Jeri Jacquin
Coming on Bluray is the most amazing collection of films by
one of Hollywood ’s
iconic storyteller and filmmaker as Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
brings ALFRED HITCHCOCK: The Ultimate Collection.
Known as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock has
brought suspense and mystery to the big screen. Coming to Hollywood in 1939, he worked the town with a
unique style that made him a staple on the big screen and small.
Introducing theatre goers to his work is the 1927 film The Lodger that began the idea of a
thriller. In 1939, it would be another Hollywood
great David O. Selznick brings Hitchcock into the fold and the two often
disagreed on the films being made. The film REBECCA the next year is America ’s first
glimpse at what he could do.
For several years after Hitchcock mixed genres with such
films as MR. & MRS. SMITH and SABOTEUR. One of my favorites is the 1945
film SPELLBOUND and it could be easily because of Gregory Peck but honestly it
is also the amazing story.
He would follow it up with NOTORIOUS with another stellar
actor in Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman who was also in SPELLBOUND. These films
should be a must-see because they are an introduction to this amazing
collection of films on Bluray.
PSYCHO was released in 1940 starring Anthony Perkins and
Janet Leigh and brought audiences the first fear of showers that continues with
me at least! In 1963, Hitchcock brings another side of fear with Rod Taylor and
Tippi Hendren being stalked by THE BIRDS. Tippi Hendren returns in 1964 with a
psychological thriller in MARNIE.
What makes this collection amazing are the fifteen films
including PSYCHO, THE BIRDS, VERTIGO, REAR WINDOW, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, THE MAN
WHO KNEW TO MUCH, MARNIE, SABOTEUR, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, ROPE, THE TROUBLE WITH
HARRY, TORN CURTAIN, TOPAZ, FRENZY and FAMILY PLOT.
The actors in these films range from Jimmy Stewart, Paul
Newman, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Sean Connery, Joseph Cotton, Bruce Dern and
John Forsythe. Let us not forget the actresses that include Kim Novack, Shirley
MacClaine, Tippi Hendren, Ingrid Bergman, Julie Andrews, and Karen Black. That
is absolutely a list of stellar talent.
But the Bluray collection doesn’t stop there as ALFRED
HITCHCOCK: The Ultimate Collection also includes seven television episodes from
Alfred Hitchcock Presents and three
television episodes from The Alfred
Hitchcock Hour.
Still not enough? Well then, how about fifteen hours of Bonus
Features that include: Documentaries,
Expert Commentaries, Interviews, Screen Tests, Storyboards and so much
more!
Each disc comes with a look at the original posters and
colorful list of each discs bonus feature. Also included is a stunning 58-page
booklet that is filled with color information and tucks neatly into the
creative box with film photos.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has just added an
amazing film to their library and making it available for us all to experience
and re-experience in our own home theatres. There are films of every genre
available from scary to drama to family films. For more of what they have to
offer please visit www.uphe.com.
It doesn’t seem enough to say this is the collection that Hitchcock fans need to have in their
home entertainment library. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has truly
outdone themselves because ever film in this collection is a masterpiece! Each
film brings something unique, thrilling and yes, keeps me still leery of birds
and shower curtains!
The holidays are here and Hitchcock wouldn’t mind at all
being in a film fans stocking! I am a fan of rainy days and trust me when I say
a cup of something warm, a fuzzy blanket and a stretch on the couch will be happening
because these films are what these kinds of days are made for.
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on stunning
Bluray is ALFRED HITCHCOCK: The Ultimate Collection!
In the end – there is no mind like Hitchcock’s!
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