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Blu-ray Review: Dial M for Murder
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Dec 1, 2015
Distributor: Warner Brothers Release Date: October 09, 2012 Region: Region Free Length: 1:45:24 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English DTS-HD Mono Master Audio (48kHz, 24-bit) Alternate Audio: French Mono: Dolby Digital German Mono: Dolby Digital Italian Mono: Dolby Digital Spanish Mono: read more
Offbeat Blu-ray Review: In Cold Blood – The Criterion Collection
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Nov 18, 2015
Spine # 781 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: November 17th, 2015 Region: Region A Length: 2:14:40 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 5.1 English DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz, 3731 kbps, 24-Bit) Subtitles: English Ratio: 2.35:1 Bitrate: 24.50 Mbps Notes: This title is also av read more
Blu-ray Review: Topaz
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Jun 6, 2015
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: November 05, 2013 Region: Region Free Length: 143 min Video: 1080P (VC-1) Main Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Notes: This title has had a number of DVD releases and is also available on Blu-r read more
Blu-ray Review: Jamaica Inn – 75th Anniversary Edition
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on May 2, 2015
Distributor: Cohen Film Collection Release Date: May 12, 2015 Region: Region A Length: 1:39:39 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English Mono LPCM (48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit) Subtitles: None Ratio: 1.37:1 Bitrate: 34.06 Mbps Note: This release is also available in a DVD edition. Maure read more
Book Review: Hitchcock Lost and Found: The Forgotten Films
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Apr 2, 2015
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Release Date: March 6, 2015 “Our aim has been to examine successive stages of Hitchcock’s career in a level-headed way, finding out as much as possible about the material from his early years in the industry that still remains lost and providing solid read more
Blu-ray Review: Frenzy
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Mar 1, 2015
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: December 3, 2013 Region: Region Free Length: 1:55:45 Video: 1080P (VC-1) Main Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz / 24-bit) Alternate Audio: French Mono DTS (48 kHz / 24-bit) Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitrate: 29.91 Mbps N read more
Blu-ray Review: Torn Curtain
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Feb 2, 2015
Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: October 1, 2013 Region: Region Free Length: 128 min Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Alternate Audio: French Mono DTS Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Notes: This title has had a number of DVD rele read more
Blu-ray Review: Marnie
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Jan 11, 2015
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: September 03, 2013 Region: Region Free Length: 2:10:30 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz / 24-bit) Alternate Audio: French Mono DTS (48 kHz / 24-bit) Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitrate: 33. read more
Blu-ray Review: Saboteur
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Dec 20, 2014
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: May 07, 2013 Region: Region Free Length: 109 min Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Ratio: 1.36:1 Notes: This title has had a number of DVD releases and is also available on Bl read more
Book Review: Hitchcock’s Stars: Alfred Hitchcock and the Hollywood Studio System
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Nov 10, 2014
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Release Date: September 11, 2014 “Rarely when authors talk about Hitchcock’s filmmaking team do they address the contributions of his actors. There is little or no serious attention paid to them or any in-depth study of their contributions to his films… While read more
Book Review: The Making of Hitchcock’s The Birds
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Nov 4, 2014
Publisher: Kamera Books Release Date: September 1, 2013 Those who have read Tony Lee Moral’s “Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie” will not be surprised to hear that his book about the making of The Birds stands as one of the better books about the creation of a single Hitchcock film. Moral covers read more
Blu-ray Review: The Birds
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Nov 4, 2014
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: May 06, 2014 Region: Region A Length: 1:59:29 Video: 1080P AVC (MPEG-4) Main Audio: DTS-HD English Mono Master Audio (48kHz, 24-bit) Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitrate: 29.37 Mbps Notes: This title has had a number of DVD relea read more
Blu-ray Review: Psycho
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Oct 12, 2014
The 50th Anniversary Edition of Psycho (1960) was one of the first reviews posted on this site. The exact same disc has recently been re-released with the same transfer, supplements, and artwork (minus the 50th Anniversary label). The only difference between the two releases is that the more recent read more
Offbeat Book Review: The Making of ‘Gone with the Wind’
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Oct 8, 2014
Publisher: University of Texas Press Release Date: September 1, 2014 Cinemaphiles have grown to expect certain things from “making of” texts. They expect the book to be a comprehensive account of a film’s production. They also expect a few photos to be found hidden throughout the text of the book. read more
Offbeat Blu-ray Review: Gone With the Wind – 75th Anniversary Edition
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Oct 8, 2014
Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: September 30, 2014 Region: Region A Length: 3:53:14 Video: 1080P (VC-1 Video) Main Audio: English Dolby TrueHD Audio (48 kHz, 16-bit) English Dolby Digital Mono Alternate Audio: French 5.1 Dolby Digital
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Book Review: The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Sep 15, 2014
Publisher: Nai010 Publishers Release Date: April 30, 2014 “Settings, of course, come into the preliminary plan, and usually I have a fairly clear idea about them; I was an art student before I took up with films. Sometimes I even think of backgrounds first.” -Alfred Hitchcock Having wor read more
Book Review: The Alfred Hitchcock Story
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Sep 6, 2014
Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: August 19, 2008 Ken Mogg’s coffee table book is better than similar books about the director. The title might lead one to believe that the book is another biography, but it is really a tribute to the director’s film output. There are similar books about the dire read more
Book Review: Film Craft: Directing
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Aug 17, 2014
Publisher: Focal Press Release Date: June 8, 2012 The FilmCraft book series focuses on specific disciplines within the filmmaking profession using interviews from noteworthy professionals in the field. This volume by Mike Goodridge features interviews with 16 directors, and profiles of 5 other dire read more
Blu-ray Review: Vertigo
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Aug 2, 2014
Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: May 06, 2014 Region: Region Free Length: 2:08:27 Video: 1080P (VC-1) Main Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) DTS English Mono Alternate Audio: DTS French Mono DTS Spanish Mono Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitr read more
Book Review: Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Jul 24, 2014
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Release Date: November 9, 2011 Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design is the first book dedicated to one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century. Saul Bass created some of the most compelling images of American postwar visual culture. Having extend read more