Talking Hitchcock (Rebecca McCallum)
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| 28 Jun 2024 | Interview with Neil Alcock-Author of HITCHOLOGY | 01:56:54 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author and free-lance writer Neil Alcock to discuss his new book Hitchology- A Film-by-Film Guide to the Styles and Themes of Alfred Hitchcock-a book which considers how Hitchcock uses narrative tropes and formal flourishes to create some of cinema’s most unforgettable experiences across Hitchcock’s filmography. In this episode we discuss Neil’s book at length as well as his fascinating process for selecting a wonderful list of the Essential 10. We also take time to discuss several Hitchcock films in detail including The Lodger, Blackmail, Rebecca, Rope, Vertigo and North by Northwest. This was such an enjoyable, open and organic conversation that went in so many exciting directions, you may even say we found ourselves caught in an endless Vertigo-like spiral! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Neil and his work on the following platforms Twitter: @MrNeilAlcock Instagram: @mrneilalcock
And you can visit his website here NEIL ALCOCK | Film journalist and author and pick up a copy of his book Hitchology via this link HITCHOLOGY – NEIL ALCOCK | Filmjournalist and author Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin | |||
| 25 Aug 2023 | MR AND MRS SMITH (1941) with Beth Bullock | 02:05:46 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film scholar, artist and educator Beth Bullock as they take some bad advice from a friend whilst saunering at the Beefeater Club and travel from New York to Lake Placid to discuss the screwball comedy MR AND MRS SMITH (1941). I was delighted to be joined by such a special guest who is the absolute expert and go-to voice when it comes to this film. In what might be the biggest deep dive ever on the film to date, we cover Hitchcock’s relationship with the incredible Carole Lombard and theorise on what this film tells us about the art of playing, gender roles in marriage and did I mention, the Freudian slit? So, let the games begin as we bend the rules, take some bad advice from a friend whilst saunering at the Beefeater club and travel from Manhattan to Lake Placid as we press the doorbell of Mr and Mrs Smith! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Beth is an alumna of the University of Chicago's Cinema and Media Studies Program. She teaches art history, cinema and humanities courses at the City Colleges of Chicago and film studies at Dominican University. She is at work on a chapter tenatively titled 'More Blessed to Give: Trackign the Reception of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr and Mrs Smith (1941)' to be published in a forthcoming Hitchcock anthology. As a freelance photographer, her work as been displayed and published locally around Chicago. She serves on the advisory board of "HitchCon" and has spoken at its yearly conferences. You can find Beth Bullock on the following platforms: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blbullock77 Twitter @bbullock77 Instagram: @bbullock Visit her website: crackingacademic.wordpress.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) | |||
| 19 Jul 2023 | Interview with Mark Cousins-Director/Writer of-MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK | 00:43:10 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for a special bonus episode! Have you ever wondered what Alfred Hitchcock might have to say about his films if he were still with us today? Mark Cousins, the award-winning filmmaker behind The Story of Film: An Odyssey, The Eyes of Orson Welles and The Story of Film: A New Generation tackles the question of how Hitchcock’s vast body of work and legacy holds up in today’s society as well as looking at the auteur with a new and radical approach-through the use of his own voice. Yes that’s right, as Hitchcock rewatches his films, we are taken on an odyssey through his career-including his silent films, his work in the 50s and 60s and his later works in the most playful and revealing of ways in Mark’s new documentary My Name is Alfred Hitchcock. Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum as she interviews the director and writer to discuss his new documentary MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK. MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK is in cinemas and on demand from 21st July and you can visit the website www.alfred-hitchcock.film for more information. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin | |||
