It appears to be the week for announcing remakes that nobody was clamouring for with the news that Gal Gadot is set to headline Paramount’s take on the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller To Catch A Thief. Per Deadline’s exclusive, Gadot will also produce the remake with her partner Jaron Varsano through their Pilot Wave Banner […]
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo gets a new gameplay trailer
Microids and developer Pendulo Studios have released a new trailer for their upcoming Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a game based on the eponymous film. This new trailer introduces the thriller’s main characters along with their motivations and relationships. Watch the new trailer below…. The new trailer for Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo introduces Ed Miller, a survivor of […]
Microids announces Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo video game
During this weekend’s Guerrilla Collective showcase, publisher Microids and developer Pendulo Studios announced the upcoming release of Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, a narrative-driven video game featuring a brand new story inspired by the Master of Suspense’s classic 1958 movie. Check out the teaser trailer and a short dev diary for Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo… Writer […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
Ben Wheatley says his Rebecca is not a Hitchcock remake “in any sense”
Next month sees the release of Rebecca, a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel from director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) and starring Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name), Lily James (Baby Driver) and Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient). Of course, this isn’t the first adaptation of du Maurier’s […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Continuing our look at groundbreaking cinema, Tom Jolliffe revisits Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho… When listing some of the greatest directors of all time, a name that may pop up with regularity during the discussions, is Alfred Hitchcock. A master craftsman and impeccable weaver of enthralling stories, Hitchcock had already delivered a string of masterpieces which still […]
The Greatest Director of All Time?
Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]
Psycho with critic Amy Smith | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #76
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Amy Smith delves into Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic slasher Psycho… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Amy Smith discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s exceptional proto-slasher Psycho. We […]
Silent Master: The Early Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Gary Collinson examines the silent film career of Alfred Hitchcock… “In many of the films now being made, there is very little cinema: they are mostly what I call ‘photographs of people talking’. When we tell a story in the cinema, we should resort to dialogue only when it’s impossible to do otherwise.” – Alfred […]
Universal announces The House of Hitchcock Collection Blu-ray box set
Universal has announced the upcoming release of The House of Hitchcock Collection, a rather splendid-looking Blu-ray box set containing fifteen of the Master of Suspense’s Hollywood features, ten TV episodes, and a host of special features – all packaged in the iconic Psycho house. Included in The House of Hitchcock Collection are Saboteur (1942), Shadow […]
