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Brent Reid

Brent Reid

I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.

  • William Wyler Collectors Guide: The Big Country (1958), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 21st January 2024

    The Big Score Music for this star-studded Western epic remains composer Jerome Moross’s best known work After much musicological commentary, score’s first complete physical and recorded history A tall story …

  • William Wyler Collectors Guide: The Big Country (1958)

    by Brent Reid 21st January 2024

    The Big Releases and The Westerner Detailing every worldwide home video release of William Wyler’s iconic Western It couldn’t be seen properly for almost 60 years following original theatrical run …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: The Big Country (1958), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 21st January 2024

    The Big Picture Examining technicalities of bringing Wyler’s iconic Western to the big screen Director’s Cold War allegory sets in opposition little people with big problems Lust, greed and egos …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: The Big Country (1958)

    by Brent Reid 11th January 2024

    The Big Production The other magnum opus of William Wyler, director of Ben-Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives An array of top Hollywood talent is headed by prime-era …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    Soundtracks and spin-offs The Master’s long-running series spawned many equally popular works in other media Numerous tie-ins and spin-offs also include radio remakes and countless creepy books Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    12.24 news: Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Bath, 22 March–12 April 2025 (vids). One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made …

  • Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …

  • Charters and Caldicott Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 29th July 2021

    Iconic comedy duo who débuted in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes Quintessentially English, eccentric and cricket-obsessed pair were a big hit Audiences demanded more and got it, even after split …

  • Nova Pilbeam Collectors Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 28th July 2021

    Filmography on home video Star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and Young and Innocent Made many other fine films with a host of the Master’s regular …

  • Nova Pilbeam Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 28th July 2021

    Super Nova: astronomical rise saw her become a household name within just two years of going on stage She’s best known for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much …

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