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Alfred Hitchcock Tells Ghost Stories to Your Halloween Guests

Kristy Korcz — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:54:03 PDT

Happy Halloween! There's nothing like a good ghost story to get you in the mood for All Hallows' Eve, which is why you should have Vintage Horror Sounds' YouTube channel on heavy rotation today. This station lets you listen to Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Ghost Stories For Young People along with other short-but-creepy tales and haunted-house sounds for after-dark fun. Who needs "Thriller" when you can add an old-timey radio twist to your festivities instead?

Link Time - Laurence Fishburne Joins Man of Steel Cast

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:30:28 PDT

Find out who Laurence Fishburne will play in Man of Steel - /Film
Forbes reveals which leading men bring home the biggest paychecks - Moviefone
A lost Alfred Hitchcock film has been discovered - The Hollywood Reporter
A reality series on Sarah Palin's hair salon is in the works - Aol TV
Discover who will receive an honorary Oscar this year - Zap2It
Footloose director Craig Brewer's best movies - Rotten Tomatoes
Get Ali Fedotowsky's thoughts on the latest season of The Bachelorette - TrèsSugar
Game of Thrones adds another cast member to season two - Entertainment Weekly
Charlyne Yi joins House - Vulture

Anthony Hopkins to Play Alfred Hitchcock in Biopic

BuzzSugar — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:40:35 PST

Anthony Hopkins has played some pretty dark characters ("Hello, Clarice . . ."), but for his latest role, he's going to play the man who mastered darkness. Hopkins is in talks to play Alfred Hitchcock in a biopic about the legendary director's life.

The film is an adaptation of the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, which focuses on the relationship between Hitchcock and his wife while he was developing the iconic thriller Psycho. Sacha Gervasi (director of Anvil! The Story of Anvil) is in negotiations to direct.

Buzz In: What's Your Favorite Alfred Hitchcock Movie?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:45:00 PDT

No matter how I feel about the gore and jump-scares of modern horror films, I do consider myself a fan of well-made ones, looking to legendary director Alfred Hitchcock as the king of them. I've seen - and adore - many Hitchcock movies, so naturally I'm interested in The Mountain Eagle. Never heard of it? That's because it's missing, and The British Film Institute is trying to find it.

Hitchcock himself described it as "awful," but I don't care. I'm still curious about it, and doubt that anything that the "Master of Suspense" made would be bad. In fact, my Hitchcock favorites are many: I could watch Vertigo and The Birds over and over again and never tire of either (black crows still weird me out, by the way). What are your favorite Hitchcock films?

Buzz Gift Guide: Goodies For Gramps

BuzzSugar — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:30:06 PST

Welcome back, folks, to the next installment of my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. Yesterday I suggested some fun gifts for grandma (after tackling mom and dad), and that leaves us with grandpa!

The first thing I thought of for my grandpa was the soundtrack to AMC's hit show Mad Men. I know he'd enjoy the collection of tunes by artists like The Andrews Sisters, Bobby Vinton and Rosemary Clooney.

A lot of grandpas might also appreciate some help with ditching the old rabbit ears and updating to a digital converter. This model looked pretty sleek and shiny to me, and you can even help him apply for a coupon!

If your gramps is squared away technology-wise then he also might appreciate this Alfred Hitchcock DVD collection or the complete series of Get Smart.

Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection ($83.99)	Mad Men: Original TV Soundtrack ($13.99)
Get Smart - The Complete Series ($109.99)	TV Converter Box ($59.99)

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LG Product Name, or Alfred Hitchcock Film Title?

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:17 PDT

When I did my last quiz, Cell Phone or Perfume Name?, I think we both noted that the primary offender with their one-word, splashy names is LG.

The electronics company uses these names for their cell phones and other tech products to titillate and appeal to customers. You know who else did that? Alfred Hitchcock.

It seems like LG has been taking notes from the seminal horror-film director, but thankfully, there's no "LG Psycho" yet.

See if you can pick out which is which!

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Love It or Hate It? Sicko Shower Curtain

CasaSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:30:17 PST

The Sicko Shower Curtain ($40) is a tribute to the infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, Psycho. A noir life-size silhouette of a "sicko" is sewn onto the back of a standard shower curtain to achieve its life-threatening look. I can't say that I'd actually hang this in my house, unless perhaps on Halloween, but it might make a nice housewarming gift for a die-hard Hitchcock fan. What do you think?

Frightful Friday: Psycho

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:27:33 PDT

To wrap up my Frightful Friday series this week, I'm taking a little trip back in time to when horror movies were all about suspense and Bosco chocolate syrup. Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho is the perfect movie for a spooky fall night, its chilling story seemingly old-fashioned to us now for its lack of gore (or, "gore" by our modern standards). Also, that terrifying string score! It's up there with the theme music from Jaws as some of the most iconic and evocative of all movie music.

Psycho is also, in some ways, a very sad story. The character of Norman Bates is deeply disturbed, and if he weren't so murderous he'd be rather pitiable. Janet Leigh plays Marion Crane, a secretary who has just embezzled a bunch of money from her employer and is on the run. She goes to the Bates Motel to hide and its there that she meets the lonely, reclusive Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young, handsome man who looks after the motel as well as his ailing mother... or so it seems.

Apparently, the initial critical reviews for this film were mixed at best, but after the overwhelmingly positive audience reaction to the film, critics re-reviewed it, publishing glowing reviews the second time around.

Final little bit of trivia for you: Psycho was the first movie to show a woman in just a bra and slip.

Link Time! 10/23

BuzzSugar — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:45:50 PDT

In his interview with MTV Movies Blog, Anthony Hopkins reveals that he's going to play Alfred Hitchcock, and he has Hitchcock's voice all figured out.
TV Squad tells us how to rate the Schrute Farms B&B on TripAdvisor.
Idolator watched The Next Great American Band so you don't have to.
Popwatch wonders who else is trapped in the closet with Dumbledore, with suggestions ranging from Ernie of Sesame Street to Wonder Woman.
TV Filter analyzes some common TV careers.
Cinematical's Retro Cinema post reexamines an oldie but goody: Interview With a Vampire.
Stereogum is among those mourning the demise of file-sharing site OiNK.
TV Cocktail looks into how the California wildfires are affecting TV shoots.
Check out Spinner's countdown of the craziest costumed musical acts, starting with - who else? - Marilyn Manson.
Give Me My Remote posts a video of Steve Carell on Monday Night Football.

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/27

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:00:22 PDT

Just when we thought it was gone, "According to Jim" is back from the dead for 18 more episodes, TV Guide reports.
Reuters is reporting on a remake of Hitchcock's 1927 movie The Lodger, this time as an "urban thriller set in Los Angeles" and directed by documentarian David Ondaatje.
Blood Diamond's Djimon Houndsou has been cast in the drama Get Some about an underground fight club, Variety reports.
Zap2It reports that Molly Shannon has signed on for a Lifetime original movie titled More of Me about a woman so busy she splits into three people.
Billboard tells us that for the first time since 1988, Bon Jovi takes the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200.
Lots of casting news: Zap2it reports that Oliver Platt and Lauren Hutton will guest-star on "Nip/Tuck," and the Hollywood Reporter says Portia De Rossi will join them. The Hollywood Reporter also says Sofia Myles is the new female lead in "Moonlight," while DW Moffett is the new star of the CW's "Life is Wild."
NME gets word that Lily Allen has started working on her second album in New York.
I'm not sure if we really needed another online video site, but MySpace will launch one this week anyway, the New York Times reports.
Slate wonders: Did Die Hard spawn the greatest one-liner in movie history?