Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Season 2: Episode 71 - ALFRED HITCHCOCK: North By Northwest (1959)
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
North by Northwest (1959)
Screenplay by Earnest Lehman who wanted to write the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures provided this gem of a film that lives on in the halls of one of the best motion pictures ever made.
Hitchcock wanted to something fun and light with a murder mystery and a man mistaken. He has been running with the idea for a number of years until he decided to go forth and hiring Lehman to write a script.
The film stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, James Mason and Leo G Carroll. The film is a box office smash and still breaks records on reissues. This is one of the films that reminds us why we love Hitch.
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Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (4.23); PSA (17.30); Forming the Plot (18.31); Commercial Break (29.18); Lights, Camera, Action (34.24); Epilogue (1:18.39); End Credits (1:23.33); Closing Credits (1:24.58)
Opening Credits: Overture by Bernard Herrman from the album North by Northwest – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Closing Credits: Running For My Life – by Luciano – Taken from the album Reggae Gospel
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Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Season 2: Episode 70 - 2 FOR ONE: Blazing Saddles (1974) / High Anxiety (1977)
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
High Anxiety (1977)
Written by a team of writers and directed by Mel Brooks and is a parody of Hitchcock which includes a nod towards The Birds, Spellbound and Vertigo to name a few. The film is dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock.
The film stars Madeleine Kahn, Mel Brooks, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman and Dick Van Patten. The film would be a box office smash.
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Written by a team and directed by Mel Brooks. The film satirises racism obscured by myth making Hollywood accounts of the Old West.
Hedy Lamarr would sue the film for making fun of her name which Mel Brooks would say he was flattered and the studio would offer her a small fee. The film would break box office records and be considered a comedy classic.
The film stars Madeline Kahn, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Mel Brooks, Slim Pickens, Dom DeLuise and a cameo by Anne Bancroft.
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Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (3.47); PSA (8.04); Forming the Plot (9.03); Film Trailer (16.32); Lights, Camera, Action (19.46); Forming the Plot (1:03.14); Film Trailer (1:05.38); Lights, Camera, Action (1:09.34); Final Thoughts (1:35.10); End Credits (1:42.36); Closing Credits (1:44.49)
Opening Credit – High Anxiety Main Theme - by John Morris – taken from the album High Anxiety Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Closing Credits – I am Tired – Madeleine Kahn – taken from the album Blazing Saddles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Season 2: Episode 67 - ALFRED HITCHCOCK: Rear Windows (1954)
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Rear Window (1954)
Based on the short story, It Had To Be Murder by Cornell Woolrich, with script written by John Michael Hayes and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This film is considered one of the greatest films ever made.
The film is filmed entirely on a purpose built set which was the largest of kind with a massive drainage system to accommodate the rain. The actors would all stay on set through all of filming living their lives in their flats as their characters.
The film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr.
We are joined by director, writer and actor Dave Campfield. You can view his film that was inspired by Rear Window through Amazon. Click here:
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Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (2.27); Forming the Plot (7.08); Commercial Break (14.24); Lights, Camera, Action (19.26); Epilogue (1:29.26); End Credits (1:33.57); Closing Credits (1:36.37)
Opening Credits: Rear Window by Franz Waxman from the album Rear Window – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Closing Credits: Somebody’s Watching Me – by Rockwell– Taken from the album Scream (Michael Jackson)
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