Shadow of a Doubt News

Over at his spiffy "Alfred Hitchcock Geek" blog, Portland writer Joel Gunz is making a case, eye-opening to me at least, that Hitch's work was heavily influenced by the director's acquaintance with the paintings of Edward Hopper.

Back in 1958, when they were working on "North by Northwest," Alfred Hitchcock told screenwriter Ernest Lehman that they weren't making a movie.

HERS TO HOLD is a musical romance set against the backdrop of World War II, with Joseph Cotten as a pilot and Deanna Durbin as the girl who loves him.

SIFF Cinema wraps up its mini-festival of Hitchcock with two more films you can see 20 times a year on Turner Classic Movies but that you really should see on the big screen.

SIFF Cinema screens six Alfred Hitchcock gems in conjunction with Seattle Repertory Theatre's presentation of "The 39 Steps." On screen: "Rear Window," "Vertigo," "Dial M for Murder," "Strangers on a Train," "The 39 Steps" and "Shadow of a Doubt."

Much of the focus is on the king of the thriller, Alfred Hitchcock and his films.

Turner Classic Movies does movies well, and tonight's special on "Thrillers" reminds us it also does promotions well.

In the never-ending quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings, here's what I'll be watching this week: The Times-Picayune archive Thelma Ritter and James Stewart in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rear Window.' What: "The Suspenseful World of Thrillers," the first in the new "Night at the Movies" series of hourlong documentary ...

"The Suspenseful World of Thrillers," a Turner Classic Movies' retrospective series on Friday nights in October, betrays a curious ring.

Alfred Hitchcock was born 110 years ago today in Leytonstone, London. His father would have him locked in the local jail for ten-minute stretches as punishment for minor misbehavior.

Turner Classic Movies is launching a new series of one-hour specials that will provide a Film Studies 101 look at top cinematic genres.

Turner Classic Movies is launching a new series of one-hour specials that will provide a Film Studies 101 look at top cinematic genres.

Turner Classic Movies is launching a new series of one-hour specials that will provide a Film Studies 101 look at top cinematic genres.

IRVINE'S Harbour Arts Centre Hitchcock season continues on Thursday, August 13, with 1943 thriller, Shadow of A Doubt .

With the successful Alfred Hitchcock summer series almost wrapped up, the Main Library has gone ahead and announced the theme for its fall film series.

You call that a weekend? SEE An Alfred Hitchcock Radio Play What: The ACE Radio Players bring spooky classics Rebecca and Shadow of a Doubt to the stage.

The Merry Widow Murderer returns to his hometown of Santa Rosa, Calif. to spend some time with his family, while fleeing from the police for murdering a few of his wives.

For many years, this marvelous 1943 thriller was one of Alfred Hitchcock 's most underrated American films, even though its sinister portrayal of small-town life prefigures such twisted-Americana faves as The Naked Kiss and Blue Velvet .

A season of Hitchcock films on Sky Movies, in association with The Independent, shows a timeless talent, says John Walsh Getty Hitchcock was born in the reign of Queen Victoria and died in the reign of Mrs Thatcher.