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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.

  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 18th January 2025

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 18th January 2025

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 18th January 2025

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 27th December 2024

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 27th December 2024

    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 …

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

    by Brent Reid 27th December 2024

    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 …

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