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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The 39 Steps (1935)

    by Brent Reid 1st February 2020

    Info and tickets, Facebook event, intro, interview, artwork Novel and Production The Master of Suspense delivers: the one where it all finally comes together Tracking the genesis and enduring success …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

    by Brent Reid 19th November 2019

    The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular belief, he actually preferred the original It helped make an …

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?

    by Brent Reid 12th September 2019

    The Trouble with Hitchcock: did his onscreen mistreatment of women extend to real life? His iconic films had femmes fatale and icy blondes, constantly thrown in danger’s path Not just Tippi …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

    by Brent Reid 16th August 2019

    This hidden gem is sadly one of the Master’s most underrated films Features Jessie Matthews, Britain’s biggest and first international film star First and best of a famous German operetta’s many screen …

  • Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne

    by Brent Reid 14th August 2019

    Celebrating the 120th birthday of a hugely underrated pioneer of British cinema Giving credit where it’s due: she was one half of the best filmmaking duo in history Alfred Hitchcock was loyally …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 13th August 2019

    Best of the Rest Numerous Hitchcock books make mention of his very successful pre-Hollywood phase But most only do so cursorily; few have a sizeable amount of well-informed content However, …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The British Years in Print

    by Brent Reid 13th August 2019

    A legend begins: the Master of Suspense was born 120 years ago today Probably the most recognised and highly regarded director in history One of the most dissected, discussed and documented …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)

    by Brent Reid 12th August 2019

    Woefully misunderstood mini-masterpiece is worthy of serious investigation Convoluted comedy-thriller that’s more rewarding with each successive viewing One of the Master’s most atmospheric films and the very epitome of expressionism …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)

    by Brent Reid 21st June 2019

    Every port tells a different story but fairy tales can turn to nightmares At first glance, just a marvellously inventive, lighthearted little comedy But in Hitch’s hands it’s complex, multi-layered …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Skin Game (1931)

    by Brent Reid 21st June 2019

    Class meets crass and both cruelly trample on innocent dreams One of the Master’s best British films but it’s often unfairly overlooked Class system injustice is laid bare in a …

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