Film Review: Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
byIt’s crazy to think there was a time when Alfred Hitchcock was perceived to be more of an entertainer than an artist. It’s even…
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Film Review: The Walk (2015)
byRobert Zemeckis’ excellent eclectic catalogue of films all have a common thread – they contain characters with a real human depth to them and…
MIFF 2013: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
byResponding to the recent economic disaster in his home country of Hungary and its effects on his film industry, director György Pálfi has made…
Film Review: North by Northwest (1959)
byNorth by Northwest has recently been restored and is being showcased at the Astor Theatre in a 4K DCP (digital cinema package) print. Enhancing the original 1950s production values in its VistaVision wide aspect ratio, no other Hitchcock film was so extensively filmed on location.
News: Sight and Sound’s 2012 Greatest Films Poll
byIt’s that time in the decade when Sight and Sound reveal their choices for the best films of all time. This year had a…
Film Review: The Birds (1963)
byHaving previously adapted Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1940) to triumphant acclaim, Alfred Hitchcock took on du Maurier’s 1953 short story The Birds (1963).