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Psycho at 65: The Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Masterful Horror

June 22, 2025 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as it turns 65… Psycho is without a doubt Alfred Hitchcock’s most influential and well-known effort in spite of helming such masterful films such as Vertigo, Dial M for Murder and North by Northwest. The movie, which stirred much controversy at the time of its […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, bernard herrmann, Janet Leigh, Psycho, robert bloch

4K Ultra HD Review – Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection

December 2, 2024 by Brad Cook

Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection SYNOPSIS: Six of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest movies (yes, film fans can argue all day about his six best movies; I’m sure this one required various deals since three film studios are represented) are collected here in a limited edition set that features unique oversized-book-style packaging and codes for digital […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Barbara Bel Geddes, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Henry Jones, James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Jessica Tandy, Jessie Royce Landis, John Gavin, John McIntire, John Williams, kim novak, Martin Balsam, Psycho, Raymond Burr, rear window, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, The Birds, Thelma Ritter, Tippi Hedren, To Catch a Thief, Tom Helmore, Vera Miles, Vertigo, Wendell Corey

4K Ultra HD Review – Touch of Evil (1958)

April 10, 2022 by Brad Cook

Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles’ classic Touch of Evil, which suffered from a troubled production history before being restored to his original vision more than a decade after he died, arrives on […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Akim Tamiroff, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Kino Lorber, Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, Touch of Evil, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

July 15, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Continuing our look at groundbreaking cinema, Tom Jolliffe revisits Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho… When listing some of the greatest directors of all time, a name that may pop up with regularity during the discussions, is Alfred Hitchcock. A master craftsman and impeccable weaver of enthralling stories, Hitchcock had already delivered a string of masterpieces which still […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Psycho, Vera Miles

Psycho with critic Amy Smith | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #76

April 29, 2020 by Tom Beasley

Psycho

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Amy Smith delves into Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic slasher Psycho… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Amy Smith discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s exceptional proto-slasher Psycho. We […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Amy Smith, Anthony Perkins, Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Horror, Janet Leigh, Podcast, Psycho, Slasher, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast

October Horrors 2019 Day 22 – The Fog (1980)

October 22, 2019 by Graeme Robertson

The Fog, 1980. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, and Hal Holbrook. SYNOPSIS: A small fishing town is enveloped by a mysterious fog, bringing with it the vengeful spirits of the mariners killed in a shipwreck 100 years prior. After omitting him from last year’s October Horrors, […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, jamie lee curtis, Janet Leigh, john carpenter, The Fog, Tom Atkins

October Horrors Day 8 – Psycho (1960)

October 8, 2016 by Graeme Robertson

Psycho, 1960 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam and Janet Leigh SYNOPSIS: Marion Crane has just stolen thousands of dollars from her former employer in order to clear the debts of her soon-to-be-husband and build a new life for them. Making a quick getaway, Marion stops in at […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles

Movie Review – Touch of Evil (1958)

July 11, 2015 by Simon Columb

Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. Exquisite deep shadows and sharp light, beaming from the screen, make Touch of Evil a film noir classic. A staple of the genre, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Touch of Evil

Blu-ray Review – The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

February 24, 2015 by Robert W Monk

The Manchurian Candidate, 1962. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silver and James Gregory. SYNOPSIS: A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Exploring the extremes of cold war paranoia in a […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert W Monk Tagged With: Angela Lansbury, Frank Sinatra, Henry Silver, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, John Frankenheimer, Laurence Harvey, The Manchurian Candidate

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