Beyond the Grave in Baltimore: Poe Resurfaces The master of the macabre gets a memorial service 160 years later. Oct 12, 2009
"Alfred Hitchcock is coming, H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All of these people jumped at the chance, and they will be in Baltimore for the funeral giving their own eulogies," says Jerome with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. "I tell you it's easier getting dead people to appear than living people," he adds. (ABC News)
State Theatre screens Hitchcock's Vertigo Oct 12, 2009
Mystery and intrigue were the topics of discussion when the State Theatre presented a screening of Vertigo Sunday, the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. The screening, hosted by the State Theatre Film Collective, included both a pre- and post-film discussion, which State Theatre Development Director Carol Falke said was a great addition to seeing the older film on the big screen. (Daily Collegian, PA)
FilmNights starting at Grace Theatre Oct 11, 2009
In the spring, FilmNights will present a full nine-week season of films, ranging from Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock films to grand epics like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gone With the Wind." FilmNights organizers eventually plan to present an eclectic mix of well-known classic and interesting art and foreign language film. No reservations are necessary to attend FilmNights. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
At last, Poe gets a fitting send-off Oct 10, 2009
His innovations in detective writing can be seen as the direct antecedent to Sherlock Holmes, for instance, or to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. His balloon hoax of 1844 - in which he wrote a newspaper article reporting the fictitious crossing of the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon - cuts a path to Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds 94 years later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Setzer takes trip to ‘Lonely Avenue’ Oct 9, 2009
A big fan of Robert Mitchum, James Cagney, and Alfred Hitchcock, Setzer gave his new CD a story line, just like those downbeat, black-and-white movies from the 1940s and 50s in which the antihero is double-crossed by a femme fatale. The result is the Brian Setzer Orchestra s Songs From Lonely Avenue, which comes out Tuesday. (Boston Globe)
Edgar Allan Poe gets funeral Oct 7, 2009
Writers and artists influenced by Poe, including Arthur Conan Doyle and Alfred Hitchcock, will also be represented. Jerome expects to cry -- one reason he won't be speaking. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a howl Sep 30, 2009
From The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Lyric Stage Company to Orfeo Group s The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and the recent Broadway - by way of the Huntington Theatre Company - hit Alfred Hitchcock s The 39 Steps, scripts requiring actors to take multiple roles have become all the rage. The latest addition to this delightful genre is a British adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s The Hound of the Baskervilles, making its American debut at Shakespeare & Company under the... (Boston Globe)
10 Questions for Ken Burns Sep 25, 2009
I wanted to be John Ford or Alfred Hitchcock or Howard Hawks. But I have found in this work--asking over and over again, Who are these strange and complicated people who like to call themselves Americans. (Time.com)
Kay sets stage for screenwriters this weekend Sep 23, 2009
And I got to meet a lot of people in the business, from Alfred Hitchcock on down, and was able to work with some of them in evaluating film, which turned out to be a pretty good lesson. " If nothing else, the sheer volume of movies Kay watched during his AJC days taught him a lot about structuring stories into scripts. "I usually saw about 300 films a year, which makes it kind of difficult to go see a film today," he said. "There were times when I'd see three movies a day. (Athens Banner-Herald)
GARY WALKER: Nothing like an afternoon at the movies Sep 22, 2009
For good examples of old-time crisp dialogue, check out "His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russsell, or the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "North by Northwest.". My faultfinding with today's cinema notwithstanding, I still love going to the movies. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Critic’s corner Sep 22, 2009
This fantastic Alfred Hitchcock thriller is both suspenseful and a spoof, plus it stars Cary Grant. Sometimes a classic is exactly what the TV doctor ordered, and sometimes a train beats flying. (Boston Globe)
Johnny gets steamed on Project Runway Sep 19, 2009
Paging Alfred Hitchcock. A feeding frenzyFrom there, it was straight on through to what shall henceforth be known as the Great Prevarication. (MSNBC -- News)
Wood on Words: Latin verb vetere turns into many English words Sep 19, 2009
It s also the title of a strange 1958 film by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, whose lead character, played by James Stewart, suffers from the condition. The word vertigo comes from the Latin verb vertere, meaning to turn. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Daily guide to television and radio Sep 15, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock remake of his own 1934 thriller. James Stewart. (Boston Globe)
