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When you think of the filmography by Alfred Hitchcock, the first words that no doubt come to mind are "horro" and "suspense." Hitchcock had a skillset that let him manipulate the audience like no other filmmaker at that time. Or arguably since. And it seems Hitchcock could also execute the action genre just as flawlessly. In fact, so good was his affinity for action movie thrills that Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro believes the director achieved the "most perfect action ever made."

Guillermo del Toro shared his love of cinema by participating in the Turner Classic Movies selection for March 2025. He chose films like John Ford's The Quiet Man, 1951's An American in Paris, and 1979's Being There. When it came time to speak about Hitchcock's 1959 movie North by Northwest starring Cary Grant, Martin Landau, James Mason, and Eva Marie Saint, del Toro declared:

"North by Northwest, 1959 by Alfred Hitchcock,...

Guillermo del Toro is not just one of our greatest living filmmakers. He is one of our greatest cinephiles, sharing his favorite movies all the time to introduce fans of his work to the larger film history context that inspired many of them. The “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Devil’s Backbone” filmmaker has previously made his TCM Picks as a filmmaker advisor to Turner Classic Movies. IndieWire praised his selection of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Suspicion” then, as a film by the Master of Suspense that feels oddly underrated today, despite being as masterful an exploration of subjectivity as anything in Hitchcock’s filmography.

For his March 2025 TCM Picks, del Toro returns to Hitchcock, and this time for a truly “canonical” selection from the Master, and gives some brilliant remarks about why it’s so everlasting — with even a shout-out to Hitchcock’s love of “overbearing mother figures.” It’s “North by Northwest.

Feathers McGraw is, arguably, one of the most iconic screen villains of all time – and without speaking a single word.

The character, a penguin disguising himself as a rooster, fist appeared in Nick Park’s Oscar-winning animated short “The Wrong Trousers” for Aardman Animations. He was a diamond thief who had infiltrated the quiet home of Wallace (Peter Sallis) and his dog Gromit. There were shades of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lodger” and the entire short ended in one of the most breathlessly realized chase sequences ever.

And now, McGraw is back as the antagonist in Netflix’s Oscar-nominated feature “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” directed by Park and Merlin Crossingham. This time, McGraw is out for revenge — he schemes inside his prison cell at the local zoo and hacks a robotic garden gnome that Wallace has created. As far as characters making their splashy comeback, it doesn’t get much better than this.

After 136 years, one of history’s greatest crime mysteries may finally be solved. Recent DNA analysis has provided what researcher Russell Edwards calls a “100 per cent” match linking Polish-born barber Aaron Kosminski to the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. This breakthrough has reignited discussions around the case, leading many to revisit films inspired by the Ripper’s reign of terror.

If you’re looking for the perfect movie to watch in light of this revelation, there’s no better choice than Alfred Hitchcock’s silent-era masterpiece The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927).

Why The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog is a Must-Watch

Though Hitchcock never explicitly names Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, the film is heavily influenced by the real-life events surrounding the murders. The story follows a mysterious tenant who checks into a London lodging house just as a serial killer, known as the Avenger,...

Released to mark the 125th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's birth, this Studiocanal 11-disc box set builds on the 2016 DVD release Hitchcock: The Early Collection, including additional films, extras and the documentary Becoming Hitchcock - The Legacy Of Blackmail. It is also the first time the films have been available in the UK on Bluray.

While not including every single film from HItchcock's silent era - most notably, perhaps, The Lodger - this is nevertheless a comprehensive presentation of his work, showing the origins of several of the elements that he would go on to capitalise on in his later work. The transition from silent movies to sound is particularly fascinating as Hitchcock embraced the new opportunities this presented.

You can read individual reviews of the films here, including a look at the 2016 extras. Additional extras are detailed in the DVD/Bluray review here:

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Nick Park’s Wallace & Gromit series debuted in 1989 with the Oscar-nominated “A Grand Day Out” and since then has grown into a multimedia franchise and a staple of British pop culture, at once relaxing in its wry sense of humor and dazzling in its deceptively complex, propulsive animation. Like all the entries in the series, the short that started it all centers on eccentric, cheese-loving inventor Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis until 2010 and Ben Whitehead thereafter) and his intelligent but incredibly expressive dog, Gromit. Inevitably, Wallace devises a convoluted, Rube Goldberg-esque new project that goes wrong in some way, necessitating Gromit’s intervention to save them both from disaster.

