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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Stage Fright (1950)

    by Brent Reid 15th July 2025

    The Master of Suspense meets femme fatale Marlene Dietrich Hugely underrated murder mystery that wrongfoots its audience The director returns for another feature shot in his native London Note: this …

  • Writing on a Classic: Stage Fright (1950)

    by Brent Reid 15th July 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller confounded audiences then and now The film world is but a stage: theatrical intrigue behind the scenes Note: this is part …

  • Canada Lee Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 28th February 2025

    Detailing every release of the pioneering Black actor’s five feature films Musician, jockey, prizefighter, stage and screen star, humanitarian, icon Talent and fearless activism renowned by Hollywood and political elite …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Home video At least a handful of different transfers available, including new 4k restoration Hitchcocked: Shoddy bootlegs outnumber official releases, so choose carefully Was set to join six films director …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    One of the Master of Suspense’s least-seen American films Source novel author also penned the director’s twice-filmed Murder! Under Capricorn, underrated: Not the Technicolor yawn many make out It seemingly gets …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes south – of the equator, to deliver mixed results Costume drama split the critics but all agreed on its technical …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock continued long-take experiment he started on Rope Ingrid Bergman is a woman on the edge – but not “driven by the demons …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    Production and home video Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of the five “missing Hitchcocks” hardly seen for almost two decades 1985–2025: Forty years and …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    April 2025 news: An extremely rare, near-mint condition copy of the original US three sheet poster is for sale by a Parisian collector and film director! You can also contact …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock presents a “real-time” play – and it’s a real killer! Film’s complex filming techniques pushed technological boundaries Underappreciated at the time, …

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