Posted on 06/25/2017 6:50:34 PM PDT by iowamark
We invite movie lovers and online learners from around the world to join us for a free, flexible online course, TCM Presents The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock (#Hitchcock50). This is the third free online course to be offered by TCM and Ball State, following Film Noir (2015) and Slapstick Comedy (2016).
In this Hitchcock course, enjoy multimedia course materials, daily in-app messaging with movie clips, mini-games, and ongoing interactions with fellow film fans on the TCM message boards or at #Hitchcock50.
We will explore 40+ Hitchcock films from his first film in the silent era, The Lodger (1927) to his final film five decades later, Family Plot (1976). In all, the course will reflect on Hitchcock's unparalleled 50-year career as one of cinema's most successful and unique filmmakers. The course will run concurrently with TCM's programming festival, "50 Years of Hitchcock", which will screen Hitchcock films Wednesdays and Fridays during the month of July 2017.
Both the course and the associated films are designed to enrich your understanding of Alfred Hitchcock, Hollywood filmmaking, and the shifts in popular culture and film production contexts that Hitchcock used to his advantage throughout his illustrious career. You will be able to share your own thoughts about Hitchcock and cinema history with a worldwide community of students, fans, and film lovers.
Course Syllabus (Course Dates: Jun 26, 2017 - Aug 7, 2017)
Week 1 WEEK 1: Beginnings and British Silent Film Years: Hitchcock in the 1920s
Hitchcock's Early Life and his Start in Silent Films Early Genre Influences on Hitchcock Hitch's Constant: Alma Reville The Importance of Stars in Hitchcock's Films Early Developments of the Hitchcock Touch in Silent Films
Week 2 WEEK 2: The British Sound Film Years: Hitchcock in the 1930s
Hitchcock's Development in his British Sound Films The Spy Thriller in Hitchcock's British Films Hitchcock and Writers: 50 Years of Classic Collaborations The Stars of the British Sound Period Technique and Style in the British Sound Thrillers
Week 3 WEEK 3: The Selznick Years: Hitchcock in the 1940s
The Other Side of the Atlantic: Hitchcock Comes to Hollywood Hitchcock and Film Noir Hitchcock and Visual Designers: 50 Years of Classic Collaborations Hitchcock and Hollywood Stars Technique and Style in Hitchcock's First Hollywood Films
Week 4 WEEK 4: The Peak Years: Hitchcock in the 1950s
Hitting the High Notes at Warner Bros. and Paramount Hitchcock and the Psychological Thriller Hitchcock and Title Design: Focus on Saul Bass Hitchcock and his Most Archetypal Stars Hitchcock's Golden Touch in the 1950s
Week 5 WEEK 5: The Universal Years: Hitchcock in the 1960s and 1970s
Hitchcock's Later Years at Universal Studios Hitchcock and the Horror Film Hitchcock and Music: Focus on Bernard Herrmann Hitchcock's Newest Stars Hitchcock's Finishing Touches on a Masterful Career
Week 6 WEEK 6: The Legacy: Hitchcock's Impact on Film and Television
Hitchcock Lives! A Legacy of Influence Hitchcockian Thrillers: The Thriller Genre After Hitchcock Inspired by Hitchcock: A New Generation of Creators and Artists More than a Cameo: Hitchcock as Star and Cultural Icon Why Hitchcock Still Matters Today
I should look for those. He loves to be scared. I sure remember the music.
My grandparents lived in a town with one flashing yellow light in OK almost into Texaco.
Their favorite TV shows were Gunsmoke and AH Presents.
The show tended to make the brain work a little bit unlike the forced feed poisonous propaganda of todays entertainment. Did you see that link I posted above? They have a bunch of them on that site if you’re looking for free.
Pretty sure that the ruling liberals got Gunsmoke pulled off the air, like they did with Amos and Andy.
Rear Window is by far his best movie IMHO.
My favorite Hitchcock movie(forgot the name) is about the London rapist who loses a pendant to the clutch of a dying girl.
The editing of films was totally different than the shot on video products of today (it’s all digitally shot today and then “instagram filtered” in a computer to look like film (both coloring and texture)).
Negatives were cut together by an editor, today they use avid to edit it in a computer. The techniques employed resemble music videos. Shaky hand held cameras. Constant motion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsmoke
In September 1975, despite still ranking among the top 30 programs in the ratings, Gunsmoke was canceled after a 20-year run; it was replaced by Mary Tyler Moore spin-offs Rhoda and Phyllis (though Rhoda actually debuted while Gunsmoke was still airing first-run).
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There was a purge of the old guard programs at CBS. Hicks and hayseeds were off the air. No more Beverly Hillbillies or the rest. A new realism of urban dwelling liberals became the norm. They almost killed Gunsmoke in 1967.
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That’s it. Thanks.
“North by Northwest” my favorite Hitchcock, too - “Trouble With Harry” the most underrated (excellent dark comedy).
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Oddly, I don’t see my favorite Hitchcock film on the list to be aired: To Catch a Thief. The succession of “all-time great” films he made in the 50s and 60s is extraordinary.
His WWII era movies are personal favorites of mine, including “The Lady Vanishes”, “Foreign Correspondent”, “Sabotage”, and (slightly earlier) “The 39 Steps”.
Tough to go wrong with any of his movies.
Love the interesting facts behind his work over the years. His Cameos are famous, but never realized until it was pointed out that “The Birds” is unique because it is completely absent of music. The odd included foreground objects and curious angles of view in “Dial M for Murder” were done to increase the perception of depth because it was originally filmed for 3D (would love to find a copy of it in anaglyph format).
‘Rope’, ‘Lifeboat’ and ‘Dial “M” for Murder’ were classics as well.
Hitchcock was great.
Marshall Dillon made Darrell Hannah cry.
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