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  • 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: …

  • Writing on a Classic: Strangers on a Train (1951)

    by Brent Reid 24th April 2026

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Back with a bang: Hitchcock back on top after string of box office flops Edge of your train seat: dark heart of this film …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Stage Fright (1950)

    by Brent Reid 15th July 2025

    The Master of Suspense meets femme fatale Marlene Dietrich Hugely underrated murder mystery that wrongfoots its audience The director returns for another feature shot in his native London Note: this …

  • 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: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    Production and home video Cocktail for a corpse: the guest who’s dead on time is a knotty problem Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of …

  • 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: The Paradine Case (1947)

    by Brent Reid 18th January 2025

    Legal drama with Gregory Peck as his first of three iconic screen lawyers His infatuated fly is drawn into a black widow’s web of deceit and desire Garbo refused role …

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