The movie considered by many to be Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece was also one of his most difficult productions. "Vertigo" stars Kim Novak as a woman who may or may not be playing multiple roles in a detective's (James Stewart) investigation. In an interview with Francois Truffaut, the "North By Northwest" director reveals that he once had Vera Miles set for "Vertigo," going through wardrobe, makeup, and several screen tests with her. Miles had previously worked with Hitchcock on the debut episode of his "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" TV series, followed by his 1956 noir "The Wrong Man" — part of the three-picture deal she signed with the director's Alfred J. Hitchcock production label. She would gain fame as Marion Crane's intrepid sister Lila in Hitchcock's "Psycho" in 1960, but it was her descent into madness in "The Wrong Man" that made her a strong candidate for the role of Madeleine Elster — the...
- 8/19/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
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The glamour of Old Hollywood is timeless, but the holiday season is a great time to purchase one of these classic film-themed gifts. In addition to curating broadcast lineups of the greatest films of all time (from one of the largest film libraries in the world), Turner Classic Movies has also curated a wide variety of gifts for the classic film fan in your life — or yourself, if that’s you. And if you subscribe to Hulu Live or Sling TV, you can stream all the TCM movies your heart desires. If you’re not subscribed, Hulu Live costs just $64.99 a month after a free seven-day trial. That means you can officially cut...
The glamour of Old Hollywood is timeless, but the holiday season is a great time to purchase one of these classic film-themed gifts. In addition to curating broadcast lineups of the greatest films of all time (from one of the largest film libraries in the world), Turner Classic Movies has also curated a wide variety of gifts for the classic film fan in your life — or yourself, if that’s you. And if you subscribe to Hulu Live or Sling TV, you can stream all the TCM movies your heart desires. If you’re not subscribed, Hulu Live costs just $64.99 a month after a free seven-day trial. That means you can officially cut...
- 11/2/2021
- by Jean Bentley and Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
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Marilyn Monroe was one of the most glamorous and sought-after stars of her time. John F. Kennedy was, well, the president of the United States. After Marilyn performed a steamy rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the commander-in-chief's 45th birthday party in May 1962, rumors of an affair were propelled - and those rumors have persisted throughout history, even though details of an ongoing relationship between the two are actually pretty scarce.
Related: Marilyn Monroe Was Linked to Lots of Men, but These Are the Lucky Few Who Won Her Heart
The first time Marilyn and JFK were confirmed to have been at the same place at the same time was at the April in Paris Ball on April 11, 1957, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC; Marilyn was there with her then-husband, playwright Arthur Miller, while John attended with his wife, Jackie, and his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Both...
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most glamorous and sought-after stars of her time. John F. Kennedy was, well, the president of the United States. After Marilyn performed a steamy rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the commander-in-chief's 45th birthday party in May 1962, rumors of an affair were propelled - and those rumors have persisted throughout history, even though details of an ongoing relationship between the two are actually pretty scarce.
Related: Marilyn Monroe Was Linked to Lots of Men, but These Are the Lucky Few Who Won Her Heart
The first time Marilyn and JFK were confirmed to have been at the same place at the same time was at the April in Paris Ball on April 11, 1957, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC; Marilyn was there with her then-husband, playwright Arthur Miller, while John attended with his wife, Jackie, and his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Both...
- 8/29/2018
- by Britt Stephens
- Popsugar.com
“Wash your face, brush your teeth, and say your Prayers.” Marilyn Monroe’s first plunge into a dramatic starring role casts her as a dangerously unstable babysitter in a hotel-set suspense thriller co-starring Richard Widmark and Anne Bancroft. Ms. Monroe may not be Ethel Barrymore (thankfully) but the role suits her well — to play a woman unhinged by low self-esteem and melancholy romantic reveries, she may have tapped personal experience.
Don’t Bother to Knock
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1952 / B&W / 1.37 Academy / 76 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Willis Bouchey.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Film Editor: George A. Gittens
Written by Daniel Taradash from a novel by Charlotte Armstrong
Produced by Julian Blaustein
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
Although she rates second billing below Richard Widmark,...
Don’t Bother to Knock
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1952 / B&W / 1.37 Academy / 76 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Willis Bouchey.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Film Editor: George A. Gittens
Written by Daniel Taradash from a novel by Charlotte Armstrong
Produced by Julian Blaustein
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
Although she rates second billing below Richard Widmark,...
- 4/7/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Liz Taylor scorches the screen (as least as much as it could be scorched in 1958) in a watered-down yet still potent Tennessee Williams adaptation. Paul Newman gets his Brando act together, and the rest of the show is stolen by 'Big Daddy' Burl Ives. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1958 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date August 9, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson. Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor. Cinematography William Daniels Film Editor Ferris Webster Written by Richard Brooks, James Poe from the play by Tennessee Williams Produced by Lawrence Weingarten Directed by Richard Brooks
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof might have been the big Oscar winner in 1959 if it were not for Gigi, another major MGM production. In other hands, with different stars in the lead roles, the show could...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof might have been the big Oscar winner in 1959 if it were not for Gigi, another major MGM production. In other hands, with different stars in the lead roles, the show could...
- 8/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
One of the most iconic and revered filmmakers in cinema history, Alfred Hitchcock’s importance to the medium has led to a lengthy amount of material on the man and both his public and private life, with no end of books, articles, films and documentaries. Today we now have a few more materials to gain a better insight into his directing process.
First up we have a 55-minute documentary from 2003 titled Living Famously, which paints a three-dimensional portrait of the man who’s understanding and grasp of human fear allowed for him to make some of the best suspense thrillers, murder mysteries and horror films of the twentieth century. Before walking through his career, the film introduces how this legendary figure of filmmaking got his start: “The movies provided excitement and escape for an overweight loner with a boring clerical job,” to put it bluntly.
Featuring a range of interviewees,...
First up we have a 55-minute documentary from 2003 titled Living Famously, which paints a three-dimensional portrait of the man who’s understanding and grasp of human fear allowed for him to make some of the best suspense thrillers, murder mysteries and horror films of the twentieth century. Before walking through his career, the film introduces how this legendary figure of filmmaking got his start: “The movies provided excitement and escape for an overweight loner with a boring clerical job,” to put it bluntly.
