Talking Hitchcock

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.

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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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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.

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References

Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca -Daphne du Maurier

The Women Who

Robin Wood On

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author, researcher

Links to Mark and his work:   

Cary Grant, theMaking of a Hollywood Legend

The 39 Steps: The British Film Guide

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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 – film maker, multi award winning writer and Hitchcock expert Tony Lee Moral to talk all about his wonderful new book- ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS.

We explore the role of storyboarding, the inspirational team of artists who helped bring these films to life and the musicality of Hitchcock. We also discuss the architecture of space, the importance of colour and mood and the influence and impact of storyboarding and ask the question of how Hitchcock would have used modern film making technology.

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Tony is a film maker, multi award winning author and Hitchcock expert. You can find him on Twitter @TonyLeeMoral and Instagram @tonyleemoral and visit his website: tonyleemoralbooks.com  

You can purchase his book ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS via Amazon, Titan and in all major book retailers.

AlfredHitchcock Storyboards @ Titan Books

Read Rebecca’s review on ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS for Dread Central here: 'AlfredHitchcock Storyboards' Review (dreadcentral.com)

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Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: ⁠⁠Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)⁠

Join Talking Hitchcock for a weekend of suspense and entertainment!

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement about a Hitchcock festival she has curated in partnership with Storyhouse Chester.

Rebecca will be screening The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse on 7th and 8th June, showcasing Rope (1948), Dial M for Murder and Rear Window (1954).

Tickets and Details for The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse

The Apartment Trilogy | Storyhouse

To find out more about Storyhouse and what they do, visit them online www.storyhouse.com 

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⁠⁠Hitchcock’s Women(movingpicturesfilmclub.com)⁠

In this episode, join me and my special guest -podcaster, writer and programmer Becky Darke as we cook up spaghetti and peel back the curtain to discuss what happens when a seemingly perfectly planned murder goes wrong, taking a look along the way at the art of showing and telling and making plenty of time to assess one of Hitchcock’s most calculatingly devious villains!

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References

Read my article on Margot Wendice for Moving Pictures Film Club

HITCHCOCK’SWOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) –PART I (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)

HITCHCOCK’SWOMEN: Strangled into Silence – Margot Wendice in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) –PART II (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)

Listen to me guesting on Moving Pictures Film Club podcast with Tim Coleman discussing the Sight and Sound list and our own personal favourites!

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Martin Scorsese on "Dial M for Murder" - YouTube

Hitchcock and Truffaut Interviews (1962))

Dial M for Murder (1954) (cinemaessentials.com)

Dial M for Murder (1954) — Interiors : An Online Publication about Architecture and Film (intjournal.com)

Dial M for Murder (1954) – The Blonde at the Film

The Master of Suspense Blogathon: Dial M for Mediocre or Misunderstood? | nitrateglow (wordpress.com)

High Society (Donald Spoto)

Observations on film art : DIAL M FOR MURDER: Hitchcock frets not at his narrow room (davidbordwell.net)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dial M for Murder The Submerged Televisuality of a Stage-to-Screen Adaptation in Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adapter - Google Books

Dial M for Murder: the detective thriller, the postwar uncanny, and 3D cinema: New Review of Film and Television Studies: Vol 20, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Beyond the Blonde The Dynamic Heroines of Hitchcock’s Films, Elisabeth Karlin

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join me your creator, host and Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca

Your questions really put me to the test and I had a wonderful time thinking about Hitchcock’s films in new and interesting ways.

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and for all of your support so far.

I’ll be taking a break in January 2024 to regroup, reset and plan content for the year ahead and Talking Hitchcock will be back in

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Links and References 

What A Scream: Ep.95: Black and White Horror with Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts

Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad: Bodies of Horror: Episode 52 - Hitchcock Moms feat.

Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)

ANALYSIS:

Moving Pictures Film Club: "A boy's best friend is his mother" - PSYCHO (1960) (libsyn.com)

Moving Pictures Film Club: "No one possesses you. You're safe with me" -VERTIGO (1958) (libsyn.com)

Hanging By A Thread: Ghost Around Us (Crimson Peak and Rebecca) w/ Rebecca McCallum on

A Year In Horror: 1998 (Part 1) on Apple Podcasts

Getting Dafoe You: SE1EP10: Antichrist (2009) on Apple Podcasts

‘You can’t have me. You can’t touch me – that’s mine.’ Modes of Possession in The Entity (1982) | Bloodletter Magazine

Bloodletter Launch Event 1 - YouTube

Forgotten Females: Women in Jack the Ripper Films Part 1: "The Lodger" - Rue Morgue (rue-morgue.com)

Cat And Mouse: Who Is The Real Villain Of Hitchcock's ROPE? (fangoria.com)

Direct To Knowhere - Rebecca McCallum - Road To Knowhere | Podcast on Spotify

You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film journalist, producer and presenter and creator and host of Evolution of Horror Podcast-Mike Muncer.

Hitchcock and horror have always gone hand in hand-his fascination with death, murder and the repressed spans across his career from 1927’s The Lodger, a film based serial

Elsewhere, we can find traces of the macabre in the Nietzchen theories at work in 1948s Rope and nihilism and brutality in the creature attacks of 1963’s The Birds.

In this episode, Mike and I discuss all things Hitchcock and Horror-from the gothic and the uncanny, to how the director uses

We also have a fun time sharing our favourite villains, top five horror moments in Hitchcock and Mike rates listeners scary moments on the Hitch-o-meter of horror!

So, join us in the vast hallways of Manderlay, in the cosy and creepy parlour of the Bates motel and in the living room of a Manhattan apartment for a macabre buffet as we take a dizzyingly wonderful and dangerous carousel ride into the world of Hitchcock and Horror.

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And you can find Evolution

Twitter @EvolutionPod Instagram: @evolutionofhorror

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