"my daughters, Mary, Tere, and Katie, my sons-in-laws, Jerry, Paul, and Bruce and
my grandchildren, Melissa, Kelly, Caitlin, Trisha, Kate, Samantha, and
Christopher -^ <9hIS PAPERBACK EDITION IS dedicated to the memory of my
daughter, Melissa Mary Stone, who passed away on August 12, 2003, after a
very courageous battle against cystic fibrosis. Melissa was an extraordinary
young woman. She was beautiful, intelligent, strong, and wis ..."
Ultraviolent Movies(Updated) From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino by LaurentBouzereau Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Citadel ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-2045-2, ISBN: 0-8065-2045-0
"... as the president of the United States, didn't turn the other cheek; to the contrary,
he kicked ass like everyone else. And we, the audience, cheered at each punch,
each explosion, and were gratified by this display of entertainment. The problem
in today's action films is a lack of character development; screen violence, as
pointed out by French director Bertrand Tavernier to the Hollywood Reporter, has
become another special ef ..."
"Alfred Hitchcock's films are a testament to his autonomy-but there was one person whose ideas and advice he valued above all others: his wife, Alma. Who was the woman behind the most famous film director in the world? Pat Hitchcock O'Connell offers rare insight into the life and career of her mother and father, and finally reveals Alma's extraordinary contribution to the Hitchcock legacy. Filled with fascinating personal anecdotes, A ..."
"Few movies in the entire history of Hollywood cinema are as beloved as Steven Spielberg’s E.T., the story of a remarkable friendship between a young boy and an alien visitor stranded on Earth. Now in a new 30th Anniversary edition, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial from Concept to Classic is the only official book on the making of the film—the book Spielberg himself calls, “Our E.T. family album.” Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photo ..."
E.T.(1st Edition) The Extra-Terrestrial From Concept to Classic: The Illustrated Story of the Film and Filmmakers (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) by Steven Spielberg, Melissa Mathison, LaurentBouzereau, Linda Sunshine, Timothy Shaner Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2002 by Newmarket Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55704-504-1, ISBN: 1-55704-504-6
"E.T. is the movie that created one of the most recognized icons of the twentieth century, and has become the enduring classic about a remarkable friendship between a boy and an alien visitor. And this is the only book that tells the story of how the movie was conceived and made.Here are stories from director Steven Spielberg, writer Melissa Mathison, producer Kathleen Kennedy, child stars Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore, and members of ..."
"Strangers on a Train: Special Edition (Dbl DVD)Strange thing about this trip. So much occurs in pairs. Tennis star Guy (Farley Granger) hates his unfaithful wife. Mysterious Bruno (Robert Walker) hates his father. How perfect for a playful proposal: I'll kill yours, you kill mine. Now look at how Alfred Hitchcock reinforces the duality of human nature. The more you watch, the more you'll see. "Isn't it a fascinating design?" the Master ..."
"Repeated viewings can't dispel the shock of the final scene of Suspicion, Hitchcock's classic 1941 romantic mystery--a brief but disorientating confrontation that suddenly inverts the heroine's mounting conviction that she's married a murderer, forcing us to reconsider virtually every scene and line of dialogue that's preceded it. It's a masterful coup de grâce for the director, who has built a puzzle around the corrosive power of suspi ..."
"To coincide with the 20th anniversary re-release of the classic film, digitally remastered with new scenes and never-before-seen footage-here is the never-before-published screenplay and story behind the movie in the filmmakers' own words, lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos. Directed by Steven Spielberg from the Oscar®-nominated screenplay by Melissa Mathison and produced by Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, this landmark film ..."
"For inexplicable reasons, Foreign Correspondent never achieved the fame of The 39 Steps or North by Northwest, but it is certainly good enough to join the ranks of these better-known Hitchcock thrillers. Set just before the beginning of World War II, the film focuses on murder, international intrigue, and an innocent Joel McCrea caught between spies and counterspies. Highlights include an assassination on a rainy day with the killer esc ..."
"Experience theiComplete Trilogy!Presented by Steven Spielberg directed by Oscar® winner Robert Zemeckis and starring time travelers Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd the phenomenally popular Back To The Future films literally changed the future of the adventure movie genre. Now this unprecedented Back To The Future DVD Trilogy immerses you in all the breathtaking action outrageous comedy and sheer moviemaking magic of one of the most ..."
"Zurück in die Zukunft Was würden Sie tun, wenn Sie in die Vergangenheit reisen könnten? Für Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) wird dieser Traum Realität. Allerdings ist er nicht freiwillig aus dem Jahr 1985 ins Jahr 1955 gereist. Zusammen mit Doc (Christopher Lloyd), dem Mann, der ihn aus der Zukunft in die Vergangenheit schickte, sucht er einen Weg zurück. Plötzlich erkennt er jedoch, dass die Vergangenheit für ihn auch zur Chance wird. Hi ..."
"Six months after the Japanese destroyed the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, the Americans discovered the Japanese were planning to seize the Naval base at Midway Island--a perfect staging point for invading Hawaii or the mainland. Outnumbered four to one, the Americans won a surprise victory and shattered the backbone of the Japanese Imperial Navy. This 1976 film feels more like a history lesson than a drama, but World War II buff ..."
"Like the Greenwich Village courtyard view from its titular portal, Alfred Hitchcock's classic Rear Window is both confined and multileveled: its story and visual perspective are dictated by its protagonist's imprisonment in his apartment, convalescing in a wheelchair, from which both he and the audience observe the lives of his neighbours. Cheerful voyeurism, as well as the behaviour glimpsed among the various tenants, affords a droll c ..."
"Many of the stories of the making of Jaws have been told over the years, but rarely have they been pulled together as exquisitely as they are in this terrific Blu-ray release. The centrepiece is a wonderful two-hour, exhaustive look at the process of bringing Jaws together, with contributions from all the film's major players. On top of that, there's another substantive documentary that looks back at the impact of the film, and while it ..."
"Während eines Urlaubs in Nordkalifornien fiel Alfred Hitchcock eine Geschichte in einer Tageszeitung in Santa Cruz auf, die über eine Invasion von Seevögeln berichtete, die an der Küste gelegene Häuser angegriffen hatten. Durch dieses Erlebnis und die Erinnerung an eine Kurzgeschichte von Daphne du Maurier beflügelt, kreierte der Meister der Spannung einen seiner seltsamsten und erschreckendsten Filme. Die Vögel folgt einer schicken Blo ..."