Alfred Hitchcock

...marriage, Monaco and motherhood. Spoto, an addictively readable film historian and perceptive biographer of (among others) Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, is a former monk who published works on St. Francis, Jesus...

In this article: Grace Kelly, Donald Spoto, High Society, Monaco, Rum, Oscar, and Joan of Arc

...and volunteers have worked consistently to rejuvenate pockets of flora that attract enough bird activity to warrant an Alfred Hitchcock sequel. Need a breather? There is plenty on Norfolk for those who want to relax and see the...

In this article: Sydney, Barter, Goat, Twelve Apostles, and Norfolk Air

Maria Aitken, the director who pumped laughing gas into Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps in London and on Broadway, sets Shakespeare's As You Like It in a Hollywood sound stage for Shakespeare Theatre Company's new production opening Nov....

In this article: Maria Aitken, Hollywood, West End, William Shakespeare, Michael John LaChiusa, London, BBC 3, and Williamstown Theatre Festival

...and Warner Bros. has put together an amazing package that includes a new one hour documentary about Hitchcock called "The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style," and a new half-hour documentary about the film itself. It also...

In this article: North by Northwest, Cary Grant, Thanksgiving, Europe, Pumpkin pie, Jelly bean, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sonic, and Worms 2

"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Book Review: Dial H for Hitchcock by Susan Kandel In my review of The Recipe Club posted here on Blogcritics a couple of days ago, I mentioned how, tired of the fluff and air-headedness of some...

By MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times Union Last updated: 11:34 a.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2009 SCHENECTADY -- Alfred Hitchcock was not a very funny man. Yes, he had a sense of humor, but his talents lay in darker areas fraught with...

In this article: The 39 Steps, The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay, and Patrick Barlow

...as she creates a piece. Check out this video of Ms. Schneider explaining The Commission Project. Telescope's A Talk With Alfred Hitchcock on Hulu - Hulu recently added this lovely, two-part archive piece that originally aired on the...

In this article: Hulu, Psycho, Telescope, Itunes, Iphone, and YouTube

...he meets on a train, chased down by a machinegun wielding, crop-dusting plane, and dangled from the faces of Mount Rushmore? Alfred Hitchcock at one of his finest moments is what happens, and it all comes together in "North by Northwest"...

In this article: Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, North by Northwest, On the Waterfront, Ernest Lehman, Bergdorf Goodman, and MGM

...nicely and took me on a tour of several offices because he had all the storyboards on the walls." The actor was surprised Hitchcock chose him to play Leonard. "That character in the play was 180 degrees from the character of Leonard. He...

In this article: Martin Landau, Eva Marie Saint, North by Northwest, Cary Grant, Oscar, James Mason, Don Draper, DVD, and Blu-ray

...genuine or mistaken, is at the heart of most of Hitchcock's movies. Family Relationships Hitchcock's father died when he was 14. Hitchcock's relationship with his mother has been the subject of much debate; it has been suggested that...

In this article: Psycho, Norman Bates, The Pleasure Garden, University of London, London, England, and The Birds