You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with author Jennifer O’Callaghan to discuss her book: Rear Window-The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age.

We explore Jennifer’s journey writing the book and take a deep dive into the making of one of Hitchcock’s most beloved films, REAR WINDOW.

Jennifer shares some unique insights following her research and interviews with relatives of the stars and those adjacent to the film. We discuss our readings of REAR WINDOW, it’s characters, score, set and the ambiguous ending!

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You can find Jennifer on  Instagram @jennocallaghan and visit her website https://www.jenniferocallaghan.com/

You can purchase her book Rear Window-The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790118/rear-window-by-jennifer-ocallaghan/

4 SEASONS OF HITCHCOCK FESTVIAL 2026!

Join Talking Hitchcock for a festival over two weekends celebrating the career of the Master of Suspense!

I will be screening The Lodger (1927) and The 39 Steps (1935) on Saturday 7th March and Rear Window (1954) and Frenzy (1972) on Saturday 14th March at Pictureville Cinema in the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford.

Tickets and Details for 4  Seasons of Hitchcock at Pictureville Cinema in the National Science and Media Museum Talking Hitchcock Presents: Four Seasons of Hitchcock | National Science and Media Museum

To Sign Up for Membership at Pictureville for free to get early access for tickets visit Pictureville Cinema membership | NationalScience and Media Museum

To find out more about Pictureville and what they do, visit them online Pictureville Cinema | National Science and Media Museum,Bradford

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You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest –actor, director and Hitchcock enthusiast-Christopher Diehl who last year put on awonderful Hitchcock Theatre Festival.

In this interview, we focus on staging The Birds as amongst other things we cover what attracted Hitchcock to du Maurier’s work, the challenges of adapting The Birds, costume, sound, score and the importance and the power of theatre.

After our conversation, I’ll be back to answer some questions which were kindly sent by listeners, as is the Talking Hitchcock tradition, to mark the closing out ofSeason 2.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast in its second season, I hope you have enjoyed coming along on the Hitchcockian adventure with me and I look forwardto bringing you more discussions in Season 3.

Support Talking Hitchcock by making a donation to my Ko-Fi page: Buy Rebecca McCallum a Coffee.

Find Talking Hitchcock on Blusky and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on [email protected]

Find Rebecca and her work on Instagram @pendlepumpkin

You can find Christopher Diehl /Chino Community Theatre Company in the following places:

Instagram @chinocommunitytheatre

Online  Chino Community Theatre (google.com)

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chinocommunitytheatre

Listen to Talking Hitchcock Episodes Referenced

Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts

ARCHIE-THE MAN WHO BECAME CARY–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts

REAR WINDOW (1954) with Ygraine–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts

Read Rebecca’ Article for FANGORIA

 The Past, The Present And The Perverse: VERTIGO As A Possession Film

References

AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8uRMCENkE&pp=ygUkaGl0Y2hjb2NrIGFmaSBsaWZlIGFjaGlldmVtZW50IGF3YXJk

Cinema Cinemas -Hitchcock Special

Cinéma Cinémas - Speciale Hitchcock - James Stewart - 1984 - YouTube

Why Alfred Hitchcock was a "little afraid" of James Stewart

Lawrence J. Quirk’s James Stewart: Behind the Scenes ofa Wonderful Life

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she shares her reflections on what 2024 has been like for Talking Hitchcock and plans for 2025!

Find Talking Hitchcock where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases:

Blusky @talkinghitchpod.bsky.social

Instagram @talkinghitchpod or get in touch via email on [email protected]

Visit the Talking Hitchcock Linktree where you can find links to all my work

Supporting Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock

You can support Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock by buying a

https://ko-fi.com/pendlepumpkin

LINKS:

Listen

Listen to Rebecca guesting on What A Scream Podcast

Ep140:Hitchcock with Rebecca –What A Scream – Apple Podcasts

Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Projection Booth podcast

 TheProjection Booth Podcast: Episode 676: Frenzy (1972)

Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Movie Palace Podcast

Suspicion–TheMovie Palace Podcast – Apple Podcasts

Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Boxing Movie Podcast

TheRing–The Boxing Movie Podcast – Apple Podcasts

Read

Read Rebecca’s review of Hitchcock Storyboards by Tony Lee

'Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards' Review

Read Rebecca’s editorial on Marnie for Fangoria

Mothers, Men And Memories: Revisiting Hitchcock's MARNIE At 60

Read Rebecca’s editorial on Hitchcock Mother’s for Fangoria

The 9 Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies To Celebrate Mother's Day

Purchase The Age of Thrills Magazine featuring Rebecca’s

Purchase The Nottingham Horror Collective Zine Issue IX ‘The

Visit and Learn More About Cinema’s and Community Spaces

Storyhouse Chester Home | Storyhouse

Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Mockingbird Cinema | Home

National Science and Media Museum National Science and Media Museum

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Joining me this month is special guest actor Jack Hammett who starred in the role of Brandon in Theatre

As listeners may know by now, ROPE is a firm Hitchcock favourite of mine and therefore I was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Jack!

In the first part of the podcast, we get underneath the charming, controlled and pristine exterior of Brandon, as Jack shares details of how he brought the character

Where to find Talking Hitchcock and Links to Rebecca’s Work

Find Out More and Access Talks from HITCH CON 23 including Rebecca’s talk ‘Rooting for Rupert-How Hitchcock Complicates Our Responses to the Hero/Anti-Hero of ROPE’ here-  HitchCon 23 Home — HitchCon International Alfred Hitchcock Conference

Links to Jack and his work

X: JackHammet

Instagram: Jack_Hammet

Find out More About Theatre Clwyd

Home | Theatr Clwyd

References    

Rope-play- Patrick Hamilton

Rope-film -(1948) dir Alfred Hitchcock

Rope -play-(2024) dir Francesca Goodridge at Theatre Clwyd

WET OFF THE PRESS!!!

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock

Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest , award-winning writer, performer, theatre-maker and workshop leader Adam Robinson for this deep dive episode into what is

We carry out our own wet off the press investigations, discussing the film in detail as well as exploring new readings of the McGuffin, Gothicism, bringing danger into the domestic and the beauty of Ivor Novello ….

Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and

You can find Adam Robinson on the following

X: @Adam_Zed

Instagram: @adam__zed

Website: Adam Z. Robinson (adamzrobinson.com)

Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin

References

The Lodger (1927)-dir Alfred Hitchcock

Literature Film Quarterly (1983)-Hitchcock’s The Lodger-Lesley W. Brill

Early Hitchcock: The German Influence-Hitchcock Annual-(1999)-Sidney Gottleib

Working with Hitchcock-Sight and Sound (1980)-Ivor Montagu

Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Interview-(1962)-The Lodger

The Lodger and the Aesthetic Origins (2001)-Richard Allen

Action-Bob Thomas and Alfred Hitchcock The German Years (1973)-TV Interview

The Haunted Screen-(2008)-Lottie Eisner

Undertones of Expressionism

Hitchcock’s Heroines-(2018) Caroline Young

www.brentonfilmcom

The Times Review-January 1927

To-Night Golden Curls, Murder and Mimesis (2013)- Sanford Schwartz

Doubles and Doubts in Hitchcock The German Connection in Hitchcock Past and Future edited by Richard Allen

TRIPLE HITCH!!!

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock

Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement!

Talking Hitchcock is back on tour with three very exciting

THE BIRDS

Intro Talk+ Film + Q and A

Sat 19th October, 5:30pm at Mockingbird Cinema

Tickets-Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock

HITCHCOCK PRESENTS

Intro talk + 3 Episode screening as part of Square Eyes TV

Sat 2nd November, 4pm at Mockingbird Cinema

Tickets- Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock

NORTH BY NORTWEST 65th Anniversary screening in 4k

Into talk + Film + Q and A

Sat 29th November, 5pm at Mockingbird Cinema

TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

For more about the Square Eyes TV Festival and to see their full line up please visit:

Square Eyes TV Festival | Midlands Arts

To find out more about Mockingbird and to view their full listings visit Mockingbird Cinema | Home

Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on [email protected]

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Love and duty, consent and control, Miami and Rio!

