Hitchcock in Quebec! "I Confess" stars Method actor Montgomery Clift in one of his most restrained performances as a handsome, innocent priest accused of murder. The most overtly "Catholic" of Hitch's movies, "I Confess" is also one of the lesser appreciated gems in the director's stellar 1950s output. Join us as we explore the movie and its Holocaust undertones with our special guest James Bogdanski who teaches film at Long Beach City College and El Camino College in southern California ..read more

Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler, Robert Walker and Robert Burks: these are only several of the extremely talented people who contributed to Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train," a film which officially opens the master's most glorious and successful decade. At once taut and dreamlike, cruel and perversely sensual, the movie begins with a chance encounter that leads to nightmarish consequences. Join us as we explore one of the most famous and cherished of Hitchcock's films: a genuine cult classic, and a queer one at that ..read more

Both breezy and unexpectedly weird, "Stage Fright" features the famous "false flashback" sequence and takes us on a ride through post-war London. Jane Wyman stars as a naive young actress who spies on a diva (Marlene Dietrich at her juiciest) to clear her friend's name. We explore this underappreciated gem directed by Alfred Hitchcock with our special guest, Darragh O'Donoghue – an archivist at Tate and a contributing writer for "Cineaste ..read more

"Under Capricorn" is a true oddity: an old-fashioned Gothic melodrama which experiments with long takes; a movie set in Australia but visibly shot in a studio; a financial failure that is claimed by some to be one of the master's greatest works. Join us as we explore the film with our special guest Andrei Gorzo - one of Romania's most brilliant film critics and scholars, and a professor at the University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. His newest book, co-authored with Veronica Lazăr and titled "Beyond the New Romanian Cinema: Romanian Culture, History, and the Films of Radu Jude", will be r ..read more

In this episode we discuss Hitchcock's often overlooked adaptation of John Galsworthy's play. "The Skin Game" stars Edmund Gwenn as fearless entrepreneur and features an elaborate auction scene that set the template for similar sequences in director's later movies ..read more

In the newest episode we discuss two of Hitchcock's early sound projects: his rather stagey adaptation of Sean O'Casey's play, "Juno and the Paycock", and "Elstree Calling", one of the first British musicals ..read more

In the seventh episode we discuss "Champagne", Hitchcock's comedy shot with a pre-screwball sensibility and telling the story of a rich American heroine and her romantic adventures in the Jazz Age ..read more

In the fifth episode we discuss one of Hitch's key silent movies, hailed by some as his most expressionistic work. Watch the film, listen to the podcast and judge for yourself ..read more

In our third episode we discuss "Downhill", Hitchcock's second film starring Ivor Novello. It's a fascinating example of the young director doing his best and experimenting with a less-than-brilliant material ..read more

Both breezy and unexpectedly weird, "Stage Fright" features the famous "false flashback" sequence and takes us on a ride through post-war London. Jane Wyman stars as a naive young actress who spies on a diva (Marlene Dietrich at her juiciest) to clear her friend's name. We explore this underappreciated gem directed by Alfred Hitchcock with our special guest, Darragh O'Donoghue – an archivist at Tate and a contributing writer for "Cineaste ..read more