Hitchcock 101: 1935-1938 – ‘The 39 Steps’ to ‘The Lady Vanishes’
In Day Two of our Director Spotlight series on the Master of Suspense, we revisit the four strongest films of Alfred Hitchcock’s British period.
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Hitchcock’s ‘Blackmail’ and the Birth of the British Talkies
Consideration of both the sound and the silent versions of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Blackmail’ provides a unique opportunity to explore the methods of an artist and industry in transition.
Director Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock helped to create the modern horror genre, the modern thriller, and the modern black comedy. He changed film, even as he was inventing new ways to approach it. Stay tuned through October as we present our collection of essays on the Master of Suspense.
Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ Is the Mother of All Horrors
Psycho stands out not only for being one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest films, it is also one of his most influential. It has been a template and source material for an almost endless succession of later horror films, making it appropriate to identify it as the mother of all horror films.
Hitchcock 101: 1927 – 1934 – ‘The Lodger’ to ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’
In today's installment of our retrospective survey of Alfred Hitchcock's singular career, we revisit his first major statements. Thrillingly, all of Hitchcock's trademark themes and signature moves are visible in these early masterpieces -- an uncanny talent, Hitch arrived, it would seem, fully formed.
Get Out of the Shower!: The Shower Scene and Hitchcock’s Narrative Style in ‘Psycho’
In Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock subverts the narrative expectations laid out in the early parts, producing something very different from the suspense film that we anticipate.
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!
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 annihilate it.
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.
The Three Faces of Alfred Hitchcock
We must view Alfred Hitchcock as the brilliant, horrifying, innovative, monstrous composite he authentically was.
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.
The Outer Beauty in Hitchcock’s ‘Rebecca’
British elegance and American money combined make Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca a visual delight.