Penelope perfect Nov 20, 2009
Like the hero of Alfred Hitchcock s Vertigo, one of Almodovar s many inspirations, this time out, Harry Caine (Lluis Homar) is a shattered man who is afforded an unusual second chance at recapturing a lost love ... " That still makes "Broken Embraces" superior to at least 99 percent of the movies released in 2009. Run, don't walk. lou.lumenick@nypost.com EMAIL Lou LumenickMOVIE REVIEW BROKEN EMBRACES Viva Pedro! In Spanish, with English subtitles.Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (sex,... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Still North by North-best 50 years later Nov 3, 2009
So we flew to New York and went to Bergdorf Goodman, where we sat there and models come out in dresses, just like the scene 00003859 in Vertigo ... So we flew to New York and went to Bergdorf Goodman, where we sat there and models come out in dresses, just like the scene in Vertigo. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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 ... "Vertigo is very much a San Francisco film. He captured the beauty of the city and its mystery." ... It also included photos of the Mission San Juan Bautista, which has a bell tower in the film -- but not in reality -- and the Empire Hotel, which is now called the Hotel Vertigo in memory of its place in the... (Daily Collegian, PA)
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)
Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Still Walking' Aug 31, 2009
In fact, one of his favorite movies that he saw when he was a kid is "Vertigo," the Hitchcock classic filmed in San Francisco. Kore-eda was thrilled to be staying at the Fairmont Hotel, next to the apartment building where Kim Novak lived and parked her green Rolls-Royce. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hitchcock: Suspense King Still Copied Aug 14, 2009
managed to run the gamut of including psychosis, paranoia, deadly obsession and narcissism, not to mention "Vertigo." Pretty modern stuff for a filmmaker who started off making. In 1927, Hitchcock made a scary splash with , a tale of a mysterious stranger wrongly accused of being a serial killer. (ABC News)
Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni? Jul 15, 2009
I'm totally OK with the conventional No. 1 choice, although I think "Vertigo" is several notches too high at No. 2 ... Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock 3. (Salon)
* 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)
Hollywood Thrillers, Overview May 31, 2009
His films include classics such as Rear Window, Vertigo, and The Birds. Hitchcock shocked audiences with what is arguably his most famous film, Psycho, when he killed off his main character halfway through the film. (Suite101.com)
San Francisco movie history, part 2 Apr 18, 2009
His interest in the city resulted in "Vertigo" - now and forever the quintessential San Francisco movie ... In "Vertigo," Alfred Hitchcock captures San Francisco circa 1958, a time when ladies wore gloves to go downtown and Ernie's restaurant was the in spot for those who could afford it ... -- Advisory: A "Vertigo" tour should start at Fort Point under the southern approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, where James Stewart as a detective with vertigo famously rescues Kim Novak's socialite from a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The communist touch Feb 8, 2009
One legacy is the popularity of the Constructivist style, which has been reinvented in everything from Saul Bass's 1950s titles for "Vertigo," "Psycho" and other Alfred Hitchcock movies to Barney Bubbles's 1970s artwork for Stiff Records and the current Saks campaign. But the movement has been even more influential in terms of defining a particular approach to art and design, which seems especially relevant today, as the Tate exhibition reminds us. (International Herald Tribune)
