Joan Fontaine (1917-2013)
Actress Joan Fontaine, who starred in Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941), has died at the age of 96.
Archive for 2013
Hitchcock Annual Volume 18
Volume 18 of the Hitchcock Annual is now available to buy at your nearest book shop! Contents: Champagne (1928): The Nation’s Favorite Meets the Critics’ Choice — Amy Sargeant Hitchcock and Documentary: Re-editing Men of the Lightship — Charles Barr Hitchcock’s Newspaper: A “Thing in the Crowd” — John Bruns Intimate Violence: Marnie and Queer Resilience — David Greven Hitchcock and the Wandering Woman: The Influence of Italian Art Cinema on The Birds — Richard… (read more)
New to Blu-ray: Downhill (1927)
The British Film Institute‘s excellent recent restoration of Downhill (1927) has been released on Blu-ray in Spain. Extras: Apuntes sobre Hitchcock: Sus primeros años (aka “Hitchcock: The Early Years”) Escalera al infierno Galeria Fichas Filmografias
New to Blu-ray: Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Criterion Collection are releasing Foreign Correspondent (1940) on Blu-ray on February 18th, 2014. Features: New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New piece on the visual effects in the film with effects expert Craig Barron Hollywood Propaganda and World War II, a new interview with writer Mark Harris Interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from a 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show (previously available as part of a DVD box set)… (read more)