| 25 Oct 2024 | THE LODGER (1927) with Adam Robinson | 03:04:52 | |
WET OFF THE PRESS!!! You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest , award-winning writer, performer, theatre-maker and workshop leader Adam Robinson for this deep dive episode into what is often referred to as the first true Hitchcock film. We carry out our own wet off the press investigations, discussing the film in detail as well as exploring new readings of the McGuffin, Gothicism, bringing danger into the domestic and the beauty of Ivor Novello …. Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Adam Robinson on the following platforms: X: @Adam_Zed Instagram: @adam__zed Website: Adam Z. Robinson (adamzrobinson.com) Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin References The Lodger (1927)-dir Alfred Hitchcock Literature Film Quarterly (1983)-Hitchcock’s The Lodger-Lesley W. Brill Early Hitchcock: The German Influence-Hitchcock Annual-(1999)-Sidney Gottleib Working with Hitchcock-Sight and Sound (1980)-Ivor Montagu Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut Interview-(1962)-The Lodger The Lodger and the Aesthetic Origins (2001)-Richard Allen Action-Bob Thomas and Alfred Hitchcock The German Years (1973)-TV Interview The Haunted Screen-(2008)-Lottie Eisner Undertones of Expressionism in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger (youtube.com)-IUCinema
Hitchcock’s Heroines-(2018) Caroline Young The Times Review-January 1927 To-Night Golden Curls, Murder and Mimesis (2013)- Sanford Schwartz Doubles and Doubts in Hitchcock The German Connection in Hitchcock Past and Future edited by Richard Allen and Sam Ishii-Gonzales (2004)-Bettina Rosenbladt | |||
| 07 Jul 2023 | HITCH TAKES! Midge-Curious Mother or Interested Lover? (VERTIGO-1958) | 00:43:53 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for a bonus episode marking the beginning of a new series entitled Hitch Takes! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum as she explores the role and readings of Midge in Vertigo. Listen to Rebecca analyse each of Midge scenes, comparing and contrasting her with Madeline and Judy, and examining her relationship with Scottie. This is the first Hitch Take episode so please get in touch and let me know what you think! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
References Vertigo (1958) Vertigo BFI Classics -Charles Barr Fatal Resemblances: Cross Mapping Hitchcock’s Vertigo with Nabokov’s Lolita, (Barbara Straumann) in Haunted by Vertigo Hitchcock’s Masterpiece Then and Now (Edited by Sidney Gottlieb and Donal Martin) The Women Who Knew Too Much (Tania Modleski) Vertigo (1958), Alternate Ending - YouTube ‘The Look’, Narrativity and the Female Spectator in Vertigo. (Karen Hollinger) The Past, The Present And The Perverse: VERTIGO As A Possession Film - Fangoria | |||
| 05 Oct 2024 | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! -TRIPLE HITCH! 3 Exciting Events with Mockingbird Cinema! | 00:13:46 | |
TRIPLE HITCH!!! You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room. Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement! Talking Hitchcock is back on tour with three very exciting events taking place at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham in the next few months! THE BIRDS Intro Talk+ Film + Q and A Sat 19th October, 5:30pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Tickets-Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock Podcast Presents - The Birds
HITCHCOCK PRESENTS Intro talk + 3 Episode screening as part of Square Eyes TV Festival Sat 2nd November, 4pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Tickets- Mockingbird Cinema | Talking Hitchcock Podcast Presents - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
NORTH BY NORTWEST 65th Anniversary screening in 4k Into talk + Film + Q and A Sat 29th November, 5pm at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham TICKETS ON SALE SOON!