Featuring a range of interviewees,...
- 2/8/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
“Make Way For Pengallan!”
By Raymond Benson
The general consensus among critics and fans alike is that Jamaica Inn, the last British film Alfred Hitchcock made before moving to America to work in Hollywood, is not one of the director’s best. It isn’t. It definitely belongs in the lower echelon of his canon. However, there is still much to savor in the picture, and the new Blu-ray restoration by the Cohen Film Collection is a worthwhile medium with which to revisit this odd action-adventure thriller.
Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier (the first of three works by the author that Hitchcock adapted), Jamaica Inn is a story of pirates operating out of an English coastal village in the early 1800s, thus making it one of Hitch’s few period dramas. Charles Laughton was a co-producer on the film as well as the star, and accounts of...
By Raymond Benson
The general consensus among critics and fans alike is that Jamaica Inn, the last British film Alfred Hitchcock made before moving to America to work in Hollywood, is not one of the director’s best. It isn’t. It definitely belongs in the lower echelon of his canon. However, there is still much to savor in the picture, and the new Blu-ray restoration by the Cohen Film Collection is a worthwhile medium with which to revisit this odd action-adventure thriller.
Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier (the first of three works by the author that Hitchcock adapted), Jamaica Inn is a story of pirates operating out of an English coastal village in the early 1800s, thus making it one of Hitch’s few period dramas. Charles Laughton was a co-producer on the film as well as the star, and accounts of...
- 11/14/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Cohen Media Group beautifully restores Alfred Hitchcock’s 1939 title Jamaica Inn. A title worthy of reconsideration, considered by many to be an inferior work from the master of suspense, even from the director himself, it’s a definite gem, particularly for fans of Charles Laughton. The actor, whose production company basically commandeered the production, gives a swarthy, deliciously overwrought performance. It’s a standout in a career already filled with such distinction. The film also serves as the film debut of the beautiful Maureen O’Hara, here playing a glorified damsel in distress.
The narrative is relatively simple, set around 1800 as young Irish lass Mary (O’Hara) makes a surprise visit to the Cornish coast to visit her Aunt Patience (Marie Ney) following the death of her mother. Patience lives with Mary’s uncle Joss (Leslie Banks, who vies with Laughton for greatest scene chewer), a man that provides the...
The narrative is relatively simple, set around 1800 as young Irish lass Mary (O’Hara) makes a surprise visit to the Cornish coast to visit her Aunt Patience (Marie Ney) following the death of her mother. Patience lives with Mary’s uncle Joss (Leslie Banks, who vies with Laughton for greatest scene chewer), a man that provides the...
- 5/12/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Blue Is the Warmest Colour, the award-winning French film, is already notorious for its fisticuffs between stars and director. It's the latest in an unhappy tradition of histrionics and control-freakery. Here are some vintage feuds
Directors and actors being what they are, they like a good argument. On one side are obsessive perfectionists, on the other self-involved exhibitionists – or so the theory goes. It's often proved a combustible mix in the past, with what is euphemistically termed "creative tension" often adding to the dynamic of the final film.
The media, obviously, is the silent third partner in all this; though you, the reader, ought to be equally ashamed, gleefully drinking in all the foul-mouthed resentment and high-decibel score-settling. You don't have to look far: actors Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopolous turned on Blue Is the Warmest Colour director Abdellatif Kechiche, accusing him of traumatising them during the extended periods shooting sex and fight scenes.
Directors and actors being what they are, they like a good argument. On one side are obsessive perfectionists, on the other self-involved exhibitionists – or so the theory goes. It's often proved a combustible mix in the past, with what is euphemistically termed "creative tension" often adding to the dynamic of the final film.
The media, obviously, is the silent third partner in all this; though you, the reader, ought to be equally ashamed, gleefully drinking in all the foul-mouthed resentment and high-decibel score-settling. You don't have to look far: actors Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopolous turned on Blue Is the Warmest Colour director Abdellatif Kechiche, accusing him of traumatising them during the extended periods shooting sex and fight scenes.
- 11/22/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Fifty years after its release (on March 28, 1963), we can't stop talking about Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." We're still terrified by it, perhaps because Hitchcock wisely avoided providing any explanation for the avian attacks on Bodega Bay. We're still fascinated by how it was made, especially because, at 83, star Tippi Hedren continues to hold forth on the pleasures and horrors of working with Hitchcock. Much of the story has been retold, in books (notably, Patrick McGilligan's "Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light") and in last year's HBO movie "The Girl." Still, as familiar as we think we are with the scary masterpiece, there's still plenty that remains a mystery -- how did Hitchcock wrangle all those birds? How did he mix live ones with pretend birds so seamlessly? And what really went on between him and Hedren? Read on to learn some of the secrets of "The Birds.
- 3/25/2013
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
The latest attempt to bring Alfred Hitchcock's life to the screen paints the Master as a crafty hoodwinker triumphing over drab studio execs
F Scott Fitzgerald claimed that, back in 1920, he'd tried to persuade Dw Griffith that the film industry was a wonderful subject for the cinema. Griffith laughed at the idea, but not for the first time Fitzgerald was proved right. He went on to write a series of stories and a great unfinished novel on Hollywood, and since the silent era there has been no end to the making of movies about movie-making. Particular interest has recently been shown in Alfred Hitchcock, one of only two movie directors whose faces are immediately recognisable to popular audiences the world over. The other, of course, is Hitchcock's fellow working-class Londoner, Charlie Chaplin.
Last summer, Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo was voted the greatest film of all time in Sight...
F Scott Fitzgerald claimed that, back in 1920, he'd tried to persuade Dw Griffith that the film industry was a wonderful subject for the cinema. Griffith laughed at the idea, but not for the first time Fitzgerald was proved right. He went on to write a series of stories and a great unfinished novel on Hollywood, and since the silent era there has been no end to the making of movies about movie-making. Particular interest has recently been shown in Alfred Hitchcock, one of only two movie directors whose faces are immediately recognisable to popular audiences the world over. The other, of course, is Hitchcock's fellow working-class Londoner, Charlie Chaplin.
