Features
Wednesday, June 16 2010
"Some of My Best Friends Are in Concentration Camps": The Absence of Jews in Hitchcock's WWII Films
Although Hitchcock made several films expressing his opposition to the Nazis, viewing these films leads to the question: Where was any mention of the Jews who were so profoundly affected by the Nazis and WWII?
Friday, January 25 2008
Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007
It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year.
Reviews
Friday, January 13 2012
In 'The Lady Vanishes', Hitchcock Mines Plenty of Tension from the Fairly Simple Premise
Alfred Hitchcock presents a sharp contrast between the early comic scenes at the hotel and the violent finalé. The stakes rise slowly and deliberately, which increases the ultimate effect by the end.
Friday, January 4 2008
The Lady Vanishes
Criterion does justice to this example of Hitchcock at the height of his British period, cleaning up the original film and providing a variety of supplementary material to sate Hitchcock enthusiasts, including essays, interviews, and promotional art.
