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John Wayne’s first starring role gave him a leg up to superstardom Jaw-dropping recreation of a pioneer wagon train’s journey west The Big Movie: Two aspect ratios, five languages and …
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Master director Josef von Sternberg’s iconic early work It launched Marlene Dietrich to international stardom They became lovers and maintained lifelong friendship Also provided stage and screen legend’s signature song …
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The Big Score Music for this star-studded Western epic remains composer Jerome Moross’s best known work After much musicological commentary, first complete physical and recorded history of his score A …
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The Big Releases and The Westerner Detailing every worldwide home video release of William Wyler’s iconic Western It couldn’t be seen properly for almost 60 years following original theatrical run …
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The Big Picture Examining technicalities of bringing Wyler’s iconic Western to the big screen Director’s Cold War allegory sets in opposition little people with big problems Lust, greed and egos …
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The Big Production The other magnum opus of William Wyler, director of Ben-Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives An array of top Hollywood talent is headed by prime-era …
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Home video releases and remakes One of the Master of Suspense’s best and most shocking British films There are many fine official releases doing this superb work full justice Beware …
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Restoration and home video releases Lost and found: biblical themes in modern story of sin and salvation The Master’s first film: yet to be released in its restored original version …
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Home video and soundtrack releases One of the Master’s best British films is available on many official editions But it’s been heavily bootlegged for years on far more substandard versions …
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Soundtracks and spin-offs The Master’s long-running series spawned many equally popular works in other media Dial Eminem for Murder: first of two novelty tie-in LPs inspired the rapper’s recent opus …
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American movie collections: Universal Studios Continuing our overview of the Master’s iconic American years Looking at every release from studio owning almost half his works Despite holding worldwide rights, their releases …
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Restoration, home video and more Ivor Novello releases Downhill restored: there are two versions, four transfer speeds and five scores! Spoilt for choice: it’s very well represented on most official …
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Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926), Part 4
by Brent ReidRemakes Marie Belloc Lowndes’ best-selling 1913 novel has inspired many adaptations Hitchcock’s classic 1926 silent was first and is still perhaps the best known There has been a century of …
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American movie collections: ABC and Warner Bros. The Master’s higher profile later movies are the works cementing his towering legend However, his artistry cannot be fully appreciated via seriously substandard …
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One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made Its enduring popularity has done much to define the Master’s image in pop culture Murder most delicious: …
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Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …
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Iconic comedy duo who débuted in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes Quintessentially English, eccentric and cricket-obsessed pair were a big hit Audiences demanded more and got it, even after split …
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Filmography on home video Star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and Young and Innocent Made many other fine films with a host of the Master’s regular …
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Super Nova: astronomical rise saw her become a household name within just two years of going on stage She’s best known for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much …
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Remakes Resolutely unsinkable: film, TV, radio, and theatre dramatisations keep on coming Four adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s novel have sailed onto big and small screens Latter three were made …