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Tippi Hedren on Alfred Hitchcock’s Advances on ‘The Birds,’ ‘Marnie’

Brent Lang reports: Alfred Hitchcock made Tippi Hedren a star, giving her showy roles in “The Birds” and “Marnie.” But when she refused the director’s sexual advances, he threatened to destroy her career. “When he told me that he would [...]

Hitchcock’s 1959 ‘North by Northwest’ as It Was Meant to Be Seen: BIG

Neil Genzlinger writes: Pity the modern viewer who has watched “North by Northwest” only on a tablet-size screen. The film, Alfred Hitchcock’s mistaken-identity thriller from 1959, is one of those movies that really need to be seen large — [...]

Today in Horror History: Join us in Celebrating the 54th Anniversary of the Release of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’

Allison Picurro reports: Today is the fifty-forth anniversary of the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film “The Birds,” and what better way to celebrate than watching one of the major contributors talk about his role on the film? [...]

Bates Motel Recap: The Shower!

Season 5, Episode 6 Brian Tallerico writes: Few scenes in the history of film are as iconic as Norman Bates stabbing Janet Leigh to death in the shower. To audiences today, that famous scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho may seem somewhat standard, [...]

[VIDEO] Full Movie: Alfred Hitchock’s ‘Foreign Correspondent’, 1940

Just after “Rebecca” from the same year, Hitchcock tackles a WW2 related story, a spy movie “Foreign Correspondent”. Not among the very best films of the director, there is nevertheless great scenes, a criminal running [...]

French Poster for ‘The Birds’, 1963

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[PHOTO] Ara Güler: Alfred Hitchcock, 1974

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[VIDEO] Commentary on Hitchcock’s 1960 ‘Psycho’ Trailer

“John Landis requests you watch the trailer first without his voiceover narration, so you can enjoy Hitchcock’s uninterrupted narration.” – From the YouTube description. I’m inclined to agree. As much as I enjoy the [...]

[PHOTOS] Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’, 1960

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[VIDEO] Alfred Hitchcock Extended Interview

This is the rough cut of an extended and highly informative Alfred Hitchcock interview. The interviewer is unknown as is the date, however it probably was sometime in 1966 via [...]

Poster for Alfred Hitchock’s ‘Psycho’, 1960

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Alfred Hitchcock and Ina Balke photographed by Jeanloup Sieff on the set of ‘Psycho’ for Harper’s Bazaar, January 1962

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[PHOTO] Philippe Halsman: Alfred Hitchcock and his Sealyham Terrier, 1974

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[PHOTO] Alfred Hitchcock Getting Inspired in the River Thames, 1960s

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[PHOTO] Alfred Hitchcock, 1956

RICHARD AVEDON (American, 1923-2004) Alfred Hitchcock, Director, New York, March 16, 1956 Vintage gelatin silver studio work [...]

Global Movie Posters for Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’: Japan, Italy, Poland & Beyond

Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo might have been a critical disappointment when it came out in 1958, but it definitely had one of the most eye-catching poster designs in cinema history. The poster was designed by Saul Bass who also did the [...]

Selected Storyboards: Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘North by Northwest’

Hitchcock was known for his extensive storyboarding down to the finest detail of production. He was reported to have never even bothered looking through the viewfinder, since he didn’t need to do so. Looking at his storyboards versus the finial [...]