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  • 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

    April 2025 news: An extremely rare, near-mint condition copy of the original US three sheet poster is for sale by a Parisian collector and film director! You can also contact …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant heat up the screen and fool postwar censors Sex, intrigue, espionage and poisoning: Master of Suspense brews a heady mix Political: Even at 80-odd years …

  • Critics Choice: Notorious (1946)

    by Andrew Sarris 16th January 2025

    Leading film critic Andrew Sarris praises Alfred Hitchcock’s wartime masterpiece Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Claude Rains come together in deadly ménage à trois Conflicted loyalties: Psychosexual fireworks explode against …

  • Writing on a Classic: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock goes atomic with a prescient plot about uranium His famous MacGuffin was the secret ingredient for nuclear bombs Acclaimed tale of a …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    Soundtrack and remakes Intact: first Hitchcock not to suffer any censor or distributor cuts Tiomkin score makes ironic use of then popular Merry Widow Waltz Story spawned many radio adaptations and screen quasi-remakes …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Suspicion (1941), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Home video and soundtrack Originally made by RKO, film’s copyrights are now scattered worldwide Its many different standard definition transfers range from poor to superb Gaudy horror: The Master of …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)

    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: Rebecca (1940)

    by Brent Reid 20th November 2024

    Bonkbuster: The Mistress of Romance meets the Master of Suspense Kissing cousins: Rebecca keeps it in the family and births a torrid tale Daphne du Maurier’s second bestseller provides basis …

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