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Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956) - A Few Visuals
on May 5, 2008 in Doris Day Film History James Stewart Film Philosophy Film Criticism Film Studies Alfred Hitchcock The Man Who Knew too Much Rear Window A dyed-in-the-wool commitment-phobe, L. B. Jeffries (James Stewart) watched from the shadows as his deepest fears about marriage were played out in the apartments adjacent to his own in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). These miniature dramas we...
Details of Alfred Hitchcock's Obsession "Exposed"
on Jun 3, 2008 in Film History Tippi Hedren The Birds Marnie Film Studies Alfred Hitchcock Donald Spoto Alfred Hitchcock -- like many Hollywood directors who worked with beautiful women -- tended to become infatuated with his leading ladies. It seems he fell especially hard for 'Tippi' Hedren, with whom he worked on The Birds and Marnie. As time went b...
Tippi Hedren: Alfred Hitchcock's Waterloo?
on Jun 4, 2008 in Film History Tippi Hedren Marnie Film Studies Family Plot Alfred Hitchcock Books About Alfred Hitchcock Torn Curtain Donald Spoto Topaz 'Tippi' Hedren was Alfred Hitchcock’s "last great obsession and arguably his downfall." So said Donald Spoto in recent statements published in the London Daily Express. “Considering the films he made and the leading ladies who came after Tippi, i...
Kim Novak Homage in the New York Times
on Aug 18, 2008 in Film History Vertigo Kim Novak Film Philosophy Film Criticism Film Studies Alfred Hitchcock The August 17 edition of the New York Times gave Kim Novak her props -- citing most of her great movies, but focusing much of its attention on her timeless (literally!) performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Writes columnist Stanley Fish:"She was...
"North by Northwest"'s Roger O. Thornhill is now on Twitter
on Oct 15, 2008 in North by Northwest Joel Gunz Film Philosophy Mad Men Film Studies Alfred Hitchcock Are you familiar with social media application Twitter? In the way that Facebook is the new MySpace, Twitter is the new Facebook.With that in mind, I've created a new Twitter identity named @Roger0Thornhill. Roger, of course, is the gray-suited Madis...