Last summer, Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo was voted the greatest film of all time in Sight...
- 2/10/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Between Toby Jones's dark monster and Anthony Hopkins's charming genius, John Patterson considers the conflicting portrayals of the British director
Seems like it's always a one-two punch with Alfred Hitchcock. It's only been a couple of months since the release of The Girl, based on Donald Spoto's 1983 biography and centring on its saddest, grimiest revelations – namely, Hitchcock's harassment of Tippi Hedren as they made The Birds and Marnie. The film offered the first of our two Hitchcocks in the squat and toadly form of Toby Jones, who gamely captured Hitchcock's waddle and his occasional reversion in accent to a Dickensian riverside guttersnipe, and dwelt more often than not in the "macabre" end of our understanding of the director.
Now we are granted Anthony Hopkins's far sunnier version. He doesn't look much like Hitchcock, but Hopkins forges on with the same commitment that made his...
Seems like it's always a one-two punch with Alfred Hitchcock. It's only been a couple of months since the release of The Girl, based on Donald Spoto's 1983 biography and centring on its saddest, grimiest revelations – namely, Hitchcock's harassment of Tippi Hedren as they made The Birds and Marnie. The film offered the first of our two Hitchcocks in the squat and toadly form of Toby Jones, who gamely captured Hitchcock's waddle and his occasional reversion in accent to a Dickensian riverside guttersnipe, and dwelt more often than not in the "macabre" end of our understanding of the director.
Now we are granted Anthony Hopkins's far sunnier version. He doesn't look much like Hitchcock, but Hopkins forges on with the same commitment that made his...
- 2/4/2013
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
Two new biopics of the master of suspense depict him as a bully who abused his leading ladies. But where does the truth lie?
The appearance of two new films about Alfred Hitchcock, widely considered to be the greatest of Britain's filmmakers, is a reminder that there was a time when he was also considered lovable. His unmistakable profile, his deadpan, Droopy Dog style, and his sense of humour helped make Hitch a star as well as a director.
Then, in 1983, came Donald Spoto's biography, The Dark Side of Genius. Spoto revealed that Hitchcock had harassed actor Tippi Hedren on the set of 1963's The Birds to the point of physical and psychological collapse. During the filming of the followup, Marnie, Hedren claimed that he also "made an overt sexual proposition", and when she resisted "became threatening", saying he would ruin her career. He never forgave her for turning him down,...
The appearance of two new films about Alfred Hitchcock, widely considered to be the greatest of Britain's filmmakers, is a reminder that there was a time when he was also considered lovable. His unmistakable profile, his deadpan, Droopy Dog style, and his sense of humour helped make Hitch a star as well as a director.
Then, in 1983, came Donald Spoto's biography, The Dark Side of Genius. Spoto revealed that Hitchcock had harassed actor Tippi Hedren on the set of 1963's The Birds to the point of physical and psychological collapse. During the filming of the followup, Marnie, Hedren claimed that he also "made an overt sexual proposition", and when she resisted "became threatening", saying he would ruin her career. He never forgave her for turning him down,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
Two new biopics of the master of suspense depict him as a bully who abused his leading ladies. But where does the truth lie?
The appearance of two new films about Alfred Hitchcock, widely considered to be the greatest of Britain's filmmakers, is a reminder that there was a time when he was also considered lovable. His unmistakable profile, his deadpan, Droopy Dog style, and his sense of humour helped make Hitch a star as well as a director.
Then, in 1983, came Donald Spoto's biography, The Dark Side of Genius. Spoto revealed that Hitchcock had harassed actor Tippi Hedren on the set of 1963's The Birds to the point of physical and psychological collapse. During the filming of the followup, Marnie, Hedren claimed that he also "made an overt sexual proposition", and when she resisted "became threatening", saying he would ruin her career. He never forgave her for turning him down,...
The appearance of two new films about Alfred Hitchcock, widely considered to be the greatest of Britain's filmmakers, is a reminder that there was a time when he was also considered lovable. His unmistakable profile, his deadpan, Droopy Dog style, and his sense of humour helped make Hitch a star as well as a director.
Then, in 1983, came Donald Spoto's biography, The Dark Side of Genius. Spoto revealed that Hitchcock had harassed actor Tippi Hedren on the set of 1963's The Birds to the point of physical and psychological collapse. During the filming of the followup, Marnie, Hedren claimed that he also "made an overt sexual proposition", and when she resisted "became threatening", saying he would ruin her career. He never forgave her for turning him down,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
The Girl
Stars: Toby Jones, Sienna Miller, Imelda Staunton, Conrad Kemp, Penelope Wilton | Written by Gwyneth Hughes, Donald Spoto | Directed by Julian Jarrold
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most important directors in the history of film, he influenced many genres and directors that came after him, and he is arguable one of the true icons to anybody with a love of film. This is probably one of the reasons that we are still obsessed with the man himself and who he was, and what went on behind the camera. It seems to almost be a need to know the man behind the legend, even if we don’t like what we find, case in point The Girl.
The Girl looks at the relationship between Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren during the making of The Birds and Marnie we see a young starlet with dreams of being a big star and...
Stars: Toby Jones, Sienna Miller, Imelda Staunton, Conrad Kemp, Penelope Wilton | Written by Gwyneth Hughes, Donald Spoto | Directed by Julian Jarrold
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most important directors in the history of film, he influenced many genres and directors that came after him, and he is arguable one of the true icons to anybody with a love of film. This is probably one of the reasons that we are still obsessed with the man himself and who he was, and what went on behind the camera. It seems to almost be a need to know the man behind the legend, even if we don’t like what we find, case in point The Girl.
The Girl looks at the relationship between Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren during the making of The Birds and Marnie we see a young starlet with dreams of being a big star and...
