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  • 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 …

  • Ted Tetzlaff Collectors Guide: The Window (1949)

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    A universally acclaimed film noir that’s criminally underseen today No charade: this is probably the best film Alfred Hitchcock never made! Masterpiece of misdirection that would make maestro of suspense …

  • Film Noir File: Cast and Crew of The Window (1949)

    by Mike Lepine 31st May 2026

    Leading pulp fiction source author led a life as sad and lonely as any of his characters Productive: his writings inspired well over 100 screen works, more than any other …

  • Film Noir Terror Through the Eyes of a Child: The Window (1949)

    by Mike Lepine 31st May 2026

    The little film that could: B-movie that became a surprise blockbuster Based on a short story from writer of Rear Window – with a similar premise Shelved and forgotten about …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rear Window (1954), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 31st May 2026

    Remakes and homages One of the director’s most renowned and imitated films spawns countless spoofs and homages From play to screen and beyond: blatant rip-offs and affectionate nods permeate popular culture …

  • 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: I Confess (1953)

    by Brent Reid 26th April 2026

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s Catholic dilemma makes gripping film noir Star Montgomery Clift’s priest plunged into an existential crisis Stark black and white photography highlights Quebec locations Priest …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Strangers on a Train (1951)

    by Brent Reid 24th April 2026

    Ingenious mixed-up killer plot: “Swap murders?” “Your wife. My father. Criss-cross.” Master of Suspense plunges headlong back into film noir territory with this dark thriller Rich and Stranger on a Train: …

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