Sleepy Hollow

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	Johnny Depp	Ichabod Crane
	Christina Ricci	Katrina Van Tassel
	Miranda Richardson	Lady Van Tassel
	Michael Gambon	Baltus Van Tassel
	Casper Van Dien	Brom Van Brunt
	Jeffrey Jones	Reverend Steenwyck
	Richard Griffiths	Magistrate Philipse
	Ian McDiarmid	Doctor Lancaster
	Michael Gough	Notary Hardenbrook
	Christopher Walken	Hessian Horseman
	Marc Pickering	Young Masbath
	Lisa Marie	Lady Crane
	Steven Waddington	Killian
	Claire Skinner	Beth Killian
	Christopher Lee	Burgomaster
	Alun Armstrong	High Constable
	Mark Spalding	Jonathan Masbath
	Jessica Oyelowo	Sarah
	Tony Maudsley	Van Ripper
	Peter Guinness	Lord Crane
	Nicholas Hewetson	Glenn
	Orlando Seale	Theodore
	Sean Stephens	Thomas Killian
	Gabrielle Lloyd	Doctor Lancaster's Wife
	Robert Sella	Dirk Van Garrett

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Director	Tim Burton
Writer	Washington Irving, Kevin Yagher, Andrew Kevin Walker
Producer	Francis Ford Coppola, Celia D. Costas, Larry Franco, Dieter Geissler, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder, Andrew Kevin Walker, Kevin Yagher
Musician	Danny Elfman
Photography	Emmanuel Lubezki

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Story Synopsis:
Johnny Depp is Constable Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton’s vision of Washington Irving’s classic tale. In this adaptation, Crane is a New York City detective with unusual methods of investigation. He is sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of grisly murders where the victims have all lost their heads. Crane is enamored with Katarina Van Tassel (Ricci), a beautiful young woman who may have some secret knowledge of a supernatural explanation. Nominated for three Academy Awards® including cinematography and costume design, this visually exciting film won an Oscar® for Art Direction/Set Direction (Rick Heinrichs and Peter Young).

DVD Picture:
A fan of Hammer Horror films of the ’50s and ’60s, Tim Burton’s original vision for the look of Sleepy Hollow was inspired by their synthetic fantasy/horror visual style and intricate, obvious sets (Widescreen Review® readers should be very familiar with many of these titles). Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, helped Burton achieve a visual style that had a highly contrasted, monochromatic essence-one that was slightly grainy and desaturated. The result is beautifully captured on DVD, with images that are strikingly contrasted with pure, solid blacks. Visually contrasting the bleak, overcast of the body of the movie, the dream sequences exhibit vivid colors. The 1.85:1 anamorphic DVD picture is sharp and finely detailed; with excellent shadow delineation, though the dark backgrounds are endless. Those engulfing blacks and the grainy appearance were enhanced with the CCE (Color Contrast Enhancement) process, which gives Sleepy Hollow its dark, moody texture. Lighting, masked with fog and smoke, create a misty and uncertain environment. There are no distractions, though minor edge enhancement is occasionally noticed.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack delivers impressive fidelity and multichannel music, albeit a somewhat limited engagement of the soundfield. The sonic character can be bright, so engaging re-equalization is recommended. Sound effects tend to be screen-oriented and often are limited to the center channel, though the surrounds become energized at times. Voices sound natural but are placed a bit too far forward. The Danny Elfman music score has an impressive sweeping presence and is well-recorded with an aggressive presence in the sound mix. The low-end comprises predominantly the music along with some effects and is amply deep and prodigious with gentle .1 LFE enhancement. This is a dynamic soundtrack that will certainly make for a fine storytelling experience through the use of sound.

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