- 1/7/2013
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Beauty and the beastly Hitchcock: a peerless study of sexual obsession
"Blondes make the best victims," Alfred Hitchcock once said. The Girl (BBC2) was Tippi Hedren, the blonde who ultimately refused to be his victim and, as this HBO film was largely based on Hedren's own interviews and Donald Spoto's Hitchcock biography, it is reasonable to assume it's a fairly accurate account.
Directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Gwyneth Hughes, it began with Hitchcock choosing Hedren, an unknown New York model, to star in two of his finest films, The Birds and Marnie. It ended with her frozen out of Hollywood for five years after a stand-off in which she refused to work for him and he refused to release her from her contract. As a study of Hitchcock's peculiar and demanding directorial methods, together with some eye-catching early 60s Hollywood period detail, The Girl was a class...
"Blondes make the best victims," Alfred Hitchcock once said. The Girl (BBC2) was Tippi Hedren, the blonde who ultimately refused to be his victim and, as this HBO film was largely based on Hedren's own interviews and Donald Spoto's Hitchcock biography, it is reasonable to assume it's a fairly accurate account.
Directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Gwyneth Hughes, it began with Hitchcock choosing Hedren, an unknown New York model, to star in two of his finest films, The Birds and Marnie. It ended with her frozen out of Hollywood for five years after a stand-off in which she refused to work for him and he refused to release her from her contract. As a study of Hitchcock's peculiar and demanding directorial methods, together with some eye-catching early 60s Hollywood period detail, The Girl was a class...
- 12/27/2012
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
He's played Truman Capote and Karl Rove – now Toby Jones is donning a fat suit and prosthetic chin to play the Master in new TV drama The Girl. Steve Rose talks to him about Hitchcock's dark side, failure and funky clothes
Little seems to have changed at Simpson's in the Strand since the days when Alfred Hitchcock dined here: the wood panelling, the chandeliers, the white-robed chefs carving hunks of meat on silver trolleys. Hitchcock liked the place so much, he featured it in his 1936 film Sabotage – though back then its star Sylvia Sidney and her kid brother had to dine upstairs, since women weren't admitted to the main room. The clientele doesn't appear to have changed since those days, either. Toby Jones and I are both in our 40s, and still the youngest people in the room by several decades.
We're here because Hitchcock is back on the menu.
Little seems to have changed at Simpson's in the Strand since the days when Alfred Hitchcock dined here: the wood panelling, the chandeliers, the white-robed chefs carving hunks of meat on silver trolleys. Hitchcock liked the place so much, he featured it in his 1936 film Sabotage – though back then its star Sylvia Sidney and her kid brother had to dine upstairs, since women weren't admitted to the main room. The clientele doesn't appear to have changed since those days, either. Toby Jones and I are both in our 40s, and still the youngest people in the room by several decades.
We're here because Hitchcock is back on the menu.
- 12/10/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – Alfred Hitchcock is inarguably one of the most important and influential directors in the history of cinema. There’s no debate or controversy regarding his agreed-upon genius. However, fans of films like “Rear Window,” “Psycho,” “Vertigo,” and “The Birds” may not know that Hitch had a much darker side behind the camera. HBO’s “The Girl” sheds light on the demented psychosexual half of Hitchcock in relation to his torture of Tippi Hedren on the set of “The Birds” and “Marnie.” Starring Toby Jones as Hitch and Sienna Miller as Tippi, Julian Jarrold’s drama is a historically interesting recreation that misses the greater opportunity to tie the director’s madness to his genius in a way that’s any more insightful than, “well, this happened.”
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
If you don’t know what “this” is, you might have a stronger response to “The Girl” than those who know...
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
If you don’t know what “this” is, you might have a stronger response to “The Girl” than those who know...
- 10/20/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Beverly Hills, Calif. -- After a private screening of HBO's "The Girl" held for Tippi Hedren, her friends and family, including daughter Melanie Griffith, the reaction was silence.
Make that stunned silence, as the room took in the film's depiction of a scorned, vindictive Alfred Hitchcock physically and emotionally abusing Hedren during production of "The Birds."
"I've never been in a screening room where nobody moved, nobody said anything," Hedren recounted. "Until my daughter jumped up and said, `Well, now I have to go back into therapy.'"
Hedren, 82, as polished and lovely as she was taking her turn as a rarified "Hitchcock blonde" in "The Birds" (1963) and "Marnie" (1964), tells the story with a casual smile.
But her experience with Hitchcock, as detailed in "The Girl," debuting 9 p.m. Saturday, is as jarring to watch as one of the master's own dark suspense dramas. Sienna Miller ("Layer Cake," "Factory Girl") plays model-turned-actress Hedren,...
Make that stunned silence, as the room took in the film's depiction of a scorned, vindictive Alfred Hitchcock physically and emotionally abusing Hedren during production of "The Birds."
"I've never been in a screening room where nobody moved, nobody said anything," Hedren recounted. "Until my daughter jumped up and said, `Well, now I have to go back into therapy.'"
Hedren, 82, as polished and lovely as she was taking her turn as a rarified "Hitchcock blonde" in "The Birds" (1963) and "Marnie" (1964), tells the story with a casual smile.
But her experience with Hitchcock, as detailed in "The Girl," debuting 9 p.m. Saturday, is as jarring to watch as one of the master's own dark suspense dramas. Sienna Miller ("Layer Cake," "Factory Girl") plays model-turned-actress Hedren,...
- 10/20/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
HBO's "The Girl" premieres on Saturday, October 20th, and to help get you even more excited for it, here's a behind-the-scenes look at the film with the cast, the director, and the real Tippi Hedren in which they talk about the film and Tippi's relationship with Alfred Hitchcock.
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
Hedren cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto consulted on the project. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds.
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
Hedren cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto consulted on the project. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds.
- 9/26/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
As you might know, there are two upcoming movies that take a peek behind the scenes of famous Alfred Hitchcock flicks. One is called Hitchcock and one is called The Girl. And having seen the trailer for The Girl, I can safely that of the two, it's probably the film most likely to make you feel the need for a shower after watching it.
Premiering October 20 on HBO, The Girl looks at the filming of The Birds, Hitchcock's 1963 "nature run amok" flick — specifically, his obsession with Tippi Hedren, the film's lead actress.
