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Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide

Nosferatu Unleashed in HD: Every Blu-ray Reviewed

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 2

Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults

Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults, Volume II

Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults, Volume III

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 3

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 4

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 5

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 6

Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 8

Nosferatu Rises: Reincarnated in Sound

Nosferatu History and Home Video Guide: Die zwölfte Stunde (1930)

  • Canada Lee Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid

    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!” …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Paradine Case (1947), Part 3

    by Brent Reid

    Soundtrack First complete recorded history of perhaps Franz Waxman’s most underrated score Original film recordings very scarce and can only be heard in full on home video Waxman’s own contemporary adapted and …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Paradine Case (1947), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Paradine Case (1947)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: The Paradine Case (1947)

    by Nigel Algar

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Critics Choice: Notorious (1946)

    by Andrew Sarris

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Spellbound (1945), Part 5

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Spellbound (1945), Part 4

    by Brent Reid

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Spellbound (1945), Part 3

    by Brent Reid

    Soundtrack Miklós Rózsa’s Oscar-winning score is one of Hitchcock’s very best But his original recordings have never been issued outside of the film Massive publicity boost due to specially-recorded radio transcription disc The …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Spellbound (1945), Part 2

    by Brent Reid

    Home video Freudian thriller has had many distinct home video transfers Unfortunately all are flawed in some way and some omit red tinting Some releases mistakenly add misidentified “overture and exit” music …

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