Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection SYNOPSIS: Six of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest movies (yes, film fans can argue all day about his six best movies; I’m sure this one required various deals since three film studios are represented) are collected here in a limited edition set that features unique oversized-book-style packaging and codes for digital […]
4K Ultra HD Review – North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest, 1959. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Jessie Royce Landis. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. has bowed North by Northwest on 4K Ultra HD, and it doesn’t disappoint. The image quality is superb, and nearly all the legacy extras are found here, along with a pair of […]
Body Double at 40: The Lurid Version of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window
Casey Chong revisits Brian De Palma’s Body Double as it celebrates its 40th anniversary… Brian De Palma’s works may have been inconsistent but at his peak, he directed a fair share of memorable genre films that defined his career. As a self-professed fan of Alfred Hitchcock, he has exploited the Master of Suspense’s themes, tones […]
Explore the early works of Alfred Hitchcock on Blu-ray with Hitchcock: The Beginning box set
Celebrating 125 years since the birth of Alfred Hitchcock, StudioCanal has announced that Hitchcock: The Beginning, a special edition Blu-ray boxset featuring ten of the legendary filmmaker’s early British works, along with the newly-commissioned documentary Becoming Hitchcock. Check out the details here… FILMS AND EXTRAS THE RING (1927) – Disc 1 Starring Ian Hunter, Carl […]
Hitchcock’s Rear Window heading to Peacock with new Kevin Williamson series
Alfred Hitchcock’s work is not untouchable, and we’re seeing that once again with Universal Television cooking up a small-screen take on one of his most iconic films. Deadline broke the story that the iconic and prolific TV and film writer-creator Kevin Williamson is crafting a series reimagining the Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window. This marks […]
Movie Review – My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2022)
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, 2022. Directed by Mark Cousins. My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: through the auteur’s own voice. Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most recognisable names in the history of cinema, behind […]
Robert Downey Jr. opens up about his wild inspiration for Vertigo remake
Robert Downey Jr. will have to tackle a role once made famous by James Stewart, and he’s looking forward to the daunting task. The Iron Man actor is moving away from his superhero blockbusters with this year’s Oppenheimer and is developing a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. In a recent interview with The New York […]
Robert Downey Jr. teams with Paramount to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Since calling time on the MCU with Avengers: Endgame back in 2019, we’ve seen very little of Robert Downey Jr.; by the time Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer opens this summer it will have been more than three years since his first post-Iron Man venture Dolittle, and now it seems the actor is looking to set his […]
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo console release coming in September
Microids has announced that Pendulo Studios’ Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a narrative adventure game loosely based on the Master of Suspense’s classic 1958 movie – is set for digital and physical releases on consoles this September. Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo tells the troubled story of Ed Miller, a writer who escaped unscathed from a car crash […]
Gal Gadot to headline Paramount’s remake of Hitchcock thriller To Catch A Thief
It appears to be the week for announcing remakes that nobody was clamouring for with the news that Gal Gadot is set to headline Paramount’s take on the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller To Catch A Thief. Per Deadline’s exclusive, Gadot will also produce the remake with her partner Jaron Varsano through their Pilot Wave Banner […]
