In this long-awaited & candid memoir Hitchens re-traces the footsteps of his life to date from his childhood in Portsmouth with his adoring tragic mother & reserved Naval officer father; to his life in Washington DC the base from which from he would launch fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds Along the way he recalls the girls boys & booze; the friendships & the feuds; the grand struggles & lost causes; & the mistakes & misgivings that have characterised his life Hitch-22 is by turns moving & funny charming & infuriating enraging & inspiring It is an indispensable companion to the life & thought of our pre-eminent political writer ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In Andy Tennant&s (SWEET HOME ALABAMA ANNA & THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens an urban &date doctor& who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons back waxing--to instil romantic confidence in his clientele Hitch was once a lonely wallflower himself who learned about love & heartbreak the hard way His latest project Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) may be his most difficult Brennaman a junior accountant prone to clumsiness has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta) a well-known celebrity To complicate things further Hitch&s dating dogma is shaken when he meets & falls for a beautiful gossip columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool facade Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch&s true profession & blames him for her best friend being dumped HITCH is set in affluent hot spots around New York City making for some splendid visuals Tennant gets charming performances from all of his leads especially James who makes an amazing transition from television&s KING OF QUEENS & nearly steals the spotlight from Smith with his talent for physical comedy Nevertheless James & Smith have excellent onscreen chemistry Kevin Bisch&s first script is full of clever contemporary dialogue alternately pointing out the silliness & the poignancy of love & dating Actors Will Smith Eva Mendes Kevin James Amber Valletta Nathan Lee Graham Michael Rapaport Philip Bosco Matt Malloy & Adam Arkin Director Andy Tennant Certificate 12 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- PCM (51) Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Swedish ; Turkish Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 58 minutes (approx)
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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 In Andy Tennant&s delightful romantic comedy Hitch Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens an urban "date doctor" who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself who learned about love & heartbreak the hard way His latest project Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) may be his most difficult Brennaman a junior accountant prone to clumsiness has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta) a well-known celebrity To complicate things further Hitch&s dating dogma is shaken when he meets & falls for a beautiful gossip columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool façade Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch&s true profession & blames him for her best friend being dumped Deleted scenes Gag reel &I Thing& music video from Amerie Blooper reel Behind the scenes featurette Actors Will Smith Eva Mendes Kevin James Amber Valletta Nathan Lee Graham Michael Rapaport Philip Bosco Matt Malloy & Adam Arkin Director Andy Tennant Certificate 12 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Dutch ; English ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Icelandic ; Portugese ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Slovenian ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The late great David Hess star of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT took on one of his most maddening roles in 1977s seat-gripping shocker HITCH-HIKE Picked up at the side of the road by a bickering couple essayed by the iconic Franco Nero (DJANGO) & ex-Bond girl Corinne Clery (MOONRAKER) the seemingly good-natured Hess soon returns to his familiar screen ways as a sexually-threatening psychopath More than a few speed bumps follow & anyone seeking a gentle time in front of the television will doubtlessly be disappointed by the peddle-to-the-mettle menace & top-gear terror that this road-trip into terror presents A true standout of Italian suspense-nastiness complimented by a classic Ennio Morricone soundtrack HITCH HIKE is brought to HD in a stunning new master thanks to the sleaze-loving genre-buffs at 88 Films! Extras BRAND NEW HD Master Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with English Subtitles Reversible Sleeve with alternative art
Includes: a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card Booklet Notes by Calum Waddell
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Based on the famous series of dialogues between Francois Truffaut & Alfred Hitchcock from the 1960s the book moves chronologically through Hitchcock's films to discuss his career techniques & effects he achieved It changed the way Hitchcock was perceived as a popular director of suspense films
- such as Psycho & The Birds
- & revealed to moviegoers & critics the depth of Hitchcock's perception & his mastery of the art form As a result of the changed perceptions about Hitchcock his masterpiece Vertigo hit the No 1 slot in Sight & Sound's recent poll of film-makers & critics displacing Citizen Kane as the Best Film of all time