Where Hitch looks to be a rather classy affair, with its big-name stars (Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson) and big-screen destination, The Girl (starring Toby Jones as Hitchcock, Imelda Staunton as Hitch's wife Alma and Sienna Miller as Hedren) seems to be reveling in the tawdry and salacious.
Hedren has made no secret of Hitchcock's cruel treatment of her,...
Premiering October 20 on HBO, The Girl looks at the filming of The Birds, Hitchcock's 1963 "nature run amok" flick — specifically, his obsession with Tippi Hedren, the film's lead actress.
Where Hitch looks to be a rather classy affair, with its big-name stars (Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson) and big-screen destination, The Girl (starring Toby Jones as Hitchcock, Imelda Staunton as Hitch's wife Alma and Sienna Miller as Hedren) seems to be reveling in the tawdry and salacious.
Hedren has made no secret of Hitchcock's cruel treatment of her,...
- 9/11/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
We're just a few weeks away from the premiere on HBO of The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, and we now have a full trailer for you to dig on!
HBO will be debuting the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model...
HBO will be debuting the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model...
- 9/10/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
We're just a few weeks away from the premiere on HBO of The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, and a second teaser has arrived.
HBO will be debuting the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds.
HBO will be debuting the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold directed with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds.
- 8/27/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
I didn't say anything when I posted the first trailer, but I'm really not feeling what I'm seeing from Toby Jones here playing Alfred Hitchcock in HBO's "The Girl" and it really makes me even more interested in seeing how Anthony Hopkins will play the iconic director in Sacha Gervasi's Hitchcock next year. Will it be another instance like Infamous and Capote where Jones played Truman Capote in the former and was largely ignored while Philip Seymour Hoffman played the writer of "In Cold Blood" in the latter and ended up winning an Oscar? "The Girl" is based on Donald Spoto's book "Spellbound By Beauty" while Hitchcock is based on Stephen Rebello's 1998 book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho" so between the two we'll see the making of The Birds, Marnie and Psycho and the obvious comparisons between the two performances will be made. "The Girl...
- 8/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The first teaser for HBO and the BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, has hit the web and we have it for you here! Dig it!
HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion...
HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion...
- 8/25/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane) and starring Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock and Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren, HBO's "The Girl" centers on the making of Hitchcock's The Birds and the relationship between the director and his star based on Donald Spoto's book "Spellbound By Beauty". The film will debut on HBO on October 20 and along with Jones and Miller it co-stars Imelda Staunton, Carl Beukes and Penelope Wilton as it focuses on the director's obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The Birds and Marnie. As he attempted to sculpt Hedren into the perfect Hitchcock blonde of his imagination, he became obsessed with the impossible dream of winning the real woman's love. Her rejection of his misguided attempts only added to his obsession, putting both their careers and personal lives in jeopardy. Today I bring you eight pictures from the upcoming film along with...
- 8/24/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
More stills have made their way online for BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, thanks to Collider; and we have 'em for you here! Dig it!
HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion...
HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion...
- 8/3/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's hard to imagine a star whose life has been examined more relentlessly than that of Marilyn Monroe. Monroe has had every detail of her life -- her Dickensian childhood, her brief but unforgettable movie career, her liaisons with famous men, her mysterious death 50 years ago this week (on August 5, 1962) -- picked over by biographers and novelists, reporters and FBI agents, filmmakers and fans. And yet there is still plenty about Monroe that isn't common knowledge. Here are some details that even dedicated Monroephiles may not know, facts that only add to our continuing fascination with pop culture's most durable sex symbol. 1. Monroe's first marriage, to neighbor James Dougherty when she was 16, took place as a means of keeping her from being sent back to a state-run orphanage after one of her many foster families could no longer care for her. 2. In an early modeling gig, at an agricultural festival in Castroville,...
- 8/3/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Think you were terrified by Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"? You've got nothing on its tormented star, Tippi Hedren.
Speaking to reporters today about "The Girl," HBO's upcoming Sienna Miller starrer about the legendary director's obsessive relationship with his "Marnie" and "The Birds" leading lady, Hedren offered a chilling portrayal of Hitchcock:
"We are dealing with a brain of unusual genius and evil, deviant, almost to the point of dangerous," she said, "because of the effect he can have on people who are totally unsuspecting."
But Hedren says "The Girl," based on the book "Spellbound by Beauty" by Donald Spoto, fails to capture the "times of delight and joy" she shared with Hitch, who was also her "brilliant" drama coach. "It wasn't a constant barrage of harassment...If it had been constantly the way [it is portrayed] in this film, I would've been long gone."
After viewing the film in a private screening with family and friends,...
Speaking to reporters today about "The Girl," HBO's upcoming Sienna Miller starrer about the legendary director's obsessive relationship with his "Marnie" and "The Birds" leading lady, Hedren offered a chilling portrayal of Hitchcock:
"We are dealing with a brain of unusual genius and evil, deviant, almost to the point of dangerous," she said, "because of the effect he can have on people who are totally unsuspecting."
But Hedren says "The Girl," based on the book "Spellbound by Beauty" by Donald Spoto, fails to capture the "times of delight and joy" she shared with Hitch, who was also her "brilliant" drama coach. "It wasn't a constant barrage of harassment...If it had been constantly the way [it is portrayed] in this film, I would've been long gone."
After viewing the film in a private screening with family and friends,...
- 8/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
On Wednesday (August 1), Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" took over the top spot on Sight & Sound's Critics' List of the Greatest Films of All-Time, but on Wednesday afternoon, TV critics got a glimpse at a project that may not reflect so kindly on Hitch's legacy. "The Girl," which premieres on HBO on October 20, is a telefilm that focuses on the increasingly obsessive relationship between Hitchcock and his "Birds" and "Marnie" star Tippi Hedren. It looks like creepy and disturbing stuff. Gwyneth Hughes adapted "The Girl" from Donald Spoto's "Spellbound By Beauty," with Julian Jarrold directing. Toby Jones, under...
