This originally ran in September 2012 as a part of Aaron’s series on 1950s American films. In his introduction of Touch of Evil at the Gene Siskel Film Center, School of the Art Institute professor Fred Camper called the 1950s...
Title: Touch of Evil Year: 1958 Director: Orson Welles Cast: Janet Leigh, Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Victor Millan, Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Cotten Synopsis: Mexican narcotics agent Miguel Vargas is entangled in a case rife with corruption and scandal...
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...
If you’ve picked up a copy of giant rabbit creature feature Night of the Lepus, out now on Blu-ray from Shout! Factory, for your so-bad-it’s-good movie night, prepare yourself for disappointment. That’s not to imply that this is an actual...
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. Psycho feels infamous at this...
