by Steven DeRosa | Feb 1, 2013 | Blog Post
Since Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo is a film that garners such personal reactions, I wanted to begin this piece on something of a personal note. It’s not a matter of whether one likes the film or doesn’t. For those who truly connect with Vertigo, it’s because it...
by Steven DeRosa | Jul 17, 2010 | Blog Post
Discussion of the difference between plot and story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Hitchcock and screenwriter Samuel Taylor were both aware of the gaping hole in the plot, and yet it’s the emotional story of the characters played by James Stewart and Kim...
by Steven DeRosa | May 21, 2010 | Blog Post
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...