The extremity of both Wallace’s genius and inanity is evident in everything from his ability to build a functioning rocket out of household items to his desire to use said vessel to go to the moon on the belief...

Rue the Christmas blues no more — the Criterion Channel has you covered with plenty of great films to stream this holiday season thanks to the platform’s December lineup.

As announced on Wednesday, Criterion Channel starting December 1 will host a greatest-hits collection of “Pope of Trash” John Waters’ most iconic movies. Divine-starring classics such as “Multiple Maniacs” (1970), “Female Trouble” (1974), “Hairspray” (1988), and “Polyester” (1981) fit the bill, while you shouldn’t miss a camped-up Kathleen Turner as a murderous suburban matriarch in “Serial Mom,” a role her agents told her would ruin her career. Well, the rest is history. For a bonus, John Waters also provides interview commentary on a selection of some of his own favorite movies, including Ingmar Bergman’s 1958 “Brink of Life,” Samuel Fuller’s 1964 “The Naked Kiss,” and Barbara Loden’s influential 1970 classic “Wanda.”

Elsewhere, Criterion Channel celebrates five decades of Alfred Hitchcock’s career with a murderer’s row of all-timers,...

[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in October 2022. It has since been updated with new entries.]

Slasher movies are generally considered to be among the more disreputable horror film subgenres. They can be misogynistic, punishing women for their sexuality while also appealing to viewers’ most prurient, voyeuristic impulses: celebrating the male gaze while damning the objects of that gaze except for a virginal “Final Girl.” But slasher movies can veer the closest to true-crime of any of the horror subgenres, meaning that its issues of representation often say as much about an audience that wants to consume beastly criminality as packaged narrative, as it does the filmmakers who deliver them to us.

The best slasher movies are as idea-oriented as any horror films. And almost all force you to look within and ask yourself: what’s the line between you watching a horrific act… and finally looking away?

The genre as we know it was birthed in the mid-’70s from American filmmakers like Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter,...

A string of auteur directors – from Orson Welles to Steven Soderbergh to Lorenza Mazzetti – have fallen for Kafka’s visionary brilliance, with always-intriguing results

There are director’s cuts, special editions, redux versions – and then there’s Mr Kneff. Normally, a recut film is the prerogative of a film-maker who feels abused by the studio they worked for, or for whom a streaming platform has given the opportunity to enlarge on their “vision”; but this isn’t quite the case for Steven Soderbergh. In 1991 Soderbergh released Kafka, a tricksy fiction-slash-biopic, which – notoriously – managed to extract nearly all the heat from a film-making career that had got off to a stellar start with the Palme d’Or-winning Sex, Lies and Videotape. Soderbergh, though, is nothing if not a trier, and after years of tinkering, has completed Mr Kneff, a whole new version of Kafka, under a whole new title.

Mr Kneff...

The best kinds of cameos are ones that are totally unexpected, sandwiched between innocuous scenes or poised in the background as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it tidbit. Directors often make brief appearances in their own films, where some, like Alfred Hitchcock, feature in a chunk of their filmography (including showing up as a telephone operator in "The Lodger" and walking on the road with a trumpet case in "Vertigo"). Like Hitchcock, a handful of directors can be glimpsed in their own work — from Martin Scorsese to Peter Jackson — and they generally play smaller roles, except for some characters that gain prominence for storytelling or budgetary purposes.

Others, like Steven Spielberg, make quick cameos in films directed by their peers, such as his appearance as a man in an electric wheelchair in "Gremlins" or an alien gracing a TV monitor in "Men in Black." This, obviously, also extended to his own directorial efforts. For instance,...

As the calendar turns over to October, so, too, does the programming of arthouse theaters turn to the spooky — and royalty-free — hallmarks of silent horror cinema. F. W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" is one popular choice for repertory screenings and live musical performances, and this year, the new Austin-based Silents Synced series is taking things a step further. Thanks to their hard work, "Nosferatu" will play in theaters all month long accompanied by a new soundtrack: Radiohead's seminal albums "Kid A" and "Amnesiac."

