This week, we begin with the Master of Suspense: Rebecca (****1/2) Not rated. 131 minutes. Spellbound (****1/2) Not rated. 118 minutes. Notorious (****) Not rated. 102 minutes. Fox/MGM gives Blu-ray debuts to three Alfred Hitchcock classics, looking bett

It follows two CIA agent friends (Hardy and Pine), who end up dating the same woman (Witherspoon). They battle each ot

Alfred Hitchcock made four features for producer David O. Selznick. MGM has issued three in Blu-ray, leaving out perennial stepchild "Paradine Case." The transfers are excellent, with strong contrast and grain, and the only problem is minor: faulty menus

Casablanca is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a hard-drinking, cynical ex-freedom fighter who, in early World War II, is running a bar in Casablanca, Morocco, the gateway out of Europe for refugees willing to sell their souls for an exit visa

2002: Musical in which two women await trials for murder 2. 1993: Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Oscar 3. 1942: Cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid 4. 2005: Historical film about Israel’s retaliation for a massacre 5. 1975: A sna

One of the last living goddesses of cinema, hymned by the disparate likes of Mick Jagger, Noël Coward, and John Cheever, Sophia Loren still dazzles at 77. But she’s reluctant to discuss a life in which fame was easier to find than a home and family. In a

SPELLBOUND is a good example of how Alfred Hitchcock could take a disposable subject that was in vogue at the time (psychoanalysis being all the rage in post-WW2 America) and shape it into something resembling art. Apparently, SPELLBOUND was never one of

Revealing top five most memorable moments in Academy Awards, while preparing for this year's Oscars. John Wayne's cancer didn't stop him from making it on stage to announce Best Picture. He showed absolute courage to the crowed despite he's very weak and

Hey folks, Harry here... this is Valentine's Day. We each celebrate in our own fashion. Yoko got beautiful flowers, she's making Steak & Crab-Stuffed Potatoes for me... We're going to watch Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS, which she's never seen on Blu-Ray - even

Deciding which romantic movie to watch on the day of romance can be enough to ruin the entire day. There's no need to sweat over a simple movie to watch together, so we took the time to list the movies you both can enjoy for different reasons. Here are t

No filmmaker was more skilled at turning anxiety into entertainment than Alfred Hitchcock. The master of suspense kept audiences on edge, not with cheap surprises but by showing danger as it approached. Anticipation is almost always better than a shockin

When Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the flop play Everyone Comes to Rick’s, they planned to cast one of their contract players, Ronald Reagan, to play opposite his frequent leading lady, Ann Sheridan. After a typical round of Hollywood casting roul

Throughout this Oscar season, we are looking back at some of the great moments in Academy Awards history. At the 41st Academy Awards in April 1969, Oscar history was made when Barbra Streisand and Katherine Hepburn tied in the Best Actress category, the

Only SciFi films should be remade (I am totally waiting for a Soylent Green remake). Otherwise, let them stand, especially Oscar winners. bi-poplar: Only SciFi films should be remade (I am totally waiting You have not right to carry out this operation or

This post was highlighted for you to read from our BlogHer Publishing Network, read by 26 million readers every month. The stunning actress Alida Valli. I recently watched The Third Man, an excellent British film noir starring Orson Welles, his good frie

Humphrey Bogarts cynical, world-weary night club owner Rick conceals his broken heart beneath a veneer of tough guy cynicism until old flame Ingrid Bergman re-enters his life. A thrilling wartime love story seasoned with witty dialogue, wonderful charact

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman still grip 70 years on in Michael Curtiz's nuanced war noir Seventy years on, this great romantic noir is still grippingly powerful: a movie made at a time when it was far from clear the Nazis were going to lose. Humphr

Though the hunt for the perfect present is no doubt in high gear, don't forget to spend some time with your honey watching a few movies that will make her heart cheer. Like any good marriage, these 10 classic romances have staying power. We know the line

Joseph Luzzi: Martin Scorsese did a film, a documentary—I don’t know how widely distributed it is. It’s called My Voyage to Italy. The film is a reference, I believe, to one of the greatest films ever made in the Italian tradition, Voyage to Italy by Rob