Make sure you step carefully, quietly and unseen into the wine cellar for this feature length episode of Talking Hitchcock where amongst other things, my special guest and I discuss modes of identification, daddy issues and that kiss! Keep tight hold of that key as you are invited to join us for a deep dive of what might be best described as 'a film of faces.'

Sit as a silhouette figure in the shadows but be careful with that after dinner coffee as we are about to embark upon an exploration of a true Hitchcock masterpiece.

In this epic episode, I am joined by Assistant Professor, film lecturer and author of multiple books-Ali Taylor! There was so much to be said about Notorious that we had to meet three times and I could not have wished for a more wonderful guest.

Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on [email protected]

You can find Ali and her work here:

X: @preferenepas

Instagram: @acephalica

Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin

References:

Notorious (1946) -Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock's Films Revisited-Robin Wood

Hitchcock Humour Tone and Suspense-Susan Smith

The Women Who Knew Too Much-Professor Tania Modleski

Hitchcock and Selznick-The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O Selznick in Hollywood-Leonard J.Leff

Ingrid Bergman My Story-Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess

Edith Head's Hollywood-Edith Head

Hitchcock's Heroines-Caroline Young

Alfred Hitchcock-A Life in Darkness and Light-Patrick McGilligan

Cary Grant-The Making of a Hollywood Legend-Mark Glancy

The Object and the Face, Notorious, Bergman and the Close Up-Joe McElhaney

Reframing Hitchcock-Selected Essays from the Hitchcock Annual-edited by Sidney Gottlieb and Christopher Brookhouse

The Hitchcock Murders-Peter Conrad

The Making of Hitchcock's Notorious

Notorious (1946) Hitchcock The Making of

John Bailey on Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)

Picture Post (16 Feb 1946) -Ingrid Bergman: she's making a film with Producer Hitchcock

Ingrid Bergman Notorious-Her Classy 1940s Fashion-Classic Critics Corner-Vintage 1940S, 1950s, 1960s

A Woman of that Sort-Hitchcock's Notorious and the Feast of St Alicia-The Spool

The Ragged End of Nowhere-Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) Senses of Cinema

Inside, Around and About Notorious-Filmtidsskrift

How Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant Shot Hitchcock's Notorious-Vulture.com

Notorious (1946)-The Blonde at the Film

Notorious: Hitchcock's Mature and Intricate Espionage Masterpiece-Cinephilia and Beyond

The Essential Hitchcock with Douglas Cunningham (Context Podcast)

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author and free-lance writer Neil Alcock to discuss his new book Hitchology- A Film-by-Film Guide to the Styles and Themes of Alfred Hitchcock-a book which considers how Hitchcock uses narrative tropes and formal flourishes to create some of cinema’s most unforgettable experiences across Hitchcock’s filmography.

In this episode we discuss Neil’s book at length as well as his fascinating process for selecting a wonderful list of

This was such an enjoyable, open and organic conversation that went in so many exciting directions, you may even say we found ourselves caught in an endless Vertigo-like spiral!

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You can find Neil and his work on the following platforms

And you can visit his website here NEIL ALCOCK | Film

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You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for another episode of Hitch Takes where Rebecca explores a specific topic, theory or idea in detail!  

Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum as she presents an exclusive theory– ‘Jasper as the Rebecca Stand In’.

Rebecca applies close critical analysis of key scenes in the film in support of this theory whilst also inviting many opportunities for questions around the magnetic and

The second Mrs de Winter may have arrived, but the first Mrs de Winter is going nowhere-and she might just be manifesting her presence and strength of will, through the silent and ominous Jasper.

Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on [email protected]

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References

Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca -Daphne du Maurier

The Women Who

Robin Wood On