In François Truffaut’s book-interview, Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), Hitchcock said that MGM wanted North by Northwest to be cut by 15 minutes. Hitchcock had his agent check his contract, learned that he had absolute control over the final cut, and refused. Sexual Innuendoes One of Eva Marie Saint’s lines in the dining-car seduction scene was redubbed. She originally […]
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957): Richard Bare’s b/w Western, Starring Randolph Scott
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Richard L. Bare directed Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend, a C-level, black-and-white Western, and the final film Randolph Scott made with Warner.
North by Northwest (1959): Wardrobe; Costumes–Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint
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A panel of fashion experts convened by GQ magazine in 2006 claimed that the gray suit worn by Cary Grant throughout almost the entire film was the best suit in film history.
Carson City (1952): Andre deToth’s Western, Starring Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, Raymond Massey
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Andre deToth directed Carson City, a well-executed Western, starring Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, and Raymond Massey. Carson City Theatrical release poster Based on a story by Sloan Nibley, the film is about a railroad construction engineer whose plans to build a railroad line between Nevada’s Carson City and Virginia City are met with hostility by […]
Keane: Lodge Kerrigan’s Personal, Terrific, and Terrifying Urban Drama–Making of, Critical Status
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Keane is a personal film about child abduction, prompted by director Lodge Kerrigan’s fear of his own daughter disappearing during a shopping excursion. Keane “I realized, how in just four minutes, four minutes! your child could be abducted. Your life could be changed forever and there would be no way to recover from it. I […]
