Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock

Room 237

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

There’s a haunting simplicity to The Shining. Those words, combined with the director’s mysterious approach to discussing his films, makes this a work ripe for obsessives. The next gateway to obsession comes by way of accessibility. The Shining, dressed as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Movies, Films, Movies, Reviews, Room 237, Stanley Kubrick, Uncategorized | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2013 Movies, Alfred Hitchcock, cinema, Directors, documentary, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Eyes Wide Shut, Film Analysis, Films, Paths of Glory, Pier Paolo Pasolini, review, Room 237, Stanley Kubrick, The Master, YouTube | 1 Comment

Oscar Predictions: Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Best Makeup & Hairstyling Nominees: Hitchcock The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables I must confess that I am yet to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey so these predictions are based on what I’ve seen from the other two … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfred Hitchcock, Best Makeup, Films, Hitchcock, Les Misérables, Movies, Oscar Talk | Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, cinema, Films, Hitchcock, Howard Berger, Julie Dartnell, Les Miserables, Lisa Westcott, Lord of the Rings, Martin Samuel, Movies, Oscar Guide, oscars, Peter Jackson, Peter Montagn, Peter Swords King, picks, predictions, Return of the King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Tom Hooper | Leave a comment

Those Oscar Missed: Best Picture

Posted on January 31, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Picture has been a troubling category in the last few years. I remember being pissed off when 2006’s Babel got nominated. While it’s a good movie, it had no business being nominated over Pan’s Labyrinth … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Picture, Hitchcock, Oscar Talk, Stanley Kubrick | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, 20th Century Fox, A Clockwork Orange, Alfred Hitchcock, Arnon Milchan, Babel, Barry Lyndon, best picture, best visual effects, Black Hawk Down, Children of Men, Damon Lindelof, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Full Metal Jacket, Gladiator, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, J.J. Abrams, James Stewart, Kingdom of Heaven, L.A. Confidential, Lifeboat, Once Upon A Time In America, Pan's Labyrinth, Psycho, Rear Window, Rebecca, Ridley Scott, Sergio Leone, Spellbound, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, the avengers, The Blind Side, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Reader, the wrestler, Thelma and Louise, Vertigo, Walk the Line, Wall-E | 3 Comments

Those Oscar Missed: Best Director

Posted on January 28, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON A director is vital to the making of a movie. The director is responsible for getting the best possible performances from the actors. The director is responsible for bringing his/her vision to life through his/her collaborations … Continue reading →

Posted in Oscar Talk | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Aaron Eckhart, Academy Awards, Akira Kurosawa, Albert Brooks, Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Barry Lyndon, best director, christian bale, Christopher Nolan, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Ed Wood, Francis Ford Coppola, Full Metal Jacket, Gangs of New York, gary oldman, George Lucas, Goodfellas, Guillermo Del Toro, Heath Ledger, hugo, Inception, James Stewart, John Ford, Kagemusha, Kim Novak, Lifeboat, martin scorsese, Memento, Oscar Snubs, Pan's Labyrinth, Paul Schrader, Psycho, Raging Bull, Ran, Rear Window, Rebecca, Robert DeNiro, Shintaro Katsu, Spellbound, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Daldry, Tatsuay Nakadai, Taxi Driver, The Age of Innocence, The Aviator, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Reader, The Searchers, The Shining, Tim Burton, Vertigo | 1 Comment

Those Oscar Missed: Best Actor

Posted on January 22, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Actor can be a controversial category at times. Sometimes a supporting performance will be submitted as a lead performance by the distributor either to help boost box office revenue or to increase the actor’s chances … Continue reading →

