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Alfred Hitchcock and His Writers: An Overview
I was thinking that this would be a good time to give new readers a bit of backstory—a history of Alfred Hitchcock and his writers, and why I feel this is an aspect of his career deserving of much attention. To Alfred Hitchcock the real creative work of making motion...
Writing with Hitchcock Comes to YouTube
Discussion of the inspiration for the novel upon which Alfred Hitchcock based To Catch a Thief, his 1955 film starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Recurring motifs and a sequence deleted from John Michael Hayes's original screenplay are also examined.
Release date set for the PSYCHO 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray
Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced today that Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho will be released in a Blu-ray edition on October 19, 2010, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the film's release. Of course seeing the film released in HD will be great, but the...
John Forsythe Dead at 92 (1918-2010)
I was saddened to learn today of John Forsythe’s death on April 1 at the age of 92. Although he was best know for his work on television, most notably as the voice of Charlie in Charlie’s Angels and as oil tycoon Blake Carrington in Dynasty, to me John Forsythe will...
Eric Rohmer (1920-2010): A Pioneer in Hitchcock Criticism
Earlier this past week I was writing about the recently released Blu-ray edition of North by Northwest and the new documentary by Gary Leva contained therein when I learned of the passing of the French director, writer, actor, novelist, and critic Eric Rohmer. The...
My Top 20 Movies of the Decade
With many hours spent in transit over the past week, I've amused myself by glancing over the many best of the decade lists that are inevitably compiled as a decade comes to a close. There are many movie lists, some with a few surprises, some fairly obvious and safe,...