For some, the idea of mixing silent cinema with modern artists may feel like a YouTube video that has escaped its cage and run amok through the halls of film distribution. But having experienced the "Nosferatu" and Radiohead mashup for myself, I think there's more to the series than a cool poster. With this film and future releases — such as Buster Keaton's "Sherlock, Jr." mixed with...

Alongside being one of the longest-running sci-fi shows on the planet, Doctor Who is often regarded as a drama. Complete with an array of fearsome monsters and life-or-death situations; it's no wonder the show has had fans on the edge of their seats for over 60 years. Not to mention, it never hesitates to pull on audiences' heartstrings with its tear-jerking farewells.

But when Doctor Who isn't making generations of fans hide behind the sofa, it's usually making them laugh. Since the 2005 reboot, the show has focused on adding a few more comedic moments, especially when it comes to its all-star cast like Catherine Tate and John Bishop. As such, it seems that modern Doctor Who wouldn't be the same without its wittier moments.

The Eleventh Doctor Finds a Unique Use for Everything Season 5, Episode 11, "The Lodger"

Fans adore the Eleventh Doctor for his child-like optimism and silly demeanor, and these...

Jack the Ripper's mysterious disappearance fuels cinematic fascination, with various adaptations exploring his identity and legacy. Sherlock Holmes crosses paths with the Ripper in "A Study in Terror," blending fact with fiction and setting the stage for future adaptations. From horror to satire, Jack the Ripper movies offer diverse interpretations, from Hammer Horror's supernatural twist to comedic takes like "The Ruling Class."

One of the most infamous real-life serial killers has been immortalized on the big screen in several Jack the Ripper movies. What makes this particular murderer so popular as a cinematic subject is that he was never caught in real life, and just disappeared one day without a trace - leaving his identity a mystery. Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. He evaded police despite killing multiple sex workers and performing ghastly mutilations. Over the years, this evil...

Alfred Hitchcock has long been revered as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. He also holds the unfortunate distinction of being one of Oscar’s biggest losers, with five Best Director nominations and no wins. Still, who needs an Oscar when you’ve impacted world cinema as significantly as “Hitch” has? Let’s take a look back at 25 of his greatest films, ranked from worst to best.

Known as “the Master of Suspense,” Hitchcock cut his teeth directing silent movies in his native England. With films like “The Lodger” (1927), he gained a reputation for helming tense and stylish psychological thrillers. With the invention of sound came an added element to Hitchcock’s work: a sly sense of humor.

He moved to America in 1940 to direct two films that earned Best Picture nominations: “Foreign Correspondent” and “Rebecca,” which took home the top prize. Hitchcock competed for directing “Rebecca,...

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Now that we’re used to HBO Max shedding the best part of its name to become just Max, we can concentrate on what really matters: the movies. Max’s impressive library includes most films released by Warner Bros., along with HBO original movies, plus titles from...

Doctor Who, Season 1, Episode 5, "Dot and Bubble" revives the Doctor-lite episode format of episodes like "Love and Monsters" and "Blink." "Dot and Bubble" marks the first time since "Blink" a Doctor Who episode has been led by someone other than the Doctor or a companion. Callie Cooke's Lindy Pepper-Bean is a far cry from characters like Sally Sparrow and Elton Pope, making for a shocking ending.

The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who, Season 1, Episode 5, "Dot and Bubble," now streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

"Dot and Bubble" saw Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday take a back seat on Doctor Who as Callie Cooke's Lindy Pepper-Bean stole the show. The episode introduced viewers to Finetime, a small human colony sealed beneath a dome on an otherwise wild and untamed world. The colony was inhabited by the children of wealthy families like Lindy, all...

More than five decades into their career, Judas Priest have always been one of metal’s most reliably great bands, likely because the responsibility they feel to the genre weighs just as heavily as the music they make. They never want to let down their fans, the “heavy metal maniacs,” as lead shrieker Rob Halford dubbed them long ago, even as they’ve pressed forward in the face of adversity in recent years. Guitarist Glenn Tipton, a bona fide metal icon known for his electrifying solos, revealed he’d been...

These last few years the Criterion Channel have made October viewing much easier to prioritize, and in the spirit of their ’70s and ’80s horror series we’ve graduated to––you guessed it––”’90s Horror.” A couple of obvious classics stand with cult favorites and more unknown entities (When a Stranger Calls Back and Def By Temptation are new to me). Three more series continue the trend: “Technothrillers” does what it says on the tin, courtesy the likes of eXistenZ and Demonlover; “Art-House Horror” is precisely the kind of place to host Cure, Suspiria, Onibaba; and “Pre-Code Horror” is a black-and-white dream. Phantom of the Paradise, Unfriended, and John Brahm’s The Lodger are added elsewhere.