Posted in Oscar Talk | Tagged A Better Life, A Clockwork Orange, Alfred Hitchcock, Anatomy of a Murder, best actor, Bill Murray, brad pitt, Casablanca, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Chaim Topol, Charlton Heston, Cinderella Man, clint eastwood, Cyrano De Bergerac, David Niven, Demian Bichir, Don Cheadle, Father of the Bride, Fiddler On the Roof, Finding Neverland, gary oldman, Gene Hackman, George C. Scott, george clooney, Harvey, Hotel Rwanda, Humphrey Bogart, In A Lonely Place, It's A Wonderful Life, Jack Nicholson, James Stewart, Jamie Foxx, Jean Dujardin, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Jose Ferrer, Kotch, leonardo dicaprio, Louis Calhern, Malcolm McDowell, michael fassbender, Million Dollar Baby, moneyball, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, paul giamatti, Paul Newman, Peter Finch, Ray, Separate Tables, shame, Sideways, Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Sunset Boulevard, The African Queen, the artist, The Aviator, The Caine Mutiny, The Defiant Ones, the descendants, The Fly, The French Connection, The Hospital, The Magnificent Yankee, The Old Man and the Sea, The Philadelphia Story, The Shining, The Ten Commandments, The Truman Show, tinker tailor soldier spy, Tony Curtis, Vertigo, Walter Matthau, What About Bob, William Holden | 3 Comments

Those Oscar Missed: Best Cinematography

Posted on December 1, 2012 by filmscorehunter

Cinematography is such an important part of a film. In many ways it can define it, used by the director to let us see what he/she wants us to see and not see. There are so many terrific examples of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Cinematography, Oscar Talk | Tagged A Patch of Blue, A Star Is Born, Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Auntie Mame, Avatar, Barry Ackroyd, Bela Lugosi, best cinematography, Billy Crudup, Black Narcissus, Bound For Glory, Bruno Delbonnel, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Christian Berger, Citizen Kane, Coal Miner's Daughter, Don Burgess, Ed Wood, Ernest Laszlo, Forrest Gump, Funny Face, Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet, Gigi, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Stradling, Haskell Wexler, Inglourious Basterds, James Crabe, James Wong Howe, John Toll, Joseph Ruttenberg, Kagemusha, King Kong, Kingdom of Heaven, Larry Fong, Legends of the Fall, Leon Shamroy, Logan's Run, Mauro Fiore, Michael Chapman, Nestor Almendros, Network, Oscar Snubs, Owen Roizman, Piotr Sobocinski, Raging Bull, Ralf D. Bode, Ran, Rear Window, Richard H. Kline, Road To Perdition, Robert Burks, robert richardson, Robert Surtess, Roger Deakins, Shoji Ueda, South Pacific, Strangers On A Train, Superman, Takao Saito, Taxi Driver, Tess, The Blue Lagoon, The Formula, The Fugitive, The Hurt Locker, The Old Man and the Sea, The Searchers, The Shawshank Redemption, The White Ribbon, Three Colors: Red, To Catch A Thief, To Kill A Mockingbird, Vertigo, VistaVision, Watchmen, Wyatt Earp | 2 Comments

Criterion Design Process: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Maybe it’s just a bad excuse to own hundreds of movies that I will only watch once, but I’ve always felt purchasing Criterion Collection releases was like investing in a piece of art. Truly, the cover designs are works of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfred Hitchcock, Criterion Collection, Films, Movies, News, Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Blu-ray, cinema, DVD, Films, Graphic Design, Home Entertainment, Movies, Peter Lorre, The Criterion Collection, The Man Who Knew Too Much | 4 Comments

Hitchcock Trailer

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Anthony Hopkins looks like he’s having a blast, behind the prosthetic makeup that turns him into a striking doppelgänger for the British master filmmaker. The film looks to have a whimsical tone that will no doubt please crowds in America and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Hitchcock, Movies, News, Oscar Talk | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins, film, Films, Helen Mirren, Hitchcock, Movies, oscar, Psycho, Scarlett Johansson | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock

Room 237

Oscar Predictions: Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Those Oscar Missed: Best Picture

Those Oscar Missed: Best Director

Those Oscar Missed: Best Actor

Those Oscar Missed: Best Cinematography

Criterion Design Process: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Hitchcock Trailer

Recent Articles

OSCAR 2015 (Predicted Winners in CAPS)

Archives

Film Sites

Follow Blog via Email