- 8/1/2012
- by Hitfix Staff
- Hitfix
Three new things are on tap for you cats today pertaining to BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren - two new stills and a premiere date!
According to TVLine, HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose...
According to TVLine, HBO will be premiering the flick Stateside on October 20th. The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Sienna Miller starring as Hedren and Toby Jones as Hitchcock. Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton are also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose...
- 8/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Before Psycho and North by Northwest, Hitchcock's 1935 thriller The 39 Steps was serving up some of cinema's most seminal moments. Here is a handful of highlights from the film
1. The opening
Alfred Hitchcock's innovative style is on display immediately, the first shot spelling out the words "M-u-s-i-c H-a-l-l" with each letter made up of light bulbs illuminated one by one as the camera glides past.
2. Oh, that's a MacGuffin
The 39 Steps is the first trademark Hitchcock movie, using many of the themes and story details cinema audiences came to identify with the master of suspense. The thin veneer of civilisation is exposed with at the heart of the story a spy plot involving an innocent man on the run, in the midst of a "double-chase" with police pursuing the hero, in this case Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, while he searches for the real villain. It was a template to...
1. The opening
Alfred Hitchcock's innovative style is on display immediately, the first shot spelling out the words "M-u-s-i-c H-a-l-l" with each letter made up of light bulbs illuminated one by one as the camera glides past.
2. Oh, that's a MacGuffin
The 39 Steps is the first trademark Hitchcock movie, using many of the themes and story details cinema audiences came to identify with the master of suspense. The thin veneer of civilisation is exposed with at the heart of the story a spy plot involving an innocent man on the run, in the midst of a "double-chase" with police pursuing the hero, in this case Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, while he searches for the real villain. It was a template to...
- 7/26/2012
- by Tony Paley
- The Guardian - Film News
Another still from BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, has slid online; and we have it for you right here. Dig it!
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds. But as he sculpted Hedren into the perfect Hitchcock blonde of his imagination, he became...
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds. But as he sculpted Hedren into the perfect Hitchcock blonde of his imagination, he became...
- 7/19/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The director's most powerful and abiding images can be traced back to his early work in silent movies, as the forthcoming season at London's British Film Institute makes clear
Cary Grant runs through a desolate cornfield, pursued by a crop duster overhead. Ingrid Bergman risks her life to go into a wine cellar, looking for a secret. Eva Marie Saint clambers over the faces of the American presidents at Mount Rushmore. Tippi Hedren is pecked at by mysteriously aggressive gulls. James Stewart watches helplessly from a window as Grace Kelly creeps into a murderer's apartment. Kim Novak drives through San Francisco in a trance-like state wearing a grey suit. Janet Leigh takes a shower at the Bates Motel and never comes out.
These movie images could only belong to one director: Alfred Hitchcock, who from the end of June until October is being celebrated in a definitive season at the British Film Institute in London.
Cary Grant runs through a desolate cornfield, pursued by a crop duster overhead. Ingrid Bergman risks her life to go into a wine cellar, looking for a secret. Eva Marie Saint clambers over the faces of the American presidents at Mount Rushmore. Tippi Hedren is pecked at by mysteriously aggressive gulls. James Stewart watches helplessly from a window as Grace Kelly creeps into a murderer's apartment. Kim Novak drives through San Francisco in a trance-like state wearing a grey suit. Janet Leigh takes a shower at the Bates Motel and never comes out.
These movie images could only belong to one director: Alfred Hitchcock, who from the end of June until October is being celebrated in a definitive season at the British Film Institute in London.
- 6/16/2012
- by Bee Wilson
- The Guardian - Film News
Toby Jones will play Alfred Hitchcock in the BBC2 film The Girl focusing on the his “obsessive relationship” with Tippi Hedren from The Birds. I have no idea what that means, but looking at these two images (above and below) someone in makeup deserves an award. Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is involved to make sure the film is accurate. He is an article about the war between the two.
This isn’t the only film about Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is getting ready for production with Anthony Hopkins taking on the Hitchcock role
Image courtesy of the Daily Mail. Check out the original picture of Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren below:...
This isn’t the only film about Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is getting ready for production with Anthony Hopkins taking on the Hitchcock role
Image courtesy of the Daily Mail. Check out the original picture of Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren below:...
- 3/21/2012
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
The first image of Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock has gone online, featuring Sienna Miller as The Birds star Tippi Hedren. The image comes from an upcoming biopic to be screened on BBC2, entitled The Girl. Directed by Julian Jarrold, the film will study the obsessive relationship between Hitchcock and Hedren, with Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto attached to the production to ensure historical accuracy is observed. Hedren herself has reportedly been in touch with the filmmakers, and recently expressed her concern that the film will be able...
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- 3/21/2012
- by George Wales
- TotalFilm
Toby Jones and Sienna Miller portray the iconic Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in the BBC Two production of The Girl. The film, penned by Gwenyth Hughes, follows the life and relationship of Alfred Hitchcock and his discovery of Tippi Hedren and the turmoil that surrounded them while making The Birds (1963), and how his ultimate failure ended up destroying both their careers. According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Janes Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.
- 3/20/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
We've been talking about BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren, for a while now, and the time has come to see art imitate life! Check out your first look inside!
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds. But as he sculpted Hedren into the...
The Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl is produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC.
According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.
Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film — The Birds. But as he sculpted Hedren into the...
- 3/20/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
After years of development projects trying to get a movie about Alfred Hitchcock on the screen, two are coming close to fruition. The first is Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, based on Stephen Rebello's book of the same title. (Rebello co-scripted with Black Swan writer John McLaughlin.) The film has had Anthony Hopkins set to play Hitch for a while, and just moved from Paramount to Fox Searchlight. And now Helen Mirren will likely play Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville. Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil) is directing this one, the subject of which should be pretty evident from the title, and THR [1] says that this deal is still in early stages, but the film hopes to shoot in April. After the break, part of the creation of The Birds will hit HBO and the BBC. The other film is The Girl, which HBO Films will co-produce with the BBC.
