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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rope (1948), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 30th January 2025

    Production and home video Director’s cameo even more discreet continuation of that for Lifeboat One of the five “missing Hitchcocks” hardly seen for almost two decades 1985–2025: Forty years and …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Notorious (1946)

    by Brent Reid 16th January 2025

    Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant heat up the screen and fool postwar censors Sex, intrigue, espionage and poisoning: Master of Suspense brews a heady mix Political: Even at 80-odd years …

  • 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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Saboteur (1942)

    by Brent Reid 10th December 2024

    War effort: the Master of Suspense fights the fascists and sounds a warning against complacency Another Hitchcock Wrong Man in a double chase as falsely-accused goes on run to find …

  • 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: 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 …

  • Writing on a Classic: Rebecca (1940)

    by Brent Reid 20th November 2024

    Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film has a British flavour First adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s bestselling novel Blockbuster success: nominated for 11 Oscars, winning …

  • Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Sabotage (1936)

    by Brent Reid 29th February 2020

    Highlight of the Master’s British years; perhaps his tightest, tautest film His peerless run of 1930s thrillers are essential viewing for any film fan Plot is as sadly relevant today …

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