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Is Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette' Video An Homage To A David Lynch Movie?

17 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Rihanna's new video for "Russian Roulette" is an incredible cinematic affair, full of striking images and a narrative that may or may not hold together or even exist. It cuts between Rihanna being monitored in a padded cell, then shifts to the singer sitting across a table from an anonymous man and contemplating the gun between them. Then there are flashes of tigers and Rihanna ends up in the desert, where she is buzzed by a car. Finally, she ends up underwater, shot in the chest and bleeding (theoretically to her doom). There certainly seems like there is a story in there, but it's unclear and pretty dense.

In that sense, it's a lot like a David Lynch film. In fact, there are so many similarities between Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" and Lynch's 1997 film "Lost Highway" that it seems like it must be a direct homage. "Lost Highway" is a difficult film to describe, »

- Kyle Anderson

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Culture Warrior: What is Hitchcockian Suspense?

15 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

In a conversation with Dr. Cole Abaius while he was formulating his thoughts on spoiling and The Fourth Kind, he assessed the effectiveness of the scare tactics within the recent trend of found footage filmmaking in the horror genre. This past September when I reviewed Paranormal Activity at Fantastic Fest, I praised the film for ascribing to the “Hitchcock 101 School of Filmmaking” in that it achieves its frightening effect through revealing as little as possible. Having recently reassessed Psycho in my "Horror 1960" post and while being surrounded by this continuously popular new brand of horror filmmaking, Cole brought up the idea that found footage horror filmmaking might not actually be employing Hitchcockian suspense at all—or, if it does, it’s a filtered, cheaper, and simpler definition of the term that’s come to be accepted when discussing horror and suspense. Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense (not the Master of Horror, as »

- Landon Palmer

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Blu-Ray Review: Alfred Hitchcock Makes Striking HD Debut With ‘North by Northwest’

11 November 2009 2:06 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – It is as difficult for me to write critically about “North by Northwest” as it would be for someone to discuss their first love. The films of Hitchcock are, without question, why I do what I do and my only concern, as they start to be released on Blu-Ray, is that they won’t live up to the bar set by the package put together for first Hitch movie on the next-gen format - “North by Northwest”.

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0

What more could possibly be written about “North by Northwest”? As co-star Martin Landau recently told me, it played to him like a “greatest hits” of Hitchcock’s career to that point. This is Alfred Hitchcock at the top of his game playing with themes that had been a part of his career since silent film. Released in between “Vertigo” and “Psycho,” “North by Northwest” is one of the most »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Free Lecture, Screening to Highlight Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, 12/6

9 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre invites you to look, listen and learn during an evening devoted to the great film director Alfred Hitchcock.

On Dec. 6, the theatre will host a free lecture by film expert Martin Leichter, "Hitchcock: The Mayhem Behind His Movies," about the director's 18th film, The 39 Steps. Leichter will serve as a tour guide to the film, illuminating key points, and telling the audience what to watch for in the 1935 thriller, which will be screened immediately following the lecture.

Nearly 30 years after his death, Hitchcock's name remains synonymous with great film. The silver screen would be decidedly less glittering without such masterpieces as Rebecca, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Rear Window, North by Northwest and The 39 Steps. And who can forget his countless cameos on the big screen, and his droll introductions to his Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series?

In The 39 Steps, Robert Donat plays an innocent man framed »

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North By Northwest Blu-ray Review

7 November 2009 10:02 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Going back to the old masters, going back to the classics is always illuminating. Someone like Alfred Hitchcock knew how to frame a film. He knew where he was putting his camera, and why it was there. As in North by Northwest he achieved one of the great visual representations of sex. Cary Grant lifts Eva Marie Saint up to bed, and then a train enters a tunnel. Not exactly subtle, but undeniably brilliant. My review after the jump.

