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2019

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 28th November 2019

    Best of the Rest Numerous Hitchcock books make mention of his very successful pre-Hollywood phase But most only do so cursorily; few have a sizeable amount of well-informed content However,…

  • Nosferatu History and Home Video Guide: Die zwölfte Stunde (1930)

    by Brent Reid 24th November 2019

    First ever vampire film was reshot, recut and reissued with sound Methodology also practised by world’s most famous quack doctor The same ignominious fate befell many contemporary silent films Another…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

    by Brent Reid 19th November 2019

    The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular belief, he actually preferred the original It helped make an…

  • Silent Film Musicians Directory, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 16th November 2019

    The Americas The most comprehensive worldwide listing of musicians and composers ever published Find favourite accompanists or the right artist for your screening or scoring project There are currently around…

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?

    by Brent Reid 12th September 2019

    The Trouble with Hitchcock: did his onscreen mistreatment of women extend to real life? Many films had femmes fatale and icy blondes, constantly thrown in danger’s path Now #MeToo movement’s unblinking…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 21st August 2019

    Restorations and home video releases A Story of the Home Video Fog: for every quality release, many awful ones lurk to catch the unwary The Lodger languished in multitudes of…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 19th August 2019

    Restoration and home video releases Detailed: cinematic groundbreaker’s restoration and quality home video releases Shot in two separate versions: the Master’s final silent and first sound film The silent version…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

    by Brent Reid 16th August 2019

    This hidden gem is sadly one of the Master’s most underrated films Features Jessie Matthews, Britain’s biggest and first international film star First and best of a famous German operetta’s many screen…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)

    by Brent Reid 16th August 2019

    Woefully misunderstood mini-masterpiece is worthy of serious investigation Convoluted comedy-thriller that’s more rewarding with each successive viewing One of the Master’s most atmospheric films and the very epitome of expressionism…

  • Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne

    by Brent Reid 14th August 2019

    Celebrating the 120th birthday of a hugely underrated pioneer of British cinema Giving credit where it’s due: she was one half of the best filmmaking duo in history Alfred Hitchcock was loyally…

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