Why 3D movies have become the real thing Sep 12, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock went stereoscopic with Dial M for Murder but declared 3D a nine-day wonder and I came in on the ninth day. There was even a 3D musical Kiss Me Kate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
‘Vampire Diaries’ opens a new vein of angst and fangs Sep 10, 2009
The pop allusions (to Carson Daly, Alfred Hitchcock) and the fog-machine-based production design are flat and unambitious. But The Vampire Diaries nonetheless satisfactorily opens up yet another TV world of heightened youth, where blood-sucking is a metaphor for a whole range of fears and desires. (Boston Globe)
Brazil seeks to end 'fugitive haven' image Sep 9, 2009
The perception of South America's largest country as a destination for international fugitives has featured widely in Hollywood movies stretching as far back as 1946 and the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Notorious". The Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo says that in the 1990's alone at least 60 films featured a storyline in which a seemingly successful criminal either escaped to Brazil, or as the final credits rolled headed off to the airport smugly holding plane tickets to take them there. (BBC News -- Americas)
Student-run film festival to kick off at MSU Sep 1, 2009
Of course, that doesn't apply to 1954's Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window or 1958's Vertigo, which played last semester. I was ordered by Fish to have at least one Hitchcock a semester, Waggoner said. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Hotel Guests' "Peep Shows" Draw Stares Aug 28, 2009
There was a whole Alfred Hitchcock movie about it, fer cryin' out loud. The hotel straddles the new Highline park, so it's a bit more public. (CBS News)
AVATAR: The movie that will change cinema forever? Aug 22, 2009
It's not the first time cinema has flirted with 3D - Alfred Hitchcock even experimented with the technology when he filmed Dial M for Murder in the 1950s. But the results have often been derided, either for hokey effects or poor stories, with Spy Kids 3D and Journey to the Centre of the Earth both getting a lukewarm reception. (The Drudge Report)
Seven Great Horror Remakes Aug 20, 2009
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter): This tale of interspecies paranoia might be the greatest movie Alfred Hitchcock never made. Though indebted to bravura performances, locations, sound design and Ennio Morricone's subdued score, it's the deft use of puppetry, makeup and models that drives this films central gut punch: a malicious alien life form, found frozen in the Antarctic, capable of perfectly imitating any organism and surviving even after it's been blown to pieces. (Suite101.com)
Stamps honor early TV shows Aug 19, 2009
Available nationwide now, all 50 million stamps, available in sheets of 20, commemorate "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet;" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents;" "The Dinah Shore Show;" "Dragnet;" "The Ed Sullivan Show;" "The George Burns e Allen Show;" "Hopalong Cassidy;" "The Honeymooners;" "Howdy Doody;" "I Love Lucy;" "Kukla, Fran and Ollie;" "Lassie;" "The Lone Ranger; " "Perry Mason; " "The Phil Silvers Show; " "The Red Skelton Show;" "Texaco Star Theater;" "The Tonight Show;" "The Twilight Zone;"... (Nogales International, AZ)
What was your favorite 50s TV show? Aug 19, 2009
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: Film director Alfred Hitchcock presented tales of mystery and suspense in this anthology series. Its memorable theme music was based on Charles Gounod s Funeral March of a Marionette. (Burlington Union, MA)
What to do this week Aug 17, 2009
At the Castro Theatre, you can see "Dial M for Murder," a Grace Kelly, Ray Milland classic directed by Alfred Hitchcock; "Kiss Me Kate," with Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson; and "The Mad Magician," with Vincent Price. Bonus: the Three Stooges short "Pardon My Backfire." $7. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hitchcock: Suspense King Still Copied Aug 14, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock: Watch the Classics, Skip the Remakes - ABC News ... Alfred Hitchcock: Watch the Classics, Skip the Remakes ... Go behind the scenes of Alfred Hitchcock's "39 Steps" on Broadway. (ABC News)
TV shows honored with stamps Aug 14, 2009
On the mysterious side are stamps honoring Alfred Hitchcock, who presented tales of suspense, and Jack Webb, who unraveled mysteries as Sgt. Joe Friday on "Dragnet.". "Perry Mason" makes an appearance on a stamp featuring Burr, who played the star defense lawyer, and William Talman, who specialized in losing cases to Mason as prosecutor Hamilton Burger. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Golden 1950s TV returns on commemorative stamps Aug 12, 2009
On the mysterious side are stamps honoring Alfred Hitchcock, who presented tales of suspense, and Jack Webb, who unraveled mysteries as the LAPD's Sgt. Joe Friday on "Dragnet.". Perry Mason makes an appearance on a stamp featuring Raymond Burr, who played the star defense lawyer, and William Talman, who specialized in losing cases to Mason when playing prosecutor Hamilton Burger. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Thai court rejects US request to extradite Russian Aug 11, 2009