James Gray is the latest with an “Adventures in Moviegoing” series populated by deep cuts and straight classics. Stonewalling and restorations of Trouble Every Day and The Devil, Probably make streaming debuts, while Flesh for Frankenstein,...

In this time of geekery and craft reigning supreme, film critics and academics no longer reject horror movies with the knee-jerk certainty some once did. But even now the specter of “elevated horror” (see that concept’s lambasting in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s “Scream 5”) looms over discussions of artier explorations of dread and terror — Ari Aster’s “Midsommar,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria,” Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud” — that are clearly distinguished from, well, non-elevated horror. The general gist is that these exceptions to the “horror is bad” rule engage your brain more than just showing brains: eaten by zombies or splattered against the wall.

How can films that fire your adrenal glands, send shivers down your spine, raise goosebumps, and quicken your breath — that inspire such an intense physical reaction — also be cerebral experiences? The answer is obvious enough. Viewers forget all the time that, as Anna Karina...

“You’re shivering. Keep your handcuffs hidden and we’ll get some brandy.”

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog (1927) will be showing Wednesday, October 13 at 8 pm. This night is presented by Silents, Please Stl. Tickets are free, but donations are highly appreciated. All donations go to Silents, Please Stl. The Arkadin is located at 5228 Gravois Ave, St Louis, Mo 63116. Films are currently showing on the Backlot Patio (Enter through the Heavy Anchor) and bringing extra lawn chairs is strongly encouraged. Donations are accepted that evening or in advance Here. The Arkadin Cinema site can be found Here

In The Lodger: A Story Of The London Fog, a serial killer known as “the avenger” is murdering blonde women in London. A new lodger, Jonathan Drew, arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Bounting’s in Bloomsbury and rents a room. The man has some strange habits, he...

Sixty-five years later the classic from Ealing Studios is still subversive, hilarious and distinctly English

It hardly makes sense to think of it as a rerelease, as the 1955 crime caper classic from Ealing Studios is perennially being revisited on screen, and in “Best Of” lists and there have been a number of adaptations, chiefly a middling but well-intentioned remake from the Coen brothers in 2004 featuring Tom Hanks as the mastermind professor first played by Alec Guinness.

The original – now getting a 4K restoration – is subversive, hilarious and as English as Elgar. That’s despite being written by the expatriate American William Rose and directed by American-born Alexander Mackendrick. Both bring a street-smart American snap to the movie, but with an exquisitely English sensibility: a mixture of cynicism with guileless innocence. The comedy works because it is as superbly constructed as a deadly-serious noir thriller – there are weirdly distinct echoes of...

The closing gala of this year's Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, held in in Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema in the sleepy town of Bo'ness, was a real highlight. Hindle Wakes (1927) is not only a smart adaptation of a celebrated 1910 stage play (from the "Manchester school" of socially committed Northern realism that also gave us the source for David Lean's Hobson's Choice), it's proof positive that there was more to British silent cinema than Hitchcock—though there are strong connections, since the movie features character actress Marie Ault, the landlady from The Lodger, John Stuart, the staunch detective from Number 17, and was photographed in part by Jack Cox, Hitchcock's regular cinematographer at this time. The story is set among the cotton mills of Lancashire in what was the U.K.'s industrial heartland. The young mill workers depart for their annual week's holiday in Blackpool, a sort of combination of...

Every year, the Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, gathers a diverse group of actors, journalists, filmmakers, screenwriters, and media trailblazers to vote in six different Festival categories. The six different juries will award filmmakers a total of $130,000 in cash and prizes, as well as original art from the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards. We'll be announcing the winners at the Tff Awards Night Party on April 29. Meanwhile, check out who will be on the jury! World Competition Categories Hope Davis: Golden Globe nominated, Emmy nominated, and Tony award nominated actress. Films include American Splendor, Synecdoche, NY, The Lodger, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Charlie Bartlett and the upcoming The Special Relationship. Aaron ...