North by Northwest is one of Hitchcock’s most pleasurable films. In his cycle of “wrong man on the run” films, which includes The 39 Steps and Foreign Correspondent, North by Northwest has one advantage over those others films: It stars Cary Grant. And Grant’s dapper persona adds a level of debonair to whatever he did. Here he stars as Roger Thornhill, who’s mistaken for secret agent George Kaplan. He »

- Andre Dellamorte

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Halloween Special: The Scariest Comic Books We've Ever Read

31 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Halloween Week is drawing to a close around Splash Page HQ, but that doesn't mean we're finished with the scary stuff. All week we've brought you lists of our favorite fright-friendly characters from the world of comics, as well as the easiest Halloween costumes to create and the nigh-impossible comic book characters to dress up as this year.

However, the scariest characters in any comic book universe still wouldn't be truly frightening without a good story behind them. That's why your Splash Page team has put together this long list of some of the most terrifying tales they've ever read. Editor Rick Marshall and writers Brian Warmoth, Caleb Goellner and Josh Wigler have each assembled a list of the scariest comics that have stuck with them through the years and skulked in the dark recesses of their comic book memory.

From supernatural threats and viral terrors to alien invasions and sadistic supervillains, »

- Splash Page Team

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Richard Kelly Blogs about The Box & Provides a New Clip

28 October 2009 1:36 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Along with the new UK quad poster for The Box revealed earlier today, we've been following along with director Richard Kelly's week-long guest blog over at MTV. Today he discusses the music for the film composed and performed by Arcade Fire and provides a new clip.

Here's an excerpt from Richard Kelly's MTV Guest Blog:

On the night of September 20, 2007 - my producing partner Sean McKittrick and I went to see the now legendary Arcade Fire show at the Hollywood Bowl ... I considered them to be one of the most promising rock bands on the planet. After the show I was introduced to Win Butler [and] nervously tried to pitch him the story for "The Box", then handed him a copy of the script along with a CD of Bernard Herrmann's score for "Vertigo" as inspiration.

I didn't expect to hear back for awhile, but sure enough -- »

- Uncle Creepy

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Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54

28 October 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $53.99, 55% off the $120 list price. The collection features "14 of the finest works from the universally acclaimed Master of Suspense come together for the first time in one collection." Packaged in a velvet box, the individual discs inside come four to a case, decorated with original poster art. A 36-page booklet is filled mostly with stills and poster art. As with all the gold box deals, this deal is only good until midnight. The titles include: The Birds; Marnie; Vertigo; Rope; Rear Window; Psycho; The Man Who Knew Too Much; Torn Curtain; Frenzy; Shadow of a Doubt; The Trouble With Harry; Topaz; Saboteur; and Family Plot. Each of the 14 films is supplemented with numerous documentaries, commentaries, and other bonus materials: 14 documentaries; 9 featurettes; Commentaries; Newsreel footage; Production photos, sketches and notes; Storyboards; Theatrical trailers; Masters ... »

- Peter Sciretta

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Exclusive: Richard Kelly's Latest Guest Blog Brings An All-New Clip From 'The Box'!

28 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Richard Kelly is the man. Not just because he'll be here all this week, posting as a guest editor for MTV Movies Blog. It helps, sure, but we're talking about the guy who made "Donnie Darko" here. And "Southland Tales." Isn't that enough? Not for Kelly it isn't. His latest brain-twisting tale, "The Box," hits theaters on November 6. And he has a dynamite week of content planned for y'all, so sit back and enjoy!

October 28, 2009

Where There's Smoke There's Arcade Fire

On the night of September 20, 2007 - my producing partner Sean McKittrick and I went to see the now legendary Arcade Fire show at the Hollywood Bowl. My assistant Jeff Culotta (who has since been promoted to a production executive at Darko Entertainment) had arranged a meeting backstage with the band.

I considered them to be one of the most promising rock bands on the planet. Everyone in Hollywood had »

- MTV Movies Team

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Christina Hendricks: The Hollywood Interview

15 October 2009 2:43 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Actress Christina Hendricks.

Christina Hendricks Drives ‘Em Mad

By

Alex Simon

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho and Fairfax, Virginia, actress Christina Hendricks made her debut in the TV movie Sorority in 1999, following a successful modeling career in London and New York. After appearing in dozens of television productions, including recurring roles on hits like ER and Firefly, Christina landed the plum role of seductress secretary Joan Holloway on American Movie Classics’ lauded original series Mad Men. Created by former Sopranos scribe Matthew Weiner, Mm takes place in 1960, and follows the denizens of fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency Sterling-Cooper, led by eponymous characters played by John Slattery and Robert Morse, respectively, with the main focal point being rising hot-shot Don Draper (Jon Hamm), a dynamo whose checkered personal life and shady past come to light in each new episode. The show is a delicious blend of drama, »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Give your Halloween party a Hitchcock theme

