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Tag Archives: Hitchcock
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock`s SHADOW OF A DOUBT
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 1. “If you read as much as you’re supposed to, you’d know that the library closes at 9.” 2. Profile. Monologue. He turns his head to the camera and asks a question–to Charlie, to us. 3. … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s REBECCA
Rebecca [1940] 1. She hastily pops a chocolate into her mouth to cover up the taste of the medicine. 2. “A bunch of young people from London will come up and turn the place into a nightclub.” 3. Mrs. Danvers … Continue reading
3 things about Johan Grimonprez’s DOUBLE TAKE
Double Take [2009] 1. A plane crashes into the Empire State Building. Everyone looks up. 2. Folgers is mountain-grown. 3. The two elderly Hitchcock look-alikes, arms linked, walk slowly away.
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO
Psycho [1960] 1. So close. Only 15 miles from Fairvale. 2. What is the book that Lila finds in Norman’s bedroom? His diary? 3. One of the jail guards at the end of the movie is played by … Ted … Continue reading
Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO
LIGHT IN AUGUST The pattern of leaves on this green concrete floor calls to mind that scene in the forest where he watches her tracing the rings in the cross-section of the cut tree: here I was born, there I … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS
The Birds [1963] 1. “They get a sort of hangdog expression.” 2. When Tippi Hedren says “thank you” to Suzanne Pleshette she mirrors Gene Tierney saying “thank you” to Vincent Price in Laura. 3. He doesn’t bother to close the … Continue reading
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s SUSPICION
Suspicion [1941] 1. “For a moment I became a passionate hairdresser.” 2. She faints, and her gown blooms out beneath her on the floor. Like Topaz. 3. As mallets strike the vibes, a bar of light appears on the darkened … Continue reading
3 things about NORTH BY NORTHWEST
North by Northwest [1959] 1. Leo G. Carroll has some sort of schmutz on his tie. 2. “This is a matter best disposed of from a great height over a body of water.” 3. Climbing a mountain in heels just … Continue reading
And he came up to me and he said, “Eva Marie, you should not drink your coffee that way in front of all those people. Get Miss Saint a china cup and a china saucer for her coffee!”
A special screening of North by Northwest is coming up here in Chicago, so I was able to interview Eva Marie Saint. What a wonderful lady!
3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s NOTORIOUS
Notorious [1946] 1. She puts her hand on top of his and discreetly passes him the key. 2. The sound her body makes when she hits the floor. 3. He reaches over and quickly locks the door.
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