This brilliant group biography asks who were the Frankfurt School & why they matter today In 1923 a group of young radical German thinkers & intellectuals came together to at Victoria Alle 7 Frankfurt determined to explain the workings of the modern world Among the most prominent members of what became the Frankfurt School were the philosophers Walter Benjamin Theodor Adorno Max Horkheimer & Herbert Marcuse Not only would they change the way we think but also the subjects we deem worthy of intellectual investigation Their lives like their ideas profoundly sometimes tragically reflected & shaped the shattering events of the twentieth century Grand Hotel Abyss combines biography philosophy & storytelling to reveal how the Frankfurt thinkers gathered in hopes of understanding the politics of culture during the rise of fascism Some of them forced to escape the horrors of Nazi Germany later found exile in the United States Benjamin with his last great work--the incomplete Arcades Project--in his suitcase was arrested in Spain & committed suicide when threatened with deportation to Nazi-occupied France On the other side of the Atlantic Adorno failed in his bid to become a Hollywood screenwriter denounced jazz & even met Charlie Chaplin in Malibu After the war there was a resurgence of interest in the School From the relative comfort of sun-drenched California Herbert Marcuse wrote the classic One Dimensional Man which influenced the 1960s counterculture & thinkers such as Angela Davis; while in a tragic coda Adorno died from a heart attack following confrontations with student radicals in Berlin By taking popular culture seriously as an object of study--whether it was film music ideas or consumerism--the Frankfurt School elaborated upon the nature & crisis of our mass-produced mechanised society Grand Hotel Abyss shows how much these ideas still tell us about our age of social media & runaway consumption ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region free Blu-ray player in order to play MGM classic focusing on the intertwining lives of the inhabitants of a Berlin hotel A lonely ballerina (Greta Garbo) contemplates suicide; a ruthless industrialist (Wallace Beery) makes a last ditch attempt to save his company; a fallen aristocrat (John Barrymore) resorts to thievery; an ambitious young woman (Joan Crawford) is about to trade her virtue for success; & a terminally-ill clerk (Lionel Barrymore) has a final fling All five residents are unaware that their lives are about to change dramatically The film won an Oscar for Best Picture Ultraviolet Expiry Date January 27 2015 Extra Content Commentary by Jeffrey Vance & Mark A Viera Behind the Story Short Feature Checking out Grand Hotel Behind the Story Short Feature Hollywood Premiere of Metro Goldwyn Mayer&s Grand Hotel Behind the Story Short Feature Nothing ever happens Behind the Story Short Feature Just a word of warning Trailer Grand Hotel (1932) Trailer Week-End at The Waldorf (1945) ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Eugenio Mira directs this thriller starring Elijah Wood John Cusack & Kerry Bishe Tom Selznick (Wood) is the most talented concert pianist of his generation However lately Tom&s career has stalled due to crippling bouts of stage fright which interfere with his ability to perform at the highest level After seeking help for his issues Tom returns to the stage for a sold out comeback performance supported by his wife Emma (Bishe) All is going well until Tom turns the page on his sheet music & finds a threatening message scrawled there Soon via an earpiece Tom is put in touch with his tormenter Clem (Cusack) Clem assures him that he has a high-powered rifle trained on him & will open fire if Tom hits one wrong note How will the virtuoso cope under a very different kind of performance pressure? ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play LOTUS The story of Lotus is the story of one man Colin Chapman Chapman s influence on the world of motor racing was immense & his legacy as a uniquely talented engineer designer entrepreneur & enthusiast still lives on today Colin Chapman had the determination to steer Lotus from a North London back yard to Formula One World Championship success MASTERATI The history of Italian motor racing is full of famous marques & one of the most fascinating is Maserati Started by three brothers in Bologna Maserati has produced some of the finest sports cars the world has ever seen Fielded by drivers of the caliber of Fangio Moss & Behra the cars racked up victories the world over achieving nigh on 500 outright wins & an infinite number of class victories in a racing history that spanned 30 years ...