Posts Tagged ‘James Stewart’
Author: Jeremy
The Master of Suspense’s Top Ten? Tell us if you agree…
1. North by Northwest (1959)
Simply his best outing – the master ratchets up the tension in this classic tale, which starts off with a New York skyscraper as the backdrop to very stylish credits and a roaring Bernard Hermann score.
It is a story of mistaken identity, espionage and stolen kisses on an express train heading North (well, Northwest, actually. The lead is played by Cary Grant, a Hitch favourite, advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill, while his sinister nemesis is the perfectly cast James Mason. Grant’s love interest is Eve Marie Saint, made famous by her appearance in On The Waterfront (1955), and she is a great Hitchcock blonde as the chemistry between her and Grant sizzles, while the dialogue is a witty sparring match between an actor and actress obviously enjoying each other’s company as much as the job in hand.
Author: James
Festive faves
Following our take on the turkeys last week, we present a selection of ten movies without which Yuletide simply couldn’t exist. A very happy Christmas to all our readers!
Not all of them have a festive setting, but there are no apologies – in terms of mood, memories and magic, these are the films that this reviewer always seeks out in the festive schedules. I hope you don’t have a problem with that? Do let me know, won’t you…
Author: James
Numb not dumb
Jeremy Slater returns with his views on an idiosyncratic rom-com…
Here at Picturenose, your favourite film-review website, we like to go what could be termed as off-piste quite often, (which is rather different from sports, though, truth be told, a couple of us here could do with being a little less off sports) and tell you about films which, for whatever reason, slipped under the radar when first released.
Author: James
Don’t look down
How did it get so late so early? Picturenose is delighted to announce its 200th posting and offer heartfelt thanks to our readers, who make it all worthwhile. To celebrate our double century, we once again give the floor to Young Turk Cillian Donnelly, who here presents a trenchant and at times controversial analysis of Hitch’s magnum opus, which in turn marks the 50th anniversary of its European release this year. Take it away, CD… WARNING: SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!
Author: James
Following the victory of Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential Elections, Cillian Donnelly (author of what was Picturenose’s most popular post, 100 Movies To Be Seen Before You Die, until James’s Quantum of Solace review blew it away, ha-ha) returns with a look at how America’s Chief Executive has been portrayed on the silver screen. So, another list of films, eh Cillian? Nice one…
Author: James
In cold blood
Young Cillian Donnelly, whose 100 Movies To Be Seen Before You Die was, irritatingly enough, our most popular post until James’s fabulous review of Quantum of Solace blew it out of the water, commemorates the 60th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, first released on 28th August, in 1948.
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