For years, I was quite certain that when it came time to cast the role of the tortured, mysterious Maxim de Winter for the 1940 film version of Rebecca, the first—and only—name on everyone’s lips in Hollywood had to have been Laurence Olivier. How could it NOT be? The dashing, dark, and oh-so-handsome Brit had…
Let me preface this post by saying that this movie—1959’s North by Northwest, one of my very favorite films from the erstwhile Master of Suspense—has been on my mind ever since Caroline over at Garbo Laughs announced her Queer Blogathon (which, incidentally, is next month—and if you haven’t already signed up to participate, you definitely should!).…
Just sit here and smile and they’ll see—we’re a good boy. Mother knows best, son. This is an entry for the Best For Film Hollywood Haikus blogging competition.Enter now.
The news that classic film actor Farley Granger recently passed away may have come as a surprise to those who weren’t aware that he was actually still with us. Seemingly as unassuming in real life as he was in many of his silver-screen roles, Granger’s Hollywood career was marked by his exceedingly good looks and…
Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre is so filled with victimized women that it seems to indicate an almost uncontrollable fetish on the part of the prolific director. Feminists have long had a field day with interpretations of feminine behavior and characterizations within Hitchcock’s work, and it’s little wonder why. Think about some of the most famous montages in…
Monday (January 17th) marks the Classic Movie Blog Association’s Hitchcock Blogathon! As anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows, I adore Alfred Hitchcock’s work, so I am thrilled that True Classics will be participating with a post on Hitch’s 1954 film Dial M for Murder. Quite a few members of CMBA will…
The much-parodied and endlessly dissected Strangers on a Train (1951) marks a return to form for director Alfred Hitchcock. His four previous films over the four previous years–The Paradine Case, Rope, Under Capricorn, and Stage Fright, each more lackluster than the last–had not met with quite the same success and acclaim as some of his…
Recently, a couple of our posts were linked over at the LAMB … The Director’s Chair honoring Alfred Hitchcock was this past weekend. Two of True Classics’ posts were submitted and linked to for the event: a review of Vertigo and Brandie’s excessive lauding of Shadow of a Doubt. Go check out the links to…
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