{"id":14399,"date":"2017-02-24T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T00:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14399"},"modified":"2017-02-24T22:03:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T06:03:19","slug":"review-chillingscenesofwinter-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/02\/review-chillingscenesofwinter-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Chilly Scenes of Winter BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Chilly Scenes of Winter<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderful little romantic-drama features two charming performances from John Heard and Mary Beth Hurt. This Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers okay video and audio transfers while the bonus material, not surprisingly, is on the limited side.<\/p>\n

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Chilly Scenes of Winter
\n— The Limited Edition Series —<\/span><\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Romance
\nTwilight Time | PG \u2013 95 min. \u2013 $29.95 | February 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/24\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Joan Micklin Silver
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ann Beattie (novel); John Micklin Silver (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\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>23.6 GB
\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
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In writer-director Joan Micklin Silver\u2019s endearing adaptation of Ann Beattie\u2019s celebrated novel, Chilly Scenes of Winter<\/em><\/strong>, Charles (JOHN HEARD), a bored office worker, falls in love with Laura (MARY BETH HURT) when she is separated from her husband, Ox (MARK METCALF); when she returns to the appropriately named fellow, Charles makes it his life\u2019s work to get her back, aided, abetted, and occasionally hindered by an eccentric group of friends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a 6-page essay booklet<\/strong>. The features are a bit limited, but does have an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Writer\/Director John Micklin Silver and Producer Amy Robinson and the Theatrical Trailer (1:45; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Chilly Scenes of Winter<\/em><\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of Twilight Time and is shown in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture looks half-decent though the detail isn\u2019t exactly sharp and I did notice the occasional dust marks and scratches, though nothing overly abundant or distracting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track which is perfectly serviceable given most of the film is dialogue driven which comes through the center channel and while it sounds fine, there is a lack of depth and some of the dialogue sounds a tad hollow in spots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Chilly Scenes of Winter<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderful little romantic-drama features two charming performances from John Heard and Mary Beth Hurt. This Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers okay video and audio transfers while the bonus material, not surprisingly, is on the limited side though the commentary is worth a listen.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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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