For more about the Square Eyes TV Festival and to see their full line up please visit: Square Eyes TV Festival | Midlands Arts Centre (macbirmingham.co.uk)
To find out more about Mockingbird and to view their full listings visit Mockingbird Cinema | Home Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin | |||
| 20 Dec 2023 | SEASON 1 FINALE-HITCHCOCK MAIL BAG EPISODE! | 02:26:45 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join me your creator, host and Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum for the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast. And to mark this occasion, I answer questions from guests and listeners in a special mailbag episode! Your questions really put me to the test and I had a wonderful time thinking about Hitchcock’s films in new and interesting ways. Amongst a wide range of topics, I answer questions on everything from Hitchcock’s Mothers, Misunderstood Villains, Overlooked Performances and find out my favourite scene in all of Hitchcock! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and for all of your support so far. I’ll be taking a break in January 2024 to regroup, reset and plan content for the year ahead and Talking Hitchcock will be back in February 2024. Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Links and References What A Scream: Ep.95: Black and White Horror with Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) ANALYSIS: A Kaleidoscopic Nightmare – The Horror of VERTIGO (1958) (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) Moving Pictures Film Club: "A boy's best friend is his mother" - PSYCHO (1960) (libsyn.com) Moving Pictures Film Club: "No one possesses you. You're safe with me" -VERTIGO (1958) (libsyn.com) A Year In Horror: 1998 (Part 1) on Apple Podcasts Getting Dafoe You: SE1EP10: Antichrist (2009) on Apple Podcasts Bloodletter Launch Event 1 - YouTube Forgotten Females: Women in Jack the Ripper Films Part 1: "The Lodger" - Rue Morgue (rue-morgue.com) Cat And Mouse: Who Is The Real Villain Of Hitchcock's ROPE? (fangoria.com) Direct To Knowhere - Rebecca McCallum - Road To Knowhere | Podcast on Spotify | |||
| 30 Jun 2023 | THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956) with Elisabeth Karlin | 02:05:41 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest -New York Playwright and Scholar Elisabeth Karlin as they prepare to travel from Marrakesh all the way to London to analyse and dissect Hitchcock’s only remake- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). Listen to find out which critical study of Hitchcock Elisabeth persuaded her father to publish which she was also involved in proof reading and amongst other things we discuss-marriage, gender, what is in a name, that troubling sedation scene and redefining the Hitchcock Blonde. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Elisabeth is a playwright in New York City who also writes about film. Her work on Hitchcock includes being a frequent contributor to the Alfred Hitchcock Geek Blog and her essay on the heroines of Hitchcock appears in the most recent Hitchcock Annual. She serves on the advisory board of "HitchCon" and has spoken at its yearly conferences. You can find her on Twitter @ElisabethKarlin and Instagram @elisbath.karlin Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) References The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Guillermo del Toro on The Man Who Knew Too Much-Criterion Collection Guillermo del Toro on The Man Who Knew Too Much - YouTube Hitchcock’s Heroines (Caroline Young) Hitchcock Revisited (Robin Wood) The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much The Man Who Knew Too Much BFI Classic (Murray Pomerance) Interview: Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut (1962) Beyond the Blond the Dynamic Heroines of Hitchcock (Elisabeth Karlin) Breaking Silence Through Song-Jo McKenna in The Man Who Knew Too Much (Rebecca McCallum) The Man Who Knew Too Much-The Thriller Master’s Only Remake (Cinephilia and Beyond) ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’: The Thriller Master’s Only Remake • Cinephilia & Beyond (cinephiliabeyond.org) | |||
| 21 Apr 2023 | Hitchcock Starter Kit | 00:51:37 | |
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Talking Hitchcock! Join creator and host Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum in the screening room as she provides an overview of Hitchcock's life and career, pausing to reflect more closely on a selection of the director's films. This is followed by an exploration of who and what is Hitchcock and Rebecca shares her personal history with the director's work, revealing what led her to creating this podcast. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases. Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) Episode References
