Alfred Hitchcock

One Mann's Movies Special for "The Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon": Rear Window (1954)

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“Hmm… must have splattered a lot”. Maddy at Maddy Loves Her Classic Films is hosting The Alfred Hitchcockblogathon. A fine idea, celebrating the life and works of the “Master of Suspense”. My contribution comes from his 1954 masterpiece “Rear Window” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.   In one pan around his small apartment, and without a word of … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The BFG (2016)

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Spielberg in his lower quartile. As a big fan of Spielberg I was rather disappointed by “The BFG”. In the SFR (Spielberg Film Ranking) it is more at the “1941” and “Crystal Skull” end than at the “ET” and “JAWS” end. This is a film squarely aimed at the kids market (and there’s nothing wrong … Read more