Tag: Alfred Hitchcock

Jessie Matthews ‘Climbs High’

September 5, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Jessie Matthews ‘Climbs High’

Reviews of two films starring Jessie Matthews, a huge star in Britain during the 1930s: Climbing High (1938), a British take on the American screwball comedy directed by Carol Reed (!) released on DVD by VCI, and the forgotten gem Firday the Thirteenth (1933), available from Archive.org.

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‘Hitchcock Waltzes from Vienna’

January 2, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
‘Hitchcock Waltzes from Vienna’

In tandem with the release of Danny Elfman’s score to Hitchcock (Sony Classical) I’ve uploaded a release of a rarely seen Alfred Hitchcock film – Waltzes from Vienna (1934) – his only, er, musical. Also added: minor Editor’s Blog on best-of lists, and the need to acknowledge Dumb Moves and Missed Opportunities by labels large & small.

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Festivals-a-Go-Go: Nov. 24 – Dec.1, 2011

November 25, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Festivals-a-Go-Go: Nov. 24 – Dec.1, 2011

Tally & heads up of local film festivals & screenings, Doc Soup returns to the Bloor Dec. 7, Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre, and where you can still get pretty Guillermo del Toro “Fright Night” posters.

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Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

October 28, 2010 | By | Add a Comment
Psycho returns to the Big Screen (with BIG SOUND)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho returns to the big screen in a newly ‘restored’ version at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus links to further conversations with composers on Bernard Herrmann’s brilliant score…

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