HBO's "Assault in the Ring," which debuted on Saturday night, is a masterpiece of storytelling with plot twists worthy of Alfred Hitchcock. "Assault" is the sorry tale of a 1983 undercard bout at Madison Square Garden between up-and-comer Billy Collins Jr. and Luis Resto, battling not to fall into the abyss known in boxing as "opponent.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)
'Anne Frank' remains powerful document Aug 11, 2009
He said that it was the most suspenseful [moment], more so than anything Alfred Hitchcock did, that scene, the cat scene. Yeah, I mean we're proud of it. (CNN)
Government Puts Stamp On Fifties' TV Shows Aug 7, 2009
The shows getting the Post Office's stamp of approval are The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Dinah Shore Show; Dragnet; The Ed Sullivan Show; The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show; Hopalong Cassidy; The Honeymooners; Howdy Doody; I Love Lucy; Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Lassie; The Lone Ranger; Perry Mason; The Phil Silvers Show; The Red Skelton Show; Texaco Star Theater; Tonight Show; Twilight Zone; and You Bet Your Life. More Content. (Multichannel News)
Turner Classic Movies to Launch A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, New Series of One-Hour Specials Focusing on Film Genres Aug 6, 2009
The special will feature interviews with such figures as TCM host Robert Osborne; Ken Follett, author of Eye of the Needle; Bryan Singer, writer and director of The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie; Diablo Cody, writer and producer of the upcoming film Jennifer's Body; Kenneth Branagh, director and star of Dead Again; Mel Brooks, writer, director and star of the Hitchcock spoof High Anxiety; David Koepp, writer-director of Stir of Echoes; Norman Lloyd, star of Hitchcock's Saboteur and producer and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Get Rid of August Aug 4, 2009
Raoul Wallenberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Herman Melville, and Mae West were born in August. Richard Nixon resigned in August. (Slate)
Museum puts fans face to face with 115 wax celebs Jul 30, 2009
The stars come complete with accessories: The Red Sea parts on demand beneath you in front of Charlton Heston, a shower curtain hides a cutout in a bathtub by Alfred Hitchcock, there are extra habits so you can join Whoopi Goldberg in a "Sister Act," a bicycle next to Lance Armstrong puts you both in the Tour de France and Tom Hanks is just hanging out on a bus stop bench waiting for company. Anyone can visit the museum, but to stay you have to have an invitation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Starstruck? See celebs at Hollywood museum Jul 29, 2009
Celebs up close and personalThe stars come complete with accessories: The Red Sea parts on demand beneath you in front of Charlton Heston, a shower curtain hides a cutout in a bathtub by Alfred Hitchcock, there are extra habits so you can join Whoopi Goldberg in a "Sister Act," a bicycle next to Lance Armstrong puts you both in the Tour de France and Tom Hanks is just hanging out on a bus stop bench waiting for company. Anyone can visit the museum, but to stay you have to have an invitation. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Elia Kazan retrospective at the Harvard Film Archive Jul 26, 2009
Unlike, say, John Ford or Howard Hawks or Alfred Hitchcock, he saw himself as more than a filmmaker. In his public life, he was an actor, a dramaturge, a best-selling novelist. (Boston Globe)
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Alfred Hitchcock was slyly elliptical in his conversation, so you never were quite sure where he was taking you. Michael Mann is chilly and brooding and, like most of his characters, vaguely hostile. (Variety)
Bright House to show pogTV film winners Sunday Jul 25, 2009
But the safe exterior belies the mind of an Alfred Hitchcock. Sanichar and his friend Andrew Willis won first place in the high school division of the Port Orange Government TV Film Festival with a short film titled "With My Own Two Eyes.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Dems to GOP Nominee: Will the Defendant Please Rise? Jul 24, 2009
(Alfred Hitchcock, the Marx Brothers' movies and Ruthless People -- the last one supposedly a primer for dealing with the Democrats. . (Human Events Online)
THE TO-DO LIST: 10 things you should check out this week Jul 21, 2009
In her intense portrait of bomb squad technicians on the front lines in Iraq, Point Break director Kathryn Bigelow blends the pulse-pounding action of Ridley Scott with the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock. This is unforgettable stuff. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Ed White, Jimmy Stewart inducted in Aviation Hall Jul 20, 2009
Joining White as enshrinees in Saturday night s ceremony, which hundreds of people attended, were Eileen Collins, the first woman to command an American space mission; Russell Meyer Jr., former head of the Cessna Aircraft Co., and Stewart, who was a bomber pilot during World War II before starring in such classic movies as It s a Wonderful Life and Alfred Hitchcock s Rear Window. On Friday night, the hall presented its Spirit of Flight Award to the Apollo astronaut crews for their roles in the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Dallas McKennon, exuberant voice and character actor Jul 20, 2009
