I’ve been haunted for the past fifty years. Not by the ghouls and goblins, or by the monsters and miscreations of the Halloween season. No, I’ve been haunted by a motion picture that I first saw as a young teen…
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Family Plot (1976): Movie Review
The 1976 thriller Family Plot Directed by Alfred Hitchcock is reviewed. Following a string of commercial and artistic successes in the 1950s and early ’60s, Alfred Hitchcock’s career took a plunge after The Birds (1963). Starting with Marnie (1964), Hitchcock…
Read more →Mary Rose: The Hitchcock Film That Never Was
Guest blogger Rick29 provides a look at one of Alfred Hitchcock’s dream project that never came to be: Alfred Hitchcock saw the original London stage production of Mary Rose in 1920–and would be infatuated with it for years. Written by…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 09.02.12
September 5, 1901: William McKinley, the first U.S. president to be captured on film, is shown at the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo, one day before his assassination. September 5, 1916: In response to the outcry over The Birth of a…
Read more →The Five Best “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” Episodes
Guest blogger Rick29 writes: In terms of longevity, Alfred Hitchcock Presents was the most successful American television anthology series. It ran from 1955 to 1962 in a half-hour format and then from 1962 to 1965 as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour….
Read more →Stage Fright (1950): Hitchcock A Classic Movie Review
Stage Fright (1950) Alfred Hitchcock Spoiler Alert: The following review reveals the film’s ending. As the film that preceded Alfred Hitchcock’s “comeback” classic Strangers on a Train, Stage Fright (1950) is typically glossed over in the famed director’s filmography. While…
Read more →Six Pix: Alfred Hitchcock
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. Today we highlight the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Read more →Hitchcock and Herrmann: Alliance of Giants
Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann were established professionals when they began to work together … Hitchcock a great director, and Herrmann a great composer. They did not need each other to be remembered for their work, but together they created a unique partnership in movie history. …
Read more →Second-Tier and Loving It: Hidden Films of Great Directors
Guest blogger Julie Sesnovich writes: They can’t all be winners. Even the strongest, smartest, most talented directors will misfire occasionally. It happens, and it’s forgivable. But what about the works that lie between masterpiece and failure? The films that, far…
Read more →Strangers On A Train
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “…and that’s why I’ll never travel by bus again—too many crazy people!”
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