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Post by Owen Watkin on Dec 5, 2005 15:51:58 GMT 10
"The Birds" is one of my favourite Hitchcock films, starring Rod Taylor Jessica Tandy and Tippy Hedren. Filmed in 1963 the story revolves around Bodega Bay where all is not well with the local Bird population.
A few days after my Mum and I watched the film she was out hanging washing on the line and ducked as a bird flew low about her, obviously the movie was still affecting her days afterwards.
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Post by Owen Watkin on Dec 5, 2005 15:57:51 GMT 10
"Psycho" made in 1960 and starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.
One of the best suspense horrors I have seen with the shower scene being one of the most memorable movie scenes ever.
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Post by katesmith on Dec 5, 2005 16:32:22 GMT 10
"Rear Window" made in 1954 starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly,
Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbours. He begins to suspect that the man opposite may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his society model girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his nurse Stella to investigate.
I love the action and Jimmy is one of my favourite actors.
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Post by katesmith on Dec 5, 2005 16:45:43 GMT 10
"Rebecca" filmed in 1940 starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson.
A shy ladies companion is staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer when she meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. Max is still troubled by the death of his wife, Rebecca in a boating accident the year before. She and Max fall in love, get married and return to Manderlay, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter meets the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderlay.
This movie scared the wits out of my Mum, the scenes on the balcony when Mrs Danvers is encouraging the second Mrs DeWinter to jump, this movie gave my poor Mum nightmares.
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