He had small parts in Alfred Hitchcock s 1963 suspense film The Birds, and the 1967 Elvis Presley vehicle Clambake. He also inhabited bad-guy roles in a string of TV and movie westerns including Gunsmoke, The Virginian, Wagon Train, and Bonanza. (Boston Globe)
Review: 'AFI Lifetime Achievement Award' Jul 18, 2009
Viewers who remember the AFI Awards when they were really a big deal (they've been around since 1973) will remember that the shows were lavish, the participants were major and the honorees themselves were legitimate legends: John Ford, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis. This year's show was filmed at a movie studio, done up to look like a big banquet hall. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth Jul 18, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick get 40 percent of the top 10 between them, while Fellini, Renoir, Truffaut, Antonioni and Godard -- along with every other foreign-language filmmaker besides Kurosawa -- are shut out. (Of those name-brand directors, only Bergman gets a film in the top 20, with "Persona" at No. 15. (Salon)
Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni? Jul 15, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick get 40 percent of the top 10 between them, while Fellini, Renoir, Truffaut, Antonioni and Godard -- along with every other foreign-language filmmaker besides Kurosawa -- are shut out ... Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock 3 ... Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock 10. (Salon)
Film actors visit Columbia couple Jul 7, 2009
Both also worked in television, Kuhn handling roles on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Curtis appearing in such family staples as Leave It To Beaver and The Ozzie and Harriet Show. Curtis also had a lengthy career as a producer and director. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Library to sweeten the deal on movies Jul 6, 2009
Mr. Swint said he's far more likely to buy an Alfred Hitchcock movie on disc than the 1987 Bette Midler/Shelly Long movie Outrageous Fortune , which hardly ever gets checked out. "For me to try to duplicate everything we have wouldn't make sense," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Don't Look Now A 1973 Horror Clas... Jul 4, 2009
Based on a short story by English writer Daphne du Maurier, Don t Look Now was one of the few mystery stories that escaped the crafty eye of Alfred Hitchcock; as the legendary filmmaker would direct two of Dame du Maurier s best pieces: Rebecca (1940) and The Birds (1963). But, Hitchcock s missed opportunity was fellow Brit filmmaker Nicolas Roeg s gain; after serving as the great cinematographer on such masterpieces as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Roeg was by 1973 forging a striking and daring... (Suite101.com)
Archive: Michael in the mirror Jun 26, 2009
Michael Jackson died Wednesday. By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY The following interview took place on Dec. 14, 2001. (USA Today -- Life)
A Brief History of the Giallo Film Jun 24, 2009
Taking several pages from Alfred Hitchcock s playbook and spicing things up with elements of eroticism, horror, and madness, legendary director Mario Bava made what is generally considered the first giallo film, 1963 s. The plot revolves around a murder witness who is tormented by an important detail that she can t quite remember. (Suite101.com)
Bizarre life Jun 21, 2009
Mora, who is based in Los Angeles, spent five years researching the project, which took him from Dali's birthplace in Spain to Hollywood where the surrealist master worked with cinematic luminaries Alfred Hitchcock and Walt Disney. "It's hard to separate the work from the man and he created a new way of looking at things. Dali was the first modern artist to make it OK to be rich and successful and made the cover of Time magazine by the age of 34. Up until then, artists were supposed to cut their... (The Age, Australia)
The Golden Age of Horror Jun 20, 2009
Where the Bates Motel meets Elm Street. Tired of mediocre remakes. (Suite101.com)
Brookline schools considering theater company proposal Jun 19, 2009
Rob Orchard, executive director of ART, explained that the Sleep No More installation, done by the London-based Punchdrunk theater company, is a combination of Shakespeare s Macbeth and the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca. He said 41 different sets would be set up in the Old Lincoln School, which patrons would wander through as they interacted with actors and the sets. (Brookline TAB, MA)
* Digging into the City by the Bay Jun 18, 2009
Highlights include the Brockleback Apartments at 1000 Mason St, which is famous for being the home of Kim Novaks character in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo, the Fairmont Hotel, the Pacific-Union Club and Grace Cathedral. Gorgeous homes are also plentiful in the Western Addition, which is located between Van Ness Avenue, Golden Gate Park, the Haight, and Pacific Heights and renowned for having the highest concentration of Victorian houses in San Francisco. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
