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Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935)
Novel and Production The Master of Suspense delivers: the one where it all finally comes together Cinema’s best known purveyor of twisted thrills, drama, romance and comedy They’re in abundance
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2
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,
Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?
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
Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne
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
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print
A legend begins: the Master of Suspense was born 120 years ago today Probably the most recognised and highly regarded director in history One of the most dissected, discussed and documented
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)
Every port tells a different story: money doesn’t lead to happiness At first glance, a marvellously inventive, lighthearted little comedy But in Hitch’s hands it’s complex, multi-layered and surprisingly dark The
Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Men Who Knew So Much
When Alfred met François: the iconic directors joined forces for a series of renowned interviews Their far-ranging conversations spawned a multimedia franchise enduring to the present day The most significant spin-offs influenced generations of fans, filmmakers
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926)
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)
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)
The legend begins: spotlighting the Master’s first film It’s an early masterpiece but is still largely unknown Replete with many trademark Hitchcockian flourishes It has yet to be released in its restored original version
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