Alfred Hitchcock

For great justice

Alfred Hitchcock: “Please Do Not Text During the Movie, Because It Makes Everyone Psycho.” [VIDEO]

by Rebecca Pahle | 6:00 pm, October 28th, 2012

When Alfred Hitchcock tells you to not talk or text during a movie, you’d better pay attention!

This movie cell phone PSA, tied to the upcoming film Hitchcock starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, makes my inner film nerd especially happy, as when Psycho came out Hitch made waves by telling theaters they weren’t allowed to let moviegoers come in after the film started, which at the time was common practice. And now he’s promoting movie theater etiquette from beyond the grave!

I think more new releases should do anti-cell phone PSAs. I know there was one for The Muppets, and I feel like Pixar did one at some point. But there really needs to be one where Peter Parker uses his webbing to snatch phones from the hands of rude moviegoers. Or Bruce Wayne can trigger some sort of cell phone-specific EMP before settling in to watch something depressing about orphans. Maybe Tony Stark can just… buy the theater somehow and force texters and talkers to leave? I would be OK with any of those.

(via: Geeks are Sexy)

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Bloody Good Fun

The First Trailer For Hitchcock Is Full Of Helen Mirren Goodness

by Jill Pantozzi | 9:34 am, October 11th, 2012

Did you think Alfred Hitchcock ever thought people would be watching trailers about him rather than his films? It just so happens there’s two this year – HBO’s The Girls, starring Toby Jones as the director, and this one, called simply Hitchcock, starring Anthony Hopkins. It also stars the always awesome Helen Mirren as Hitchcock’s wife, Alma Reville. Check out the first trailer and let us know what you think.

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Deadpool Celebrates Canadian Thanksgiving

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:00 pm, October 8th, 2012

Yup, today is Canada’s Thanksgiving. Eat up! (via ComicVine)

That Adorable Kid From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Is Going To Play Norman Bates

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:55 pm, September 15th, 2012

Freddie Highmore, whose adorable mug you may remember from Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has just secured a role in A&E’s Psycho prequel. The actor will be playing Norman Bates. The rest on that disturbing news plus who will play his brother (his brother!?) after the jump.

Things We Saw Today: Catwoman #0 Gets a New Cover

by Susana Polo | 5:04 pm, September 10th, 2012

After the intense backlash against the bundle of limbs presented in the solicit for Catwoman #0 in June, I’m only a tiny bit surprised that DC had the cover redrawn by another artist (Adriana Melo) before print. Her torso still kinda snaps in half at the ribcage, but she has a neck, and I can clearly see how all her limbs are attached to her body. The fact that Selina has also remembered how zippers work is icing. (Bleeding Cool)

Psycho Prequel TV Series Has Cast Norman Bates’ Mother

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:16 pm, August 27th, 2012

In a year of two behind-the-scenes Alfred Hitchcock projects, a new contendor as emerged. It’s a new drama series from A&E called Bates Motel that explores the relationship between Norman Bates and his mother…Norma. Does anyone want this?

Things We Saw Today: Syrio Forel’s School of Dance

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:30 pm, August 25th, 2012

First lesson: Stick them with the pointy end. By djwetmouse via Dan Faust.

Things We Saw Today: Hugh Jackman Is Still Wolverine

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:00 pm, August 2nd, 2012

Just in case you were wondering. Comic Book Movie has a few more shots from on set of The Wolverine.

Things We Saw Today: Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown With Captain America’s Shield

by Susana Polo | 5:01 pm, April 19th, 2012

As captured by Marvel’s Agent M.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window From Another Angle [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 6:02 pm, April 7th, 2012

I’m a bit of an Alfred Hitchcock fanatic and Rear Window from 1954 is near the top of my favorite movies list. I never thought I’d see something like this done, hell, I didn’t think something like this could be done. I’ll let the creator, Jeff Desom explain. “I dissected all of Hitchcock’s Rear Window and stiched it back together in After Effects. I stabilized all the shots with camera movement in them. Since everything was filmed from pretty much the same angle I was able to match them into a single panoramic view of the entire backyard without any greater distortions. The order of events stays true to the movie’s plot.” So basically, you’re seeing everything Jimmy Stewart’s character, L.B. Jeffries, sees. You’re just skipping all the scenes centered on him. The video here is a time-lapsed version of Desom’s work, the full version runs twenty minutes long. Read more about it here.