Blu-ray Review: Blackmail

Distributor: Kino Lorber Release Date: August 13, 2019 Region: Region A Length: Silent Version – 01:16:07 ‘Talkie’ Version – 01:25:47 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz, 1557 kbps, 16-bit) Subtitles: English Ratio: Silent Version – 1.33:1 ‘Talk... Read full article

Blackmail (1929)

In one sense Blackmail proves to be a landmark in simple film history terms but it’s also a surprisingly frank picture that Hitchcock injects with his flourishing technical skills. It’s of the utmost importance to cinema itself because it literally stands at the crossroads of silent and... Read full article

Watching 1939: Blackmail (1939)

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th... Read full article

Alfred Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL (1929)

This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films in this "downtown L... Read full article

Alfred Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL (1929)

This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films in this "downtown L... Read full article