The digital restoration of rarely seen silent movies by trailblazing English director Alfred Hitchcock have given them new life. … [Read more...]
Martin Scorsese Argues For Film Preservation in 2013 Jefferson Lecture
Drawing upon films that included Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and Thomas Edison’s short of two cats engaged in a boxing match, Martin Scorsese made the case on Monday evening that Americans “need to take pride in our cinema, our great American art form” and that all films need to be preserved, regardless of their … [Read more...]
Hitchcock’s Blackmail restoration receives BFI world premiere with Christie
QED’s extraordinary projection outside the British Museum The BFI restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's silent masterpiece Blackmail was shown for the first time at a special outdoor screening at the British Museum, the location of the film's chilling chase sequence. The film was accompanied by an ensemble of 18 musicians, conducted by Timothy … [Read more...]
‘Victory’ for campaign to save ‘Hitchcock’ cinema
Campaigners have claimed plans to convert a former east London cinema once frequented by Alfred Hitchcock into a church have been rejected. … [Read more...]