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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    One of the Master of Suspense’s least-seen American films Source novel author also penned the director’s twice-filmed Murder! Under Capricorn, underrated: Not the Technicolor yawn many make out It seemingly gets …

  • Writing on a Classic: Under Capricorn (1949)

    by Brent Reid 3rd February 2025

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock continued long-take experiment he started on Rope Ingrid Bergman is a woman on the edge – but not “driven by the demons …

  • 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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Lifeboat (1944)

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s dire warning not to underestimate Nazi threat Physically demanding shoot injured and almost killed film’s actors Piece of tour de force filmmaking …

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    Home video and soundtrack Originally made by RKO, film’s copyrights are now scattered worldwide Its many different standard definition transfers range from poor to superb Gaudy horror: The Master of …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

  • Robert Donat Collectors Guide: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 18th October 2024

    Home video, soundtrack and tealing The film has faced a longer, rockier road that the characters it depicts Bad luck on the small screen: home video has not been kind …

  • Robert Donat Collectors Guide, Part 4

    by Brent Reid 18th October 2024

    1942–1947 His international stardom continued throughout the 1940s Featured in a broad range of romantic, action and political parts They were aimed at boosting wartime morale and national pride All …

  • Robert Donat Collectors Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 18th October 2024

    1932–1934 Shooting star: By his late 20s, Robert Donat had assumed leading man status Sadly, his first two films are lost and the third is a shadow of its former …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    12.24 news: Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Bath, 22 March–12 April 2025 (vids). One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made …

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