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  • Bootlegs Galore: The Great Alfred Hitchcock Rip-off

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    Contrary to popular belief, NONE of Hitchcock’s restored films are public domain – anywhere For the first time, every film’s chain of title from theatrical release up to the present …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide, Part 4

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    April 2025 news: Huge Hitchcock-and-related season at New York’s Paris Theater to commemorate his Universal-owned films coming to Netflix in the US. Video/alt American movie collections: Universal Studios Continuing our overview of …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide, Part 3

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    American movie collections: ABC and Warner Bros. The Master’s higher profile later movies are the works cementing his towering legend However, his artistry cannot be fully appreciated via seriously substandard …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    British film collections Think you’re a fan? If you don’t know his British films, you don’t know Hitchcock Britain overflowed with talent but he still became its top director in …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    Info and tickets First part of an in-depth series with a unique viewpoint on the Master of Suspense Reclaiming the roots of Hitchcock: focusing on the iconic director’s British years Best …

  • Beware of Pirates! How to Avoid Bootleg Blu-rays and DVDs, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 31st July 2018

    Pirate Companies and Distribution There are seemingly endless numbers of pirate labels, all hiding in plain sight Pointing the finger at those hardest to spot: those based in the Western …

  • Multiple-Language Version Film Collectors Guide, Part 3

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2018

    1933–1938 Films The international solution to language-restricted talkies passes its peak years However, many classics were yet to be made before the advent of WWII ended the practise Contents Introduction …

  • Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars Makes Dazzling Début on BFI Blu-ray and DVD

    by Rebecca Harrison 19th May 2016

    Giveaway: Win BFI Blu-ray/DVD Sets of Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars! Following the British Film Institute’s acclaimed restorations of wunderkind British director Anthony Asquith’s Underground (1928) and A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929), it’s …

  • The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration

    by Patrick Stanbury 17th February 2016

    Giveaway: Win Two Brilliant BFI Birth of a Nation Blu-ray Sets! Landmark film still generates headlines and fierce debate over a century after original release Photoplay’s Patrick Stanbury recounts the tale …

  • Beware of Pirates! How to Avoid Bootleg Blu-rays and DVDs

    by Brent Reid 21st August 2015

    Overview, the Public Domain and Spotting Fakes Avast, me hearties! There be pirates and bootleggers on the horizon Robbing honest traders for years but it’s time to make them walk …

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