| | Infamous DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Biography Movies, Writers Videos | | Starring | Sandra Bullock, Toby Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Isabella Rossellini, Jeff Daniels, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hope Davis | | Director | Douglas McGrath | | Composer | Rachel Portman | | Director of Photography | Bruno Delbonnel | | Producer | Sidney Kimmel, Christine Vachon, Anne Walker-McBay, Jocelyn Hayes | | Source Writer | George Plimpton |
Tony Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Gwyneth Paltro, Isabella Rossellini, Juliet Stevenson, and Sigourney Weaver star in this film about Truman Capote. Hollywood studios are notorious for liberally borrowing ideas from each other, with the resulting clutch of similarly-themed films often bewildering the public as they try to decide which movie to go and see. In 2005 Bennett Miller directed CAPOTE, an Oscar-winning dramatization of Truman Capote's traumatic experiences writing the celebrated novel IN COLD BLOOD. In 2006 Douglas McGrath (COMPANY MAN) directed INFAMOUS, a movie that follows exactly the same premise. Although it's difficult to see why such a story would need to be immortalized in celluloid for a second time, McGrath does throw in a few tricks to help separate the two films. Talking head interviews with some of Capote's contemporaries, such as Gore Vidal and Babe Paley, are used, and the movie has a lighter--almost comedic at times--feel to it than Miller's movie.
The basic premise of INFAMOUS is exactly the same as that of CAPOTE, so we witness Toby Jones's Capote traveling from New York to Kansas, settling into the town, interviewing the murderers, and developing an obsession with one of them--Perry Smith (Daniel Craig). Despite the similarities, salvation can be found in the performance of Jones, who lights up the screen with a performance that closely rivals Philip Seymour Hoffman's turn as the infamous author. Other notable appearances come from Sandra Bullock, who just about manages to nail Harper Lee; Sigourney Weaver and Isabella Rossellini, who both camp up their roles as socialites; Jeff Daniels as the detective who befriends Capote; and Gwyneth Paltrow, who makes a brief appearance as the singer Peggy Lee.
Theatrical Release: October 13, 2006 Infamous Reviews: Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "Douglas McGrath's one-year-too-late companion piece is the bolder, zestier, more revelatory vision."-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Jones does sterling work in the bright and breezy first half..."-- Jamie Russell, Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film benefits greatly from the sense of fun Jones brings to the role..."-- Chris Prince, Ultimate DVD "Sandra Bullock is surprisingly good as Harper Lee....This may be the best performance Bullock has ever given, infused with ruefulness and compassion."-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "INFAMOUS is, in fact, prettier than CAPOTE, with every visual detail more voluptuous than in last year's sparer version. Jones himself is more voluptuous in his mannerisms than Hoffman, too..."-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "The film's most pleasing surprise is the beautifully nuanced portrait of Capote's confidante, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD author Harper Lee, by Sandra Bullock."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "[T]his incarnation of the true-life story pushes the envelope further."-- Annlee Ellingson, Box Office Infamous | List Price | $19.97 (You save $5.58) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2006 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  20937  | | CD Universe Part number | 7364724 | | Catalog number | 113738 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 13, 2007 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for language, violence and some sexuality. | | Running Time | 118 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Infamous Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  The other side of the coin
This new adptation of Truman Capote's biographic episode of his creating "In Cold Blood" undoubtedly echoes the other movie, Capote starring Philip Symour Hoffman; Still Toby Jones's performance seems as relevant as his counterpart and the movie shows excellent cast revolving around him: be it Sandra Bulllock , Sigourney Weaver or many others whose credibility is never to be questioned.This movie apart from being multi-faceted in the coverage of his 'nonfiction' creation also insists on the famous and controversial novelist's inner change, that of a writer who has to deal with the inner conflicts that his creation arouse within him, and who also shows his more human side when he realises the complexity and more shaded perception of the inmate's personality he's writing about. A masterpiece, indeed, which complements Bennet Miller's Capote in a most entertaining and comprehensive way
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i was wondering when thie movie will be out on dvd i wont to see it than
Submitted by pathellu (tupelo miss 38801)
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Although this movie is not for everyone, if you can get involved with these characters emotionally it will turn you inside out as you watch the murderer teach the poet a thing or two about empathy and compassion. The first time you watch it, it will seem to pivot from silly to grim entirely on one moment; if you then watch it again you will see how carefully and deliberately it is put together and how artistically it transitions from one to another. It looks like the entire crew and cast went above and beyond what we usually expect in a film; it's a little gem, a minor masterpiece, and definitely the sleeper of 2006. If we want to make the inevitable comparison, I'd say that ten years from now no one will remember Capote, but this film will have accumulated a cult around it.
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Infamous DVD Region 1
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Douglas McGrath - Director
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
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