Archive for December 2006

Lego Hitchcock

I love Lego mosaics, so I thought this was really cool… It’s by Nathan Sawaya — http://www.brickartist.com/alfred_hitchcock.html There’s some really funky large sculptures on his site, including candy canes, a lego dress, and Han Solo in carbonite! In terms of coolness, it’s up there with the CubeSolver and the 4 foot Lego Homer. Those of you who aren’t easily offended might also want to check out The Brick Testament (also available in traditional book format).

Guide to Hitchcock on DVD – part 2

Following on from the first part of the guide, here’s the low down on the rest of Hitchcock’s films from the 1920s. In the US, virtually of the DVD releases of the following films have been lower quality budget “public domain” discs.  Whilst these are a cheap way of getting hold of the films, you’ll probably be disappointed with the video quality. 4) The Ring (1927) By far the best transfer to date is in… (read more)

Guide to Hitchcock on DVD – part 1

Welcome to the first part of my guide to Hitchcock on DVD! Introduction I’ve been running the Hitchcock DVD Site for over 3 years and, in that time, I’ve built up a collection of nearly 200 Hitchcock DVDs.  Over the course of the coming weeks and months, I’m going to try and cover Hitchcock’s entire career and, at the same time, discuss which are the best DVDs to buy. To build up the best collection… (read more)

Hitchcock update (w/c 4th Dec)

Yikes — it’s 2 months since the last Hitchcock update, so here’s the latest news! Finally! After years of craptastic “public domain” releases from the likes of Laserlight and Brentwood, fans in the USA should be getting some decent transfers of Hitchcock’s early films.  Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be releasing a 3 disc box set on 06/Feb/2007. The upcoming UK Optimum Releasing box set (scheduled for the end of January) has been expanded and now… (read more)