Two DVD double features including several treats from Hitchcock, the master of suspense. One DVD features an early film, YOUNG AND INNOCENT, plus an episode from the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Cheney Vase. The second disc includes two early films, THE LODGER and SABOTAGE. See individual titles for more information.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Boxed Set
YOUNG AND INNOCENT/ CHENEY VASE:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33:1
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer for STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
Introduction by Tony Curtis
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
SABOTAGE/ THE LODGER:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33:1
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Introduction by Tony Curtis
Theatrical Trailer for FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
On Killing
The twentieth century, with its bloody world wars, revolutions, and genocides accounting for hundreds of millions dead, would seem to prove that human beings are incredibly vicious predators and that killing is as natural as eating. But Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, a psychologist and U.S. Army Ranger, demonstrates this is not the case. The good news, according to Grossman - drawing on dozens of interviews, first-person reports, and historic studies of combat, ranging from Frederick the Great`s battles in the eighteenth century through Vietnam - is that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to kill. In World War II, for instance, only 15 to 25 percent of combat infantry were willing to fire their rifles. The provocative news is that modern armies, using Pavlovian and operant conditioning, have learned how to overcome this reluctance. In Korea about 50 percent of combat infantry were willing to shoot, and in Vietnam the figure rose to over 90 percent. The bad news is that by conditioning...
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Festivus
Looking to add a little bitterness to your holiday season? Then FESTIVUS is the book you cannot do without!Take Frosty behind the woodshed...the time has come for Festivus! The event celebrated by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) on Seinfeld, where participants raise aluminum poles, compete in feats of strength and undertake the airing of grievances, has transcended television. People are actually observing Festivus! In this side-splitting romp through the real world of Festivus, Allen Salkin meets Miss Festivus, tastes Festivus beer, and ponders the Festivus snail, showing how anyone with a little creativity--and a dash of Costanza--can celebrate a Happy Festivus!- Mom, is that you? Dozens of photos and illustrations of actual Festivus celebrants in their natural habitats.- Be sure to wash the nails: Tasty Festivus recipes like Shrimp Impaled on Mini Festivus Poles.- There she is, Miss Festivus! Judge your own Festivus beauty pageant (the abilities to bowl a 170 and clean a carburetor count...
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Before Midnight
A million-dollar television gameshow turns lethal when a contestant is found murdered. With so much money at stake, Nero Wolfe leaves his beloved armchair and joins sidekick Archie Goodwin in his search for the killer.
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The Ring Two (Unrated/FS/DVD)
In this horror sequel from Japanese master Hideo Nakata, the curse of the videotape returns. Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aiden (David Dorfman) move from Seattle after their first terrible run-in with the tortured evil spirit Samara, relocating to Oregon. Attempting to make a fresh start, Rachel takes a job as a crime reporter at the local newspaper, instantly establishing a pluckily competitive friendship with colleague Max Rourke (Simon Baker). But when it turns out Samara (Kelly Stables) has followed their trail, taking out innocent teens along the way with her old videotape tricks, Rachel dives right back into the mystery. But Samara gets to her son Aiden first. And as a budding photographer in his own right, with a nifty digital camera that he takes everywhere, Aiden quickly finds his own way to harness the relentless ghost. This time, along with the familiar video imagery and spooky clues from the first film, there is a lot of flooding going on. Water pours from television...
The Ring Two (Unrated/FS/DVD)
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The Original Television Holiday Classics 3-DVD Gift Collection (DVD)
A collection of original Rankin& Bass stop-motion animation holiday classics, featuring SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, and FROSTY RETURNS. See individual titles for further details.SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN: Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney) is a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others. In his home village of Sombertown, Kris has started a gift factory where he builds toys and gives them to all the local children. But when the evil ruler Burgermeister Meisterburger (Paul Frees) bans toys from the land, Kris is forced to go directly to Mother Nature and beseech her for assistance. With the help of magical elves and several special reindeer, Kris works hard to overcome the Burgermeister and deliver toys to all the children of the world, earning him the name Saint Claus, or Santa Claus. This timeless tale by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin is narrated by Fred Astaire.RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER:...
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The Cantinflas Collection - Volumes 1-5 (DVD)
Beloved Mexican comedian Cantinflas gets the animated treatment in this Spanish-language children`s television series that`s both fun and educational. This collection combines the volumes EL CIENTIFICO, LUGARAS FAMOSOS, ARTISTAS FAMOSOS, SABIOS E INVENTORES, and TIEMPOS ANTIGUOS for a total of 40 episodes about science, geography, art, technology, and history. The cartoons are presented in Spanish without subtitles.
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