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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Home video French fancy flaunts many permutations on home video, with five separate transfers… …three of four distinct English-language soundtracks and seven international dubs But original director-approved mono audio is …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Catch as catch can: the hand on the collar above the rooftops of Nice High-class burglary caper sees idle rich being fleeced on the Côte d’Azur Cary Grant is another …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Trevor Willsmer 10th June 2026

    Alfred Hitchcock visits the Mediterranean for classy crime caper The lives, loves and lies of beautiful people in the French sunshine Lighthearted thriller stars dream team of Cary Grant and …

  • Writing on a Classic: To Catch a Thief (1955)

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock classic is Master of Suspense at his most playful Charming soirée on the French Riviera sees a man wrongly accused Cary Grant …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rear Window (1954)

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    The man who saw too much – but seeing isn’t always believing Ensemble: already large cast doubles in number by the final scene Soap opera in long-shot that turns the …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Dial M for Murder (1954)

    by Brent Reid 27th April 2026

    Master of Suspense forced to shoot crime thriller in 3D but doesn’t phone it in Nonetheless, it was rarely seen in 3D for decades until 2012 digital restoration Countless spoofs, …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: I Confess (1953)

    by Brent Reid 26th April 2026

    Master of Suspense mines his Catholic roots for angst-ridden film noir Conflicted: Montgomery Clift plays priest on the devil’s horns of a dilemma Censored: Clift’s original co-star was dropped for …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes south – of the equator, to deliver mixed results Costume drama split the critics but all agreed on its technical …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    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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