New Album Releases: PROKOFIEV - SYMPHONY NO. 6; MYASKOVSKY - SYMPHONY NO. 27 (Vasily Petrenko & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra)

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Artist:
Vasily Petrenko
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
76:23

Record Label:
LAWO Classics

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Release Date
May 21, 2021



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New Album Releases: DIALOGO (John-Henry Crawford & Victor Santiago Asuncion)

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Artist:
John-Henry Crawford
Victor Santiago Asuncion

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
62:23

Record Label:
Orchid Classics

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Release Date
June 4, 2021



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DVD & Blu-ray: THE GRADUATE (1967) Criterion Collection

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Product Description: One of the most beloved American films of all time, The Graduate earned Mike Nichols a best director Oscar, brought the music of Simon & Garfunkel to a wider audience, and introduced the world to a young actor named Dustin Hoffman. Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman) has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with a friend of his parents’, the indomitable Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), before turning his attention to her college-age daughter (Katharine Ross). Visually imaginative and impeccably acted, with a clever, endlessly quotable script by Buck Henry (based on the novel by Charles Webb), The Graduate had the kind of cultural impact that comes along only once in a generation.

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New on Blu-Ray: AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980)

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Product Description: Armani-clad male escort Julian Kaye (Richard Gere) leads a comfortable life offering his services to the rich women of Los Angeles. Well-paid for his efforts, he buys the best clothes, eats in the finest restaurants and spends his days hob-nobbing with the cream of society. But when one of his clients is murdered and the police place him as suspect number one, Julian suddenly finds himself rejected by all of his rich friends. Even worse, he discovers that he cannot offer his alibi because it revolves around a woman who refuses to come forward.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: Akira Kurosawa's IKIRU (Criterion Collection)

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Product Description: One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru presents the director at his most compassionate —affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura (Rashomon) beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two-part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: MY FAIR LADY 50th Anniversary

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Product Description: Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too! He does, and thus young aristocrat Freddy Eynsford-Hill falls madly in love with her. But when Higgins takes all the credit and forgets to acknowledge her efforts, Eliza angrily leaves him for Freddy, and suddenly Higgins realizes he's grown accustomed to her face and can't really live without it.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: MULHOLLAND DRIVE - Criterion Collection (2001)

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Product Description: A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch's seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles's dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)

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Product Description: A Lou Adler/Michael White Production directed by Jim Sharman, this cinematic classic follows sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) as they are stuck with a flat tire during a storm and discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a sweet transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."

Since its 1975 release, The Rocky Horror Picture Show quickly made its mark as the most-beloved cult film of all time. Today, this iconic cult classic film is the longest running theatrical release of all-time and currently plays at weekly midnight showings in over 300 theaters across the U.S. and even more around the world. Moreover, the film’s cultural exposure and acclaim has extended far beyond the theatrical release, as the original “Rocky Horror” stage show continues to delight audiences worldwide.

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New on Blu-Ray: THE LEGACY (1978)

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Product Description: How far would you go to inherit everlasting life? When an American couple (Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott) have a mysterious car accident in the English countryside, the other driver offers to take them to his lavish country estate to make amends. But once there, the suspense deepens when they learn the other houseguests are expecting them! It's not long before the couple's fear turns to terror when the guests (including rock superstar Roger Daltrey) begin dying in unspeakable ways. Now it's clear the true master of the house is a supernatural force that will stop at nothing to find the rightful heirs for an unimaginably horrible legacy.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: BLIND CHANCE (1987)

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Product Description: Before he stunned the cinematic world with the epic The Decalogue and the Three Colors trilogy, the great Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski made his first work of metaphysical genius, Blind Chance, a compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness. This unforgettable film follows Witek (a magnetic Boguslaw Linda), a medical student with an uncertain future in Communist Poland; Kieślowski dramatizes Witek’s journey as a series of different possibilities, suggesting that chance rules our lives as much as choice.

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New on Blu-Ray: SPIRITED AWAY (2001)

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Product Description: From Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema, comes the Oscar(R)-winning triumph (2002, Best Animated Feature Film), filled with astonishing beauty and epic adventure, a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call on the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world. an unforgettable story, brimming with creativity, SPIRITED AWAY will take you on a journey beyond your imagination. It's a fantastic tale the whole family will want to experience over and over again on Disney Blu-ray!

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Blu-Ray: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) Collector's Edition

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Product Description: Kurt Russell (Stargate) stars in a high-velocity sci-fi action-thriller from director John Carpenter (co-written by Nick Castle) that sets the screen ablaze with heart-stopping suspense, outrageous stunts and imaginative special effects. Bristling with riveting chases and hard-hitting fight sequences, Escape From New York is your passport to nonstop excitement!

