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  • 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 …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: The Paradine Case (1947)

    by Nigel Algar 18th January 2025

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Lifeboat (1944)

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Cuckoo in the nest: This underrated, underseen Hitchcock will blow you out of the water! WWII-set drama with nine-strong ensemble cast is one of his grimmest and very best films …

  • Writing on a Classic: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock brings murder to unsuspecting community Devil in our midst: It takes Girl Power to end existential threat One of the Master of …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Suspicion (1941)

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    The Trouble with Cary: Hitch cast heartthrob Grant in an atypical bad boy role First film with Hitch’s favourite actor added to his roster of charming psychopaths Lamb to the …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece earned three Oscar nominations The fatal glass of milk: A possible poisoned nightcap still thrills Note: this is part of …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941)

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s treatise in gaslighting and coercive control Masterclass in abusive behavior but with a compromised ending Note: this is part of an ongoing …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

    by Brent Reid 26th November 2024

    Quintessential screwball comedy which, contrary to popular belief, Hitch actually chose to direct Shining star: Poignantly showcases mercurial actress Carole Lombard in her penultimate role Two decades after her tragic …

  • Alfred and the Hitchcock Touch

    by Brent Reid 20th November 2024

    The Master’s style: Hitch established distinct visual language from the start Even his earliest films contain hallmark themes, since endlessly imitated MacGuffins, murder, love, sex, voyeurism, attractive blondes, espionage, Domineering …

  • 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 …

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