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| 31 May 2024 | HITCH TAKES! Jasper as the Rebecca Stand-In (REBECCA-1940) | 00:47:35 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for another episode of Hitch Takes where Rebecca explores a specific topic, theory or idea in detail! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum as she presents an exclusive theory– ‘Jasper as the Rebecca Stand In’. Rebecca applies close critical analysis of key scenes in the film in support of this theory whilst also inviting many opportunities for questions around the magnetic and magnificent presence of Rebecca! The second Mrs de Winter may have arrived, but the first Mrs de Winter is going nowhere-and she might just be manifesting her presence and strength of will, through the silent and ominous Jasper. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin References Rebecca (1940) Rebecca -Daphne du Maurier The Women Who Knew Too Much-Professor Tania Modleski Robin Wood On The Horror Film-Robin Wood | |||
| 27 Oct 2023 | HITCHCOCK AND HORROR with Mike Muncer | 02:01:14 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film journalist, producer and presenter and creator and host of Evolution of Horror Podcast-Mike Muncer. Hitchcock and horror have always gone hand in hand-his fascination with death, murder and the repressed spans across his career from 1927’s The Lodger, a film based serial killer-Jack the Ripper, to the gothic notes of 1940’s Rebecca. Elsewhere, we can find traces of the macabre in the Nietzchen theories at work in 1948s Rope and nihilism and brutality in the creature attacks of 1963’s The Birds. In this episode, Mike and I discuss all things Hitchcock and Horror-from the gothic and the uncanny, to how the director uses space and knowledge to evoke suspense and fear. We also have a fun time sharing our favourite villains, top five horror moments in Hitchcock and Mike rates listeners scary moments on the Hitch-o-meter of horror! So, join us in the vast hallways of Manderlay, in the cosy and creepy parlour of the Bates motel and in the living room of a Manhattan apartment for a macabre buffet as we take a dizzyingly wonderful and dangerous carousel ride into the world of Hitchcock and Horror. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Mike on the following platforms Twitter @TheMovieMike Instagram: @mikemuncer And you can find Evolution of Horror here: Twitter @EvolutionPod Instagram: @evolutionofhorror Website: evolutionofhorror.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women movingpicturesfilmclub.com) | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | Staging THE BIRDS with Christopher Diehl & Season 2 Mailbag! | 01:36:32 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest –actor, director and Hitchcock enthusiast-Christopher Diehl who last year put on awonderful Hitchcock Theatre Festival. In this interview, we focus on staging The Birds as amongst other things we cover what attracted Hitchcock to du Maurier’s work, the challenges of adapting The Birds, costume, sound, score and the importance and the power of theatre. After our conversation, I’ll be back to answer some questions which were kindly sent by listeners, as is the Talking Hitchcock tradition, to mark the closing out ofSeason 2. Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast in its second season, I hope you have enjoyed coming along on the Hitchcockian adventure with me and I look forwardto bringing you more discussions in Season 3. Support Talking Hitchcock by making a donation to my Ko-Fi page: Buy Rebecca McCallum a Coffee. Find Talking Hitchcock on Blusky and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Instagram @pendlepumpkin You can find Christopher Diehl /Chino Community Theatre Company in the following places: Instagram @chinocommunitytheatre Online Chino Community Theatre (google.com) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chinocommunitytheatre
Listen to Talking Hitchcock Episodes Referenced Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts ARCHIE-THE MAN WHO BECAME CARY–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts REAR WINDOW (1954) with Ygraine–Talking Hitchcock – Apple Podcasts
Read Rebecca’ Article for FANGORIA The Past, The Present And The Perverse: VERTIGO As A Possession Film References AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8uRMCENkE&pp=ygUkaGl0Y2hjb2NrIGFmaSBsaWZlIGFjaGlldmVtZW50IGF3YXJk Cinema Cinemas -Hitchcock Special Cinéma Cinémas - Speciale Hitchcock - James Stewart - 1984 - YouTube Why Alfred Hitchcock was a "little afraid" of James Stewart Lawrence J. Quirk’s James Stewart: Behind the Scenes ofa Wonderful Life | |||
| 24 Nov 2023 | HITCHCOCK AND COSTUME with Jolene Marie Richardson | 01:43:40 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest Jolene Marie Richardson who is a costume designer and fashion historian, host and creator of Hanging by a Thread podcast and creator and author of Hanging by a Thread Blog.
Jolene was the perfect guest for this topic as, amongst other things we discuss if there is such a thing as Hitchcockian style, the notion of using costume to explore themes of identity and disguise and we also share our top five costume moments in Hitchcock and answer some listener questions! So, put on your gloves, button up your suit and strike a pose as we explore all things HITCHCOCK and COSTUME!
Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram
@talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep
up to date with releases or email us on alkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Jolene and her work on the following platforms:
Twitter @JoMarieDesigns
Instagram: @jolenemarie_designs
You can find her podcast /read her blog Hanging by a Thread on
the following platforms:
Twitter @hanging_bts
Instagram: @hangingbyathreadbts
Listen to the podcast: Hanging By A Thread • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters
You can listen to the episode of Jolene’s podcast where I guested talking about REBECCA (1940) and CRIMSON PEAK (2015) here: Hanging By A Thread: Ghost Around Us (Crimson Peak and
Rebecca) w/ Rebecca McCallum on Apple Podcasts
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women(movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
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| 28 Jul 2023 | Interview with Christine Madrid French-Author of THE ARCHITECTURE OF SUSPENSE-THE BUILT WORLD IN THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK | 01:49:59 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest - historian, author, scholar and leader in historic preservation and the study of American architecture -Christine Madrid French-to talk about her must-have book- The Architecture of Suspense-The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock. Christine discusses her fantastic book, how architecture impacts upon our psychology and what she terms ‘the mystical Hitchcock’ as well as sharing insights on key moments and themes relating to architecture in Hitchcock’s films. She also shares EXCLUSIVE!! NEVER DISCUSSED BEFORE FINDINGS in her research relating to the Uncanny Valley and two key locations in Vertigo (1958)-the Legion of Honour and the Empire Hotel. I conclude by putting some listener questions to Christine about architecture in Hitchcock’s films. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Christine on Twitter @madridfrench and Instagram @madamhistorian and visit her website: madridfrench.com You can purchase her book The Architecture of Suspense-The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock via Amazon or from the store on her website: madridfrench.com/store Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) | |||
| 29 Feb 2024 | DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) with Becky Darke | 02:55:04 | |
In this episode, join me and my special guest -podcaster, writer and programmer Becky Darke as we cook up spaghetti and peel back the curtain to discuss what happens when a seemingly perfectly planned murder goes wrong, taking a look along the way at the art of showing and telling and making plenty of time to assess one of Hitchcock’s most calculatingly devious villains! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Becky and her work here: Twitter @bunnydarke Instagram: @bunnydarke Letterboxd: @beckydarke Evolution of Horror: @EvolutionPod Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin References Read my article on Margot Wendice for Moving Pictures Film Club Listen to me guesting on Moving Pictures Film Club podcast with Tim Coleman discussing the Sight and Sound list and our own personal favourites! Moving Pictures Film Club: Bonus: Sight and Sound's Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time (libsyn.com) Dial M for Murder (1954) Martin Scorsese on "Dial M for Murder" - YouTube Hitchcock and Truffaut Interviews (1962)) Dial M for Murder (1954) (cinemaessentials.com) Dial M for Murder (1954) – The Blonde at the Film High Society (Donald Spoto) Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dial M for Murder The Submerged Televisuality of a Stage-to-Screen Adaptation in Hitchcock at the Source: The Auteur as Adapter - Google Books Beyond the Blonde The Dynamic Heroines of Hitchcock’s Films, Elisabeth Karlin | |||
| 26 May 2023 | REAR WINDOW (1954) with Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana | 01:59:27 | |
You are invited to enter the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest -Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana as they warm their brandies and pull up the blinds to zoom in on all aspects of Rear Window (1954). We discuss voyeurism, sexuality, cinematic metaphors and unconscious desires! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Ygraine is a Senior Contributor of Moving Pictures Film Club and Ghouls Magazine and host of What A Scream Podcast. Find Ygraine on Instagram @whatascream and her podcast What A Scream on Twitter @what_scream and Instagram @whatascreampodcast. All her links can be found here whatascreampodcast | Twitter, Facebook |Linktree Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) Episode References
