Spellbound (1945)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Ben Hecht, Angus MacPhailStarring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming Spellbound finds itself in a strange position as being simultaneously one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most beloved pictures and one that is almost constantly overlooked. It’s certainly a well-made film, with great performances and influential visuals, but […]
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Psycho (1960)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwrites: Joseph StefanoStarring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John McIntire Some films enter cultural consciousness almost by accident. They might not be the greatest of cinematic spectacles, but something about them triggers a nerve. A snatch of dialogue, a specific shot, a particular character. Some films manage
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Rebecca (1940)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan HarrisonStarring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, Florence Bates, Gladys Cooper “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Haunting words that begin both the book, and this feature film adaptation. Out of all the films Alfred Hitchcock put his
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Vertigo (1958)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriter: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. TaylorStarring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones The name “Alfred Hitchcock” carries a level of prestige that makes it difficult to view his films with anything but an overwhelming weight of expectation. He has been praised as a master of the craft
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Jessica Tandy easily acts everyone else off the screen, giving her widow steely resilience and a painful history. The characters are for the most part a bit of a let-down, only working in the broadest of strokes, and that’s after Hitch asked his screenwriter, novelist Evan Hunter, for rewrites. Everyone gets just one unique character
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