Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Wordplay [videorecording] / IFC Films, The Weinstein Company and O'Malley Creadon Productions in association with Grinder Films present a Christine O'Malley production of a film by Patrick Creadon ; produced by Christine O'Malley ; directed by Patrick Creadon.

Publisher, Date:

Santa Monica, CA : IFC Films : Distributed by Genius Entertainment, 2006.

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p. ; ill. ; 18 cm.)

Summary:

A journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way including Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG; for some language and mild thematic elements.

Subjects:

Shortz, Will, 1952-

New York times.

Crossword puzzles.

Newspaper editors.

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Creadon, Patrick, 1967-

Shortz, Will, 1952-

Clinton, Bill, 1946-

Stewart, Jon, 1962-

Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Mussina, Mike.

IFC Films.

Genius Entertainment.

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally produced in 2005.

Five New York Times crossword puzzles and solutions included in booklet.

Special features: Feature commentary with director Patrick Creadon, The New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and crossword conductor Merl Reagle; deleted scenes; DVD-ROM enabled: 5 unforgettable puzzles.

Director of photography, Patrick Creadon; composer, Peter Golub; editor, Doug Blush.

Featuring: Will Shortz, Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, Bob Dole, Mike Mussina, Indio Girls, Merl Reagle, Ken Burns, Daniel Okrent, Trip Payne.

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

ISBN:

1594442797

9781594442797

Publisher Number:

79615

Other Number:

71036539

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

184037

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 793.732 Wordplay

Medium:

[videorecording]