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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 Following his great success with " North by Northwest" director Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) makes a daring choice for his next project an adaptation of Robert Bloch&s novel " Psycho" When the studio refuses to back the picture Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits His wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless Still the production strains the couple&s marriage ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Birds All About The Birds
- Making Of Tippi Hedren&s Screen Test Universal News Reel Stories x 2 Storyboard Sequence Deleted Scene (Script Pages) Alternative Ending (Sketches & Storyboards) Production Photographs Family Plot Plotting Family Plot
- Making Of Storyboards Frenzy The Story Of Frenzy
- Making Of The Man Who Knew Too Much The Making Of The Man Who Knew Too Much Trailer Compilation " Marnie" The Trouble With Marnie
- Making Of Production Photographs Rear Window Rear Window Ethics Remembering & Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
- Making Of Featurette Trailer Compilation Saboteur A Closer Look
- Making Of Storyboards Hitchcock Sketches Shadow Of A Doubt Beyond Doubt The Making Of Hitchcock&s Favourite Film Production Drawings Topaz An Appreciation by Film Critic Historian Leonard Maltin
- Making Of Alternative Endings x 3
- Duel Airport Suicide Storyboards Production Photographs Torn Curtain Torn Curtain Rising
- Making Of Scenes Scored By Composer Bernard Herrmann The Trouble With Harry The Trouble With Harry Isn&t Over
- Making Of Trailer Compilation Rope Rope Unleashed
- Making Of Trailer Compilation Vertigo Obsessed with Vertigo Feature Commentary Cast & Filmmakers Production Notes Psycho Masters Of Cinema Alfred Hitchcock American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock Production Notes Cast & Filmmakers Theatrical Trailers Art Gallery










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Film historian James Chapman has mined Hitchcock's own papers to investigate fully for the first time the spy thrillers of the world's most famous filmmaker Hitchcock made his name as director of the spy movie He returned repeatedly to the genre from the British classics of the 1930s including The 39 Steps & The Lady Vanishes through wartime Hollywood films Foreign Correspondent & Saboteur to the Cold War tracts North by Northwest Torn Curtain & his unmade film The Short Night Chapman's close reading of these films demonstrates the development of Hitchcock's own style as well as how the spy genre as a whole responded to changing political & cultural contexts from the threat of Nazism in the 1930s & 40s to the atom spies & double agents of the post-war world ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The House of Hitchcock’ is the ultimate collector’s edition presented in a deluxe box with an impressive lenticular front design This is the most complete collection of Hitchcock films ever released in the UK incorporating films from Universal Pictures Paramount & Warner Bros This box set contains 18 iconic films from the acclaimed director’s illustrious career including Psycho The Birds Rear Window Vertigo & North by Northwest 15 Hours of Bonus Features Exclusive Collectible Memorabilia including blueprints of the infamous Psycho House original storyboards from some of Hitchcock’s finest movies movie poster artcards for all the films & a booklet about the man himself Universally recognised as the Master of Suspense the legendary Alfred Hitchcock directed some of cinema’s most thrilling & unforgettable classics This box set
Includes: Saboteur Shadow Of A Doubt Rope Strangers On A Train Dial M For Murder Rear Window To Catch A Thief The Trouble With Harry The Man Who Knew Too Much Vertigo North By Northwest Psycho The Birds Marnie Torn Curtain Topaz Frenzy Family Plot Bonus features Documentaries Expert commentaries Interviews Screen tests Storyboards And much more! Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 18
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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 Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins & Helen Mirren are spellbinding in this provocative story about the making of one of cinema&s most iconic films Plagued by both a reckless ego & nagging self-doubt Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock (Hopkins) becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won&t back Determined he risks his reputation his home & even the love of his wife Alma (Mirren) as he sets out to make the film Ultimately Hitch wins Alma over & the two collaborate to create an enduring masterpiece
- Psycho Also starring Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette & Jessica Biel Special Features Audio Description Hitchcock Cell Phone PSAThe Story The Cast Danny Elfman Maestro Hitch & Alma Remembering Hitchcock Theatrical Trailer Actors Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren Scarlett Johansson Danny Huston Toni Collette Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Wincott Jessica Biel James D& Arcy Richard Portnow Kurtwood Smith Ralph Macchio Kai Lennox Tara Summers & Wallace Langham Director Sacha Gervasi Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Languages English
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