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| 20 Aug 2024 | NOTORIOUS (1946) with Alison Taylor | 04:52:50 | |
Love and duty, consent and control, Miami and Rio! Make sure you step carefully, quietly and unseen into the wine cellar for this feature length episode of Talking Hitchcock where amongst other things, my special guest and I discuss modes of identification, daddy issues and that kiss! Keep tight hold of that key as you are invited to join us for a deep dive of what might be best described as 'a film of faces.' Sit as a silhouette figure in the shadows but be careful with that after dinner coffee as we are about to embark upon an exploration of a true Hitchcock masterpiece. In this epic episode, I am joined by Assistant Professor, film lecturer and author of multiple books-Ali Taylor! There was so much to be said about Notorious that we had to meet three times and I could not have wished for a more wonderful guest. Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Ali and her work here: X: @preferenepas Instagram: @acephalica Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin References: Notorious (1946) -Alfred Hitchcock Hitchcock's Films Revisited-Robin Wood Hitchcock Humour Tone and Suspense-Susan Smith The Women Who Knew Too Much-Professor Tania Modleski Hitchcock and Selznick-The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O Selznick in Hollywood-Leonard J.Leff Ingrid Bergman My Story-Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess Edith Head's Hollywood-Edith Head Hitchcock's Heroines-Caroline Young Alfred Hitchcock-A Life in Darkness and Light-Patrick McGilligan Cary Grant-The Making of a Hollywood Legend-Mark Glancy The Object and the Face, Notorious, Bergman and the Close Up-Joe McElhaney Reframing Hitchcock-Selected Essays from the Hitchcock Annual-edited by Sidney Gottlieb and Christopher Brookhouse The Hitchcock Murders-Peter Conrad The Making of Hitchcock's Notorious Notorious (1946) Hitchcock The Making of John Bailey on Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) Picture Post (16 Feb 1946) -Ingrid Bergman: she's making a film with Producer Hitchcock Ingrid Bergman Notorious-Her Classy 1940s Fashion-Classic Critics Corner-Vintage 1940S, 1950s, 1960s A Woman of that Sort-Hitchcock's Notorious and the Feast of St Alicia-The Spool The Ragged End of Nowhere-Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) Senses of Cinema Inside, Around and About Notorious-Filmtidsskrift How Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant Shot Hitchcock's Notorious-Vulture.com Notorious (1946)-The Blonde at the Film Notorious: Hitchcock's Mature and Intricate Espionage Masterpiece-Cinephilia and Beyond The Essential Hitchcock with Douglas Cunningham (Context Podcast) | |||
| 29 Sep 2023 | SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943) with Tim Coleman | 02:42:52 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest writer, podcaster and founder/Editor in Chief of Moving Pictures Film Club -Tim Coleman. In this episode, I had a truly memorable and enlightening conversation with my special guest and we got so carried away in our Merry Widow Waltz that we had to record this in two parts! So, join us for a drink at the Till Two Bar as we discuss the disruption of the American family, Hitchcock’s identification with those he positions as heroic and villainous and whether a tune can really jump from one person’s head to another and as we peel back the layers of 1943’s magnificent Shadow of a Doubt. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com You can find Moving Pictures Film Club on the following platforms -Twitter @MovingPicsClub and Instagram: @movingpicsclub Website: movingpicturesfilmclub.com
And you can find Tim Coleman here: Twitter @fatscoleman and Instagram: @fats_coleman
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
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| 28 Sep 2023 | HITCH CON '23 (& more!) with Joel Gunz | 01:20:43 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room for post film drinks! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest film maker, writer, founder and editor of the Alfred Hitchcock Geek Blog and the Hitchcockian Quarterly and President of Hitch Con-Joel Gunz. Joel and I discuss the origins of the event, what to expect this year and I get his thoughts on many aspects of Hitchcock! Come and join us at Hitch Con happening online and in person at Mercy University on 7th and 8th October! I’ll be presenting at Hitch Con in a talk entitled Rooting for Rupert-How Hitchcock Complicates our Responses to the Hero/Anti-Hero of 1948s Rope? Visit hitchcon.org. to read the full line up including details of all talks and speakers, evening screenings of films and post-film discussions. And I’ve got a special discount code for you to use and get 25 percent off your tickets. Simply apply the code TALKHITCH25 at the checkout and get 25 percent off your purchase. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com
