It hardly seems two minutes since the centenary in 1999, but it was 106 years ago today that Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, London.
As all good Hitchcock fans will know, that means tomorrow marks the 106th anniversary of the birth of Hitchcock's future wife, Alma Lucy Reville, in Nottingham.
For those of you in [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2005’
Happy Birthday Hitch!
Universal's "Masters of Cinema"
Whilst we wait to find out if the "AFI Salute" contained in the upcoming "Masterpiece Collection is full length or just edited highlights, I've unearthed a bit more info about the "Masters of Cinema" extra contained on the 15th DVD.
I think most of us had assumed it would be a new documentary, but it looks [...]
UK R2 – Hitchcock: The Complete Box Set
There's still no formal announcment from Universal regarding their UK version of the Masterpiece Collection, however…
Amazon.co.uk are now listing the box set for release on October 17th, with a RRP of £99.99. Assuming we're getting exactly the same content as the US release, then that works out at £7.14 per film – not bad, [...]
Blackmail on BBC4
Just got an email from the BBC!
Hi there
I just wanted to let you know that we are showing Hitchcock's classic film Blackmail on BBC Four on Saturday 13 August at 10pm:
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/blackmail.shtml
It is accompanied by a new documentary based on Matthew Sweet's book about early British cinema, Shepperton Babylon:
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/shep-bab.shtml
I thought that your users might [...]