Every year, the Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, gathers a diverse group of actors, journalists, filmmakers, screenwriters, and media trailblazers to vote in six different Festival categories. The six different juries will award filmmakers a total of $130,000 in cash and prizes, as well as original art from the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards. We'll be announcing the winners at the Tff Awards Night Party on April 29. Meanwhile, check out who will be on the jury! World Competition Categories Hope Davis: Golden Globe nominated, Emmy nominated, and Tony award nominated actress. Films include American Splendor, Synecdoche, NY, The Lodger, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Charlie Bartlett and the upcoming The Special Relationship. Aaron ...

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival--which opens April 21 and runs through May 2--has selected some 35 jurors for its six juries. Jessica Alba, Selma Blair, Zach Braff, Hope Davis, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Facinelli, America Ferrera, Whoopi Goldberg, John Hamburg, Alicia Keys, Aidan Quinn, John Ridley, Gary Ross, Brooke Shields and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will vote for competition winners to be announced at the Awards Night Party on April 29. The full list of jurors and their respective categories is below: World Competition Categories: The jurors for the 2010 World Narrative Competition are: • Hope Davis: Golden Globe nominated, Emmy nominated, and Tony award nominated actress. Films include American Splendor, Synecdoche, NY, The Lodger, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Charlie Bartlett and the upcoming ...

The Tribeca Film Festival announced Tuesday morning the 35 jurors for its six competition categories.

Filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, journalists and media figures such as Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will participate on the juries.

"This year's jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition," fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. "They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media -- all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence."

Winners in the world narrative, world documentary, New York narrative, New York documentary, narrative short and documentary and student short film categories will be announced at the awards night party April 29. Together, the six juries will award $130,000 in cash and prizes,...

On Saturday, I took the train to Trenton. Now, this is remarkable because first, I so seldom go into New York City on a weekend (isn’t Five Days a week enough?), maybe five or six Saturdays a year. And, second, I’ve never been to Trenton—Through it on Amtrak, yes—but as a destination, No! Third, although I retired from convention-going in April 2008 (after guesting at more than 200 of them), I was off to a con and Only as a customer! This, I confess, was my Second relapse (I showed up to see friends at NYC’s Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in June 2009).

It wasn’t just Any kind of con, but a Pulp Adventurecon (masterminded by Rich Harvey, author of several articles that I published in Comics Scene in the 1990s). I’ve never actually been to a pulp event (just Sf, Star Trek, comics, horror,...

Casting directors came out from behind the curtain to be honored by their peers last night at the 25th Annual Artios Awards. The bi-coastal awards, which were held simultaneously at the new Times Center in New York City and the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, are presented yearly for outstanding achievement in casting in theater, film, and television categories on the criteria of originality, creativity, and contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project.Celebrity awards presenters in New York were Patrick Wilson ("Little Children," "Angels in America"), Carrie Preston ("True Blood"), Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road"), Jennifer Morrison ("House"), Bill Pullman ("Oleanna"), Christine Ebersole ("Grey Gardens"), Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men"), and Elizabeth Reaser ("Twilight"). Stanley Tucci and producer Daryl Roth presented the New York Big Apple Award to Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, whose "Love, Loss and What I Wore" recently opened Off-Broadway to rave reviews.

Producer Laura Ziskin, writer-director Nora Ephron, writer Delia Ephron and casting director John Frank Levey will be honored at the Casting Society of America's 24th annual Artios Awards.

Simultaneous awards ceremonies will be held in at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the New York Times Building in New York on Nov. 2.

Ziskin is set to receive the group's Career Achievement Award. The New York Apple Award will be presented to Nora and Delia Ephron. Levy is this year's recipient of the Hoyt Bowers Award.

Representing 425 members in the United States, Canada, England and Australia, Cas also announced its nominees in film TV and theater on Thursday.

In the category of big budget feature drama, Ellen Chenoweth scored two noms for "Changeling" and "Duplicity." The category nominees are John Papsidera for "The Dark Knight"; April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg for "Star Trek" and Avy Kaufman for "State of Play.

Simon Baker - who is quickly becoming a signifier of "cheese" - will be starring alongside Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Elias Koteas, Kate Hudson, Bill Pullman and Ned Beatty in Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me. Could this be the most unimpressive and unimaginative casting this year? Quite possibly. Baker has starred in a slew of crappy horror films including The Ring Two, Not Forgotten and The Lodger, but also took on zombies in Romero's Land of the Dead. The story centers on a West Texas sheriff (Affleck) and his downward spiral from a boring small-town cop into a ruthless, sociopathic murderer. Baker plays a county attorney looking to expose the sheriff as the killer. Filming begins this week in New Mexico and Oklahoma.

