Showing posts with label hitchcock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hitchcock. Show all posts
Thursday, May 29, 2025

THE BIRDS (1963) -- Movie Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 7/9/15   The Alfred Hitchcock classic THE BIRDS (1963) shows us how vulnerable we'd be if our little feathered f...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Porfle's Trivia Quiz #10: "PSYCHO" (1960) (video)

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"The Numbers Game" Question #1: How much does Marion (Janet Leigh) pay for a used car? Question #2: How much does Marion...
Friday, July 26, 2019

Writer, producer, director, DAX PHELAN, “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND” and “JASMINE” Helms Hitchcokian Thriller "KIRKWOOD"

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DAX PHELAN TO RETURN HOME  TO DIRECT “KIRKWOOD” FEATURE FILM Writer, producer, and director whose credits include “THE OTHER SIDE OF T...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

From Soundstage to Location In One Seamless Shot ("Frenzy", 1972) (video)

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"Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly." The killer lures his victim. Hitchcock wisely backs away, leaving the rest...
Monday, May 6, 2019

From Location To Soundstage In One Seamless Shot: "The Birds" (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) (video)

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We see Tippi Hedren cross an actual San Francisco street... ...and right onto a Universal soundstage... ...in one seamless shot. (Look ...
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

"Psycho" Musical Homage In "Star Wars: A New Hope" (video)

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Bernard Herrmann ended his classic score for "Psycho" (1960) with three chilling notes. In 1976, he used the same three-not...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Was Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) In "Psycho"? (video)

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Most of us fondly remember Ted Knight as "Ted Baxter"... ...on the classic sitcom " The Mary Tyler Moore Show ." ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Rope"? (1948) (video)

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Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock is known for his brief cameo appearances. Fans of his films began to look for these cameos in each...
Monday, January 28, 2019

How Did Alfred Hitchcock Do A Cameo In "Lifeboat"? (1944) (video)

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Alfred Hitchcock was famous for his brief cameos appearances. Before long, viewers began trying to spot him in each of his films. B...
Sunday, January 6, 2019

Thrilling Mine Shaft Rescue In Hitchcock's "Young And Innocent" (1937) (video)

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Alfred Hitchcock relied completely upon practical effects... ...to create this nail-biting scene which rivals Indiana Jones. It rem...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Stunning Miniatures In Hitchcock's "Young And Innocent" (1937) (video)

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Alfred Hitchcock always favored a bold use of special effects in his films. This one features some of his most interesting model work...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

John Wayne's Coolest Scenes #18: Airplane Attack, "Shadow of the Eagle" (1932) (video)

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In this 1932 Mascot serial, John Wayne stars as stunt pilot Craig McCoy... ...who works for a carnival beset by a mysterious phantom ...
Saturday, November 10, 2018

"Psycho" (1960): Norman's Chilling Scream ("I'm Norma Bates!") (video)

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(spoilers) If you've seen "Psycho", you know what happens in the fruit cellar. But have you really heard Norman's...
Friday, November 9, 2018

"Psycho" (1960): Arbogast Goes Down The Stairs Backwards (video)

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(spoilers) Hitchcock gives us dogged detective Arbogast (Martin Balsam)… ...who, we think, will get to the bottom of the missing per...
Saturday, October 27, 2018

Magic Door Trick At The End Of "The Birds" (Hitchcock, 1963) (video)

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Mitch and his mother help the traumatized Melanie to the front door. The foyer is dark.  Mitch opens the door, illuminating the three ...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Hokey Hitchcock #2: Gun Hand From "Spellbound" (1945) (video)

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Hitchcock's visual inventiveness was often a step ahead... ...of the FX technology needed to convincingly render it. Sometimes ...
Monday, July 23, 2018

From Location To Soundstage In One Seamless Shot: "The Birds" (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) (video)

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We go from an actual San Francisco street... ...to a Universal soundstage... ...in one seamless shot. (Look for the Hitchcock cameo....
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

"North By Northwest" Plane Scene Done First in 1932 John Wayne Serial "Shadow Of The Eagle" (video)

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Alfred Hitchcock's famous biplane attack scene in "North By Northwest" (1959) has a much earlier antecedent... ...in th...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Funny Kid Blooper in Hitchcock's "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" (1959)

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In this tense scene between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, there's an interesting little extra. The "little extra" is ...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

MY TOP 20 ALL-TIME FAVORITE HITCHCOCK FILMS! by Porfle

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THE BIRDS DIAL M FOR MURDER TO CATCH A THIEF