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BSO to bring the piercing strings of 'Psycho' to life this weekend
Taking a shower has never felt truly safe ever since Janet Leigh stepped under the spray in the bathroom of nondescript Cabin 1 at the Bates Motel, during the most famous scene of Alfred Hitchcock 's stylish horror film from 1960, Psycho .
Wanted: Janet Leigh lookalike for Psycho shower scene re-make.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the film Psycho and the Royal Society of Chemistry want to make a short film based on the shower scene showing how to conserve water.
Audiences have become so accustomed to cinema as a medium of action that it is easy to forget that some of the most truthful moments in movie history are those in which action is all but absent: Janet Leigh as Marian Crane driving away from the scene of her crime in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, staring ahead at the road - guilt, fear and tension ...
THE New York Film Critics Circle, the nation's old est association of movie reviewers, turns 75 this year; and the Museum of Modern Art is marking the occasion with a 12-week series of award-winning films, each one chosen by a member of the group.
Powerful actor Balsam never seemed to be acting
Any excuse for writing about Martin Balsam is a good one, and today's excuse is that "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" is in movie theaters.
AICN Downunder: Remakes, HOBBIT Casting, And TRANSFORMERS 2 Reviewed
So, your favourite film is about to be remade. Question: why do you care? Oh, I used to be like you.
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This in an Alfred Hitchcock film post.
Then Ben and Jo's son is kidnapped, and they work to get him back while trying to prevent the assassination.
NY man denies he dressed as dead mother in scam
A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator.
NY man denies he dressed as dead mother in scam
A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator.
Man 'dressed as his dead mother' in bizarre plot for money
Like a real-life Norman Bates from the movie Psycho , an American man dressed up as his deceased mother in a bizarre plot to claim thousands of dollars in benefits.
NY: Man allegedly posed as dead mom
"New York authorities said a man donned a dress, wig and makeup to impersonate his dead mother and collect Social Security and rent subsidies.
Man Allegedly Impersonated Dead Mom in Unusual Grand Larceny Case
In a case unusual both for its facts and its application of criminal law, a New York man was indicted today on 47 counts for allegedly impersonating his dead mother to collect some $115,000 in benefits.
A Look Back - You know whata s coming a
Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," a classic of the thriller genre that was the director's specialty, premiered in New York on June 16, 1960.
Orson Welles once remarked that composer Bernard Herrmann was "50 per cent responsible" for the success of Citizen Kane.
Movie Remakes, as Easy as 1-2-3
Will the new version of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" be a better ride than the original? Imagine " Citizen Kane " reborn as the story of a ruthless Internet mogul driven by the childhood loss of his Speak & Spell, nicknamed Rosebud.
You used to be able to tell a director from the way he shot, cut and lit a film.
The Remaking of Pelham 1 2 3: Other Remakes That Need Remakes
So America is really excited about this remake of The Taking of Pelham 123 ... right? Aren't they? Well, maybe they wouldn't be so excited if they knew that this was the second time they've remade it! The last time was a 1998 TV movie starring Edward James Olmos and Vincent D'Onofrio, and although that sounds frickin' awesome, we haven't seen it, ...
Lots to love (and hate) in Hollywood remakes
Hollywood loves to retreat into its past and update old material. Exhibit A this summer is "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," opening Friday, a remake, retelling, recycling or reimagining of a 1974 film starring Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam and Robert Shaw.
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