Dial M for Murder News

One of my favorite movies in general and Alfred Hitchcock movies specifically marks a landmark year.

Grace Kelly was one of Hollywood's most beautiful stars and one of its greatest legends -- the Oscar-winner who gave up her career to marry a prince.

Jeremy Ordaz, left, Kimberly Patterson, Michael Mullen and Leland Burnett star in "Wait Until Dark." Michael Mullen will do whatever it takes to get what he wants from Kimberly Patterson - even committing murder - while a mere month ago they were close friends.

SABRINA is one of the two films we saw this evening at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Dial M For Murder is perhaps best known for its big-screen incarnation directed by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock's substantial shadow was cast over the city of Charleston this week with a stage production of "Dial M For Murder" by the Kanawha Players.

What: "Dial M for Murder" When: 9 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Nov.

SHE GLOWS: Grace Kelly with Cary Grant in the 1955 film To Catch a Thief. LUMINOUS: Grace Kelly in the 1953 film Mogambo.

If you like your murder mysteries British and bloodless, "Dial M for Murder," which opened Thursday night at the Fulton, should be right up your alley.

By a weird coincidence , two theater productions written by playwright Frederick Knott open tonight in our area.

Even after I'd given up on watching The Simpsons every week many years back, I continued tuning into their annual "Treehouse of Horror" specials, the most recent of which aired Sunday.

In a scene from 1956's "High Society," Grace Kelly wears a white halter swimsuit and pushes a model sailboat into a swimming pool, her head cocked to the side, eyes shining.

"DIAL M for marvellous," the reviews have chimed. Lucy Bailey's restaging of the play behind Alfred Hitchcock's simmering masterpiece Dial M For Murder has won rapturous write-ups during its tour of the regions.

The most amazing thing about this year's "Treehouse of Horror" episode on "The Simpsons" is the Roman numeral.

Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station encourages audiences this month to get into the Halloween spirit by presenting "Hitchcocktober," a month long series of Alfred Hitchcock's horror films.

A windy autumn weekend is just the time to wrap yourself up in a thriller or two, and SIFF Cinema has six of the greatest on tap.

Turner Classic Movies says it plans to pay tribute to the Hollywood screen icon Grace Kelly in honor of what would have been her 80th birthday.

Let's pause for a moment and think of Grace Kelly, the exquisite actress who left the movies and this life far too soon .

Alfred Hitchcock's almost perfect murder is brought to life on stage as Frederick Knott's thriller Dial M for Murder calls at the Theatre Royal Bath next week.

The Angelika Film Centers in Dallas and Plano are hosting "Hitchcocktober" this month.