You can find Joel Gunz on the following platforms: Twitter @JoelGunz Instagram: @alfredhitchcockgeek Facebook: Alfred Hitchcock Geek Alfred Hitchcock Geek: www.alfredhitchcockgeek.com Hitch Con: www.hitchcon.org
Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Talking Hitchcock Presents -The Apartment Trilogy -at Storyhouse Chester!! | 00:07:58 | |
Join Talking Hitchcock for a weekend of suspense and entertainment! You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement about a Hitchcock festival she has curated in partnership with Storyhouse Chester. Rebecca will be screening The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse on 7th and 8th June, showcasing Rope (1948), Dial M for Murder and Rear Window (1954). Tickets and Details for The Apartment Trilogy at Storyhouse The Apartment Trilogy | Storyhouse To find out more about Storyhouse and what they do, visit them online www.storyhouse.com Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: | |||
| 29 Mar 2024 | Interview with Tony Lee Moral-Author of ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS | 00:56:00 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest – film maker, multi award winning writer and Hitchcock expert Tony Lee Moral to talk all about his wonderful new book- ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS. We explore the role of storyboarding, the inspirational team of artists who helped bring these films to life and the musicality of Hitchcock. We also discuss the architecture of space, the importance of colour and mood and the influence and impact of storyboarding and ask the question of how Hitchcock would have used modern film making technology. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Tony is a film maker, multi award winning author and Hitchcock expert. You can find him on Twitter @TonyLeeMoral and Instagram @tonyleemoral and visit his website: tonyleemoralbooks.com You can purchase his book ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS via Amazon, Titan and in all major book retailers. AlfredHitchcock Storyboards @ Titan Books Read Rebecca’s review on ALFRED HITCHCOCK STORYBOARDS for Dread Central here: 'AlfredHitchcock Storyboards' Review (dreadcentral.com) Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’sWomen (movingpicturesfilmclub.com) | |||
| 20 Dec 2024 | MERRY HITCHMAS! A Tour of 2024 & Plans for 2025! | 00:19:23 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she shares her reflections on what 2024 has been like for Talking Hitchcock and plans for 2025! Find Talking Hitchcock where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases: Blusky @talkinghitchpod.bsky.social Instagram @talkinghitchpod or get in touch via email on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Visit the Talking Hitchcock Linktree where you can find links to all my work Rebecca McCallum | Twitter | Linktree Supporting Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock You can support Rebecca and Talking Hitchcock by buying a ko-fi or donating here: https://ko-fi.com/pendlepumpkin LINKS: Listen Listen to Rebecca guesting on What A Scream Podcast discussing ROPE (1948) and DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) Ep140:Hitchcock with Rebecca –What A Scream – Apple Podcasts Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Projection Booth podcast discussing FRENZY (1972) TheProjection Booth Podcast: Episode 676: Frenzy (1972) Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Movie Palace Podcast discussing SUSPICION (1941) Suspicion–TheMovie Palace Podcast – Apple Podcasts Listen to Rebecca guesting on The Boxing Movie Podcast discussing THE RING (1927) TheRing–The Boxing Movie Podcast – Apple Podcasts Read Read Rebecca’s review of Hitchcock Storyboards by Tony Lee Moral for Dread Central 'Alfred Hitchcock Storyboards' Review Read Rebecca’s editorial on Marnie for Fangoria Mothers, Men And Memories: Revisiting Hitchcock's MARNIE At 60 Read Rebecca’s editorial on Hitchcock Mother’s for Fangoria The 9 Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies To Celebrate Mother's Day Purchase The Age