Traffic

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	Don Cheadle	Montel Gordon
	Dennis Quaid	Arnie Metzger
	Michael Douglas	Robert Wakefield
	Luis Guzman	Ray Castro
	Viola Davis	Social Worker
	Salma Hayek	Rosario
	Benjamin Bratt	Juan Obregón
	Albert Finney	Chief of Staff
	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Helena Ayala
	Topher Grace	Seth Abrahms
	Miguel Ferrer	Eduardo Ruiz
	Jacob Vargas	Manolo Sanchez
	Emilio Rivera	Salazar Soldier #2
	Michael O'Neill	Lawyer Rodman
	James Brolin	General Ralph Landry
	Enrique Murciano	DEA Agent - Trailer
	Carl Ciarfalio	Ruiz's Assistant
	Amy Irving	Barbara Wakefield
	Margaret Travolta	Economist
	Tomas Milian	General Arturo Salazar
	Benicio Del Toro	Javier Rodríguez
	D.W. Moffett	Jeff Sheridan
	Jeremy Fitzgerald	DEA Agent - CalTrans
	James Lew	DEA Agent - CalTrans
	Beau Holden	DEA Agent - CalTrans

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Director	Steven Soderbergh
Writer	Simon Moore, Stephen Gaghan
Producer	Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz, Cameron Jones, Graham King, Andreas Klein, Mike Newell, Richard Solomon, Edward Zwick
Musician	Cliff Martinez
Photography	Steven Soderbergh

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Story Synopsis:
About the many steps in the thorny chain of drug dealing, Traffic follows the route of those involved in the movement-or thwarting-of illegal drugs. From the high school kid who does it, to her dealer, to his supplier, to the sources in Mexico. On the other side of it is the country’s new “drug czar,” the DEA agents, and the Tijuana police officer who straddles the fence. This excellent film, based on the U.K.’s Channel 4 Television program Traffik created by Simon Moore won Oscars® for its director, Steven Soderbergh, supporting actor, Benecio Del Toro, screenplay and film editing. Watch for cameos by California State Senator Barbara Boxer. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a stylized picture with different appearances between the three main storylines throughout the film. The Mexico scenes are intentionally raw and uninviting. These scenes have a desaturated, harshly contrasted quality, and are revealing of film grain and artifacts. To achieve the look, the filmmakers overexposed the film and shot through a tobacco filter, giving the picture a sweltering, somewhat monochromatic appearance. In the scenes in Washington D.C., colors have a blue cast that gives the picture a cold feel. Yet in the third storyline of the film, in San Diego, the picture is slightly softer, but colors are more accurately balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. Blue filters are used at times. Overall, images are sharp and nicely detailed, with fine details revealed in clothing and facial features. While some minor pixelization is noticed, there is no obtrusive edge enhancement. Considering the intentionally stylized qualities of the picture, images are quite solid and appear to nicely represent the visual creativity of Steven Soderbergh. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This soundtrack is a milestone in terms of the production, in that supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Larry Blake edited, and mixed the audio entirely on a computer workstation, small-room environment using the Pro Tools software, rather than on a conventional multi-track mixing console in a dubbing theatre. Overall, the sonic character is somewhat soft, in comparison to other contemporary soundtracks. The dialogue and sound effects used in the final mix were originally on-set production recordings. Voices tend to exhibit a close-miked characteristic, but otherwise are impressively natural sounding with spatial integration that is inherently seamless. Because the film has a documentary-type feel to it, the soundfield has been deliberately styled to be oriented from the center channel. The music is the multichannel element of the soundtrack, offering a pleasing sense of immersion with .1 LFE incorporated for a palatable low-end presence. This soundtrack, though conservative in terms of dimension, serves as a vital component in terms of the storytelling experience through its creative nuances. (Perry Sun)



This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography

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