Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 19, 2024

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh star in Alfred Hitchock’s suspense classic “Psycho” Psycho (1960) is an American suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. The supporting cast i   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on June 4, 2021

Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: May 25, 2021 Region — 4K UHD: Region Free Blu-ray: Region A Length — Original Theatrical Version: 01:49:04 Censored Re-release Version: 01:48:51 Video— 4K UHD: 2160P (HEVC, H.265) Blu-ray: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio — 4K UHD: English DTS X Blu-ra   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on November 1, 2020

Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: September 08, 2020 Region: Region A Length — Psycho (Original Theatrical Version): 01:49:04 Psycho (Censored Re-release Version): 01:48:51 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English DTS X 7.1 English DTS-HD Master Audio Alternate Audio: 2.0 Mono Sp   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Theresa Brown on March 21, 2020

The Directors’ Chair: Psycho (1960) Some directors specialize in comedy, others in suspense. Still others delve in horror, romance or westerns. There are directors known for many films and some known only for one. Directors can put their stamp all over their films, while others get the   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 25, 2018

Okay, here’s the short version of this review: Psycho II is a much better movie than any movie calling itself Psycho II should be. Alright, let’s go a bit deeper, then. When a movie calls itself Psycho II and opens with the classic and infamous shower scene from the 1960...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 20, 2018

For all intent and purposes, Psycho could be an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Hitchcock knew that better than anyone else. Foregoing the more lavish Technicolor tones he had used in Vertigo (1958) and North by Northwest (1959) and lacking the same type of studio backing, he shot this...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 2, 2017

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) > A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Psycho is probably the film that represents Alfred Hitchcock the most in popul   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2017

Mill Creek Entertainment has released a Blu-ray triple feature consisting of three horror films from the late 60s-early 70s. Two of the films, TORTURE GARDEN and THE CREEPING FLESH, make sense being bundled together, since they are both British productions and they each star Peter Cushing. The third   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on March 6, 2017

Psycho Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Joseph Stephano from a novel by Robert Bloch 1960/USA Shamley Productions Repeat viewing/My DVD collection One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I would give anything to have seen this, uncontaminated, on opening night.  I knew the ending be   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on August 22, 2016

Distributor: Shout Factory Release Date: August 23, 2016 Region: Region A Length: 96 min Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English Ratio: 1.78:1 Notes: This title is available in various DVD editions of the film from Universal Pictures. “It was a gre   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on July 7, 2016

Distributor: Universal Release Date: July 12, 2016 The 50th Anniversary Edition of Psycho (1960) was one of the first reviews posted on this site. This exact same transfer is being released with the same supplemental features in this new Pop Art edition of the film. For more a detailed review...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on September 30, 2015

50 years ago, I saw Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho for the first time. It was 1965 and though the film was originally released in 1960, its immense popularity led to a re-issue five years later. Thankfully, by 1965 my parents considered me old enough, and so one spring evening I ventured...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on September 30, 2015

50 years ago, I saw Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho for the first time. It was 1965 and though the film was originally released in 1960, its immense popularity led to a re-issue five years later. Thankfully, by 1965 my parents considered me old enough, and so one spring evening I ventured...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on September 30, 2015

50 years ago, I saw Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho for the first time. It was 1965 and though the film was originally released in 1960, its immense popularity led to a re-issue five years later. Thankfully, by 1965 my parents considered me old enough, and so one spring evening I ventured...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 17, 2014

Coming as it did after Albert Finney's lively turn in Tom Jones (1963), it's not shocking that the actor's darker role in the bleak Night Must Fall (1964) did not make a big splash upon its original release. In fact, the contrast must have been quite startling for audiences. Finney...   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on October 12, 2014

The 50th Anniversary Edition of Psycho (1960) was one of the first reviews posted on this site. The exact same disc has recently been re-released with the same transfer, supplements, and artwork (minus the 50th Anniversary label). The only difference between the two releases is that the more recent   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on October 11, 2014

vt 3 Loves of a Psycho Cat US / 69 minutes (expanded exploitative version) / bw / World Wide Dir & Pr: Eve (aka Herb Stanley) Scr: Bill Boyd Cine: Paul Guffee Cast: Eileen Lord, Ed Garrabrandt, Frank Geraci, Dick Lord, Jake LaMotta, Arlenne Lorrance. A horror/sleaze-influenced riff on movies...   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on July 9, 2014

Publisher: University of Illinois Press Release Date: October 1, 2011 Nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category of Best Critical/Biographical, 2012. Walter Raubicheck and Walter Srebnick’s Scripting Hitchcock explores the collaborative process between   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 30, 2014

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) marks the arrival of the slasher genre on the Hollywood horror scene, and today it retains a powerful hold on the public imagination, even though the movie itself is quite tame by modern standards. Because the picture has become so familiar, even to people who   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 30, 2014

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) marks the arrival of the slasher genre on the Hollywood horror scene, and today it retains a powerful hold on the public imagination, even though the movie itself is quite tame by modern standards. Because the picture has become so familiar, even to people who   read more