Production and home video Cocktail for a corpse: the guest who’s dead on time is a knotty problem Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of …
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Alfred Hitchcock
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February 2026 news: From Hitchcock expert Matthew Hardesty, Rope and James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) are screening at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, April …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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A sad but fond farewell to renowned actor and all-round good guy Sam Neill (14 September 1947 – 13 July 2026). He was a lifelong fan of Chaplin and Hitchcock, saying …