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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: To Catch a Thief (1955), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 10th June 2026

    2020s revisions Lifeless sentence: latest “restoration” badly botched on Blu-ray, streaming and DCP Posthumous: five decades after the director’s death, film now has unsound audio It’s been unjustly condemned to …

  • 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 …

  • Canada Lee Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 28th February 2025

    Detailing every release of the pioneering Black actor’s five feature films Musician, jockey, prizefighter, stage and screen star, humanitarian, icon Talent and fearless activism renowned by Hollywood and political elite …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Home video At least a handful of different transfers available, including new 4k restoration Hitchcocked: Shoddy bootlegs outnumber official releases, so choose carefully Was set to join six films director …

  • 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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    June 25 at 7pm | NOTORIOUS (1946) with Guillermo del Toro It’s strict over here 😅 Director and lifelong Alfred Hitchcock fan Guillermo del Toro delivers an in-depth lecture on …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Lifeboat (1944), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Home video This missing boat must be hunted down as it isn’t in any collections In the same boat: Almost all early DVDs have compromised audio Hitch’s original soundtrack can …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Lifeboat (1944), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Shorts and controversies Salient warning of fascists’ capabilities angered critics They roundly rejected earnest plea to hit enemies harder Racist controversy shown onscreen spilled over into real life Author Steinbeck …

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

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    The Trouble with Charlie: Hell breaks loose when the devil comes to town Bad omen: A steam train chimney’s black smoke cloud signals his arrival One Good Mother: Hitch’s kindest-ever …

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