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. And when the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken (Russell), a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who, in exchange for a full pardon, descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours, an explosive charge planted inside Snake's body will end the mission - and his life - unless he succeeds!

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DVD & Blu-Ray: BLUE SKY (1994)

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Product Description: Uprooting his family after being assigned to a remote testing facility in Alabama, nuclear engineer Hank Marshall (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country For Old Men) is faced with a moral decision as an opponent of the atmospheric tests he’s asked to complete. Adding to an already volatile situation is Hank’s sultry and unstable wife, Carly (Jessica Lange, Tootsie, TV’s “American Horror Story”), whose flirtatious nature begins to erode their relationship and bring unwanted attention to the situation. Rounding out the cast is Powers Boothe (Tombstone, Sin City) as Vince Johnson, the focus of Carly’s carnal desire, and Carrie Snodgress (The Fury) as Vera, Vince’s long-suffering wife.

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Blu-Ray: INVADERS FROM MARS (1986)

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Product Description: Invaders from Mars, horror-film director Tobe Hooper's remake of the classic 1950's science fiction film, directed by William Cameron Menzies, centers on a young boy named David (Hunter Carson) who tries to stop an invasion of his town as aliens take over the minds of his parents George (Timothy Bottoms) and Ellen (Laraine Newman), his teachers and the townspeople. With the help of the school nurse (Karen Black), the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Army to help save the world. With makeup effects supplied by Stan Winston and visual effects by John Dykstra, Invaders From Mars is a wild sci-fi feast that hearkens back to the 1950's invasion films, made popular by the original film and others like Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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Blu-Ray: THE SURE THING - 30th Anniversary Edition

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Product Description: John Cusack (Say Anything…, Grosse Pointe Blank) and Daphne Zuniga (Spaceballs) take a road trip to romance in The Sure Thing, a charming and thoughtful comedy classic that only the 80s could deliver, presented here in a special 30th Anniversary edition on Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.

When college student Walter Gibson (Cusack) gets set up for a date with an incredibly gorgeous blonde (Nicollette Sheridan in her film debut), he’s ready to go to the ends of the earth (or at least across the country) to capitalize on this "sure thing. ", Paired up with tightly-wound coed Alison Bradbury (Zuniga) via the campus ride-share program, he heads west for Los Angeles. But as the obstacles begin to pile up, he and Alison begin to form an unexpected bond… and soon Gib must choose between the sure thing and the real thing.

Directed by Rob Reiner (This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride), The Sure Thing is exactly what the title suggests for fans of raucously funny road trips, red-hot romantic comedies and romps through 80’s angst featuring John Cusack!

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Blu-Ray: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

Product Description: Starring ACADEMY AWARD Winners Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger and Lee Grant, this provocative mystery thriller is still as powerful as ever. In the Deep South, homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. When the bigoted town sheriff (Steiger) gets involved, both he and Tibbs must put aside their differences and join forces in a race against time to discover the shocking truth.

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Blu-Ray: SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (1927)

Product Description: This story of betrayal and redemption earned OSCARS at the first ACADEMY AWARDSr ceremony in 1929 for the most Unique And Artistic Picture, Best Actress (Janet Gaynor) and Best Cinematography. The love and loyalty of a farmer and his wife are put to the ultimate test in this classic silent film.

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DVD & Blu-Ray: TOKYO STORY (1953) Criterion Collection

• Starring: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura
  
• Director: Yasujirô Ozu
  
• Writer: Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu
  

• Rated: Not Rated
• Runtime: 136 min
• Studio: Criterion Collection

• Language: Japanese
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Region: Region A/1

Product Description: A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu (Late Spring). The film, which follows an aging couple as they leave their rural village to visit their two married children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu (There Was a Father) and Setsuko Hara (Late Autumn), Tokyo Story plumbs and deepens the director’s recurring themes of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema’s mightiest masterpieces.

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Blu-Ray: NOSFERATU (1922) Kino Classics Deluxe Remastered Edition

• Starring: Max Schreck, Greta Schröder, Ruth Landshoff
  
• Director: F.W. Murnau
  
• Writer: Henrik Galeen
  

• Rated: Not Rated
• Runtime: 84 min
• Studio: Kino Lorber

• Language: English/German
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Region: Region A/1

Product Description: Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula."

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New on DVD & Blu-Ray: THE CAMPAIGN, RUBY SPARKS, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED and More

The Campaign

Synopsis: When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors' support, he soon becomes a real contender. As election day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from Meet the Parents director Jay Roach.

