Hitchcock Breaks the Sound Barrier in Early Films 'Blackmail' and 'Murder!'
Hitchcock's motif of treacherous toying with filmgoers is intriguing to spot in his early silent-to-talkie thrillers, Blackmail and Murder!
11 Sep 2019
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Outsmarting the Auteur: Reassigning Power in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Marnie'
A contemporary viewing of Alfred Hitchcock's 1964 film, Marnie, makes it clear: we must understand the inner workings of the male gaze and subsequently annihilate it.
08 Feb 2019
Film Geeks Know That Hitchcock's 'Under Capricorn' Is So Much More Than Merely a Costume Drama
For viewers into the techniques of mise-en-scène, Kino Lorber's 4k digital restoration of Hitchcock's first Technicolor film, Under Capricorn, is one dazzlement after another.
13 Jul 2018
The Three Faces of Hitchcock
The culture has shattered AlfredHitchcock's legacy into separate identities. We must view him as the brilliant, horrifying, innovative, monstrous composite he authentically was.
24 Apr 2018
Hitchcock, 'Psycho', and '78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene'
"... [Psycho] broke every taboo you could possibly think of, it reinvented the language of film and revolutionised what you could do with a story on a very precise level. It also fundamentally and profoundly changed the ritual of movie going," says 78/52 director, Alexandre O. Philippe.
18 Dec 2017
The Outer Beauty in Hitchcock's 'Rebecca'
British elegance and American money combined make Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca a visual delight.
09 Nov 2017
'Reinventing Hollywood' Educates, Illuminates and Connects Films Past and Present
David Bordwell effectively argues that the change in the era of bold, different, sometimes difficult films from the '40s made a permanent mark of cinematic storytelling that resonates to this day.
06 Nov 2017
Alfred Hitchcock May Be a Moralist, but He Does Not Moralize
Hitchcock’s Moral Gaze argues that Hitchcock examined the darkest edges of his characters to help his audience understand their connection with the act of watching, gazing, and sometimes not connecting.
11 Apr 2017
Is the Author Gaming Hitchcock? or Is He Getting Gamed by Hitchcock?
“Often when I watch a Hitchcock film in this too-close manner... I am exhausted by the strain of so much scrutinizing… my task has turned me into a freak!”
21 Dec 2016
Cannes 2015: 'Hitchcock/Truffaut' Looks at Great Directors' Careers
Even people familiar with both directors will find elements of Hitchcock/Truffaut surprising, especially a moment where Hitchcock seems haunted by the question of whether he might have been looser behind the camera.
Kenneth Turan
Film
26 May 2015
Hitchcock àla Carte
Alfred Hitchcock's reputation for meticulousness in conceiving his thrillers also extended to his kitchen.
Jan Olsson
Books
19 Mar 2015
Truffaut Channels Hitchcock and Chabrol in 'The Soft Skin'
This is a cold film where it's clear something is always wrong, but no one can quite piece together what it is.
12 Mar 2015
The 13 Greatest Horror Directors of All Time
In honor of Halloween, here are 13 fascinating fright mavens who've made scary movies that much more meaningful.
29 Oct 2013
Warning! These Films Contain Madness
Attempts to update horror icons by recasting them as mere 'mistreated monsters' risk bringing them too far out of the paradoxical isolation that fuels their monstrosity.
13 Jun 2013
No Texas, No Chainsaw, No Massacre: The True Links in the Chain
With Texas Chainsaw 3D's release, the question of what the "True Story" (if any) really was, is catching the buzz, again.
04 Feb 2013
Mercifully, No One Sings 'Que sera, sera' in the 1934 Version of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Alfred Hitchcock's first take on The Man Who Knew Too Much is a marvel of cinematic economy, and full of characteristic Hitchcockian touches.
17 Jan 2013
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