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The Definitive Top 10 Alfred Hitchcock Movies

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Alfred Hitchcock was an undoubted master of cinema; here are his best works… When you’re a master of cinema with a resume that is stuffed with incredible movies, sometimes the hardest thing for fans to agree upon is how to rank them. It’s easy if you’re looking at Richard Kelly, for example, whose best by […]

10 Essential Noir Films for Noirvember

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Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential noir films in celebration of Noirvember… We’re into November, also known in some select cinephile circles as Noirvember. In celebration of the film noir genre as well as Neo-noir which evolved some of the classic staples in more contemporary styles, here is a selection of essential noir films. It’s […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection SYNOPSIS: Six of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest movies (yes, film fans can argue all day about his six best movies; I’m sure this one required various deals since three film studios are represented) are collected here in a limited edition set that features unique oversized-book-style packaging and codes for digital […]

Robert Downey Jr. opens up about his wild inspiration for Vertigo remake

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Robert Downey Jr. will have to tackle a role once made famous by James Stewart, and he’s looking forward to the daunting task. The Iron Man actor is moving away from his superhero blockbusters with this year’s Oppenheimer and is developing a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. In a recent interview with The New York […]

The Essential Movies About Memory

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Tattoo this list to your chest, because you’ll want to remember these essential films about memory…  The brain is a complex machine and memories are a fascinating and complicated part of being human. As a cinematic motif, memory has provided filmmakers with a huge amount of inspiration in so many unforgettable films. We’ve seen films […]

Robert Downey Jr. teams with Paramount to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo

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Since calling time on the MCU with Avengers: Endgame back in 2019, we’ve seen very little of Robert Downey Jr.; by the time Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer opens this summer it will have been more than three years since his first post-Iron Man venture Dolittle, and now it seems the actor is looking to set his […]

SDCC: Warner Bros. unveils new DC/Vertigo logos for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, iZombie and Lucifer

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On Saturday night, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment showcased their various DC / Vertigo television shows in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con; we’ve already brought you video of the panels that took place [watch them here], and now WB has debuted its update logo treatments for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, […]

Kick-Ass scribe Jane Goldman to adapt DC/Vertigo comic Fables for Warner Bros.

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An adaptation of Bill Willingham’s popular Fables comic book series has been in the works for quite some time now, but never really gained traction. Today, however, the film’s producer offered up an intriguing and encouraging update. We learned back in June of 2013 that A Royal Affair helmer Nikolaj Arcel (who was once on the shortlist for Marvel’s Doctor Strange) […]

Mad Max: Fury Road prequel comics announced for May

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As we await the arrival of Mad Max: Fury Road, DC Comics imprint Vertigo has announced the release of the hardcover book Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which includes art influenced by George Miller’s seminal post-apocalyptic action series, along with four character-centric prequel comics. Check out the front and back cover to Inspired Artists, […]