John Frizzell is doing the score for Legion, an apocalyptic action flick starring Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany, Kevin Durand, Doug Jones and Kate Walsh. The composer, who is best known for his big orchestral scores for Alien: Resurrection and Dante's Peak as well as the quirkier Office Space, has scored a lot of dark subjects lately, including Evil Angel, The Lodger and 100 Feet. Legion is directed by Scott Charles Stewart and produced by David Lancaster and Michel Litvak for release in January 2010 by Screen Gems. The story is about about a group of people who, after a biblical apocalypse, discover that a young woman is pregnant with the messiah.

Starring Alfred Molina, David Ondaatje's "The Lodger" follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer’s grisly methods are identical to that of London’s infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper – a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago. Could the wrong man be behind bars? The film hits DVD Feb. 10 courtesy of Sony. Here are a ton of clips: The Lodger DVD Trailer Wmv Mov Film Clip - What Choice Wmv Mov Film Clip - Coffee Wmv Mov Film Clip - Crime Scene Wmv Mov Film Clip - Lusk Letter Wmv Mov Film Clip - Dirty Boots Wmv Mov...

ShockTillYouDrop.com is now hosting six film clips from the DVD release The Lodger starring Simon Baker, Alfred Molina, Shane West and Rachel Leigh Cook. The thriller draws from the same material upon which Alfred Hitchcock's 1928 film is based. The disc streets on February 10th - with deleted/alternate scenes and a featurette - and follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer.s grisly methods are identical to that of London.s infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper . a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and...

Variety reports that Anchor Bay Entertainment has picked up U.S., British and Australian rights to Dror Soref’s thriller Not Forgotten. The Myriad Pictures production played at the recently concluded Slamdance Film Festival.

Simon Baker from The Ring Two, Land Of The Dead and the recent The Lodger, plays a man whose young daughter (Chloe Moretz from The Amityville Horror, Wicked Little Things and The Eye) is kidnapped. His search for her leads him to Mexico and uncovers dark secrets from his past, including his connection to a death-worshipping cult called Santa Muerte. The cast also includes Paz Vega, Claire Forlani and Michael DeLorenzo; Soref made his feature directorial debut on Not Forgotten from a script he wrote with Tomás Romero. Anchor Bay plans a 2009 release, but a date his not yet been determined. You can read our early review here and see a clip below and find out...

• Later tonight is the Los Angeles red carpet premiere for David Ondaatje's directorial debut, The Lodger. The filmmaker has been extremely generous with us over the course of the last 12 months, finding time to discuss his feature filmmaking experiences in both the pre-production (In the Pipeline Dec.07) and post-production phases (read our January Ioncinephile profile of the month feature) and after a quick one-week qualifying run in late December, Sony's Stage 6 Films are releasing this baby in New York and L.A on the 23rd of the month. Not a remake of Hitch's first film, but rather, a contemporary thriller and re-adaptation of the novel by Marie Bello Lowndes, you can get a quick idea of who the players are in this film by visiting the official site, or grab an eyeful of exclusive images we were provided with from the set. Have a great evening David! ...

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Although the DVD has already been announced (see item here), Sony’s Stage 6 Films has announced that David Ondaatje’s The Lodger will play a few theaters first. The latest remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 classic opens in New York and La January 23.

Alfred (Species) Molina, Hope Davis, Simon (Land Of The Dead) Baker, Shane West, Rachael Leigh Cook, Donal Logue and Philip Baker (The Amityville Horror ’05) Hall star in the film, about a serial murderer slaughtering prostitutes on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. The crimes echo those of Jack the Ripper over 100 years ago—and a detective investigating the case also notes a similarity to more recent slayings, for which he comes to believe the wrong man has been imprisoned. (Presumably, one of the current suspects rents a room somewhere to justify the title.) Ondaatje, the nephew of English Patient author/screenwriter Michael Ondaatje, also produced with Michael Mailer (son...

