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Thursday Jul 9 | The Baltimore Sun

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 .

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror Movies, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock, Vocal, Classical, Bernard Herrmann, Baltimore Metro, Symphony, Arts, Entertainment

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Mirror.co.uk

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.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Thriller, Horror Movies

Tue Jun 30, 2009

TheNational

Control

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 ...

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Related Topix: Control, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Psycho, Horror Movies, Mixed Martial Arts, Kelly Dullanty, Daniel Day-Lewis, Pop/Rock, Joy Division

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Daily Trojan

Weekend Picks: June 11 through 14

Thursday "Bye Bye Birdie:" The Aero Theatre in the heart of Santa Monica is screening this beloved musical in a restored 35mm print.

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Related Topix: Family, Drama Movies, Bye Bye Birdie, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Santa Monica, CA, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Vocal, Los Angeles, CA

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Retro To Go

Scream Rug

The Scream Rug has been designed by Calle Henzel for the Swedish company, a-carpet, who seem single-handedly intent on bring us more interesting floor coverings.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Thriller, Horror Movies

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Laura's Miscellaneous Musings

Happy 90th Birthday to Betty Garrett

MedusaMorlock of the TCM Blog has a lovely birthday tribute posted to the wonderful Betty Garrett , who turned 90 years old a few days ago.

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Related Topix: Neptune's Daughter, Laverne and Shirley, Comedy Movies, Comedy, Musical Movies, Entertainment, Television, Sport Movies, Short, On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Adventure, Betty Garrett

Thu May 21, 2009

FANGORIA

Starring Janet Leigh - SPECTRUM

Starring Janet Leigh - SPECTRUM Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:58 PM Musick Reviews Aside from a horse's head in my bed or a body in the trunk that I didn't put there, I generally like surprises.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror Movies, Thriller

Wed May 20, 2009

The Sun Online

Dita Von Teese has the power... shower

DITA VON TEESE treated Cannes Film Festival VIPs to a saucy shower scene last night.

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Related Topix: Dita Von Teese, Psycho, Horror Movies, Thriller, Offbeat

Sun May 10, 2009

Omaha World-Herald

Movie-star moms and their kids

Thanks, Mom. Mothers have long passed on acting genes to their children. Let's meet some of them, starting with the mother of all horror movie scenes.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Horror Movies, Thriller, Psycho, Kate Hudson, Comedy Movies, Death Becomes Her, Goldie Hawn

Thu Apr 16, 2009

Today's Christian Woman

Commentary: Cue the Violin

Was Hitchcock a master in his use of music? John H. McWhorter posted 7/01/2007 1 of 4 I t's no surprise that Jack Sullivan's Hitchcock's Music , has gotten so much press.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Horror Movies, Thriller, Psycho, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Vertigo, Vocal, Alfred Hitchcock

Thu Apr 09, 2009

About Dallas TX

Free Stuff To Do in Dallas

Here's a smattering of free stuff to do in Dallas and the surrounding area for Apr 9-15: It's tax-crunch time.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Libraries, Charlton Heston

Fri Mar 27, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

Controversial Houdini bio lands at Summit

Harry Houdini Summit Entertainment has unlocked "The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero," picking up feature-film rights to the biography by William Kalush and Larry Sloman.

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Related Topix: Houdini, Drama, Biography Movies, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Business News

Thu Mar 26, 2009

Clover Herald

'Psycho' score fails to sell at London auction

A British auction house says it was unable to sell the score to Alfred Hitchcock's bloodcurdling movie "Psycho." Bonhams says the 20-page work was withdrawn from a sale Tuesday after failing to make its minimum price.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock, Vocal

Wed Mar 04, 2009

The Bee

When does a neighborhood annoyance become a public nuisance?

While prowling Inner Southeast Portland for a photo to use with this article, we came across .

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Related Topix: Portland, OR, Psycho, Horror, Thriller

The Austrailian

Psycho film music up for auction

NEVER have violins or showers been so scary. The heart-stopping score to Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Psycho is to be sold at auction.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock, Vocal

Tue Mar 03, 2009

PR-inside.com

Auctioneer to sell score to Hitchcock's 'Psycho'

The heart-stopping score to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, including the screeching music to the film's infamous shower scene, is being put up for sale, British auction house Bonhams said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock, Vocal

Thu Feb 26, 2009

Times Online

Programme: Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock

Why does the funny man Paul Merton see so much of himself in the ultimate scary man, Alfred Hitchcock? Alfred Hitchcock first grabbed me by the lapels when I was 8 - and he hasn't let go since.

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Related Topix: Horror, Thriller, Psycho, The 39 Steps, Mystery Movies, Drama, North by Northwest, Adventure, Vocal, Alfred Hitchcock, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

Wed Feb 18, 2009

Times Online

A trade that has cooked its own goose

It's the ones who are at the core of the crisis who are always the last to know.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Psycho, Horror, Thriller, Life, Food, Dining, Opinion

Thu Feb 12, 2009

Sand Mountain Reporter

Magicians, escape artists and canine capers

Magicians and escape artists have always held and they continue to fascinate many people.

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Related Topix: Houdini, Drama, Biography Movies, Tony Curtis, Hungary, World News, Albertville, AL

Mon Feb 02, 2009

MinnPost.com

'Hitchcock Blonde': too many plots and a plodding script

Terry Johnson's "Hitchcock Blonde" centers on the mystery of a lost film by the famed director Alfred Hitchcock; or maybe it's about a college professor with desires or a student with secrets; or maybe it's ...

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Related Topix: Psycho, Horror, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock, Vocal, Theater, Arts

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