Benedict Cumberbatch is about to find himself on the run as he teams with Patrick Melrose director Edward Berger and screenwriter Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) for a limited series TV adaptation of The 39 Steps. Based on the novel by John Buchan, which was famously adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock in […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
