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North by Northwest seems a little like a Technicolor version of an early Hollywood Hitchcock–the regular man combating the bad guys against incredible odds (at an American monument no less), but it’s a lot more. The film’s a tightly constructed proto-blockbuster; there’s not read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alfred Hitchcock, born today on August 13th in 1899! It’s difficult to summarize someone like Hitchcock in a blog post. His films could be complex and subversive; silly and serious; all in the same scene. A master of his craft, Hitchcock has not only read more

In terms of longevity, Alfred Hitchcock Presents was the most successful American television anthology series. It ran from 1955 to 1962 in a half-hour format and then from 1962 to 1965 as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The list below includes only the 268 half-hour episodes. Barbara Bel Geddes l read more

Lilian Hall Davis and Carl Brisson It’s great that so many classic movies are now available for home viewing – but nothing compares with seeing them as they were made to be shown, on the big screen. So far I’ve only managed to see a relatively small number of older films in this wa read more

I’m going to let you in on a little secret my fellow film fans – I’m not actually here. That’s right… Pretty Clever Film Gal is currently deep in the wilds of Canada, desperately trying to juice up her iPad with solar charger, just so she can get a movie fix. But thank read more

I’m going to let you in on a little secret my fellow film fans – I’m not actually here. That’s right… Pretty Clever Film Gal is currently deep in the wilds of Canada, desperately trying to juice up her iPad with solar charger, just so she can get a movie fix. But thank read more

(Image via hulu.com) SEASON 1, EPISODE 7: “BREAKDOWN” DIR. ALFRED HITCHCOCK STARRING JOSEPH COTTEN, RAYMOND BAILEY, MURRAY ALPER AND AARON SPELLING ORIGINALLY AIRED NOVEMBER 13, 1955 Recap: William (Joseph Cotten) is the stereotypical “tough guy” businessman. He fires people read more

(Image via doctormacro.com) Alfred Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors and one of my favorite people in general. I recently decided to work my way through the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series in chronological order, to catch the episodes I’ve never seen and re-watch the ones I read more

Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Lei read more

Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Lei read more

Rear Window Timelapse from Jeff Desom on Vimeo. Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrRedditStumbleUponDiggEmailLike this:Like3 bloggers like this. read more

1. Rear Window (1954) 2. North by Northwest (1959) 3. Psycho (1960) 4. Vertigo (1958) 5. Shadow of A Doubt (1943) 6. The Birds (1963) 7. Notorious (1946) 8. The 39 Steps (1935) 9. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 10. Rebecca (1940) 11. Rope (1948) 12. Suspicion (1941) 13. Saboteur (1942) 14. Strangers On A read more

Alfred Hitchcock was a one-note director. Not in a bad way; he wasn’t called the “master of suspense” for nothing. Hitchcock was an amazing director, cinematographer, casting director. He worked with the same actors over and over on his films (Cary Grant, Kim Novak, Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly), read more

Rich and Strange (1931). It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is best known for the sets, including a recreation of a full-sized ship in a water tank used in the final scene of the film. Hitchcock also experimented with differe read more

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Canary Sedan(1958). Cast: Jessica Tandy and Murray Matheson. Laura Bowlby a psychic, who is has just recovered from an illness, now wants to join her husband in, Hong Kong. After traveling by ship, she is picked up by a chauffeur who takes her to pick out a car to s read more

This week at the movies: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, was an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over 30 years. This weeks feature: read more

What I loved about Alfred Hitchcock as a director, was his gift for trying out new techniques in the suspense and the thriller genres. And most of all.. I loved his cameo appearances in 39 of his 52 films. He could be seen boarding a bus, crossing in front of a building, standing in an apartment ac read more

Cinephiles who voted for Alfred Hitchcock:Jeffrey M. AndersonPhil ConcannonEd HowardJonathan NadeauMichaël ParentLists:The CinemathequeDigital DreamdoorEntertainment WeeklyFilmJournalMovieMakernighthawknewsSight & Sound 2002 Poll (critics)Sight & Sound 2002 Poll (directors)They Sh read more

Alfred Hitchcock discusses on set love affairs with his typical dry humor in this 1972 clip from The Dick Cavett Show. I think it's funny how corny the Master of Suspense was. read more

RELEASED ON DVD NOV. 24th, 2009.from Amazon: Legendary, award-winning and suspenseful, Alfred Hitchcock Presents set the gold standard for all TV mystery series to come and has remained an indelible part of popular culture. And now, the complete fourth season – all 36 episodes – is ava read more