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Republished after more than 50 years: the exposé that led to a $460 million libel suit Raymond Roguehauer (1924–1987) was world’s most infamous film collector and pirate The biter bit: vexatious …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Home video Missing boat must be hunted down as it’s seldom in any collections In the same boat: Almost all early DVDs have compromised audio Hitch’s original soundtrack can only …

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 …