- 12/8/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Sienna Miller (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) and Toby Jones (Red Lights, The Hunger Games, The Mist) are set to take on Hitchockian roles in a new film. Bloody Disgusting reports that they are set to star as Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, respectively, in BBC Two drama, The Girl.
The film is being directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane), and will focus on Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship with his The Birds star.” What makes this movie legit is that Hedren is giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, and Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is consulting on the film. Miller recently visited Hedren to discuss the project and they reportedly “got on like a house on fire.” Filming begins this week in South Africa and includes Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton.
Here is some background on Hitchock and Hedren: Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when,...
The film is being directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane), and will focus on Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship with his The Birds star.” What makes this movie legit is that Hedren is giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, and Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is consulting on the film. Miller recently visited Hedren to discuss the project and they reportedly “got on like a house on fire.” Filming begins this week in South Africa and includes Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton.
Here is some background on Hitchock and Hedren: Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when,...
- 12/6/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
What a difference a few months make! Back in early September we first heard about the BBC Two's upcoming docudrama The Girl, which chronicles director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with his The Birds star Tippi Hedren. At the time there was one pair of names attached to star as Hitch and Hedren, but times have changed, and now we have two new names - Toby Jones and Sienna Miller, respectively.
Per Deadline the Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl will be produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC. Shooting starts this week in South Africa.
Miller (pictured, Stardust) is no doubt best known for her tempestuous relationship with actor Jude Law over many years while Jones has appeared in such films as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, The Rite, Captain America: The First Avenger,...
Per Deadline the Wall to Wall Television production of The Girl will be produced by Amanda Jenks and executive produced by Leanne Klein for Wall to Wall and Lucy Richer at the BBC. Shooting starts this week in South Africa.
Miller (pictured, Stardust) is no doubt best known for her tempestuous relationship with actor Jude Law over many years while Jones has appeared in such films as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, The Rite, Captain America: The First Avenger,...
- 12/6/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Sienna Miller and Toby Jones will play Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock respectively in the Julian Jarrold-directed BBC Two drama "The Girl" reports Deadline.
The telemovie will chronicle the famed director’s obsessive relationship with his "The Birds" leading lady, a previously unknown fashion model.
Hitchcock became obsessed with her and his failure to win her affections arguably destroyed both of their careers.
Hedren has given interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant.
Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also star. Shooting starts this week in South Africa.
The telemovie will chronicle the famed director’s obsessive relationship with his "The Birds" leading lady, a previously unknown fashion model.
Hitchcock became obsessed with her and his failure to win her affections arguably destroyed both of their careers.
Hedren has given interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant.
Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also star. Shooting starts this week in South Africa.
- 12/6/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sienna Miller and Toby Jones will take on the obsessions of Alfred Hitchcock in BBC drama 'The Girl'
Toby Jones, who is no stranger to playing iconic artists (see: his underrated turn as Truman Capote in Infamous) will now step into the famous silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock. According to a release from the BBC, the actor will play the legendary director alongside Sienna Miller (pictured) for the upcoming BBC 2 drama The Girl.
The film will chronicle Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship” with his blond muse, actress Tippi Hedren (Miller), which writer Gwyneth Hughes researched by chronicling Hedren herself, as well as surviving members of the director’s crew. After casting the unknown Hedren in his classic The Birds, Hitchcock’s determination,...
The film will chronicle Hitchcock’s “obsessive relationship” with his blond muse, actress Tippi Hedren (Miller), which writer Gwyneth Hughes researched by chronicling Hedren herself, as well as surviving members of the director’s crew. After casting the unknown Hedren in his classic The Birds, Hitchcock’s determination,...
- 12/6/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW - Inside TV
Sienna Miller (pictured below; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) and Toby Jones (Red Lights, The Hunger Games, The Mist) are to play Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, respectively, in BBC Two drama, The Girl. The film will chronicle the directors obsessive relationship with his The Birds star. According to BBC Two, Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to writer Gwyneth Hughes while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Miller and Hedren recently met to discuss the project and, says Hughes, got on like a house on fire. Becoming Janes Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast. Hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when, in 1962, he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film The Birds....
- 12/6/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Actress Tippi Hedren is thrilled by the casting of British actress Sienna Miller in a new film about her relationship with legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
The Birds star, who became the owner of a big cat sanctuary after she was attacked by a lion on the set of 1981 film Roar!, has already met with the Alfie star at her Shambala Preserve in California and insists the actress is the perfect choice to play her on film.
Hedren tells WENN, "I'm thrilled and honoured to have such an accomplished actress, a woman who is beautiful, an incredible talent, a humanitarian, and with all of that... she displays an enormously delightful sense of humour!
"We were able to spend several hours together at The Shambala Preserve, which is my home as well as the sanctuary for the rescued big cats. We talked like we had known each other for years... I just love that girl, Sienna Miller, the other Tippi... Sienna loves the lions, tigers, and, The Birds, Oh, My!"
And Hedren is convinced the BBC project will be a big hit: "Having a film done about yourself... is an amazingly daunting thought! (But) the script is very close to being right on!"
The film, based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, Spellbound By Beauty, will explore Hedren's relationship with The Birds director Hitchcock, who allegedly became infatuated with his leading lady while they were working together.
The movie will debut in Britain next year.
The Birds star, who became the owner of a big cat sanctuary after she was attacked by a lion on the set of 1981 film Roar!, has already met with the Alfie star at her Shambala Preserve in California and insists the actress is the perfect choice to play her on film.
Hedren tells WENN, "I'm thrilled and honoured to have such an accomplished actress, a woman who is beautiful, an incredible talent, a humanitarian, and with all of that... she displays an enormously delightful sense of humour!
"We were able to spend several hours together at The Shambala Preserve, which is my home as well as the sanctuary for the rescued big cats. We talked like we had known each other for years... I just love that girl, Sienna Miller, the other Tippi... Sienna loves the lions, tigers, and, The Birds, Oh, My!"
And Hedren is convinced the BBC project will be a big hit: "Having a film done about yourself... is an amazingly daunting thought! (But) the script is very close to being right on!"