No TV doldrums for 'the haves' Jun 6, 2009
They're based on the entertaining enough Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, but like Alfred Hitchcock or Stanley Kubrick in "The Shining," the HBO producers and writers (led by Alan Ball of "Six Feet Under") raise the pulp material to another level, fueled by a juke-joint soundtrack that might even one-up the music of "The Sopranos.". The satire of the religious right, as one example of the show's themes, is razor sharp. (Boston Globe)
David Carradine's suicide theory disputed Jun 5, 2009
He also made appearances in television series such as "Gunsmoke" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." His first starring role in a series was as the title character in "Shane" in 1966. Carradine was married five times and divorced four, according to People magazine. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Chaplin left an impression on actor Jun 4, 2009
Lloyd is a master storyteller who can regale audiences with tales of working with Orson Welles or his relationship with director Alfred Hitchcock, first as an actor in 1942's "Saboteur" and later as a producer and director on the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents.". But on a recent afternoon, the erudite Lloyd is holding court in the woodsy Los Angeles house he shares with his wife of 73 years, Peggy, to talk about his friendship with Chaplin. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood Thrillers, Overview May 31, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of the Thriller ... Alfred Hitchcock is considered the auteur master of the thriller genre. (Suite101.com)
Sam Raimi discusses 'Drag Me to Hell,' 'Evil Dead,' and 'Spider-Man' May 31, 2009
I've been influenced by the brilliant films of Alfred Hitchcock and the work of Spielberg, and I admire the work of Fellini and Bergman. It's very hard to say exactly who my influences are. (Boston Globe)
Blog intruder May 29, 2009
This inter-relatedness of Connellys villains and heroes is a nice little twist for fans who enjoy spotting the references, in the same way that Alfred Hitchcock fans enjoy keeping an eye out for the masters signature appearance in his films. McEvoy is an LA Times crime reporter, long on the beat and in the tooth, who is made redundant as the book opens. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Congressman Affleck meets the press May 22, 2009
In this Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Joel McCrea stars as Johnny Jones, a crime reporter turned foreign correspondent who uses the rather flashy pen-name of Huntley Haverstock. Based on journalist Vincent Sheean's 1935 memoir, Personal History, the film follows Haverstock as he tries to expose enemy spies in Britain. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Million Dollar Baby wins best picture May 21, 2009
Scorsese, now a five-time loser, matched the record of Oscar futility held by a handful of legendary filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Altman, who also went 0-for-5 in the directing category. Eastwood, who directed a segment of Scorseses music-documentary TV series The Blues, had kind words for his rival backstage. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Carly Weeks reports">'You're seeing the future' May 18, 2009
" PACK YOUR BAGS Getting there Turkish Airlines is planning to offer direct flights to Istanbul from Toronto this summer. Air Canada doesn't have direct flights to Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, but books flights through partner airlines. Where to stay W Hotel Suleyman Seba Caddesi 22, Akaretler, Besiktas; 90 (212) 381-2121; . From $230. When it opened last year, Istanbul's W Hotel became the company's first venture into Europe. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus iragan... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Truffaut series reveals director's edge, and his softer side May 17, 2009
For much of his career, Francois Truffaut was seen as the contemporary French filmmaker: heir of Jean Renoir, intimate of Alfred Hitchcock, even casting choice of Steven Spielberg. (The number of people familiar with Truffaut's two dozen features is surely a fraction of those who've seen his brief supporting performance in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."). (Boston Globe)
Metal Gear Solid Overrated? May 15, 2009
By moving Snake's exploits into 3D, developers were able to position the camera to create tension in the exact same ways film directors like Alfred Hitchcock had done in the past. The attention to detail was unparalleled at the time. (IGN PS2)
London theater wants to rent out Brookline's Old Lincoln School for elaborate production May 15, 2009
Orchard believes the Old Lincoln School, with its long narrow hallways and high ceilings, would be the perfect home for the theater company s first American experiment: Sleep No More, an adaptation of Shakespeare s Macbeth told through the lens of Alfred Hitchcock s Rebecca. The theater hopes to take over the space this fall and begin holding shows six nights a week from October through January, with up to 300 patrons making the trip to Brookline each night. (Brookline TAB, MA)
