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  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 1st February 2020

    Remakes The Master’s best-known British film has spawned a host of remakes across different media The 156 Steps: there are four big screen versions to date; no doubt we’ll make …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)

    by Brent Reid 12th August 2019

    Woefully misunderstood mini-masterpiece is worthy of serious investigation Convoluted comedy-thriller that’s more rewarding with each successive viewing One of the Master’s most atmospheric films and the very epitome of expressionism …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)

    by Brent Reid 21st June 2019

    Every port tells a different story but fairy tales can turn to nightmares At first glance, a marvellously inventive, lighthearted little comedy But in Hitch’s hands it’s complex, multi-layered and surprisingly …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Skin Game (1931)

    by Brent Reid 21st June 2019

    Class meets crass and both cruelly trample on innocent dreams One of the Master’s best British films but it’s often unfairly overlooked Class system injustice is laid bare in a …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Murder! and Mary (1930/1931), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 17th June 2019

    Home video Master of suspense’s groundbreaking mystery thriller has two separate versions Second multiple-language version (MLV), Mary, was unavailable for many years English-language version’s alternate American edit has a much …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 8th November 2018

    Home video Examining every quality release of Hitch’s cinematic ground-breaker Silent and sound versions have five official transfers with four scores Hitchcock-up: long-awaited first US discs are sadly distorted débâcles …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Manxman (1929)

    by Brent Reid 8th November 2018

    The Master’s last fully silent film is a haunting, romantic small-town drama Carl Brisson, star of The Ring, is caught up in another traumatic love triangle Secrets and lies prepared …

  • Nosferatu Rises: Reincarnated in Sound

    by Brent Reid 27th October 2018

    Count Orlok speaks! After a century of silent scares, the brooding vampire finally finds his voice Among Nosferatu’s many homages and reinterpretations are several transforming it into a talkie Most …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: VHS and DVD Rarities

    by Brent Reid 15th September 2018

    Numerous unusual worldwide releases don’t fit neatly into any standard Hitch videographies But many are essential collector’s items; some of the most significant ones are highlighted here Many major newspapers …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide, Part 4

    by Brent Reid 8th August 2018

    April 2025 news: Huge Hitchcock-and-related season at New York’s Paris Theater to commemorate his Universal-owned films coming to Netflix in the US. Video/alt American movie collections: Universal Studios Continuing our overview of …

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