The film, based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, Spellbound By Beauty, will explore Hedren's relationship with The Birds director Hitchcock, who allegedly became infatuated with his leading lady while they were working together.
The movie will debut in Britain next year.
- 12/5/2011
- WENN
London, Dec 5: Actress Sienna Miller has reportedly been signed up to play movie legend Tippi Hedren in a new film.
Based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, 'Spellbound By Beauty', the film will explore Hedren's relationship with director-producer Alfred Hitchcock.
Hedren shot to fame with Hitchcock's 1963 horror 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' in 1964 and it is said that the master of suspense became infatuated with Hedren while they were working together.
Miller, 29, recently met with Hedren, 81, to discuss the role, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The film, which will also star Imelda Staunton as.
Based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, 'Spellbound By Beauty', the film will explore Hedren's relationship with director-producer Alfred Hitchcock.
Hedren shot to fame with Hitchcock's 1963 horror 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' in 1964 and it is said that the master of suspense became infatuated with Hedren while they were working together.
Miller, 29, recently met with Hedren, 81, to discuss the role, reports dailymail.co.uk.
The film, which will also star Imelda Staunton as.
- 12/5/2011
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Sienna Miller has reportedly signed up to bring movie legend Tippi Hedren back to the big screen in a new film about her relationship with Alfred Hitchcock.
Hedren shot to fame as the star of the director's 1963 horror The Birds, and she also appeared in his thriller Marnie a year later.
A new film based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, Spellbound By Beauty, will explore Hedren's relationship with the famed director, who allegedly became infatuated with the blonde beauty while they were working together.
Miller is said to have accepted the role of Hedren in the film and has already met with the actress, now 81, to discuss the role, according to Britain's Mail on Sunday.
The film, which also stars Imelda Staunton as Hitchcock's wife, Alma, will start shooting this month and will be screened on Britain's BBC2 TV channel next year.
Hedren shot to fame as the star of the director's 1963 horror The Birds, and she also appeared in his thriller Marnie a year later.
A new film based on biographer Donald Spoto's book, Spellbound By Beauty, will explore Hedren's relationship with the famed director, who allegedly became infatuated with the blonde beauty while they were working together.
Miller is said to have accepted the role of Hedren in the film and has already met with the actress, now 81, to discuss the role, according to Britain's Mail on Sunday.
The film, which also stars Imelda Staunton as Hitchcock's wife, Alma, will start shooting this month and will be screened on Britain's BBC2 TV channel next year.
- 12/5/2011
- WENN
The novelist picks through the mountain of books about the tragic star to find the ones where she emerges as a person, not 'a sex idol'
Michel Schneider is the author of three novels, including Marilyn's Last Sessions, which was the winner of the Prix Interallié (2006) and has now been translated into English by Will Hobson, published this month by Canongate. He has also written many essays on psychoanalysis, music, literature and the psychopathology of politics.
Buy Marilyn's Last Sessions by Michel Schneider at the Guardian bookshop
"Hundreds of books have been written about Marilyn. My personal reasons for writing a novel about her were probably quite different from those which had previously inspired so many biographers and authors. My interest was: why was she so intensely caught between public and private, words and images, trying to escape from the icon she became and cure herself with her own words?...
Michel Schneider is the author of three novels, including Marilyn's Last Sessions, which was the winner of the Prix Interallié (2006) and has now been translated into English by Will Hobson, published this month by Canongate. He has also written many essays on psychoanalysis, music, literature and the psychopathology of politics.
Buy Marilyn's Last Sessions by Michel Schneider at the Guardian bookshop
"Hundreds of books have been written about Marilyn. My personal reasons for writing a novel about her were probably quite different from those which had previously inspired so many biographers and authors. My interest was: why was she so intensely caught between public and private, words and images, trying to escape from the icon she became and cure herself with her own words?...
- 11/16/2011
- by Michel Schneider
- The Guardian - Film News
Father of the Bride
After the legendary Elizabeth Taylor died last month, DVD sets of her films were inevitable, and Warner Home Video has scheduled the first one in its TCM Greatest Classic Films line. The DVD set TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends — Elizabeth Taylor will be released on July 12.
The two-disc package will include four of Taylor’s best movies:
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play starring Taylor as frustrated Southern belle wife Maggie the Cat and Paul Newman (The Hustler) as her disillusioned ex-athlete husband.
Father of the Bride (1950), in which Taylor is the bride and Spencer Tracy (State of the Union) is her harried father in this comic celebration of an American rite (and wrongs) of passage.
Butterfield 8 (1960), which won Taylor won her first Best Actress Academy Award, as she played a call girl whose life comes with a complete set of emotional baggage,...
After the legendary Elizabeth Taylor died last month, DVD sets of her films were inevitable, and Warner Home Video has scheduled the first one in its TCM Greatest Classic Films line. The DVD set TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends — Elizabeth Taylor will be released on July 12.
The two-disc package will include four of Taylor’s best movies:
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play starring Taylor as frustrated Southern belle wife Maggie the Cat and Paul Newman (The Hustler) as her disillusioned ex-athlete husband.
Father of the Bride (1950), in which Taylor is the bride and Spencer Tracy (State of the Union) is her harried father in this comic celebration of an American rite (and wrongs) of passage.
Butterfield 8 (1960), which won Taylor won her first Best Actress Academy Award, as she played a call girl whose life comes with a complete set of emotional baggage,...
- 4/20/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
While Elizabeth Taylor made her greatest impact on the big screen, she entertained on the small screen as well. In a 1992 episode of The Simpsons, she voiced the first word ever uttered by baby Maggie: “Daddy.” Simpsons executive producer Al Jean shares his memories of Taylor’s recording session with EW.
“There was nobody more famous or glamorous. Usually for the records, the room was almost empty — we’d have the cast and then a couple writers. That day, the recording stage was completely filled. She came in, she had a little dog, and she wore her ring, which was huge.
“There was nobody more famous or glamorous. Usually for the records, the room was almost empty — we’d have the cast and then a couple writers. That day, the recording stage was completely filled. She came in, she had a little dog, and she wore her ring, which was huge.
- 3/24/2011
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
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