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Vertigo

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Vertigo

Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Vertigo is now the top film of all time, deposing Citizen Kane after 50 years,...

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Psycho, 1960 Film

Posted by on Apr 15, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Psycho, 1960 Film

Some people like this movie, and some people are…crazy…about it. Before Jaws made people afraid to go into the ocean, Psycho...

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Film: North by Northwest

Posted by on Feb 16, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: North by Northwest

Alfred Hitchcock directing. Cary Grant starring. Music by Bernard Herrmann. Script by Edward Lehman. I’m sure with such credits...

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Film: Rear Window

Posted by on Sep 6, 2010 in Film | 1 comment

Alfred Hitchcock was at his very best during the period of time in which he made Rear Window. In a six-year period, he also made Dial M for...

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Writer: Raymond Chandler

Posted by on May 21, 2010 in The Arts, Writers | 1 comment

I’m a little bit sheepish to admit this, but it must have something to do with the two-syllable names. I sometimes can’t...

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Actor: Cary Grant

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 in Actor | 2 comments

Simply, he was Mr. Suave. What man wouldn’t want his good looks, his sophistication, his way with women? Cary Grant had it all. When...

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