Anthony Perkins
The University of Texas has an online archive of Mike Wallace interviews, including a 1958 pre-“Psycho” interview with Anthony Perkins: solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/Tony_Perkins
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8 frames of “Psycho”
“Naturally, the knife never touched the body; it was all done in the montage.”(Hitchcock talking to Truffaut about the shower scene in Psycho) However, when analysed frame by frame, one of the short segments does appear to show a knife piercing Marion’s flesh. It’s only 8 frames in length (or 1/3 of a second) and the final frame is this: At first glance, the knife does appear to have cut into the belly. However, I… (read more)
The Lady Vanishes in HD
The Cornerhouse in Manchester (UK) is showing Hitchcock’s 1938 film “The Lady Vanishes” on May 25th 2008. Although there’s nothing about this on the web site, apparently this is a new digital restoration and will be shown in HD.
The Birds – free entrance with this mask!
Via Google News, I found this wonderful piece of “The Birds” memorabilia for sale on the Movie Poster Studio web site… An article on the CinemaRetro web site goes into more details… The concept behind this particular bird-brained scheme was to allow members of the public free entry to screenings, as long as they were wearing the mask, and as long as they could match a number printed on the back of the mask with… (read more)
“Marnie”, by Nat King Cole
I think Nat King Cole’s “Marnie” is mentioned in the DVD documentary for the film, but it wasn’t until I recently read “Hitchcock’s Music” by Jack Sullivan that I finally got around to tracking the song down… A few years earlier, “Que Sera Sera” (from the 1956 remake of “The Man Who Knew Too Much“) had been a huge hit and Hollywood studios were always on the prowl for hit songs that could be used… (read more)
HitchCloud
The Internet Movie Database has a list of genre keywords for most films, so I thought it’d be fun to grab together all of the ones from the Hitchcock films and turn them into a cloud. The keyword lists aren’t exhaustive and are incomplete for some films, but here’s what came out…
Splitting the Screen
In the modern world of CGI, some of the special effects and rear projection techniques in Hitchcock’s films can seem a little dated and crude. One of the sequences that I think has stood the test of time well is from near the end of “Foreign Correspondent (1940)” when the clipper plane is shelled, one of its engines destroyed, and it nose-dives into the sea. As the passengers brace themselves for impact, the two pilots… (read more)
RIP: Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008)
News is starting to spread that actress Suzanne Pleshette, who played the role of Annie Hayworth in “The Birds“, died yesterday (19/Jan/2008). US actress Suzanne Pleshette dies (BBC News) Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies (Time) Suzanne Pleshette, Co-Star of TV’s `Newhart Show,’ Dies at 70 (Bloomberg) Suzanne Pleshette dies at 70 (CNN) Suzanne Pleshette in “The Birds”…
Danish article about the site
Many thanks to Boline Skovly and Filmmagasinet Ekko for publishing an article about the site (specifically the 1000 Frames of Hitchcock project)… Hitchcock — stykke for stykkeFan har lagt 50.000 billeder fra Hitchcocks film ud på nettet. Guf for undervisere, mener ekspert.
The Lady Vanishes (Criterion, 2007)
I’ve added full details and images to the site for the new Criterion DVD of The Lady Vanishes. It’s pretty much a given that any Criterion Hitchcock DVD is well worth buying (especially as the out-of-print titles become very collectable). As with the last wave of Criterion Hitchcock DVDs (Spellbound, Notorious, and Rebecca), Criterion have come up trumps with both the transfer and the extras. The transfer is an improvement on the original DVD release… (read more)