AFI Top 100 Discussion: Rear Window
Welcome back, as promised, to our recently resurrected series of discussions of the films on AFI’s Top 100 list (10th anniversary edition). Today we’re focusing on Hitchcock’s Rear Window, a […]
Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock
Under Capricorn
Under Capricorn is a pretty enjoyable picture from Hitchcock, especially if one likes period costume dramas. I love ’em, so I got pretty into this film. It’s not perfect by […]
Murder!
The annoying thing about Hitchcock is that he’s made about fifty films, and so far, only about half of them are turning out to be good. That’s not necessarily meant […]
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
No, this is not the film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Sadly, that film is actually better than this one, a rather obscure romantic comedy directed by the great […]
Lifeboat
Lifeboat is a good enough picture, but unfortunately ends up being more interesting as a historical document than a work of art or a piece of entertainment. There are some […]
The Man Who Knew Too Much
In The Man Who Knew Too Much, Hitchcock remakes his own film. I haven’t seen the original, but this remake is pretty darn good. While it doesn’t have the deep […]
Breaking Emotions…. Awkward
For my first post in the Breaking Emotions blogathon hosted by Mettel Ray, I chose to do the list 5 scenes that illicit awkward emotions (as opposed to the other […]
Happy (Belated) Birthday! (and a new top ten list)
It seems hard to believe, but today last Monday The Soul of the Plot turned one year old. Now, I would be lying if I said I never thought I’d make […]
Directorial Debuts Blogathon: The Pleasure Garden
Note: This post previously ran on Three Rows Back for the Directorial Debuts Blogathons that wrapped up today. For my entry in the directorial debuts blogathon, I decided to cover […]
The Suspense Continues….
I promised back in January (!!!) that the Hitchcock marathon would resume, and now here we are. I’m mostly putting this up today because I don’t really have any reviews […]
The Soul of the Plot 