It should go without saying that here there be spoilers for ROSEMARY'S BABY. Also VERTIGO for some reason.It's not uncommon for a lotto change when a novel makes a transition to the silver screen. There are many reasons for that, I suppose. Some books have stories that simply would not translate well to cinema, inherently literary. Others are too epic in scope and must be pared down to fit into a two or three hour film. Sometimes the writer/director has his own ideas and just uses the book as a jumping o... read more »
I love biopics! Ever since cinema came to be, it's presented stories about real people--some dead, some living, some famous some infamous. They allow us to witness famous figures as they had been, could have been, or--in many cases--should have been. It's like watching "Real World" except there's something more extraordinary involved than ab muscles that flex without exertion. I have come to know movies as "fiction" because no film (you hear me--NONE) should be taken as history. Movies always take licens... read more »
Although Sight and Sound Magazine recently anointed my personal favorite, Vertigo as the greatest film of all time, my wife, Lisa, always preferred an earlier Alfred Hitchcock/Jimmy Stewart pairing, Rear Window. Out of the two choices, it's the more approachable and epitomizes Hitchcock's directorial prowess better than any of his other films. Some have proclaimed Rear Window as Hitchcock's ultimate tribute to both the power and limitations of the movie-going experience. As mere observers, audiences are ... read more »
"In space, no one can hear you scream..." Recently, aclose friend of mine had justwatched Alien for the very first time in order to build anticipation for next's month's Prometheus. He confessed that, although he enjoyed it, the film did not scare the crap out of him. He was aware that a disgusting creaturewould erupt out of John Hurt's chest well before he popped in the DVD.Alien's success has become a double-edged sword. Its popularity has diluted its impact. The film is so deeply embedded in the cultu... read more »
En 1961, la modelo de publicidad Tippi Hedren se había mudado de New York a California por dos motivos: Un lugar mas tranquilo para la educación de su hija y prosperar en su profesión en un momento en el que su propio agente dudaba de un esperanzador futuro para ella. No era de extrañar, había cumplido ya los treinta años y los trabajos empezaban a escasear. Todos los días, montones de chicas monas competían por un hueco en la profesión. Pero, cosas del destino, Lo que ella desconocía es que una mañ... read more »
Casi todo el mundo en algún momento de su vida puede verse sorprendido por un golpe de suerte que le da el impulso que necesita. A Kim Novak la fortuna se la proporcionó otra actriz, Vera Miles, quien tuvo la desagradable idea, a ojos de Alfred Hitchcock, de quedarse embarazada poco antes del rodaje de la película " Vértigo " (1958) y que el Director, que la había contratado en exclusiva en uno de sus intentos de reinventar a su querida Grace Kelly, consideraba sería el punto de inflexión de su irregular... read more »
Rebecca. (1940). Esta casa está de luto. ¿No se han dado cuenta?. No, no lo parece. El Señor ha llegado con la nueva Señora De Winter. Pobre ilusa, con esa cara de institutriz, torpe y desgarbada. La "Señora" intentando darme instrucciones. ¿Siempre tiene que mirarme con esos ojos asustados? Al conocerme le temblaban tanto las manos que dejó caer sus guantes. Me da lástima. Aquí ni siquiera conocemos su nombre. No nos interesa. Bastante tenemos con intentar que todo esté co... read more »
Mr. Hitchcock y Janet Leigh Sacha Gervasi, director del documental "Anvil: el sueño de una banda de rock" es el encargado de llevar a la pantalla un film de ficción basado en hechos reales sobre la filmación del clásico del terror dirigido en 1960 por Alfred Hitchcock. La cinta se basará en el libro de Stephen Rebello "Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho" según guión de John MacLaughlin. Según las últimas noticias el rodaje comenzó el pasado 13 de Abril. Scarlett Johansson ha firmado para in... read more »
The first image of Anthony Hopkins portraying Alfred Hitchcock has been released. Hopkins willplay the iconic directorin the upcoming film "Hitchcock" which will focus onhis life while he filmed the historic movie,Psycho. The fullcastincludes HelenMirrenas Hitchcock's wife,Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leightand James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins. Is it too early for some Oscar buzz? read more »
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