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Alfred Hitchcock Geek: Now 20% Geekier
on Oct 13, 2009 in Joel Gunz Saul Bass Alfred Hitchcock Woo! I finally added a proper masthead to this blog and it looks pretty cool, if I do say so, m'self.I created the text portion using a very sweet font created for this Saul Bass fan site. (As you may know, Bass designed the titles and posters for m...
From Hitchcock, with Love
on Oct 7, 2009In From Russia with Love, the filmmakers ripped entire scenes from the Hitchcock catalog.Alfred Hitchcock brought to the screen iconic spy characters that inspired the creation of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Robert Ludlum’s James Bourne and the nov...
Alfred Hitchcock Geek Takes the Stage (Finally)
on Sep 28, 2009 in Jill Paice Joel Gunz The 39 Steps on Broadway The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock Sean Mahon Sorry, my bloggy friends, about the lateness of this final post. Last week, I promised to share how my Talkback Tuesday presentation after the performance of The 39 Steps on Broadway went, but demands and deadlines from my professional commitments ha...
Review: The 39 Steps on Broadway
on Sep 21, 2009 in Joel Gunz The 39 Steps on Broadway The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock On September 1, I delivered the Talkback Tuesday presentation that followed the performance of The 39 Steps on Broadway. Here’s Part Two of the report.When Max and I arrived in New York, we had a few hours to kill before showtime. We dropped by the...
Alfred Hitchcock Geek on Broadway: The Report -- Part 1
on Sep 11, 2009 in Flatiron District Joel Gunz Max Gunz The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock 39 Steps on Broadway Times Square Times Square: a Disney-fied version of its former self. Not that that's a bad thing, I guess.All photos by Max Gunz.Little known New York fact: Except for the Winter Garden Theater (now showing: Mamma Mia!), not a single Broadway theater actually has...
The 39 Steps: Hannay's Finest Moment
on Aug 27, 2009 in John Buchan Film History Joel Gunz Film Philosophy The 39 Steps Film Studies Alfred Hitchcock Broadway's The 39 Steps sends up just about every movie in the Hitchcock catalog. I'll be speaking Tuesday, September 1 after the show. If you're in NYC, drop on by!Alfred Hitchcock’s plots don’t always make much sense, following, as they often d...