The Master of Suspense meets femme fatale Marlene Dietrich Hugely underrated murder mystery that wrongfoots its audience The director returns for another feature shot in his native London Note: this is part …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller confounded audiences then and now The film world is but a stage: theatrical intrigue behind the scenes Note: this is part of an …

Detailing every release of the pioneering Black actor’s five feature films Musician, jockey, prizefighter, stage and screen star, humanitarian, icon Talent and fearless activism renowned by Hollywood and political elite Life and …

Home video At least a handful of different transfers available, including new 4k restoration Hitchcocked: Shoddy bootlegs outnumber official releases, so choose carefully Was set to join six films director owned but …

One of the Master of Suspense’s least-seen American films Source novel author also penned the director’s twice-filmed Murder! Under Capricorn, underrated: Not the Technicolor yawn many make out It seemingly gets hate just …

Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes south – of the equator, to deliver mixed results Costume drama split the critics but all agreed on its technical excellence But …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock continued long-take experiment he started on Rope Ingrid Bergman is a woman on the edge – but not “driven by the demons of hell!” …

Production and home video Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of the five “missing Hitchcocks” hardly seen for almost two decades 1985–2025: Forty years and four different …

April 2025 news: An extremely rare, near-mint condition copy of the original US three sheet poster is for sale by a Parisian collector and film director! You can also contact me about …

Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock presents a “real-time” play – and it’s a real killer! Film’s complex filming techniques pushed technological boundaries Underappreciated at the time, it’s now …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s macabre murder-thriller play in 80 minutes Simulated lack of cutting creates the illusion of real-time action Director discussed the film’s production in great detail …

Soundtrack First complete recorded history of Franz Waxman’s most underrated score The scarce original film recordings can only be heard in full on home video Waxman’s own concurrently adapted and conducted concert …

Home video Complex case: at least two different versions and four transfers on home video Another is on the way, in the shape of 2025’s brand new, 4k digital restoration Releases range …

Legal drama with Gregory Peck as his first of three iconic screen lawyers His infatuated fly is drawn into a black widow’s web of deceit and desire Garbo refused role so producer …

Underrated Alfred Hitchcock drama with chequered production history Courtroom intrigue with barnstorming performance by Charles Laughton Siren Alida Valli makes fools of the men in her life, including Gregory Peck Creative battles …

Home video Complicated: Like its tortuous plot, the film itself has a complex history There are five different transfers currently available across every format Most are uncut but German political sensitivities see …

Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant heat up the screen and fool postwar censors Sex, intrigue, espionage and poisoning: Master of Suspense brews a heady mix Political: Even at 80-odd years old, it’s …

Leading film critic Andrew Sarris praises Alfred Hitchcock’s wartime masterpiece Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Claude Rains come together in deadly ménage à trois Conflicted loyalties: Psychosexual fireworks explode against the backdrop …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes atomic with a prescient plot about uranium His famous MacGuffin was the secret ingredient for nuclear bombs Acclaimed tale of a fictional Mata …

Concerto Rózsa specially adapted his Spellbound Concerto for live performance It’s since become one of the most popular works in classical repertoire Composer devised two lengths and arrangements, others added many more It …

Re-recordings There are two full length re-recordings of Rózsa’s Oscar-winning score First one was a guilty favour for missing out on a lucrative opportunity Second most complete to date, even including music …