Adam Tyner

Hitchcock Reborn – Experience ten Classic films from The Master of Suspense for the first time in High Definition

The Hitchcock films premiere in a marathon event on Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd

Additional airings will occur during Sunday night Classics and throughout the month.

The Trouble with Harry – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 6:30am
Starring Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock


Family Plot – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 8:15am
Starring Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress – Barbara Harris


Topaz – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 10:15am
Starring John Forsythe, Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock


Torn Curtain – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 12:45pm
Starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock


The Man Who Knew Too Much – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 3:00pm
Starring James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Academy Award winner for Best Music – Original Song


Rear Window – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 5:00pm
Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound - Recording


Vertigo – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 7:00pm
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


The Birds – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 9:15pm
Starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Academy Award nominations for Best Effects – Special Visual Effects


Psycho – premieres Saturday, December 1st at 11:15pm
Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Supporting Actress – Janet Leigh, Best Cinematography,
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Frenzy – premieres late night Saturday, December 1st at 1:15am
Starring Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score

chanster

Oh man I wish Comcast carried HDNET..but at least it confirms that HD transfers are complete..I would expect to see them in 2008 on HD DVD. Sweet!

Supermallet

Yes, yes, and hell yes!

chanster

Can I just say Comcast sucks - No Big Ten Network and no HDNET..I want to throw up!

bunkaroo

Sweet. Looks like I need to clear room on my DVR again.

Well at least I can finally get rid of my Blade Runner HD recording.

Spiderbite

Charter sucks too. No HDnet with them. God I would love to see Psycho in HD.

chanster

I think this is real good news for HD fans - it means the transfers have been done and are ready to be pressed...I think we will see HD Hitchcock sooner rather than later now..

Adam Tyner

Charter carries HDNet and HDNet Movies in my neck of the woods.

MBoyd

Wow! Don't have HD NET, but I will buy every one of those on HD DVD.

bunkaroo

These will almost certainly be taken from the HD masters used to source the 2005 box set. I'm sure Universal could have had these on HD DVD at any time since the format's release.

kefrank

i don't get HDNet, but this certainly gets me excited for the potential HD DVD releases!

Adam Tyner

Right. Universal doesn't seem to be an any rush to issue any more of their classics (have they released anything even close to this since The Sting?), so I'd definitely watch these if you have any interest -- you probably won't see 'em on HD DVD anytime soon, and it's a safe bet that you definitely won't get a collection this extensive anytime in the short term.

bunkaroo

I definitely won't have room on my external HD to save them all indefinitely, but I will definitely be keeping Psycho, Vertigo and Rear Window.

Tracer Bullet

Finally! Guess I'll be getting a 500GB eSATA drive for my TiVo HD to go along with the 500GB internal upgrade I did when I bought it.

pmreed

They'll fit very nicely on my 750 gig hard drive attached to my dish DVR

Phil

MEJHarrison

Can't wait!

I do hope that come out on HD DVD in the near future as well.

PhantomStranger

Does anyone have any speculation on when these would hit HD DVD? Obviously they won't be coming this holiday season but maybe this summer.

Doughboy

Possibly next summer. It does seem like a lot of movies on HDNet show up on HD-DVD/Blu-ray shortly thereafter.

Universal doesn't have much left in their library(barring Spielberg warming up to the HD-DVD format), so it wouldn't be the worst idea in the world to release a few Hitchcock titles. I just hope they clean them up a little so we don't end up with a repeat of The Sting. I had to strain my eyes to notice any picture upgrade.

jackson walker

Nice list. I was hoping Rope would be on there too.

Vipper II

That would be my only concern, as Universal is definitely no Warner Brothers when it comes to the treatment of classics.

bboisvert

I'm torn between being pissed that I have Comcast and likely will miss this... and being excited that Universal has these prepped and will likely pull the trigger on some HD DVDs in 2008.

bboisvert

Just saw this comment.

My response: Huh? What do you mean that Universal doesn't have much left in their library? They have a very large library... I'm not sure where you're going with this.

Ignoring Spielberg, you have all the Universal Monster movies, Scarface, American Graffiti, Legend, To Kill a Mockingbird, Double Indemnity, Sixteen Candles, Conan, American Pie, Touch of Evil, Andromeda Strain, Fletch, Flash Gordon, Blues Brothers, Mulholland Drive, Out of Africa, Silent Running, Babe, Curious George, Slap Shot...

... and TV stuff like Law & Order, The Office, House, Friday Night Lights, 30 Rock, etc.

And that's just a few biggies that I came up with off the top of my head. Their catalog is just as deep as any other studio out there.

GatorDeb

How much would a 500 gig sata hold if it's recording MPEG4 hooked up to a DTV HR20?

MBoyd

HD Touch Of Evil . . . oh yeah . . . both cuts please . . .

Doughboy

I'm not saying they don't have a large library. I'm talking about a lack of major catalog titles. The kind that make Blu-ray supporters lament the fact that they don't have a HD-DVD player. And sorry, but as much as I like Fletch and The Blues Brothers, neither of those qualify.

And regarding the TV shows, if those are a valuable part of their library, then why didn't Universal release The Office, House, Friday Night Lights, and 30 Rock day-and-date on HD-DVD?

And as for American Graffiti, I love the movie and would gladly pick it up if it were ever released, but I consider Lucas titles the same as Spielberg's. We'll be waiting a long time before those ever see the light of day on HD-DVD.