Alfred Hitchcock was not just one of the great stylists of the film world, but also one of its great fonts as well, with 53 feature films and a score of TV works, in just about every pre-modern format imaginable, from tinted silent black-and-white to special effects-soaked technicolor. I thought it’d be fun to take a look at some of the moments in his work that really click for me. So, here’s my very personal and by no means exhaustive list of my favorite Hitchcock shots:
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On this episode, John D’Amico and I are joined by Danny Reid of Pre-Code.com for a discussion about our favorite films of 1933, and pre-code films in general. No mailbag this week, too many awesome movies to talk about, but we do have a review of Theory of Obscurity from Chloe Pelletier!
Links Mentioned in this Episode:
An Interview with Danny Reid
The Dawn of Technicolor
Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
Shot Context: King Kong
The Kuleshov Effect
Treasures from the Warner Archive
Footlight Parade Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #25 – 1933 in Film / Danny Reid / Pre-Code Films / Pre-Code.com (4/13/15)
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On this episode, Jenna Ipcar and I are joined by Joe Grabinski, whose popular Twitter handle @AmznMovieRevws has taken the internet by storm! As always, we close the show by answering questions from our mailbag—but not before an actual review of Chappie from Chloe Pelletier! Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #24 – Joe Grabinski / Amazon Movie Reviews / @AmznMovieRevws (4/6/15)
You ever just wake up one morning and decide to embark on a journey of watching every Elvis movie that ever came out? Well, that happened to me the other day, and guess what, you’re coming along on this ride.
Continue reading Jenna Does Elvis #1 – Love Me Tender (1956) / Loving You (1957)
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On this episode, Jenna Ipcar and I are joined by actress Madeline Blue, ‘Cure Girl’ from Wet Hot American Summer and the upcoming Wet Hot American Summer series on Netflix. As always, we close the show by answering questions from our mailbag—but not before a review of Kingsman: The Secret Service from Chloe Pelletier! Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #23 – Madeline Blue / Wet Hot American Summer (3/30/15)