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Horror melodrama in which a woman disappears after spending the night in an isolated motel which adjoins an eerie Victorian mansion, inhabited by a disturbed young man and his mother. The making of Psycho: includes interviews with cast and crew, censored scenes, production drawings, the shower scene with and without music, additional newsreel footage, and production photographs.

Since forming in 1995, the imposing-looking foursome System of a Down have built a massive following for themselves. An Armenian-American rock band from Los Angeles, California, members Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, and John Dolmayan combine the sonic impact of heavy metal with the angular structures of alternative rock and the dark textures of goth. These Grammy-award winning hard rockers developed a massive fanbase after opening...

HYPNOSIS, WILL, AND MEMORY, in providing a comprehensive history of hypnosis, illuminates current debates concerning its use in legal and investigative proceedings. Jean-Roch Laurence and Perry Campbell show how powerful certain beliefs and expectations that have always pervaded hypnosis remain in contemporary thought. Does the hypnotized subject give up all control to the hypnotist? Can a subject be made to do something against his or her will? Is...

Oscarr Winners Anthony Hopkins and 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 and 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 and even the love of his wife Alma (Mirren), as he sets out to make the film. Ultimately,...

In "The Moment of Psycho," film critic David Thomson situates "Psycho" in Alfred Hitchcock's career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson brilliantly demonstrates how Hitchcock's creation represented all America wanted from a film--and still does.