Robyn Hitchcock's Moving Pictures

Jonathan Demme Films Storefront Hitchcock

"..."One Long Pair of Eyes," there's little in Robyn Hitchcock's work to suggest any special cinematic preoccupations. Not unless..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

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 fairly..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hitchcock/Truffaut

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

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

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'

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

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 of..."

April 2, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Robyn Hitchcock

"...affair, and following the acoustic live soundtrack album Storefront Hitchcock, Robyn Hitchcock's latest release, is a welcome return to..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Music Feature

Spotlight: Robyn Hitchcock

Manic Syd Barrett? God, let's hope so!

"...Robyn Hitchcock's latest album, Love From London (Yep Roc), arrives as..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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 right..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

I Confess

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

July 15, 1999 Movie Review

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 fall..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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

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, Jessie..."

Dec. 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

With a Friend Like Harry ...

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

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

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spellbound

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

Aug. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Charade

The sexual chemistry between Hepburn and Grant, when set against the suave thriller's tumultuous backdrop of shifting identities, makes this movie an enduring favorite.

"...and George Kennedy. Often referred to as “the best Hitchcock movie not made by Hitchcock," this suave thriller was..."

Nov. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Femme Fatale

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

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

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year of the Comet

"...Sufficient to say that if you're going to do Hitchcock, you should be a little more ambitious than this...."

May 1, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Cry of the Owl

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

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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 be..."

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.

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

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Benji: Off the Leash!

New dog. Old tricks.

"...form – names like D.W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein, Kurosawa, Hitchcock. All actors are cattle, Hitchcock supposedly snorted. Camp proves..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

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 Geddes...."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Net

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

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Romance and Petty Theft in Community Klepto

Author Kelly I. Hitchcock steals your heart away

"...For Ann Josephson, the protagonist of Kelly I. Hitchcock's Community Klepto, stealing is a hell of a lot..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live-Action

An uneven selection does not represent the best narrative shorts

"...apartment life that starts out as a riff on Hitchcock’s Rear Window but quickly morphs into a quirky, funny,..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Simple Favor

Anna Kendrick turns unlikely sleuth in this deliciously twisted romp

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

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Must-See Singer-Songwriters

Ryan Adams, Robyn Hitchcock, Neko Case, and the next generation of solo strummers

"...Robyn Hitchcock Wed. 15, Buffalo Billiards, 9pm; Fri. 17, Central Presbyterian..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Open Windows

Elijah Wood is the star of Nacho Vigalondo's nervy thriller about digital voyeurism.

"...our digital devices. Like a 21st century reframing of Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Vigalondo’s newest is all about voyeurism, except..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dead Man Down

Noomi Rapace, the original Lisbeth Salander, reunites with her The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director for this NYC gangland thriller starring Colin Farrell.

"...à la Strangers on a Train. The allusion to Hitchcock, alas, is fruitless: While the film's revenge fixation was..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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