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Alfred Hitchock’s ‘Strangers On A Train’ To Become ‘Teens On A Train’ & Will Be Influenced By ‘Before Sunrise’

September 29, 2010 5:07 pm

Since it's now pretty much legal to take an Alfred Hitchcock movie, cast it with teens, make it dumber and call it original, it looks like more people are going to follow D.J. Caruso's lead with "Disturbia." So...

Legally Speaking, ‘Disturbia’ Is Not A Ripoff Of ‘Rear Window’

Kevin Jagernauth

September 22, 2010 4:16 pm

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In a lawsuit that we forgot was happening, a judge has ruled that "Disturbia," the film that made Shia LaBeouf a star, does not infringe on the copyright of "Rear Window."The suit was brought to court by the ve...

BFI Releases List of 75 Most Wanted Lost British Films Including Works By Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell & More

Jessica Kiang

July 11, 2010 3:32 pm

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Venerable British film institution, the, er, British Film Institute (BFI), is marking 75 years of the National Film Archive, by compiling a list of the 75 ‘lost’ films they would most like to find. The full lis...

‘Double Take’ Is An Intriguing Essay On Hitchcock’s Films & U.S./Soviet Tensions

Christopher Bell

June 6, 2010 3:47 pm

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The film-essay is usually a hard genre to digest; while there's a lot to be gotten out of them, often they tend to be very trying and difficult. "Double Take," directed by Johan Grimonprez, is an exception to t...

Rumorville: Will Smith Hitchock Remake? Greg Berlanti To ‘Flash’? Jonah Nolan Won’t Direct ‘Superman’ Reboot

Gabe Toro

February 26, 2010 10:27 pm

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-"Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" star Will Smith is going to try to fill the mighty shoes of one Marky Mark Wahlberg in inappropriately reprising a classic Cary Grant role. Sir Funky Bunch flopped with "The Truth Ab...

‘Wolverine 2’ To Shoot In 2011; ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie Unlikely; ‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’ Gets US Distribution

Oliver Lyttelton

January 11, 2010 2:59 pm

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— Hugh Jackman is getting ready to strap on some metal claws again. Speaking backstage at the People's Choice Awards, the actor revealed that, "Wolverine's going to be back. He's going to Japan. We shoot that p...

This Week In DVD’s- The Name’s Ray. Blu-Ray.

Gabe Toro

March 27, 2009 11:09 am

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Consider this Bond week for the 007 fans out there- in addition to the middling “Quantum Of Solace,” there are standard and Blu-Ray re-releases of “Goldfinger,” “Moonraker,” “The World Is Not Enough,” “Never Sa...

This Week In DVD’s- Criterion, Hitchcock and YOU, THE LIVING

Gabe Toro

February 12, 2009 4:48 am

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After a few dry weeks, the DVD shelves should have far more options for the discerning viewer this week. In addition to the sterling collection of Criterions hitting shelves as part of the Arthouse Collections...

Antonio Banderas To Play Surrealist Quack, Salvador Dali

Rodrigo Perez

November 6, 2008 4:16 pm

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Everyone wants to play Salvador Dali all of a sudden, the famous wacky Spanish surrealist painter that appealed to teenagers who first discovered pot and art in high school at the same time. Robert Pattinson...

‘Arizona Dream’: Vincent Gallo Does Carey Grant In ‘North By Northwest’

Rodrigo Perez

February 7, 2008 5:54 pm

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So yeah, we're on an homage kick, sue us. The Vanity Fair Alfred Hitchcock photo portfolio salute reminds us of one of our favorite scenes in a little-seen film by one of our favorite and underrated directors ...

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