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Film Review: Rear Window, Based on a Short Story by Cornell Woolrich, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:12:11 GMT

Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5: Thump of 5 The film "Rear Window" is a 1954 mystery suspense thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by John Michael Hayes. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich's short story "It Had to Be Murder."
Source: Associated Content

Dam Busters actor Richard Todd dies aged 90

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:51:50 GMT

Richard Todd, pictured with Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Stage Fright.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

5 Smart DVDs: Executive Ambition, for Laughs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:51:16 GMT

Work environments have always been cutthroat and comic.
Source: Smartmoney.com

How Hitchcock's Psycho changed everything

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:07:58 GMT

Most moviegoers view Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho as the spoiler of showers and the death knell of motels. After seeing the film, and witnessing what happens to Janet Leigh, who could ever again completely relax beneath the cascading water?
Source: Toronto Star

'The Birds' Remake may Take a Trip to the 'Last House on the Left'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:02:26 GMT

Platinum Dunes, the company behind the reboots of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and the upcoming Nightmare on Elm Street, announced they were going to revisit Alfred Hitchcock's classic nature-run-amok film The Birds over two years ago.
Source: Cinematical

Film music finding crossover appeal on concert stages

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:58:10 GMT

This summer the Houston Symphony's Brett Mitchell conducted a performance of music adapted from Discovery's The Blue Planet. You probably know the star. But how about the composer of the music in the movies that really made you cry?
Source: Houston Chronicle

Randleman Neighborhood Plagued By Vultures

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:48:28 GMT

Randolph County -- Some Randleman residents feel like they are starring in a real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock's movie The Birds. "It's ridiculous," said Matt Salmons, who had hundreds of vultures in trees near his home Thursday.
Source: WFMY | DigTriad.com

Local Businesses Support THE 39 STEPS At The Cobb Energy Center

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:33:45 GMT

Atlanta Broadway Series invites fans to sit back, enjoy the show...and then reap the benefits!
Source: Broadway World

Quoted in 'School maam to the stars'

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:02:00 GMT

said in 7 Days:

I always wanted to be involved in entertainment. As my father loved to tell the story that I entertained all the agents from the William Morris Agency when I was three years old on the coffee table of the living room doing impersonations of Ed Sullivan, Alfred Hitchcock and Judy Garland

Quoted in 'THE 39 STEPS Turns 3 in The West End, Hosts Contest for Best Alfred Hitchcock Look-Alike in Celebration'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:45:34 GMT

said in Broadway World:

Hitchcock was a man of few words, but instantly recognisable from his on-screen cameo appearances and introductions to his TV thrillers, ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents'. Big shoes (and clothes) to step into but we hope to find someone who captures his larger than life personality.

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:05:45 GMT

An Alfred Hitchcock wax figure is seen at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, California, on August 27, 2009. Marie Tussaud, born Anna Maria Grosholtz (1761�1850) was born in Strasbourg, France. Tussaud created her first wax figure, of Voltaire, in 1777.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:00:32 GMT

A waxwork of director Alfred Hitchcock is seen at the opening of Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles July 21, 2009.

Alfred Hitchcock cameos

Mon, 14 May 2007 12:17:32 GMT