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I've never read that particular review. Very odd, even for Variety. BTW, Rosebud is... RAH

Quote: Yes. Apparently, a small number of premier prints had green-tinted or printed titles, much like N x NW. Ron Haver received one of these prints from the Hitchcock vault when programming a series for LACMA. RAH

Agreed and there's the rub. It's not that I know Psycho that well. But when I have a rain scene that takes me out of the film ... that's a problem. That said, I'm also not a hardliner about use of the original audio. For example, I recently saw Key Largo at the Jacob Burns Cinema in...

Quote: Stephen, When one is producing a restoration, one is not "creating." A filmmaker's notes are sacrosanct, and in the case of Mr. Hitchcock, very easily understood. Certainly, if someone is pulling hundreds of 50 year old stems from a vault there is absolutely room for error...

The same gentleman who worked on Vertigo for the studio, and added various efx such as birds in the dead forest, was in charge of Psycho. Mr. Hitchcock left extremely copious notes on audio. If followed, little should have gone wrong.

Quote: I don't believe that this is as simplistic as "European release version." One would have to go to the cutting materials and measure shots and continuity of versions. As I've not done this, I'm of little help.   RAH

Few people need an introduction to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. I'll not offer one.   For the 50th Anniversary Special Edition -- films should only be viewed every five years on specific anniversaries -- Universal has spruced up the old girl, which was shot on a TV budget in black & white...