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François Truffaut

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Men Who Knew So Much, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 4th July 2021

    The spin-offs Famous veteran filmmaker was first interviewed in 1962 by young French critic cum-director Truffaut worshipped the Master and believed the world was not giving his genius due credit…

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 1st February 2020

    Margaret’s Story The director’s best known and imitated British film Many tantalising loose ends are deliberately left hanging Ironically, the most poignant part has insalubrious origins Who was Margaret, the…

  • 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…

  • 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: 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…

  • 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…

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