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Review

My Name is Alfred Hitchcock review – deep film analysis with a twist

by David Jenkins

Mark Cousins’ ana­lyt­i­cal sur­vey of the Hitch­cock fil­mog­ra­phy draws on a strange and not entire­ly help­ful spe­cial guest for its narration.

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In Retrospect
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Masters of Suspense: On Park Chan-wook’s love of Alfred Hitchcock

by David Jenkins

Deci­sion to Leave reframes the blue­print of Hitchcock’s Ver­ti­go, but it’s not the first time Park Chan-wook has looked back to this clas­sic-era muse.
Two women in 1940s fashion; one with curled hair, the other in a fur coat.
In Praise Of

Transgressive femininity in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca

by Malcolm Ring

The 1940 adap­ta­tion of Daphne du Maurier’s nov­el sees the title char­ac­ter refuse to be tamed by marriage.
Monochrome image of a woman with short, curly hair sitting at a desk and looking directly at the camera.

Why mansplaining ruins Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

by Sally Nolan

The patro­n­is­ing psychiatrist’s expla­na­tion strips away the mys­tery and fear that Hitch­cock so impres­sive­ly builds.
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On Location

On Location: The door from Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy

by Adam Scovell

Vis­it­ing the scene of the director’s penul­ti­mate thriller, set in a bygone Covent Garden.
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Video

Psycho vs Psycho – Hitchcock’s classic vs Gus Van Sant’s remake

by Leigh Singer

A side-by-side video com­par­i­son of the sem­i­nal 1960 hor­ror and its near-iden­ti­cal 1998 update.
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The flawed logic of constructing gender in film

by Lillian Crawford

From Alfred Hitch­cock to Fritz Lang, the process of cre­at­ing women has long been an obses­sion of cinema’s great­est male creators.
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Review

Vertigo (1958)

by Lillian Crawford

Alfred Hitchcock’s lofty thriller is back on the big screen in time for its 60th anniversary.

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In Retrospect
Classic movie poster for Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho', featuring the film's title in a striking graphic design and a portrait of Hitchcock.
Posters

Check out this rare set of Alfred Hitchcock film posters

by Adam Woodward

Orig­i­nal alter­nate one-sheets for Psy­cho, Dial M for Mur­der and The Birds.
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The complicated legacy of Alfred Hitchcock’s screen heroines

by Caroline Young

A new book chron­i­cles these amaz­ing women and their expe­ri­ences work­ing with the icon­ic director.