Surprise, surprise! On January 23, 2009, Stage 6 Films will release writer/director David Ondaatjes The Lodger in New York and Los Angeles. The modern-day Jack the Ripper tale about a Los Angeles detective who hunts down a violent serial killer stars Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Simon Baker, Shane West, and Rachael Leigh Cook. In the adaptation of the book on which Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic is also based, the film follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywoods Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderers grisly methods are identical to that of Londons infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago.

When we last reported on it, Sony’s Stage 6 was set to release David Ondaatje’s remake of The Lodger on December 31st, though we had no idea in what theatrical capacity. As of today, however, things have changed!

Sony let us know that The Lodger will be hitting New York and La on January 23rd; hopefully more dates will be added if it does well enough. How’s about some official plot for those of you unsure?

The Lodger follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer’s grisly methods are identical to that of London’s infamous 19th Century psychopath Jack the Ripper – a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West...

The Lodger , a thriller we've been keeping you updated on, is beginning a limited theatrical run in New York and L.A. on January 23rd. Strange, since distributor Stage 6 recently opened the film in a single theater here in L.A. a few weeks ago. This release will be followed by a DVD bow on February 10th - more details here . Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Simon Baker, Shane West, Phillip Baker Hall, Rebecca Pidgeon and Rachel Leigh Cook star.

• Fango got word that Anchor Bay will release Julian Doyle’s Chemical Wedding, under the new title of Crowley, in late first quarter 2009. Doyle also scripted the movie with Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.

The movie stars Simon Callow as a Cambridge University professor who becomes possessed by the spirit of notorious occultist Aleister Crowley. Kal Weber, Lucy Cudden, Jud Charlton, Paul McDowell and John (Mirrors) Shrapnel co-star. Disc details haven’t been solidified, but we’re told there will be an audio commentary and behind-the-scenes footage. The Bay also alerted Fango that it’ll put the 20th Anniversary Edition of Hellraiser out on Blu-ray in April, with all the extras from the DVD. And the company’s cover art for Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s Walled In, starring Mischa Barton and set to hit disc March 17, has surfaced; we’ll have the specs on that one soon.

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Updated with artwork. The Lodger , by writer-director David Ondaatje, crept into theaters here in L.A. recently...then disappeared. Strange since Sony wasn't supposed to give this a limited release until the 31st, unless it opens somewhat wider then. One thing's for sure, it's coming to DVD on February 10th. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment tells us it will arrive with: . Deleted and alternate scenes . Beyond the Shadows: Behind the Scenes of The Lodger featurette The Lodger follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper - a relentless serial killer who...

Beyond the break you can check out the first one sheet for James Ordonez's Silver Cord, courtesy of the film's newly launched official website. Starring Shane West (The Lodger), Cam Gigandet (The Unborn), Val Kilmer (The Thaw), Arielle Kebbel (The Uninvited) and Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), the film tells the story of a young man who is separated from the love of his life. To find her he has an Out of Body Experience but the silver cord that connects his soul with his body breaks and he is believed to be dead. In a desperate race against time his friends have less than 24 hours to save his soul before his body is cremated.

Part supernatural thriller and part romance, Silver Cord stars Val Kilmer ( The Thaw ), Arielle Kebbel ( The Uninvited ), Eric Balfour ( Texas Chainsaw Massacre ), Ving Rhames ( Pulp Fiction ), Cam Gigandet ( The Unborn ) and Shane West ( The Lodger ) in a story about a man who is separated from his woman. To find her he has an out of body Experience but the "silver cord" that connects his soul with his body breaks and he is believed to be dead. In a desperate race against time his friends have less than 24 hours to save his soul before his body is cremated. Today, we've discovered early poster art and official site that does a deft job of showcasing the surprising amount of seasoned folks behind-the-scenes. Directing James Ordonez ( Proof of Life ) who co-wrote the...

Gotta make this a quick one. Famous horror author Joe Knetter and his stunt ass are hitting SoCal this weekend so this Woman needs her rest. Lord knows what manner of mayhem awaits.

A good chunk of the news from the week of November 8-14, 2008, came from Afm, where more genre projects than you can shake a stick at were bought and sold. Andrew tells us his opinion of a dozen features he managed to squeeze in at the event here. Several, like The Children, Pontypool, and Blood River sound very promising indeed!

