Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Mark DuPré

I’ve heard over the years that Foreign Correspondent is “minor Hitchcock,” which of course begs an understanding of what “minor” means here. In more recent years, however, I kept hearing that it’s not so much minor as simply half-forgotten and … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven (1946)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Mark DuPré

I took another trip to the 1940s, and to England, and to something like heaven. But really, I was taking another trip to the land of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (see reviews of Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes), … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged "I Know Where I'm Going", A Matter of Life and Death, A Streetcar Named Desire, Alfred Hitchcock, Black Narcissus, David Niven, Emeric Pressburger, Gandhi, It's a Wonderful Life, J.K. Rowling, Jack Cardiff, Kathleen Byron, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Michael Powell, Michael Sheen, Notorious, Raymond Massey, Richard Attenborough, Roger Livesey, Stairway to Heaven, Technicolor, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes, The Seventh Seal, The Wizard of Oz, Things to Come | Leave a comment

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Mark DuPré

Strangers on a Train, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is more than 60 years old and is as energetic, smart and fresh as anything released this year. Catching it on TV recently, I was impressed all over again with the film—one … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged A Place in the Son, A Streetcar Named Desire, Alfred Hitchcock, Farley Granger, Patricia Hitchcock, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Strangers on a Train | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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Strangers on a Train (1951)

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