jonathanrosenbaum.com - 5/19/2009
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This was originally a lecture given at a conference on Godard held in Cerisy, France on August 20, 1998. It subsequently appeared in a printed form somewhat closer to that found below, in Screen magazine (vol 40, no. 3). in Autumn 1999, as part of a Godard dossier assembled by the estimable ...
Hitch on the Hump: Blackmail (1929)
thelightningbugslair.com 7/22/2009 — There are things we take for granted when we go to a movie theater. The floors will inevitably be sticky, the trailers will probably contain at least one remake, and wherever you sit the jerk with a cell phone or a baby (or both) will sit right ...
Hitch's Birds: Happy Birthday Hitchcock
sunsetgun.typepad.com 8/19/2009 —
Today is Alfred Hitchcock's birthday and what better way to celebrate the master's 110th than through his women? His wounded, weird, gorgeous, sexually strange but extraordinarily erotic women -- femmes who'd drive most of us to a state of amour ...
Hitch on the Hump: Psycho (1960)-Part 3: We're All In Our Private Traps
thelightningbugslair.com 10/14/2009 — (Don't forget to check out Part 1:We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes and Part 2: Mother! Oh, God, Mother! Blood! Blood!) If some people thought, as Hitchcock said, that “the people were small, there were no characters in it” then I’m not sure what ...
Frenzy
paracinemamag.blogspot.com 4/24/2009 — I have come across many top Hitchcock lists. 1972's Frenzy seems to be a popular choice among fans. I have found myself immersed in his films from the 50's (D ial M For Murder, The Man How Knew Too Much, Vertigo ) and snidely thinking to myself that this 72 flick would have nothing to offer ...
The Hitchcock Extravaganza
paracinemamag.blogspot.com 4/4/2009 — I have developed quite the cinematic preoccupation as of late. Over the last 2 weeks I have only watched Hitchcock films. I think it is doing something to my brain. There are roughly 15 films available for instant watch at netflix and Alfred Hitchcock Presents seasons 1-3. Most recently I have ...
Murder
movietrailertalk.com 8/26/2009 — Most probably won’t recognize this title at all. This film is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s very early movies, coming out in 1930. A murder has been committed and a woman has gone through trial and found guilty. Juror, Sir John Menier, not fully convinced of the verdict, takes it upon ...
Culture Warrior: What is Hitchcockian Suspense?
feedproxy.google.com 17 days ago —
In a conversation with Dr. Cole Abaius while he was formulating his thoughts on spoiling and The Fourth Kind , he assessed the effectiveness of the scare tactics within the recent trend of found footage filmmaking in the horror genre. This past September when I reviewed Paranormal Activity ...
FAINTHEART (Best Pictures From the Outside In #13)
filmexperience.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — Since we've got a whole slew of new readers (thanks for joining us!) a little explanation. This is the 13th episode of the series "Best Pictures From the Outside In" in which Mike ( GoatDog's Movies ), Nathaniel ( The Film Experience ) and Nick ( ...
Murder most stylish
guardian.co.uk 6/12/2009 — You used to be able to tell a director from the way he shot, cut and lit a film. But today's film-makers no longer have a signature, says David Thomson Fifty years ago, when Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest opened, it was received with ...