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Alfred Hitchcock

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

by Bill on July 26, 2009

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock It’s claimed by many that Shadow of a Doubt was Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite of all the films he had made; some say he considered it his best. The claim rings true if you’re even modestly familiar with his films, his preoccupations and his humour. You can understand how the story would [...]

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Two men, one Hitchcock

by Bill on July 19, 2009

I recently finished reading Marc Eliot’s Jimmy Stewart: A Biography. Because I was reading it, I also watched a lot of Jimmy Stewart movies, which I’ve posted about before. Now I’m reading (or, rather, re-reading) Eliot’s Cary Grant: A Biography. In many ways, you couldn’t find two actors more different. For example, one was a [...]

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Hitchcock’s Vertigo and the litmus test

by Bill on July 1, 2009

Although I’ve seen it many times over the years, it was only today I finally got around to writing something about Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 wonder, Vertigo. I posted my “review” (if you can call it that) here: Vertigo (1958). As I say in the piece, Vertigo, “… stands up as an enthralling movie, a magnificent [...]

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Vertigo (1958)

by Bill on July 1, 2009

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock I identify with the title of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo and the character of Scotty ‘John’ Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) because I’ve experienced vertigo many times, largely due to my epilepsy (not a serious condition). I’ve lost my sense of balance and fallen as I passed out. But as for the movie itself [...]

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