Archive for the ‘Film’ Category
Tippi Hedren visits Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
On March 27, I had the honor of attending a screening of The Birds (1963) at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, part of Turner Classic Movies’ annual “Road to Hollywood” film festival. Original Hitchcock blonde Tippi Hedren was present to introduce the film with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz.
Hedren sat down for a very candid interview beforehand, openly discussing how Hitchcock made her a household name shortly before taking it all away after she refused to oblige the director’s requests for personal affection. Appreciative of what little time they shared professionally before things turned, she reflected, “He may have ended my career, but he didn’t end my life.”
Related:
Tippi Hedren On Alfred Hitchcock Biopic ‘The Girl’: ‘I Worry They Will Not Portray Me As Strong As I Was’. Moviefone. 13 Mar. 2012.
“Trapped in a Phone Booth” at MovieClips.com
Split-screen dissection of the infamous school scene in The Birds
The Birds of Anger: Rovio’s best-selling mobile game, told in the style of Hitchcock’s 1963 classic
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions. Dir. Gary Smith. Wri. Bob Gazzale. Los Angeles, CBS. 11 Jun. 2002.
Featured music:
von Suppé, Franz. “Poet and Peasant Overture”. 1846.
“As a matter of fact, it was.”
Halloween. Dir. John Carpenter. Pro. Debra Hill. Perf. Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis. Compass International Pictures, 1978.
David Lynch
Director David Lynch discusses why films aren’t something you download.
