody Allen\u2019s oxymoronic German Expressionist comedy, Shadows and Fog<\/em><\/strong>, features an array of stars including Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, Donald Pleasence, Kathy Bates, Jodie Foster, Lily Tomlin, John Cusack, and Allen himself as a classic nebbish fumbling through a Kafkaesque experience involving a serial killer, a circus, a brothel, and a vigilante mob.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Not much here except for the Original Theatrical Trailer (2:06; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Twilight Time releases Shadows and Fog<\/em><\/strong> shown in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer. It\u2019s actually not bad looking with good detail in certain scenes but those outdoor shots, in the fog go figure, showcase a ton of grain and noise. I also noticed several occasions of dust marks so it\u2019s also not an entirely clean transfer, though that would be expected from a niche catalog title such as this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The movie comes with a nice if not limited DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 track which provides for clear dialogue levels and the score, by Kurt Weill, comes through well enough with good depth. It\u2019s nothing particularly noteworthy but as with most Woody Allen movies, they\u2019re rarely dynamic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Overall, Shadows and Fog<\/em><\/strong> is one of the more forgotten films in Woody Allen\u2019s repartee and for the most part, it\u2019s not a bad little comedy though it is typical Allen in terms of his performance and writing. Clearly it\u2019s nowhere near the quality of Manhattan<\/em> or Annie Hall<\/em>, or more recently Midnight in Paris<\/em>, but it might be worth a watch. The Blu-ray released by Screen Archives through the Twilight Time line is limited in terms of bonus material but the video and audio transfers are at least adequate.<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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