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• DVD ($14.96) - 1 Disc
• Blu-Ray + DVD + UltraViolet Combo Pack ($18.96) - 2 Discs
• Amazon Instant Video (Rent - $3.99 | Buy - $14.99)

DVD Special Features:

• Theatrical cut of the film
• Deleted Scenes

Blu-Ray Special Features:

• Extended cut of the film containing 11 additional minutes
• Line-O-Rama
• Deleted Scenes
• Gag Reel
• DVD Copy
• Ultraviolet Digital Copy

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Safety Not Guaranteed

Synopsis: From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine - When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes he's solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you.

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• DVD ($18.99) - 1 Disc
• Blu-Ray ($22.99) - 1 Disc
• Amazon Instant Video (Rent - $3.99 | Buy - $14.99)

DVD & Blu-Ray Special Features:

• A Movie Making Mission - Featurette
• The Ad Behind the Movie - Featurette
• Time Capsule-Easter Egg

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Ruby Sparks

Synopsis: Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist struggling with his writing - as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby (Zoe Kazan), in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

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• DVD ($19.99) - 1 Disc
• Blu-Ray ($28.85) - 2 Discs
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DVD & Blu-Ray Special Features:

• Behind the Story
• Real-Life Couples: Co-Stars & Directors
• Be Careful What You Wish For
• Theatrical Trailer
• Sneak Peeks
• Getting to Know the Cast
• Los Angeles: The Other Character

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Rosemary's Baby - Criterion Collection

Synopsis: Terrifying and darkly comic, Rosemary’s Baby marked the Hollywood debut of Roman Polanski (Repulsion). This wildly entertaining nightmare, faithfully adapted from Ira Levin’s best seller, stars a revelatory Mia Farrow (Hannah and Her Sisters) as a young mother-to-be who grows increasingly suspicious that her overfriendly elderly neighbors, played by Sidney Blackmer (High Society) and an Oscar-winning Ruth Gordon (Harold and Maude), and self-involved husband (actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes) are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby. In the decades of occult cinema Polanski’s ungodly masterpiece has spawned, it’s never been outdone for sheer psychological terror.

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• DVD ($24.99) - 2 Discs
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DVD Special Features:

• Restored digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• New documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, actress Mia Farrow, and producer Robert Evans
• Interview with author Ira Levin
• "Komeda, Komeda" - Feature-length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda, who wrote the score for Rosemary's Baby
• A booklet featuring an essay by critic Ed Park; Levin's afterword to the 2003 New American Library edition of his novel; and Levin's rare, unpublished character sketches of the Woodhouses and floor plan of their apartment, created in preparation for the novel

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection

Synopsis: Universally recognized as the Master of Suspense, the legendary Alfred Hitchcock directed some of cinema’s most thrilling and unforgettable classics. Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection features 15 iconic films from the acclaimed director’s illustrious career including Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and many more. Starring Hollywood favorites such as James Stewart, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery and Kim Novak, this definitive collection showcases a true cinematic master at his best. Featuring over 15 hours of insightful bonus features plus an exclusive collectible book, each film has been digitally restored from high resolution film elements for the ultimate Hitchcock experience.

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• Limited Edition Blu-Ray ($224.86) - 1 Disc

DVD & Blu-Ray Special Features:

Saboteur (1942)

Saboteur: A Closer Look
Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film
Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Rope (1948)

Rope Unleashed
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Rear Window (1954)

Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary
A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
Masters of Cinema
Feature Commentary with John Fawell, author of Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart
Blu-ray Exclusives: BD Live, pocket BLU app

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much
Production Photographs
Trailers

Vertigo (1958)

Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators
Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
Foreign Censorship Ending
The Vertigo Archives
Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and Other Vertigo Participants
Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin
100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
Theatrical Trailer
Restoration Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Exclusives: BD Live, pocket BLU app

North by Northwest (1959)

Feature Commentary by screenwriter Ernest Lehman
The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest
Stills gallery
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spot

Psycho (1960)

The Making of Psycho
Psycho Sound
In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy
Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass
The Psycho Archives
Posters and Psycho Ads
Lobby Cards
Behind-the-Scenes Photographs
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer
Re-release Trailers
Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho)
Blu-ray Exclusive: BD Live

The Birds (1963)

Deleted Scene
Original Ending
The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie -- New! (Blu-ray Exclusive)
All About The Birds
Storyboards
Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test
Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts
The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel)
Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel)
Production Photographs
100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
100 Years of Universal: The Lot
Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Exclusives: BD Live, pocket BLU app

Marnie (1964)

The Trouble with Marnie
The Marnie Archives
Theatrical Trailer

Torn Curtain (1966)

Torn Curtain Rising
Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Topaz (1969)

Alternate Endings
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin
Storyboards: The Mendozas
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Frenzy (1972)

The Story of Frenzy
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

Family Plot (1976)

Plotting Family Plot
Storyboards: The Chase Scene
Production Photographs
Theatrical Trailer

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