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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948)

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    April 2025 news: An extremely rare, near-mint condition copy of the original US three sheet poster is for sale by a Parisian collector and film director! You can also contact …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Spellbound (1945)

    by Brent Reid 27th December 2024

    The Master of Suspense probes into the subconscious mind for a cerebral thriller Freudulent: Based on once popular but now largely debunked ideas on psychoanalysis Sigmund’s theories no longer universally …

  • Making of a Masterpiece: Spellbound (1945)

    by Mark Kermode 27th December 2024

    Psychoanalytical thriller sees Alfred Hitchcock delving into the subconscious His second collaboration with David O. Selznick led to clashes and compromise The film’s most ambitious sequence was designed by iconic …

  • Exposing Atrocities: Hitchcock and the Camps

    by Brent Reid 22nd December 2024

    Towards end of WWII, UK Ministry of Information commissioned a Holocaust documentary Hitchcock was brought on board as “treatment advisor” and helped shape its aesthetic But rapidly changing political priorities …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Bon Voyage and Aventure Malgache (1944)

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    The Master of Suspense turned his talents towards French wartime propaganda He’d been stung by harsh accusations of abandoning Britain in her hour of need After making his anti-Nazi film …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Lifeboat (1944)

    by Brent Reid 18th December 2024

    Cuckoo in the nest: This underrated, underseen Hitchcock will blow you out of the water! WWII-set drama with nine-strong ensemble cast is one of his grimmest and very best films …

  • 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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Suspicion (1941), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th November 2024

    Revisiting more contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece earned three Oscar nominations The fatal glass of milk: A possible poisoned nightcap still thrills Note: this is part of …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

    by Brent Reid 26th November 2024

    Quintessential screwball comedy which, contrary to popular belief, Hitch actually chose to direct Shining star: Poignantly showcases mercurial actress Carole Lombard in her penultimate role Two decades after her tragic …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    by Brent Reid 26th November 2024

    The first true American Hitchcock: Reprises beloved chase, spy and romance themes Followed Rebecca but without overbearing producer David O. Selznick’s interference Work for hire: made with fellow but far …

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