{"id":8832,"date":"2010-08-09T00:08:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-08T23:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8832"},"modified":"2010-08-09T00:08:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-08T23:08:04","slug":"uk-dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-monday-9th-august-2010-hitchcock-psycho-the-seven-ups-spiral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/08\/09\/uk-dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-monday-9th-august-2010-hitchcock-psycho-the-seven-ups-spiral\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases: Monday 9th August 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psycho<\/a><\/strong> (Universal Pictures): Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s classic 1960 film is one of the most significant Blu-ray releases of the year. The tale of a woman on the run (Janet Leigh) who stays at a lonely motel run by a man (Anthony Perkins) with some serious parental issues remains a landmark in cinema history.<\/p>\n

The groundbreaking depictions of sexuality and violence might seem tame by today\u2019s standards but helped shape what could be shown on screen and arguably paved the way for the modern horror genre.<\/p>\n

Categorizing the film is still tricky. It is a thriller? A horror? A mystery? The real answer is probably a combination of all three, but certainly it built upon Hitchcock\u2019s reputation as the master of suspense towards something more shocking and sinister.<\/p>\n

If you are revisiting the film, it is hard not to be struck by how fresh it still feels despite being so iconic. Certain sequences still have a visceral, raw power and there is a sinister aura throughout.<\/p>\n

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Universal have included a raft of extras for this release, which include the following:<\/p>\n