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Spinning into butter [videorecording] / Screen Media Films ; Whitsett Hills Films presents ; a DDD/Alton Road production ; produced by Norman Twain, Lou Pitt, Ryan Howe ; screenplay by Rebecca Gilman and Doug Atchison ; directed by Mark Brokaw.
A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
- Publisher: Canada : Distributed by Phase 4 Films, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Based on the play by Rebecca Gilman. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, John Thomas ; editor, Suzy Elmiger. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Miranda Richardson, Beau Bridges, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mykelti Williamson. |
| Target Audience Note: | CHV rating: 14A. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78) presentation ; 5.1 surround sound. |
| Language Note: | Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Based on the play by Rebecca Gilman, director Mark Brokaw's dour, heavy-handed drama about race prejudice stars Sarah Jessica Parker as college professor Sarah Daniels, who has developed a fear and loathing of blacks as a result of her years spent teaching in an urban environment. Transferring to a more fashionable college in lily-white Vermont, Sarah is forced to come to grips with her prejudices after black student Simon Brick (Paul James) becomes the target of a hate crimeâand as dean of students it is Sarah's responsibility to deal with the ensuing turmoil. Miranda Richardson, Beau Bridges, and James Rebhorn costar as Sarah's fellow deans, while Mykelti Williamson delivers a solid turn as a reporter from Chicago. Unfortunately, Spinning Into Butter's theatrical origins are readily apparent: the movie fairly talks itself to death, delivering ponderous, politically correct pleas for tolerance and reconciliation that are beyond banal. Not recommended. (E. Hulse) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2009.
