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I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page.

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Easy Virtue (1927)

    by Brent Reid 7th October 2018

    His most obscure and maligned film, only surviving in severely compromised condition Only a few badly worn 16mm prints exist, all missing over 25% of their original footage As one…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Downhill (1927)

    by Brent Reid 7th October 2018

    Not a murder in sight, but it’s still one of the darkest films in the Master’s canon The star of The Lodger returns to suffer again in another story of the…

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Men Who Knew So Much

    by Brent Reid 26th September 2018

    When Alfred met François: iconic directors joined forces for renowned series of interviews Far-ranging conversations that spawned multimedia franchise enduring to the present day The most significant spin-offs influenced generations of fans, filmmakers and scholars…

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

    by Brent Reid 23rd September 2018

    Production and remakes In silents no one can hear you scream: investigating the Master’s take on Jack the Ripper The elusive maniac emerges from the shadows in one of his…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Mountain Eagle (1926)

    by Brent Reid 23rd September 2018

    The Master’s only missing feature is one of the most wanted silent films of all In the first iteration of his favourite theme, it concerns a Wrong Man on the…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Pleasure Garden (1925)

    by Brent Reid 18th September 2018

    The legend begins: spotlighting the Master’s first film Replete with many trademark Hitchcockian flourishes It’s an early masterpiece but is still largely unknown Lost and found: modern biblical story of sin and salvation…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The White Shadow (1923)

    by Brent Reid 18th September 2018

    Long thought lost: one of the latest rediscoveries from the Master’s very early career He was still working his way up but took on various important roles in its creation…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Miscellaneous British Films

    by Brent Reid 15th September 2018

    His Master’s Apprenticeship: detailing the preservation status of Hitchcock’s earliest works He entered the fledgling film industry in the early 1920s as a lowly freelance title card designer Quickly worked…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Miscellaneous Releases

    by Brent Reid 15th September 2018

    Numerous unusual worldwide releases don’t fit neatly into any standard Hitch videographies But many are essential collector’s items; some of the most significant ones are highlighted here Bootlegs of his…

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide: Tillie’s Punctured Romance (1914)

    by Brent Reid 19th August 2018

    Charting the convoluted release history of the first feature length film for Chaplin, Keystone and comedy itself One of the most famous of all silver screen comedies, it was a huge success…

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