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Interviews: Tippi Hedren of ‘The Birds,’ TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz on the ‘Road to Hollywood’
4 April 2012 7:49 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Turner Classic Movies, the popular cable channel, will kick off their third annual TCM Classic Film Festival next week, from April 12th-15th. Recently, the festival preview came to Chicago, as TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and movie star Tippi Hedren introduced Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.”
Hedren portrayed Marion Crane in her 1963 film debut for “The Birds,” and gave an unforgettable performance as the unlikely victim of nature gone out of control. She introduced the film last week as part of the “Road to Hollywood” series that Turner Classic Movies and Ben Mankiewicz are hosting in anticipation of the upcoming film festival. HollywoodChicago.com caught up with both of them the day of the screening.
Tippi Hedren of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”
Nathalie Kay “Tippi” Hedren was a model and actress on TV commercials when she was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock and thrust into the spotlight for her film debut. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Rockefeller's Melancholy
2 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
In conjunction with La Furia Umana, Notebook is very happy to present Ted Fendt's original English translation of Luc Moullet's "Rockefeller's Melancholy," on Michelangelo Antonioni. Moullet's original French version can be found at La Furia Umana. Our special thanks to Mr. Moullet, La Furia Umana and Ted Fendt for making this possible.
Above: "John D. Rockefeller" (1917) by John Singer Sargent.
Drifting is the fundamental subject of Antonioni’s films. They are about beings who don’t know where they are going, who constantly contradict themselves, and are guided by their momentary impulses. We don’t understand what they feel or why they act as they do.
Psychological cinema could be defined in this way: it is psychological when you don’t understand the motivation of emotions and behaviors. If you understand, it means it’s easy, immediately, at a very superficial level... The filmmaker must therefore let it be »
Top Ten Tuesday – The Best of Alfred Hitchcock
27 March 2012 6:14 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
It’s always a good time to read about director Alfred Hitchcock and expect a lot of attention on the Master of Suspense in the upcoming months as there are two films currently in production about him. Alfred Hitchcock And The Making Of Psycho (expect a title change on that one) based in the book by Steve Rebello, is in pre-production with Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story Of Anvil) directing and an outstanding cast attached. Anthony Hopkins has signed on to play Hitch, Scarlett Johansson is cast as Janet Leigh, Jessica Biel will be playing Vera Miles, British actor James D’Arcy is Tony Perkins, and Helen Mirren will play Alma Reville (Mrs Hitchcock). The other Hitchcock film in the works is The Girl produced by The BBC that will premiere later this year on HBO. The Girl focuses on the love/hate relationship between Hitchcock (played by Toby Jones »
- Movie Geeks
The Trouble With Alfred Hitchcock
23 March 2012 10:33 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Every month the Sound On Sight staff bands together to tackle a specific filmmaker, event and/or some sort of movie related theme. This month our focus shifts towards the “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock.
The Trouble With Alfred
’I don’t exactly hate women…’
Once you know those words came from the mouth of Alfred Hitchcock, how would you expect the quote to end? Perhaps with something like ‘…I loathe them.’?
Over time, the legend of Hitchcock as kinky, voyeuristic misogynist has gradually accumulated details, like a snowball rolling downhill, until it has become the kind of unstoppable self-perpetuating leviathan that engulfs the truth the way the avalanche destroys an Austrian hamlet.
Google the man and you’re confronted with a list of accusations: his marriage was a sham. He used to expose himself to actresses to get them to react. He tried to blackmail Tippi Hedren into having an affair with him, »
- Cath Murphy
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic ‘The Birds’
22 March 2012 9:57 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the classic Turner Classic Movies screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”! Oscar winner and star Tippi Hedren will be in attendance at this special screening!
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is bringing the Road to Hollywood tour to Chicago in celebration of the Classic Film Festival this April in Hollywood. Tippi Hedren and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz will conduct a Q&A prior to the start of the film. “The Birds” (1963) stars Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw and Ruth McDevitt from director Alfred Hitchcock and writers Daphne Du Maurier and Evan Hunter.