Despite our hunger for more fresh indies like those coming out of Afm, the studio remake machine keeps chugging along, and one that I plan to keep tabs on is David Ondaatje's redux of Hitchcock's The Lodger. It's Ondaatje's feature debut, but considering that he previously helmed a documentary called Undressing Hitchcock, I have a feeling...

One of the first Alfred Hitchcock films was The Lodger, released in 1927. It presented a fictional portrayal of a Jack the Ripper-type killer whom a landlady believes is the same man renting a room in her house. He wasn't called Jack the Ripper in that film, but rather The Avenger. It's not a great movie but it's a really good stepping stone for the stuff Hitchcock would explore with more directorial dexterity down the road.

There's a new version of The Lodger coming to theaters, and before you get all worked up, it's the fourth remake of the Hitchcock flick, and the first in nearly seventy years. Plus, it's been modernized to closely resemble a made-for-cable movie. The film stars Simon Baker (TV's The Mentalist, you know) as a man of questionable pursuits, Hope Davis as his landlady, and Alfred Molina as a cop on the beat.

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The trailer for David Ondaatje's "The Lodger" has arrived. Giving a sneak peek into the mystery thriller, the short video footage shares glimpses of the troubled detective played by Alfred Molina in attempting to solve the serial killing case, and of a relationship between a landlady portrayed by Hope Davis and her lodger starred by Simon Baker.

A re-imagining of Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 film, "The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog", this new film is set in Los Angeles and is told in two converging plot lines. On one story, it follows a disturbing relationship between Ellen Bunting, an emotionally disturbed landlady, and Malcolm Slaight, a mysterious stranger who becomes her lodger. The other follows a grizzled detective trying to find a serial killer, whose method of killing is identical to Jack the Ripper's, before he slaughters more Sunset Strip's prostitutes.

Directed, produced and written by David Ondaatje,...

If you click on over to Bdtv you can watch the trailer for Sony's The Lodger, which contrary to other horror website's reports, will be hitting theaters December 31. Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, and Simon Baker star in a terrifying adaptation of the book on which Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic is also based. The Lodger follows a grizzled detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper - a relentless¬ serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago.

The first trailer for David Ondaatje’s remake of one of Hitchcock’s earliest films, The Lodger,has found its way onto Apple’s official site, which in turn lead it into our loving arms.

For those of you playing along at home, check out some official Lodger plot: Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, and Simon Baker star in a terrifying adaptation of the book on which Alfred Hitchcock’s silent classic is also based. The Lodger follows a grizzled detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer’s grisly methods are identical to that of London’s infamous 19th Century psychopath Jack the Ripper - a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and...

Shane West, Cam Gigandet and Rachael Leigh Cook are in talks to join Mario Van Peebles’s upcoming action flick “Kerosene Cowboys,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on a novel by Randy Arrington, the film centers on the dangerous mission carried out by an elite Navy squadron. Gigandet plays a pilot, West stars as his enemy, and Leigh slips into the role of a journalist.

Van Peebles, whose credits include “Baadasssss!,” is directing a script by Adam Prince. Filming for “Cowboys” is expected to begin this October.

Gigandet most recently starred in “Never Back Down.” He will next be seen in Catherine Hardwicke’s anticipated vampire romance “Twilight.”

West, who is known for his role as Dr. Ray Barnett on television’s “ER,” last appeared in “What We Do Is Secret.” He recently completed “The Lodger,” in which he also stars alongside Cook.

Toronto -- Cam Gigandet, Shane West and Rachael Leigh Cook are in negotiations to star in "Kerosene Cowboys," an action thriller that Mario Van Peebles will direct for Svarog-Afterburner Films.

Based on a novel by Randy Arrington, the tale follows the rough-riding and hard-living pilots of an elite Navy attack squadron. Gigandet will star as a hot-shot pilot, West plays his one-time best friend-turned-nemesis, while Cook will play an investigative journalist and Gigandet's love interest.

First-time scribe Adam Prince wrote the screenplay from a story by Dave Riggs and Nickolai Susby, who are producing via Svarog-Afterburner.

The Collective's Shaun Redick and Ray Mansfield packaged the film, and Redick will executive produce. Mansfield is co-producing alongside Afterburner's Sophia Russo. Bob Yari also will executive produce.

The producers are in negotiations with several companies for distribution.

The movie is eyeing shoots in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada in October.