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 …
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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 …
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Home video and soundtrack Originally made by RKO, film’s copyrights are now scattered worldwide Its many different standard definition transfers range from poor to superb Gaudy horror: The Master of …
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The Trouble with Cary: Hitch cast heartthrob Grant in an atypical bad boy role First film with Hitch’s favourite actor added to his roster of charming psychopaths Lamb to the …
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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 …
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Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Alfred Hitchcock’s treatise in gaslighting and coercive control Masterclass in abusive behavior but with a compromised ending Note: this is part of an ongoing …
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Soundtrack and radio Among the Master’s very best scores: Waxman’s timeless opus was Oscar-nominated Franz Waxman scored over 160 classic films, many iconic, but loved Rebecca the most Even better …
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Home video The Master’s gothic classic has an enigmatic and complicated home video history Various iterations are scattered across four decades of releases on every format In all, two separate …
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Production Blockbuster: über-producer David O. Selznick’s big budget follow-up to Gone with the Wind To helm the successor to the biggest film of all time, he imported Britain’s biggest director …
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Bestseller to blockbuster: 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 …
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