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60 Years Later, Hitchcock’s Most Innovative Movie Is Still Shaping Hollywood in One Unexpected Way

Inverse spoke to two acclaimed filmmakers and several sound editors to understand how the sound of 'The Birds' influenced everything from the modern "quiet horror" movement to the Coen Brothers to Todd Field’s singular character study 'Tár.'

Inverse

60 Years Ago, Hitchcock Invented the Eco Thriller — And Predicted a Terrifying Trend

"Why are they doing this!?!" More than half a century later, the influence of Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds' is still apparent.

Inverse

Three ways Robert Downey Jr’s Vertigo might not be Hollywood’s stupidest ever idea

Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller is an acknowledged classic, meaning Downey Jr has a few options. I say go nuclear

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A remake of Hitchcock’s Vertigo is in the works and it’s set to star Robert Downey Jr.

Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight is set to write the script

Evening Standard

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is getting a remake starring Robert Downey Jr. and written by Peaky Blinders creator

Paramount is working on a remake of the 1958 movie

Total Film

A Remake Of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo Is In The Works, And Robert Downey Jr. Is Involved

Paramount is developing remake of the Alfred Hitchcock movie Vertigo, and Robert Downey Jr. is working on it.

Cinemablend

Vertigo: remake of Hitchcock thriller set to star Robert Downey Jr

Actor in talks to take on role made famous by James Stewart in remake written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

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Mark Cousins on Hitchcock, Scotland and the rise of the far-right

FILMMAKER Mark Cousins believes Scotland’s screen industry is in a healthy place, having moved from a “C minus” to a “B plus” over the…

The National (Scotland)

Thief who returns 59-years-overdue library book escapes staggering fine due to new rule

A naughty reader who kept a library book for a nearly six decades, and returned it after 'feeling bad', didn't have to pay the extortionate $1,606 (£1,336) fine

Daily Mirror

These two Chicago families’ histories help tell the story of a city

The Atkinsons and the Bernsteins are South Side families who have had a role in aspects of Chicago’s history.

Chicago Sun-Times

The killer bird swarm behind "The Birds"

In 1961, birds dive-bombed, tumbled through the air as if drunk, and drenched the town of Capitola in vomit

Salon

8 Glasgow Film Festival picks including Paul Mezcal flick and Winnie the Pooh horror

Taking place in Glasgow in March from the 1st until the 12th, the organisers of the 19th Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) have revealed this year's programme of films and events – with films featuring Oscar-nominated Paul Mezcal and homegrown star Kelly MacDonald.

Glasgow Live

Hathaway, McKenzie anchor stylish adaptation of 'Eileen'

The moody, noirish film adaptation of Otessa Moshfegh’s debut novel “Eileen” debuted Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival

The Independent UK

From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours

Whether for political, personal or professional reasons, not everyone considers the annual awards an 'honour'

The Independent UK

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The top 100 films… and what they say about our changing society

Offbeat British directors defying realist expectations fare well in poll, but Hitchcock dominates

The Conversation

The 'greatest film of all time': Chantal Akerman's win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman’s 1975 hypnotic study of a mother performing domestic chores in microscopic detail – has just been crowned the “greatest film of all time” in Sight and Sound’s prestigious poll.

The Independent UK

Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time poll: The 2022 results are in – and there’s a new winner

Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ was pushed into second place

Inverse

Star Wars just deployed an 88-year-old cinematic trick invented by Alfred Hitchcock

The 'Andor' season 1 finale's funeral scene has deep cinematic roots that go back to Alfred Hitchcock.

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The Conversation

Why I teach a course connecting Taylor Swift's songs to the works of Shakespeare, Hitchcock and Plath

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Evening Standard

Sleaze watchdog ‘toothless’ after Matt Hancock’s jungle antics, says chair

Lord Pickles has described his own committee as “toothless” after Matt Hancock went to the celebrity jungle without asking for his permission.

The Conversation

Music inspires powerful emotions on screen, just like in real life

There are some classic films in which music is so integral to a scene, it would be hard to imagine the scene without it.

Wales Online

Harry Potter star recalls his 'worst' audition for Hitchcock film with Anthony Hopkins

The 2012 film, ultimately, received mixed reviews from critics

The Hindu

‘Satyajit Ray captured decay in the country’s social life through his works’

Ray had a position similar to international filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, says P.F. Mathews, scriptwriter

The Guardian - UK

From Flux Gourmet to Björk: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re after director Peter Strickland’s descent into the decadently weird or the Icelandic conjurer’s latest aural opus, our critics have you covered

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: Here’s the big reveal: Movie endings are hard to get right, and not just in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

Near the end of last weekend’s most popular theatrical release, “Don’t Worry Darling,” the perfect 1950s homemaker played by Florence Pugh finally begins to piece together the insidious puzzle of her life. She’s living inside the confines of her marriage to a rising young executive (Harry Styles) as part of…

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