Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s treatise in gaslighting and coercive control Masterclass in abusive behavior but with a compromised ending Note: this is part of an ongoing …
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Sherlock Holmes
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Remakes Critical and commercial fruit borne of renowned literary adaptation inspired many remakes 20-odd theatrical films; TV movies, plays and miniseries; countless spoofs and homages Hitch’s original reigns supreme but …
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Similar train films The Lady Vanishes saw Hitchcock indulge his frequent onscreen obsession with trains Many other films of the period also took place aboard them, often to similarly great …
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Art imitates life in the Master’s timeless tale of wartime espionage It plunges ordinary folk into exceptional, dangerous circumstances Polar opposites learn to unite and fight against a common enemy …
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Home video and soundtrack releases Running down and reviewing every official release of the Master’s most popular British film Too often known by many muddy fakes, when there are beautiful …
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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 …
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The Master co-directed one of Britain’s earliest musicals alongside Adrian Brunel He worked on it after directing Blackmail, Britain’s first talkie, the previous year Amusing all star revue drawn from era’s …
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The Master’s Apprenticeship: detailing the preservation status of Hitch’s earliest works Entered the fledgling film industry in the early 1920s as a lowly freelance title card designer Quickly worked his …