Vera Miles was signed to an exclusive personal contract by Alfred Hitchcock, who intended to make her his next big star. However, she was forced to step away from the leading role in Hitchcock’s Vertigo. My book explores Vera Miles’ impressive career and her relationships with the famed directors she collaborated with, including the two films she made with Hitchcock - The Wrong Man and Psycho.
You can read an excerpt from the book about the making of John Ford's The Searchers at Bright Lights Film Journal.
I'm here to answer your questions about Vera Miles, share some thoughts on classic Hitchcock films, the challenges of writing books about Hollywood... and just about anything else! You can learn more about my books at my website, chrismckit.com
…but the way the seagulls have been circling my roof all summer, I feel less and less like it was just a movie and more like it was a prophecy! They’re coming bro 😭
Often when I see people rank Hitchcock films they'll often rank North by Northwest at the top or they'll claim it's a masterpiece or that it's peak cinema. But when I watched it I didn't see what the big appeal was.
Now I'm not saying it's a bad film, I found it to be overall good, but nothing stood out to me to where I'd consider the film the best of best or a masterpiece. Whereas with Hitchcock's other films I am thoroughly impressed and understand why they're so highly praised.
I was watching Family Plot, and I was reminded of North by Northwest and a couple of other Hitchcock films (e.g, To catch a Thief).
Obviously rear projection , but it felt like Hitchcock was returning to the same set piece for old time’s sake— twisty highway with a steep drop, alcohol, the threat of fiery death.
I’ve seen most of his technicolor era, but did he use it in his other films?
This is the 8th and FINAL round to define this group's favourite Hitchcock movie! The previous poll was the toughest and highly competitive between Rear Window and Vertigo. Rear Window won with 132 votes, followed by Vertigo, which received 115 votes. For logistical reasons, I had to leave one movie out of Hitchcock's filmography, and I chose Family Plot. Consider its absence a MacGuffin — everyone will talk about it, but it won't actually change the outcome.
This time, the movie with the maximum votes will be crowned this subred's favourite Hitchcock Movie!