UK 'Mad Man': Ads can do good Nov 18, 2009
But there's a trend: The portrayal of the advertising executive as an indecisive juror in "12 Angry Men," "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," "North by Northwest," another Cary Grant portrayal in "Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House," the character of the husband in "Bewitched." It's an interesting Hollywood staple. It's a lot less boring than banking if you have to feature a few minutes of an office. (CNN)
Film Gifts for Christmas Nov 14, 2009
Also on tap for holiday season gift giving is a James Bond 10-pack, a 50th anniversary edition of Alfred Hitchcock s North by Northwest , a new state-of-the-art restoration of Disney s 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a nine-disc Mel Brooks collection and a seven-disc set of Sylvester Stallone s Rocky series. It all adds up to a nice holiday mix of film viewing that remains on hand to return to time after time. (Suite101.com)
Samantha says no to more sex in the city Nov 14, 2009
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New on DVD: 'North by Northwest' in beautiful Blu-ray Nov 6, 2009
By Turner Broadcast System, Inc.. Beautiful people look even better in Blu-ray: Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint try to evade mysterious foreign agents. (USA Today -- Life)
Landau Still Taken By Direction Of 'North By Northwest' Nov 4, 2009
Warner Home Video ImageMartin Landau in "North by Northwest," and today ... Landau Still Taken By Direction Of 'North By Northwest ... All spotlights will be pointing southwest Monday night in the honor of the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece "North by Northwest," as the famed director's classic "wrong man" thriller celebrates its 50th anniversary at the American Film Institute's Los Angeles Film Festival. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Still North by North-best 50 years later Nov 3, 2009
Eva Marie Saint was best known for playing Marlon Brando s mousy girlfriend in On the Waterfront when Alfred Hitchcock asked her to be a sexy double agent in North by Northwest ... Saint is perfect as perhaps the ultimate Hitchcock blonde in North by Northwest, which makes its debut today in a stunning Blu-ray edition to mark the film s 50th anniversary ... North by Northwest was the only time Saint worked with Grant. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DVD Report: Knowing a hawk from a handsaw Nov 1, 2009
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Mgm) By Globe Correspondent / November 1, 2009 ... There s no image more thrillingly suspenseful in North by Northwest (1959), or in any of Alfred Hitchcock s films, really. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood’s love affair with aviation has had its ups, downs Oct 18, 2009
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) All right, by no means is it an aviation movie ... Still, North by Northwest boasts what is surely the greatest sequence featuring an open-cockpit plane - probably any kind of plane - in movie history. (Boston Globe)
Veteran actors stumble in 'Hank' and 'The Middle' Sep 30, 2009
An endless road stretches behind her, while the vast cornfields of central Indiana spread out in all directions - think "North by Northwest," without the crop duster or Cary Grant. There's a story in how this average, Middle American mother of three ended up here, and that is the story of this week's opener. (Fresno Bee)
Critic’s corner Sep 22, 2009
North by Northwest 8 p.m., TCM Yes, the new season is in full swing this week. Shows are starting and returning and demanding your attention. (Boston Globe)
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)
Daily guide to television and radio Sep 22, 2009
North by Northwest 8 p.m. (TCM). Hitchcock classic about mistaken identity. (Boston Globe)
The look of Mad Men Sep 21, 2009
If there is a spiritual predecessor to Mad Men, it surely comes in the form of Hitchcock's North by Northwest, released at the tail end of 1959. The protagonist is also a Manhattan adman, Roger Thornhill, but his suit features in so much of the film it nearly qualifies for a nomination for best supporting actor. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Demand for crop dusting soars with new pesticides Sep 21, 2009
The business has come a long way since a crop duster chased Cary Grant through a rustling corn field in the 1959 movie "North By Northwest." Even the term crop duster doesn't really describe the job anymore. When crop dusting began in the 1920s, pilots mainly applied dry chemicals. (Anchorage Daily 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)
Ask Mick LaSalle: Credits, penises, comedies! Jul 19, 2009
Dear Mick LaSalle: I came upon "North by Northwest" and thought, "Oh boy, I'm going to enjoy this classic Hitchcock film with great actors." Boy, was I wrong ... In the meantime, from personal experience, let me suggest that you resist the temptation to dine out on this one - you know, the old temptation to be the one interesting person who can't stand "North by Northwest." It just makes it harder to say "oops" later on. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Reno's Artown fest: All of July, and mostly free Jun 30, 2009
Families bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics to the island Wingfield Park for the movie series that this year includes such favorites as "Mary Poppins," ''Beauty in the Beast" and Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest. "Organizers bill it as the "largest, most diverse" arts festival in the nation. Macmillan said that's based on its "size and scope" covering all the disciplines of art and culture, including history and the humanities.msnbc.com travel teasersMario Garcia Durham, the... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Everyone is a Winner at Reno's Free Art Fest Jun 24, 2009
Families bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics to the island Wingfield Park for the movie series that this year includes such favorites as "Mary Poppins," "Beauty in the Beast" and Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest.". Organizers bill it as the "largest, most diverse" arts festival in the nation. (Fox News)
Rear Window Movie (1954) Apr 12, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock (The 39 Steps, North by Northwest) directed. Franz Waxman delivered the taut music score. (Suite101.com)
What is it about trains in movies? Mar 28, 2009
Brief Encounter Some Like It Hot Sliding Doors North by Northwest Before Sunrise ... Not too long ago Virgin Trains cannibalised two great train-heavy movies, North by Northwest and Some Like It Hot, for an advert ... A journey on the famous and luxurious Twentieth Century, from New York to Chicago, plays a major part in North by Northwest. (BBC News -- UK)
Classic movies made to order in the Warner Archive Collection Mar 28, 2009
classics but the RKO and pre-1986 MGM library as well - onto DVD. He's forward-thinking, embracing Blu-ray with a vengeance: this year such four-star specials as a cleaned-up "Gone With the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" and a fully restored "North By Northwest" come to the format. That's great, but the Warner Archive Collection (), which Feltenstein launched this week, is a technical breakthrough that may turn out to be revolutionary. (Boston Globe)
Sex, lies, and spies: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in 'Duplicity' Mar 20, 2009
Corporate anomie aside, the engine driving this film is sidelong romance of the "North by Northwest" or "Charade" school. Gilroy still takes himself far too seriously to make a great comedy, yet he's made a good stepchild to those older movies, which were as concerned with their stars' images as they were with clean, classical storytelling. (Boston Globe)
'Duplicity' between spies goes way back Mar 18, 2009
Cary Grant, mistaken for a spy, and Eva Marie Saint stare death in the face in North by Northwest ... North by Northwest (1959, MGM, out of print; available used online). (USA Today)
The Cougar Lounge - Just Asking For Trouble Mar 2, 2009
Breakfast At Tiffany's, Star Wars, North By Northwest, Some Like It Hot, It's A Wonderful Life, This Is Spinal Tap and, of course, Monty Python and the Holy Grail ["Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!". If one needs more convincing, then consider this - Alfred Hitchcock never as in nada, zero, zilch won an Academy Award for Best Director and neither Walter Matthau nor Jack Lemmon were even nominated for best actor in The Odd Couple and... (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
SHOWTIME: Compare past Oscar shows Feb 23, 2009
A montage of famed chase sequences or speedy driving superimposed over the city: Terminator 2, Easy Rider, North by Northwest, galloping dinosaurs. Photographing them against a white background, director Errol Morris interviews everyone from Peter O'Toole to Abigail Breslin about the Oscar experience. (USA Today -- Life)
