Tag: Alfred Hitchcock
1940 at the Oscars: New Horizons for the Thief, Two Alfreds and Ginger
It is untenable to think that, although the tides of time are near-impossible to define, the grand old Academy Awards have not changed as much…
Film Road to Halloween: Psycho (1960)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 51 days to…
Actober: James Stewart's Career Best Performance in Veritgo
James Stewart had an impressive career spanning 60 years. He was a major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, who was known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth…
Phantom Thread: An Ode to Hitchcock
Warning: This article does concern some spoilers. There’s a smug satisfaction that one feels when they recognise a reference. It almost seems like a secret that…
Review – 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene
Psycho (1960) was revolutionary, it’s hard to fathom just how one film managed to change to entire direction of cinema, striking fear into the hearts of…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 3
Had a certain movie budget-bombed as it looked for a while it would, then 1997 at the Oscars would have been a well fought out…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part One
Oh how I would like to start our Oscar-less series by writing resentfully about how Forrest Gump won over more voters in AMPAS than Pulp…
Film Honors: 1963
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…