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[OMFG] Kentucky Experiences Real-Life ‘Birds’ Terror As Millions Flock To Small City

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 19, 2013 @ 7:35pm
Category: Movies / News

I’m a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 The Birds, and have always wondered how we’d truly react to such a phenomenon. Well, a small Kentucky city has experienced the terror of millions of birds that’s caused chaos over this past winter.

Millions of birds have descended on a small Kentucky city this winter, fouling the landscape, scaring pets and raising the risk for disease in a real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film, The Birds, says BDN.

The blackbirds and European starlings blacken the sky of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, before roosting at dusk, turn the landscape white with bird poop, and the disease they carry can kill a dog and sicken humans. More inside… READ MORE

[OMFG] Can’t Miss ‘Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection’ Coming To Blu-ray!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 08, 2012 @ 6:35pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Fifteen of the most acclaimed films by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock come together on Blu-ray for the first time ever when Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection is released on October 30, 2012 for a limited time only. Digitally restored from high-quality film elements and presented in perfect high-definition picture and sound, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection brings the Master of Suspense’s best work to home audiences as it’s never been seen before. This ultimate collector’s set features 13 films previously unavailable on Blu-ray, a collectible 50-page book featuring storyboards, costume sketches, correspondence, photographs, and much more. Plus a treasure trove of over 15 hours of documentaries, filmmaker commentaries, interviews, screen tests, trailers and a new documentary “The Birds, Hitchcock’s Monster Movie,” enough to satisfy even the most ardent Hitchcock fan.

Spanning three-and-a-half decades of the director’s prolific career, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection includes the classic thrillers Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North By Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Marnie , Saboteur , Shadow of a Doubt , Rope, The Trouble with Harry, Torn Curtain , Topaz , Frenzy and Family Plot . The films feature performances from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Julie Andrews, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Tippi Hedren, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak and Sean Connery. READ MORE

Take The Expanded Ultimate Horror Challenge!!! How Do You Rank Now?

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 06, 2012 @ 2:04pm
Category: Movies / News

We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left).

The next update will be the Ultimate Horror Challenge: Final Edition – where we take your best new suggestions and use them to get up to 101 films that every horror fan should see! So in addition to your ranking, let us know which films should make the cut! Should newer fan favorites like Frozen or The Devil’s Rejects be included? Should we go back and pick up a few more old-school slashers? You’re shaping the Final 20! Discuss and vote and I’ll tally it up!

There are now 81 Films listed below the jump. Each film you’ve seen earns you 1 Point. Count out how many you’ve seen and let us know which category you fall into!

1-10 Points: Soccer Mom

11-20 Points: Mildly Adventurous

21-30 Points: Casual Fan

31-40 Points: Enthusiast

41-50 Points: Hardcore

51-60 Points: Unstable

61-70 Points: Need Meds

71-80 Points: Psychopath

81 Points: Special Circle Of Hell

Head inside to take the challenge! The films are listed in no particular order. This is NOT a ranking! READ MORE

Amazing! 15 Alfred Hitchcock Classics Hit Blu-ray In ‘The Masterpiece Collection’

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 21, 2012 @ 11:29am
Category: Movies / Home Video

Nice! I’m not exactly sure how much this box will cost, but I imagine it will be worth it to many of you cinephiles out there. Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection looks like it will be a gorgeous master class in suspense. Out of the 15 films included in the set, only Psycho and North By Northwest have previously been released on Blu. The set is out on September 25th, 2012, so you have a few months to save up.

Digitally restored from high-quality film elements and presented in perfect high-definition picture and sound, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection brings the Master of Suspense’s best work to home audiences as it’s never been seen before. This ultimate collector’s set features 13 films previously unavailable on Blu-ray, a collectible 50-page book featuring storyboards, costume sketches, correspondence, photographs, and much more. Plus a treasure trove of over 15 hours of documentaries, filmmaker commentaries, interviews, screen tests, trailers and a new documentary The Birds, Hitchcock’s Monster Movie, enough to satisfy even the most ardent Hitchcock fan.

One of the most influential and revered cinematic innovators of all time, Alfred Hitchcock had a profound and lasting impact on modern moviemaking. Renowned for his signature wit, thrilling plots, pioneering camerawork and original editing style, Hitchcock’s masterful ability to wring every drop of suspense out of each scene is still studied and emulated by filmmakers around the world. He was nominated for five Best Director Academy Awards, and four of his films (all of which are included in this collection) appear on AFI’s prestigious “100 Years…100 Movies” list.

Head inside to take a look at the films and special features along with the box art. READ MORE

[OMFG] Alfred Hitchcock Movies Imagined As 1980′s NES Games!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 06, 2012 @ 1:30pm
Category: Movies / News

Online artist Joebot is giving tribute to Alfred Hitchcock in the form of 1988 NES game covers.

“The next show i’m so proud to be a part of is “Suspense & Gallows Humor: A Tribute to the All-Time Greatest” at Gallery 1988 in Venice, CA.

Alfred Hitchcock was a true master. His work was so chilling and visually captivating, there are many options for an artist to interpret his work, which is why I’m so excited for this show! Below is my contribution.

In the 80′s Nintendo was a dominant force to be reckoned with. Had Hitchcock been just a few years behind I’m almost certain that Nintendo would have jumped on the chance to make video-game adaptations of some of his most iconic films. I’m almost certain that their game boxes would have looked a little something like so…”

Hit the jump for boxes featuring Psycho, The Birds and North By Northwest! READ MORE

TV: See Toby Jones And Sienna Miller As Hitchcock And Tippi Hedren In “The Girl”

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 20, 2012 @ 8:27pm
Category: Movies / News

TV: See Toby Jones And Sienna Miller As Hitchcock And Tippi Hedren In The Girl

Toby Jones and Sienna Miller portray the iconic Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in the BBC Two production of The Girl.

The film, penned by Gwenyth Hughes, follows the life and relationship of Alfred Hitchcock and his discovery of Tippi Hedren and the turmoil that surrounded them while making The Birds (1963), and how his ultimate failure ended up destroying both their careers. According to BBC Two Hedren has cooperated by giving interviews to Hughes, while Hitchcock biographer Donald Spoto is attached as a consultant. Becoming Jane’s Julian Jarrold is directing with Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton also in the cast.

Take a look inside to see both of them in character! READ MORE

AMPAS Production Art Database Online, Features the Likes of ‘Poltergeist’ and ‘Psycho’

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Posted by David Harley on June 29, 2011 @ 4:05pm
Category: Movies / News

The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences has unveiled their production art database, which is basically the best concept art and storyboard collection of all time. Although you can’t view EVERYTHING online (this is just a small sampling of what they have on file), it has a monstrous amount of content. The collection includes important, landmark genre films like Psycho and Poltergeist, and even fun schlock like Freaked! Check out the collection here and get ready to kiss a few hours of your life away.

An overhead shot of Bodega Bay from Hitchcock’s “The Birds”.
Designer Robert Boyle, illustrator Albert Whitlock:

The Birds

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on November 30, 1962 @ 12:00am
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Spoilt socialite and notorious practical joker Melanie Daniels is shopping in a San Francisco pet store when she meets Mitch Brenner. Mitch is looking to buy a pair of love birds for his young sister’s birthday; he recognises Melanie but pretends to mistake her for an assistant. She decides to get her own back by buying the birds and driving up to the quiet coastal town of Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends his weekends with his sister and mother. Shortly after she arrives, Melanie is attacked by a gull, but this is just the start of a series of attacks by an increasing number of birds.