Eight-disc set includes Rear Window (1954)Confined to a wheelchair after breaking his leg on an assignment, photojournalist L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies' (James Stewart) "hobby" of spying on his neighbors from his apartment window with a telephoto lens leads him and girlfriend Lisa Fremont (Grace Kelly) to believe that one of his subjects may be a murderer. One of Alfred Hitchcock's personal favorites, this innovative suspense gem also stars Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. 115 min. C/Rtg PG Vertigo (1958)Considered by many to be Alfred Hitchcock's most personal film, this psychological suspenser stars James Stewart as retired detective Scottie Ferguson, who, after an incident on the job, has acquired vertigo and a fear of heights. Hired by an old friend to uncover the secret his wife (Kim Novak) is keeping from him, Scottie finds a forbidden romance, a deadly plot, and an obsession that transcends the grave. With Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore; music by Bernard Herrmann. 128 min. C/Rtg PG Psycho (1960)Arguably Alfred Hitchcock's most popular film, this classic chiller, based on Robert Bloch's novel, is still making people terrified of showers. On the run after stealing $40,000 from her boss, secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) has a fateful encounter with creepy mama's-boy hotel clerk Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Just what is Norman's sinister secret? And whatever happened to Mrs. Bates? With Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam; score by Bernard Herrmann. 109 min. BW/Rtg NR The Birds (1963)Nature runs amok in Alfred Hitchcock's loose adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novelette. After an encounter in a San Francisco bird shop, wealthy socialite Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) follows handsome Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) to a small California coastal town that is soon under attack by gulls, crows, and other fine feathered "friends." Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright,

This monumental forty-film box set celebrates forty years of the Criterion Collection by gathering an electrifying mix of classic and contemporary films, and presenting them with all their special features and essays in a deluxe clothbound, slip-cased edition. CC40's eclectic selection includes the releases most frequently chosen by the hundreds of filmmakers, actors, writers, and other movie-loving luminaries who have visited Criterion over the years, as documented in our popular Closet Picks video series. Neither a historical survey nor a top-forty compilation, this exciting, personal, unpredictable anthology reflects the cinematic joys and inspirations of the creative community that makes the Criterion Collection possible. THE FILMS 8½ • Tokyo Story • All That Jazz • Bicycle Thieves • Repo Man • Naked • Jules and Jim • Being There • Weekend • Yi Yi • The Night of the Hunter • Pickpocket • Sweet Smell of Success • On the Waterfront • Do the Right Thing • Ratcatcher • Sunday Bloody Sunday • Mirror • Barry Lyndon • Safe • Seconds • His Girl Friday • Mishima A Life in Four Chapters • y tu mamá también • My Own Private Idaho • Love & Basketball • Night of the Living Dead • Ace in the Hole • 3 Women • The Red Shoes • Down by Law • La Ciénaga • Wanda • House • Sullivan's Travels • The Battle of Algiers • A Woman Under the Influence • Cléo from 5 to 7 • Persona • In the Mood for Love.

Alfred Hitchcock The Ultimate Collection - Blu-ray + Digital - Fifteen-disc set includes "Saboteur," "Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "Rear Window," "The Trouble with Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "Vertigo," "North by Northwest," "Psycho," "The Birds," "Marnie," "Torn Curtain," "Topaz," "Frenzy," and "Family Plot," plus documentaries, interviews, screen tests, and more. Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack English; documentaries; interviews; storyboards; theatrical trailers; screen tests; newsreel footage; 64-page book; more. Genres Comedy, Drama, Horror, Suspense, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Dark Comedy, Mystery. RUNTIME 1762 Minutes!