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Tag Archives: North by Northwest
Great Movie Posters
A meme has been going around Facebook to post your favorite movie poster of “a great film.” It’s been a lot of fun to see all the different artwork posted by people. Figured I’d share some of them. First, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Badlands, Chinatown, Faces, Gilda, North by Northwest, Only Angels Have Wings, posters, Repulsion, Taxi Driver, Vertigo
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Roger O. Thornhill: “Now, what can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes?”
The following essay is about the emotional journey of Cary Grant’s suit through North by Northwest. The essay worked slowly on me. At first I resisted it, maybe it seemed too silly (although there was nothing silly about clothes to … Continue reading
Goofing Around
The following photo makes me so happy.
R.I.P. Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman, legendary screenwriter, has died, at the age of 89. His resume is too long to list. His influence has been huge. This was the man who brought us North by Northwest, for God’s sake. And West Side Story. … Continue reading
The Making of North by Northwest
I watched the “Making of North by Northwest” documentary included, narrated by Eva Marie Saint. Many of the anecdotes I had heard before, but some were new to me. Here are a couple of them: — Hitchcock was denied permission … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, North by Northwest
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“I don’t like the way Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me”
This is a wonderful little article, written by architect Daniel Libeskind (he designed the WTC memorial) – and in it he describes how North by Northwest changed his life. A man after my own heart. It was the Mount Rushmore … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, North by Northwest
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Top 5 Lines Said by Cary Grant
1. “Oh, Alice! It’s the intercostal clavicle!” – Bringing up Baby 2. “I’ve always been afraid of women…..But I get over it.” – Notorious 3. “How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you?” – North … Continue reading
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Tagged Bringing Up Baby, Cary Grant, North by Northwest, Notorious, Only Angels Have Wings, Philadelphia Story
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