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Patrick - I think the same script is available at Drew's script-o-rama, along with several other Hitchcock scripts.

Mark_TS - I couldn't have put it better myself :D Not only is it the UK customers, but it's also everyone in Europe, Australia, and certain parts of South America too. Given the size of that customer base, Universal's attitude does seems bizarre. Universal have also dropped the RRP in the...

Patrick - that's exactly what Universal are doing in the UK. Earlier on this year it was possible to pick up the two Universal Hitchcock box sets for less than £60 (in fact, I bought mine new for under £50). The new UK box set that appears in November is £70 on Amazon (£100 RRP). Not only...

Jonathan - I've just rewatched the last 5 minutes of the film and the audio seemed to be in sync. Having said that, there's not much dialogue in the last 5 minutes!

Hi Jeffrey The non-region 1 releases of "Topaz" are the only ones that are unmatted. Perhaps pan&scan isn't the most accurate description, but the three I mentioned are not unmatted and all appear to be pan&scan when compared to the transfer frame used for the equivalent R1 DVD. To be...

For those of you interested in the French box sets, I've just found out that Gary is going to be adding them to DVD Beaver shortly :) Now that everyone has settled down from all that mono "Vertigo" grumbling, spare a thought for us poor British DVD buyers... Universal UK has just released...

I should have mentioned this in my previous post - for anyone thinking of getting the French box sets, it's worth pointing out that (like many French DVDs) they have DVD player generated subtitles that are forced using "user operation prohibitions" (UOP). In other words, if you choose to...

Craig - I bought mine from Amazon.de and, as long as you're familiar with ordering on Amazon.com it's possible to do it without knowing any German. It's also handy if you have the Babel Fish web page up and running, so that you can copy & paste any words or phrases that you're unsure about.

Over the last year or so, we've started to get what look like PD releases in the UK from companies such as Waterfall Home Entertainment. The transfers are definitely from the same sources as Laserlight and Madacy have used, and some haven't even been converted from NTSC to PAL. I find it hard...

Hi John Not heard anything yet - Granada did resubmit a selection of Hitchcock films to the BBFC for classification in Jan 2005 (39 Steps, Lady Vanishes, and Man Who Knew Too Much), but it's been quiet since then. I've tried emailing Granada Ventures several times this year, but I've never...

Hi Steve It looks like Universal have gone back to their orignal designs for the October re-re-releases: new Rear Window old 2001 Rear Window Darrell - if you can play PAL DVDs, then go for the R2 German ArtHaus release of Blackmail. The transfer is much better than the "public domain"...

Hi Ronald If it helps, here's the top 20 Hitchcock films (as voted by users of my site): 1. North by Northwest (1959) 2. Rear Window (1954) 3. Psycho (1960) 4. The 39 Steps (1935) 5. Vertigo (1958) 6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 7. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 8. The Birds (1963) 9...

In terms of the UK October releases - although I live in hope, I've yet to see any evidence that these will be anything other than re-re-releases of the previous UK DVDs. The picture of the box set appears to list 17 titles - the original 14 DVDs, plus: 1) Psycho bonus disc: The Hitchcock...

If it's of interest to anyone, I've put together details of what Universal removed from the full "AFI Salute" broadcast: http://www.daveyp.com/hitchcock/foru...hp?p=1174#1174

Just got my hands on the box set and thought I'd put something together to illustrate the transfer problem with "The Man Who Knew Too Much": http://www.daveyp.com/hitchcock/misc/shimmer/ Keep an eye on the tiled floor in front of Jimmy Stewart and you can see it appears to shimmer in and...

Hi Steve It's not just the "AFI Salute" that's been chopped down - the "Masters of Cinema" was originally broadcast by CBS as "Camera Three: The Illustrated Hitchcock" and apparently had a running time of 55 minutes.