The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 14, 2016

Vertigo is a nightmare. It starts with James Stewart recovering from a nightmare only to find himself in another one. Kim Novak finds herself trapped in a similar nightmare. There’s a lot of beauty in the nightmare, but it’s still a nightmare. And nightmares get worse before anyone wake   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 3, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 18, 2016

Unless the world learns the lessons these pictures teach, night will fall, but by God's grace we who live will learn. In 1945, army cameramen documented the liberation of Nazi concentration camps across Germany and areas of Poland that were annexed by the Germans during World War II. Their mission   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on October 30, 2015

Before the boundary-pushing American Horror Story and Fargo emerged on the scene to redefine the anthology series, Alfred Hitchcock made his own significant contribution to this television genre. Anthology series were all the rage back in the early days of television, and after more than three decad   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on August 16, 2015

Announcing The Great Alfred Hitchcock DVD Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest I am happy to announce our next DVD giveaway! From Sunday, August 16 through Saturday, September 26, 2015, Classic Movie Hub will be giving away a total of SIX Alfred Hitchcock DVDs!  And, this time, it&#82   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 23, 2015

I was saying to myself that I haven’t written a movie review on my blog since a long time. I mean, a movie review that is not due for a blogathon. The other day, I was watching The Birds and it was probably my 20th viewings (kind of). So, I felt...   read more

Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone Posted by Franchot Tone Fan on April 24, 2015

In 1959 at the age of 54, Franchot stars as an aging actor who is relegated to brief, minor roles in motion pictures in The Impossible Dream episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. As Oliver Mathews, he is hardened, irritable, and aware of his descent into mediocre roles. Even more an...   read more

Smitten Kitten Vintage Posted by Rhonda0731 on February 15, 2015

My next post, and uber late again, is on the Oscar snubbing of the one and only Alfred Hitchcock. I was stunned to learn that despite this cinematic genius receiving numerous nominations, he never won a SINGLE Oscar! What a travesty!! How could this possibly happen? Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock,...   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on November 10, 2014

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Release Date: September 11, 2014 “Rarely when authors talk about Hitchcock’s filmmaking team do they address the contributions of his actors. There is little or no serious attention paid to them or any in-depth study of their contributions to his films… While acto   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on October 31, 2014

What better word is there to describe Alfred Hitchcock other than genius? He was the true virtuoso of the film industry. His flair for making suspenseful movies is something that film lovers will marvel at for many decades to come. That’s why he’s known the world over as “The Master Of Suspense”...   read more

Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on October 18, 2014

At long last, a new countdown — a one-shot! Here are the thirty best US (or British) one-sheets for the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Given that Hitch directed more than sixty features I had hoped that this would be at least a fifty-poster countdown. But alas, many of the posters...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on October 5, 2014

I Confess is unwieldy. Director Hitchcock is extremely precise in his composition, the same goes for Robert Burks' photography (especially the photography) and Rudi Fehr's editing (which changes in harshness based on the story's tone); sure, Dimitri Tiomkin's music is all over t   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on September 15, 2014

Publisher: Nai010 Publishers Release Date: April 30, 2014 “Settings, of course, come into the preliminary plan, and usually I have a fairly clear idea about them; I was an art student before I took up with films. Sometimes I even think of backgrounds first.” -Alfred Hitchcock Having wor   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on September 6, 2014

Publisher: Titan Books Release Date: August 19, 2008 Ken Mogg’s coffee table book is better than similar books about the director. The title might lead one to believe that the book is another biography, but it is really a tribute to the director’s film output. There are similar books about...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on August 19, 2014

Just for Fun! A Compilation of Every Alfred Hitchcock Cameo… A Big Thank You to @alexisbaseball  who shared this with us on Twitter today… As we all know, master-of-suspense Alfred Hitchcock also had a ‘fun’ side — treating us to ‘ever-so-brief-can-you-spot-him&#   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 31, 2014

1. Rear Window 2. North by Northwest 3. Psycho 4. Vertigo 5. Notorious 6. Strangers on a Train 7. Shadow of a Doubt 8. Rebecca 9. The Birds 10. The Lady Vanishes 11. The 39 Steps 12. To Catch a Thief 13. Dial M For Murder 14. Foreign Correspondent 15. Lifeboat 16....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 31, 2014

1. Rear Window 2. North by Northwest 3. Psycho 4. Vertigo 5. Notorious 6. Strangers on a Train 7. Shadow of a Doubt 8. Rebecca 9. The Birds 10. The Lady Vanishes 11. The 39 Steps 12. To Catch a Thief 13. Dial M For Murder 14. Foreign Correspondent 15. Lifeboat 16....   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on July 18, 2014

Publisher: The University of Mississippi Press Release Date: April 15, 2003 “He is one of the most over-interviewed people imaginable…” –Janet Maslin (Boston After Dark, 1972) Janet Maslin’s statement has the ring of truth. Hitchcock had even developed a repertoire of standard answers to feed journ   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 28, 2014

Sabotage demands the viewer's attention. It opens with a dictionary definition of Sabotage, forcing the viewer to read something and then immediately relate it to the rapidly edited sabotage of a power station. This sequence, which sets off the first act of the film, takes place in maybe a min   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 20, 2014

Starring James Stewart and Doris Day with director Alfred Hitchcock, the film follows the couple as they travel to Morocco with their son. Through a series of strange circumstances, Stewart finds himself learning a deadly secret from a dying man he just met the previous night. Soon his son is...   read more