14 October 2009 7:05 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

You worked the vampire look last year and zombies the time before that, so what theme to give your Halloween party this year? How about taking some inspiration from the Master of Suspense, the late, great Mr Alfred Hitchcock? The mastermind behind so many movie masterpieces, including Vertigo, North By Northwest and Rear Window to name but three, is still considered the greatest British filmmaker ever and a great source of spooky stories. And offering up two fantastic ideas is Meg Allan Cole from do-it-yourself fashion site, ThreadBanger.com in an easy-to-follow video tutorial. Click over to watch. »

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Eric Hatch: News Correspondent

1 October 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Growing up watching the same three films over and over (Ghostbusters, The Goonies and Annie), Eric Hatch discovered that a whole new world of film was waiting to be watched after viewing Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. He then watched every Hitchcock film and branched off to other classic suspense films, later discovering Swedish films and, his personal favorite, horror. At the age of 15, Eric knew that his future was destined to be film related. He attended Dawson College and studied Cinema and Communications under the impression that he was going to become a successful film producer. After studying film for three years at Concordia University, Eric decided to combine his passion for film with journalism, with the hopes to beginning his own film related magazine or radio show. Now, Eric is an aspiring journalist, studying in Concordia's Journalism Graduate Program and is proud to be a member of Sound on Sight. »

- Ricky

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Claire Nina Norelli: Author of the “Undertones” column

30 September 2009 12:31 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Clare Nina Norelli is a writer/musician/composer who lives in Perth, Western Australia. At age 8, she began learning classical piano and enrolled to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Waapa) in 2004. She soon realised that the regiments of classical music performance were no longer for her (she jazzed up Beethoven a bit too much) and changed her major to Composition in 2005. In 2006 Clare wrote the music for the short film Gusto and her work was nominated for the award for original music composition in the 2007 West Australian Screen Awards. In 2007 she presented a paper at the Totally Huge New Music Festival on Angelo Badalamenti`s film and TV music for David Lynch entitled, Suburban Dread. She continued her film music research in 2008 writing her Musicology dissertation on Bernard Herrmann`s scores for Citizen Kane, Vertigo and Taxi Driver. Clare also performs around Perth as a pianist »

- Ricky

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'Project Runway' and film noir: What are your favorite femme-fatale fashions?

25 September 2009 1:24 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Last night, Project Runway went Hollywood: the designers had to create a look based on classic Hollywood genres, one of which was film noir. Althea, Louise, and Irina all picked this über cool category, and I had high hopes that the ladies would crank out some fierce femme fatale frocks. Wrong! Louise failed miserably (a 1940s actress going to a party dressed as a flapper...huh?), while Irina merely squeaked by with a too-revealing gown paired with an out-of-place poufy cape. Only Althea (whose design is pictured, left) came close to capturing the sexy, dangerous allure of screen goddesses like Barbara Stanwyck (far left) and Rita Hayworth. She even got the hair right. The challenge got me thinking about the rich history of film noir heroines and the drop-dead duds that made them so thrillingly naughty. It's hard to top Stanwyck's shoulder-padded blouses and pencil skirts — not to mention that ankle bracelet! »

- Missy Schwartz

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10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!

25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?

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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!

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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!

25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?

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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!

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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!

25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?

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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!

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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!

25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?

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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!

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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!

25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?

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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!

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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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David Loughrey Set for the Mourning After

13 September 2009 6:26 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

A new supernatural thriller is heading into development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter David Loughrey (Obsessed) has sold his pitch Mourning After to Sidney Kimmell Entertainment, A Bigger Boat and GreeneStreet Films.

The story centers on a San Francisco man who falls in love with a mysterious woman harboring a secret. The film was said to be in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo.

No production schedule was announced for the film and a director hasn't been attached as of yet.

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