‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): Stay beyond the Hitchcock homework for other du Maurier classics in the nine-story “Don’t Look Now” collection.
Daphne Du Maurier
‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie
du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ (1938) a slower burn than the film
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): Hitchcock’s faithfulness limits surprises for those tackling the novel afterward, but it has one key difference.
‘Jamaica Inn’ (1939) mercifully ends Hitchcock’s British period
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): One year before “Rebecca,” Hitchcock delivers a much lesser adaptation of a Du Maurier novel.
Hitchcock’s most overrated film is for ‘The Birds’ (1963)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Although perhaps impressive at the time, this natural disaster flick lacks the director’s usual suspense.
Hitchcock comes to America in style with ‘Rebecca’ (1940)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Arguably the director’s first perfect film, “Rebecca” is driven by an achingly sympathetic Joan Fontaine.
‘Don’t Look Now’ (1973) a low-key daylight horror gem
Frightening Friday (Movie review): “Don’t Look Now” is one of those movies where I didn’t entirely understand the meaning – but in a good way.