Tagged: alfred hitchcock

December 8, 2020

Scott’s Movie Journal #2

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) (rewatch; seen countless times, but it’s been awhile since I last sat down with it) What do you say for the movie that has everything? I came up in the last generation that had this...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

January 16, 2019

Criterion Prediction #174: Sabotage, by Alexander Miller

Title: Sabotage Year: 1936 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder Synopsis: An undercover Scotland Yard detective investigates a potential terrorist syndicate who plan to stage a series of attacks throughout London but the plot...

movies / musical notation / podcast / west anthony

October 30, 2018

Musical Notation: Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock: Psycho

In this episode, West returns to the composer / director collaborations of Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock with their 1960 classic, Psycho. Music in this episode includes: “Prelude” “The City” “Marion And Sam” “Temptation” “The Madhouse” “The Murder” “Finale” “End...

david bax / monday movie / movies

March 19, 2018

Monday Movie: Number 17, by David Bax

Every Monday, we’ll recommend a movie–it could be a classic, an overlooked recent treasure, an unfairly maligned personal favorite or whatever the hell we feel like–and we’ll tell you where to find it online. Number 17, an early sound film...

david bax / home video hovel / movies / reviews

March 14, 2018

Home Video Hovel: The Lodger, by David Bax

The Lodger, a 1927 silent thriller available now from the Criterion Collection, is only Alfred Hitchcock’s third feature film, yet so much of what we associate with him is already there. A sequence in which a character rifles through the potential...

movies / musical notation / podcast / Uncategorized / west anthony

March 13, 2018

Musical Notation: Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest

In this episode, West returns to the composer/filmmaker collaborations of Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock and plays music from their 1959 film North By Northwest. Plus, an update from the Musical Notation Action Newsdesk! Music in this episode includes: “The...

movies / sarah brinks / top 100 challenge

November 26, 2017

BP’s Top 100 Movie Challenge #7: Vertigo, by Sarah Brinks

I decided to undertake a movie challenge in 2017. This seemed like a good way to see some classic movies that I have unfortunately never seen. The Battleship Pretension Top 100 list provided such a challenge. I had only seen Vertigo...

movies / sarah brinks / top 100 challenge

September 19, 2017

BP’s Top 100 Challenge #26: Psycho, by Sarah Brinks

movies / musical notation / podcast / west anthony

September 12, 2017

Musical Notation: Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock: VERTIGO

In this episode, West returns to the composer/director collaboration of Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock to play music from their 1958 film Vertigo. Music in this episode includes: “Prelude And Rooftop” “Carlotta’s Portrait” “Farewell / The Tower” “The Nightmare” “Scene...