Garv’s Pick of the Week: The House of Hitchcock Collection (Universal)
For the release week of October 1st:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: The House of Hitchcock Collection [Blu-ray / Universal]: It is a bit of a sparse week when it comes to classic catalog video releases. However, this Blu-ray box set is an enormous movie dump on its own. Collected here are 15 Alfred Hitchcock films — Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964), Torn Curtain (1966), Topaz (1969), Frenzy (1972), and Family Plot (1976) — along with 10 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and more. I don’t believe the films have been remastered, so the Blu-rays are likely identical to those that were previously released. However, if you don’t already own these films on Blu-ray, this repackaging is a quick way to start a healthy Hitchcock library.
Additional Titles of Interest —
The Addams Family/Addams Family Values 2 Movie Collection [Blu-ray / Paramount]: Barry Sonnenfeld’s big screen take on the creepy, kooky clan manages to be faithful to both the Sixties TV series and the original Charles Addams cartoons that inspired it.
Ffolkes aka North Sea Hijack [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Roger Moore plays Ffolkes, Rufus Excalaber, Ffolkes.
Shining, The [4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray + Digital / Warner Brothers]: Kubrick’s Stephen King adaptation gets a 4K UHD upgrade.
Gremlins [4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray + Digital / Warner Brothers]: Gizmo and the gang also get a 4K UHD makeover.
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