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Kent Jones on HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

December 8, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Kent Jones on HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT

When Francois Truffaut sat down with Alfred Hitchcock in 1962, the former was in his early 30s with few films to his name, the latter was in his early 60s, and was the undisputed master of suspense. Hitchcock was not, however, given proper respect as an artist, at least not as far as Truffaut, and… Read More »

Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Andrew Sarris, Arnaud Desplechin, camera angles, cinema, film criticism, film history, Francois Truffaut, Helen Scott, Kent Jones, Lew Wasserman, Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, suspense, Universal Studio, VERTIGO

Asif Kapadia and AMY Winehouse

July 8, 2015 By 2 Comments

Asif Kapadia and AMY Winehouse

Asif Kapadia hadn’t been a particular fan of Amy Winehouse when she was alive. He was, of course, aware of her, both the tabloid coverage and the assurance from friends he trusted that she had one of the best voices ever to be recorded. When he took on the project of making a documentary about… Read More »

Tagged With: addiction, advice, alcohol abuse, Alfred Hitchcock, Amy Winehouse, Asif Kapadia, Back to Black, Blake Fielder-Civil, documentary, drug abuse, early death, jazz, jazz singer, Ken Loach, Nick Shymansky, North London, recording artist, SENNA, Serbian concert

Stephen Winter Re-discovers JASON AND SHIRLEY

June 27, 2015 By 1 Comment

Stephen Winter Re-discovers JASON AND SHIRLEY

Click here to listen to the interview. When Shirley Clarke made PORTRAIT OF JASON, she was doing more than exercising her creative impulse. The Oscar™-winning director had been all but shut out of Hollywood, and returned to New York to pursue a career as an indie filmmaker rather than deal with being marginalized by the… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, African-American, Alan Ginsberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Canada Lee, Carl Lee, cinema, civil rights, director, film, gay, Gus Van Sant, homophobia, Howl, interview, Jack Waters, James Baldwin, James Tobak, Jason Holliday, LGBT, Marion Crane, Miles Davis, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, narrative, New York City, Orson Welles, PARIS IS BURNING, PORTRAIT OF JASON, PSYCHO, racism, River Phoenix, ruthlessness, Sarah Shulman, sexism, Shirley Clark, Stephen Winter, THE TRIAL

Sacha Gervasi Dissects HITCHCOCK

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Sacha Gervasi Dissects HITCHCOCK

Sacha Gervasi had the advantage of knowing for a fact that he would not be getting the job when he went to talk to the studio about directing HITCHCOCK, so he was completely relaxed and honest as he took the meeting. When I spoke with Sacha Gervasi on November 6, 2012, that’s where I wanted to… Read More »

Tagged With: "Making of Psycho", Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reveille, Anthony Hopkins, ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL, based on a true story, book to film, cinema, cinema history, director, film, getting the job, Helen Mirren, Hollywood legend, Jamie Leigh Curtis, Janet Leigh, marriage, movie, narrative, pigeonhole, PSYCHO, Sacha Gervasi, Stephen Rebello

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