of Thrills Magazine featuring Rebecca’s essay on THE 39 STEPS with Hemlock Books www.hemlockbooks.co.uk/Shop/category/110 Purchase The Nottingham Horror Collective Zine Issue IX ‘The World’ featuring Rebecca’s essay It’s the End of the World-Nurturing and Nihilism in The Birds (1963) THE NOTTINGHAM HORROR COLLECTIVE ISSUE VI: THE DEVIL – The Nottingham Horror Collective Visit and Learn More About Cinema’s and Community Spaces Storyhouse Chester Home | Storyhouse Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Mockingbird Cinema | Home National Science and Media Museum National Science and Media Museum | |||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE / playing the role of Brandon plus First Responses to Hitchcock's ROPE with actor Jack Hammett | 01:39:13 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Joining me this month is special guest actor Jack Hammett who starred in the role of Brandon in Theatre Clwyds adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s ROPE which I saw earlier this year. As listeners may know by now, ROPE is a firm Hitchcock favourite of mine and therefore I was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Jack! In the first part of the podcast, we get underneath the charming, controlled and pristine exterior of Brandon, as Jack shares details of how he brought the character life in performance, including his research, preparation and readings of the role. In the second part of our discussion, Jack shares his exclusive thoughts and initial responses to Hitchcock’s ROPE which he watched for the first time ahead of our discussion. To get such fresh and new takes on ROPE was such a treat for me indeed and I am so pleased to bring you this episode of Talking Hitchcock! Where to find Talking Hitchcock and Links to Rebecca’s Work Find Talking Hitchcock on X @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email me on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Read Rebecca’s editorial for FANGORIA to mark ROPE’s 75th anniversary-Cat And Mouse: Who Is The Real Villain Of Hitchcock's ROPE? Find Out More and Access Talks from HITCH CON 23 including Rebecca’s talk ‘Rooting for Rupert-How Hitchcock Complicates Our Responses to the Hero/Anti-Hero of ROPE’ here- HitchCon 23 Home — HitchCon International Alfred Hitchcock Conference Find Rebecca and her work on X and Instagram @PendlePumpkin
Links to Jack and his work X: JackHammet Instagram: Jack_Hammet
Find out More About Theatre Clwyd References Rope-play- Patrick Hamilton Rope-film -(1948) dir Alfred Hitchcock
Rope -play-(2024) dir Francesca Goodridge at Theatre Clwyd
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| 16 Apr 2023 | Welcome to Talking Hitchcock! Podcast Trailer | 00:03:59 | |
Listen to the trailer for Talking Hitchcock-a podcast celebrating and exploring the work and world of Alfred Hitchcock, created and hosted by Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum! Each episode, you are invited into the screening room for a deep dive of one of the directors films or for post-show drinks where Rebecca will be joined by special guests to discuss all things that form part of the Hitchcockian universe! Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases. Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin Read Rebecca's Hitchcock's Women series with Moving Pictures Film Club here: Hitchcock’s Women (movingpicturesfilmclub.com)
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| 26 Apr 2024 | ARCHIE-THE MAN WHO BECAME CARY GRANT-(2023)- with Professor Mark Glancy | 02:54:27 | |
You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest author, researcher and Professor of Film History-Mark Glancy who has written at length about Hitchcock and specialised in researching and writing about the life and work of Cary Grant. In this feature length episode, we take time to discuss our thoughts and responses to the ITV drama series Archie (2023). However, given Mark’s expertise, this also leads (inevitably) to a broader discussion of Cary Grant’s life and career. Mark was a wonderfully knowledgeable and engaging guest and offered so much texture and insightful analysis to our discussion. Find Talking Hitchcock on Twitter @hitch_pod and Instagram @talkinghitchpod where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases or email us on talkinghitchpod@gmail.com Links to Mark and his work: Twitter/X: @mark_glancy Purchase Mark’s book on Cary Grant here: Cary Grant, theMaking of a Hollywood Legend Purchase Mark’s book on The 39 Steps here: The 39 Steps: The British Film Guide Find Rebecca and her work on Twitter and Instagram @PendlePumpkin | |||