To win your free passes to the Chicago screening of “The Birds” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, get interactive with our new Hookup technology directly below. That’s it! »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
“The Birds” – do not screw with nature!
21 March 2012 2:53 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Every month the Sound On Sight staff bands together to tackle a specific filmmaker, event and/or some sort of movie related theme. This month our focus shifts towards the “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock.
1963, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Evan Hunter, adapted by a novel by Daphne du Maurier.
Upon seeing The Birds for the first time is like the unveiling of a masterpiece. You know people who have talked about it yet you cannot really describe what you feel about it…until you have seen it with your own eyes.
The Birds is a B-movie with a Hitchcock spin when the residents of a small coastal town are mysteriously attacked by flocks of vicious birds.
The screeching credit sequence serves as a prelude as to the avian horror that gradually unfolds in this twisted tale of nature-gone-batshit-crazy.
From its intriguing beginnings where we see Tippi Hedren »
- Katie Wong
Movie Alert! "Dark Of The Sun" And "The Liquidator" On TCM Thursday/Friday
25 January 2012 3:40 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
The terrific response to Howard Hughes' and Dave Worrall's article on the 1968 adventure film Dark of the Sun in the latest issue of Cinema Retro leads us to this movie alert. Tomorrow, January 26, Turner Classic Movies (North America) is showing three Rod Taylor films back-to-back beginning with Young Cassidy at 11:30 Pm (Est), continuing with The Liquidator at 1:30 Am Friday and concluding with Dark of the Sun at 3:30 Am. Happy viewing! »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
‘Haywire’ Director Steven Soderbergh on ‘Punching A Girl In the Face’
21 January 2012 6:00 AM, PST | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Everett Michael Fassbender and Gina Carano in “Haywire”
“How do you feel about punching a girl in the face as hard as you can?” asked director Steven Soderbergh.
“I think I’m ok with it,” said Michael Fassbender.
Soderbergh sent him the script for “Haywire” and Fassbender became the first of several males cast.
Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas and Channing Tatum soon followed. “Haywire” also stars professional mixed-martial artist Gina Carano who plays Mallory, an international black-ops agent and former Marine. »
- Alexandra Cheney
Cinema Retro Issue #22 Now Shipping Worldwide! Cinerama Celebration Issue!
13 January 2012 7:46 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Cinema Retro enters its eighth great year with issue #22, now shipping worldwide. All subscribers will be receiving their copies shortly.
If you have not renewed your subscription, please do so today! We cannot hold copies in reserve for you, so don't miss out on a single great issue during 2012. Click here to subscribe instantly through our Ebay affiliate store or click here for other methods of subscribing.
Highlights of issue #22 include special features that celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cinerama:
Sir Christopher Frayling provides a major 10 page article on the making of MGM's Cinerama blockbuster How the West Was Won, featuring deleted scenes and a wealth of rarely seen photographs. Howard Hughes pays tribute to Jack Cardiff's 1968 gut-busting adventure Dark of the Sun (aka The Mercenaries) starring Rod Taylor Dave Worrall blows the lid off the 1969 Cinerama epic Krakatoa, East of Java and takes us behind the scenes for »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Restoration of 13 Classic Films
10 January 2012 7:38 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio's rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal's extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed to engage fans of all ages in the art of moviemaking.
A significant element of the centennial includes the extensive restoration of 13 of the studio's most beloved titles such as To Kill a Mockingbird, All Quiet on the Western Front, Jaws, The Sting, Out of Africa, Frankenstein and Schindler's List.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will kick off the celebration in January with a special 50th anniversary release of To Kill a Mockingbird, debuting on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Throughout the year, Universal will pay tribute to other influential films in the Universal library with special events and Blu-ray »
- MovieWeb
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