Summary: "Goooood Eeeevening...I am Alfred Hitchcock." Welcome to the beginning of our Hitchcock director spotlight. Arguably cinema's most famous filmmaker, the master of suspense was the forefather of more techniques that have influenced the thriller and horror genre than can be counted. When the question was posed of why people were fond of his thrillers, his response was "an audience likes to put their toe in the cold water of fear." Those words ring very true to the genre fan. Things kick off with a quick review of auteur theory and a look at how Hitchcock as a filmmaker fits the criteria. an overview of the director's trademarks and cinematic techniques open the door to our first selection of titles from his filmography that break down as follows: (interlude - Lovage: Lifeboat) Lifeboat (1944) 29:37-56:18 (interlude - Rope trailer) Rope (1948) 56:18-1:17:06 (interlude - Loveage: Strangers on a Train) Strangers on a Train (1951) 1:17:06-1:36:43 (interlude - Leaonard Maltin on Dial M) Dial M For Murder (1954) 1:36:43-2:02:38 (interlude - Robert Towne on Rear Window) Rear Window (1954) 2:02:38-2:28:33 We have another group of classic films in the hopper for the next installment of the spotlight so join in the fun as we celebrate Hitch. Before things wrap up though, we check out every Hitchcock cameo appearance in schlock corner and crack open Ted's first home brew on air. As always we welcome your comments: horroretc@gmail.com Voicemail (206) 337-5324 WWW.HORRORETC.COM
