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Behind The Scenes: Charles Laughton & Alfred Hitchcock On The Set Of JAMAICA INN

1939’s Jamaica Inn was the last film Alfred Hitchcock directed in Britain before he packed his bags and went to Hollywood under the wings of producer David O’Selznick. Based Daphne du Maurier’s 1936 novel, the film is often seen as one of [...]

July 29, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Charles Laughton’s THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Actor turned director Charles Laughton really knocked-it out of the park with his only directorial effort. The Night of the Hunter. It’s a luscious-looking and darkly comic thriller starring Robert Mitchum as a serial-killing Holy-man. The Night [...]

May 13, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Billy Wilder’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Released in 1957, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is an exceptional courtroom drama based on the play by Agatha Christie. Tyrone Power is the man accused of murder, Charles Laughton is the Barrister trying to get him off and Marlene [...]

May 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SPARTACUS

Stanley Kubrick – 1960 Stanley Kubrick‘s Spartacus is a first-rate epic which is filled with some great visuals and strong performances. This is truly filmmaking on an epic scale and one of the finest in a genre filled with greats. The [...]

January 20, 2021

Paying Respect To James Whale’s THE OLD DARK HOUSE

Director James Whale followed-up the huge success of Frankenstein in 1931 with another Universal Pictures chiller, The Old Dark House. Based on J.B Priestly’s novel Benighted, the pre-code 1932 horror-thriller is a wonderfully atmospheric [...]

September 5, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Billy Wilder’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Is A Classic Agatha Christie Courtroom Thriller

Released in 1957, Billy Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is an exceptional courtroom drama based on the play by Agatha Christie. Tyrone Power is the man accused of murder, Charles Laughton is the Barrister trying to get him off and Marlene [...]

September 8, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s JAMAICA INN

Jamaica Inn was the last film Alfred Hitchcock directed in Britain before he packed his bags and went to Hollywood under the wings of producer David O’Selznick. Based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel, the film is often seen as one of the Master of [...]

November 15, 2016

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