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Rebecca (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 9, 2013
This film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier with Joan Fontaine, was adapted from the Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name. The story begins in Monte Carlo where Max De Winter (Olivier) and a young woman (Fontaine) have a chance meeting as she is working for an older lady read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 8, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film stars a cast including Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. Wanting a good scoop about events in Europe a newspaper editor sends a reporter off to dig something up. Joel MCcrea’s character finds himself entangled in a complicat read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 8, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film stars a cast including Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. Wanting a good scoop about events in Europe a newspaper editor sends a reporter off to dig something up. Joel McCrea’s character finds himself entangled in a complicat read more
The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 5, 2013
Margaret Lockwood plays an American socialite in Europe in this Hitchcock mystery thriller. The night before she is to leave, Lockwood meets a kindly middle-aged lady who is fascinated with European music. The next day the two ladies sit together on the train to talk. Being a bit disoriented, Lockwo read more
The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 5, 2013
Margaret Lockwood plays an American socialite in Europe in this Hitchcock mystery-thriller. The night before she is to leave, Lockwood meets a kindly middle-aged lady who is fascinated with European music. The next day the two ladies sit together on the train to talk. Being a bit disoriented, Lockwo read more
39 Steps (1935) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2013
In one of Hitchcock’s great English films, he plays with the idea of a man on the run. Robert Donat is just an ordinary Englishman until a strangle woman tells him a deadly secret. Upon finding her murdered by a dangerous foe he flees. However, that puts him under suspicion and the hunt is on. read more
39 Steps (1935) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2013
In one of Hitchcock’s great English films, he plays with the idea of a man on the run. Robert Donat is just an ordinary Englishman until a strangle woman tells him a deadly secret. Upon finding her murdered by a dangerous foe he flees. However, that puts him under suspicion and the hunt is on. read more
Walk the Line (2005)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 2, 2013
Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, this biopic opens with Johnny Cash recalling his past as he gets ready to perform at Folsom prison. JR is the son of an abusive share cropper and his brother Jack dies when he is just a boy. He goes off to Korea and comes back with a few songs under hi read more
Walk the Line (2005)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 2, 2013
Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, this biopic opens with Johnny Cash recalling his past as he gets ready to perform at Folsom prison. JR is the son of an abusive share cropper and his brother Jack dies when he is just a boy. He goes off to Korea and comes back with a few songs under hi read more
Vertigo (1958) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
*May Contain Spoilers! Vertigo is an intriguing Hitchcock thriller, set in San Francisco, that has you cheering for Jimmy Stewart as he falls in love and struggles with his fear of heights. Right away you are met with the haunting opening credits and the dramatic opening sequence where Scottie (Stew read more
Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
Alfred Hitchcock is much appreciated now but this film especially stands out in American culture because it was a first rate horror film when that was an anomaly. It has a chilling score, a notorious villain, and a sequence that is one of the most famous in film history. *May Contain Spoilers Direc read more
Director of the Month: Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
With no shame whatsoever I would have to say Alfred Hitchcock is my favorite film director because he had so many great movies. His films are entertaining from one standpoint but also skillfully crafted with many unique touches and techniques. His career spanned from the silent era to modern films i read more
Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
Alfred Hitchcock is much appreciated now but this film especially stands out in American culture because it was a first rate horror film when that was an anomaly. It has a chilling score, a notorious villain, and a sequence that is one of the most famous in film history. *May Contain Spoilers Direc read more
Vertigo (1958) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
*May Contain Spoilers! Vertigo is an intriguing Hitchcock thriller, set in San Francisco, that has you cheering for Jimmy Stewart as he falls in love and struggles with his fear of heights. Right away you are met with the haunting opening credits and the dramatic opening sequence where Scottie (Stew read more
Director of the Month: Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2013
With no shame whatsoever I would have to say Alfred Hitchcock is my favorite film director because he had so many great movies. His films are entertaining from one standpoint but also skillfully crafted with many unique touches and techniques. His career spanned from the silent era to modern films i read more
Groundhog Day (1993)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 30, 2013
Starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, this romantic-fantasy-comedy is about a conceited weatherman named Phil Connors who goes to cover Ground Hog Day. After coping with the day once, Phil wakes up and goes through it again realizing he is in a time loop. At first since there are no consequences read more
Groundhog Day (1993)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 30, 2013
Starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, this romantic-fantasy-comedy is about a conceited weatherman named Phil Connors who goes to cover Groundhog Day. After coping with the day once, Phil wakes up and goes through it again realizing he is in a time loop. At first since there are no consequences read more
Airplane! (1980)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 29, 2013
Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, with Kareem Abdul Jabbar, this is a funny if not quirky parody and comedy. The story opens with the break up of a former pilot who is scared of flying, and his flight attendant girlfriend. She leaves on h read more
Airplane! (1980)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 29, 2013
Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, with Kareem Abdul Jabbar, this is a funny if not quirky parody and comedy. The story opens with the break up of a former pilot who is scared of flying, and his flight attendant girlfriend. She leaves on h read more