Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren keep things interesting but there's more here about the marriage and partnership of Hitchcock and Alma Reville rather than a good backstage look at the making of Psycho.

"...Alfred Hitchcock, the undisputed master of movie suspense, is given..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Go behind the groundbreaking book of interviews; a must for cinephiles

"...French New Wave. The one in the hot seat, Alfred Hitchcock, then coming off the shooting of Psycho, had,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: Hitchcock in Rewind

Seven takes on Alfred Hitchcock in our series, 'How I Got Hitched'

"...when HBO debuted The Girl – the movie about Alfred Hitchcock's reported mistreatment of Tippi Hedron during the filming..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFS Kicks Off Hitchcock Before Hollywood Series

April 4 film includes tea, vintage records, and themed photo booth

"...Alfred Hitchcock’s outsized persona – that mordant wit, the alchemy..."

April 2, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

How I Got Hitched

Marc Savlov on how Hitchcock was a family affair

"...I have a tattoo of Alfred Hitchcock's weirdly accurate line drawing of himself on my..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

How I Got Hitched

A twentysomething sees his first Hitchcock, and he likes what he sees

"...I had never seen an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Ever. Until now...."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Femme Fatale

A triumph of style over logic, this is still one of the best films from this period of De Palma's career.

"...criticize the director's imitative worship at the shrine of Alfred Hitchcock while failing to see the self-possessed pirouettes De..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cry of the Owl

"...me, but this alleged homage to the work of Alfred Hitchcock by Claude Chabrol acts as a textbook case..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Net

"...portrayed in The Net. Conceived as a kind of Alfred Hitchcock meets John Grisham thriller, The Net merely proves..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Simple Favor

Anna Kendrick turns unlikely sleuth in this deliciously twisted romp

"...mixture of movie of the week, Diabolique, Peyton Place, Alfred Hitchcock, and The Thin Man. It may seem a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Broken Embraces

Penélope Cruz stars in Pedro Almodóvar's latest, which plays like the lost love child of Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock.

"...might be the love child of Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock, with its dramatic broad strokes, iconic reds, and..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Funny Ha Ha

In his microbudget debut, writer/director Bujalski shows a superb knack for capturing real moments (the stuff that happens between all the big moments) and the residue of our half-fulfilled inclinations.

"...For the rest of us, it is genius. If Alfred Hitchcock’s movies are life with the boring bits cut..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Urban Legends: Final Cut

"...a film like this, with its knowing winks to Alfred Hitchcock (there's a tower scene reminiscent of the one..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bone Collector

"...Queen Latifah, Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington. What if Alfred Hitchcock and David Fincher gave a party and nobody..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography

"...after it was over was noting that none of Alfred Hitchcock's cinematographers were presented. It would have been nice..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Volere, Volare

"...undress (ironically to the very same theme music as Alfred Hitchcock Presents); a wealthy couple who want her to..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

North by Northwest

One of Hitchcock's very best comic thrillers, North by Northwest features scene after unforgettable scene (including those with the crop duster and Mount Rushmore).

"...Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason,..."

Dec. 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Confess

"...Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden and..."

July 15, 1999 Movie Review

Spellbound

"...Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Rhonda Fleming, Leo..."

Aug. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How I Got Hitched

Richard Whittaker on Hitchcock when he was so very British

"...There are two Alfred Hitchcocks. There was the British export to Hollywood, the..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How I Got Hitched

Marjorie Baumgarten on the trouble with Hitchcock

"...The trouble with Hitchcock is nearly identical to the one that pops up..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...Imagine, if you will, witnessing Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho upon its initial release back in the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Vertigo

One of the thrill master's most psychologically dense and twisted films in which obsession, commitment, and dual identities merge to create a voluptuous tale of thwarted love.

"...Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

With a Friend Like Harry ...

Tasty psychological thriller from France (by way of Hitchcock).

"...and Sophie Guillemin. The title (intentionally) recalls one of Alfred Hitchcock's latter-year suspenses, The Trouble With Harry .... The..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

Hitchcock's original 1931 take, newly restored, debuts on Blu-ray

"...Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much may..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Girl Cut in Two

French master Claude Chabrol's latest film is the tale of the downfall of a cheery, open-faced weathergirl in Lyons who falls in love with two different men.

"...critic who co-authored (with Eric Rohmer) a book on Alfred Hitchcock. It’s no surprise then that someone hip to..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Rich Man's Wife

"...There has already been at least one remake of Alfred Hitchcock's deliciously witty, maliciously thrilling Strangers on a Train,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

On Hitch: A Digression

"...the master of suspense, the original Weird Al, one Alfred Hitchcock...."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...nods, starting with Peter Sellers, Scene Stealer, followed by Hitchcock Week's celebration of one of the masters of crime..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Family Plot

"...Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Starring: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William..."

Aug. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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