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How Alfred Hitchcock Changed One Boy’s Life
How Alfred Hitchcock Changed One Boy’s Life

“Many times it takes such a spark as this to help a youngster out of his shell and on the road to confidence.”

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What Makes Hitchcock’s Films Great: An Animated Recipe
What Makes Hitchcock’s Films Great: An Animated Recipe

A scoop of suspense, a sprinkle of dry wit, a pinch of love, half a MacGuffin, and one whole cameo.

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Opening Up the Hitchcock and Lang Archives
Opening Up the Hitchcock and Lang Archives

What silent film has to do with sci-fi classics and the democratization of media.

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Alfred Hitchcock on the Secret of Happiness
Alfred Hitchcock on the Secret of Happiness

“…only things that are creative and not destructive… hatred is wasted energy.”

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Alfred Hitchcock on the “Fright Complex”
Alfred Hitchcock on the “Fright Complex”

What The Little Red Riding Hood has to do with the art and science of suspense cinema.

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Retro Revival: Vintage Posters for Modern Movies
Retro Revival: Vintage Posters for Modern Movies

Helvetica, Hitchcock and what Saul Bass can teach J.J. Abrams about mystery.

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